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Card 6

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One of the basic system needs meaning to make choices, set goals and allocate resoucres

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Card 7

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One of the basic needs meaning different institutions working in harmony to peruse shared goals

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Card 8

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The person who critiques parsons theory giving three main criticisms including indispensability, functional unity and universal functionalism

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Card 9

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What Parsons describes as a process in which separate specialised institutions develop each meeting a different need

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Card 10

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What Merton describes as a intended function

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Card 11

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What Merton describes as a unintended function

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Card 12

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One variable for traditional society meaning immediate gratification of desires

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Card 13

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A variable for modern societies meaning pursuing your own goals

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