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1. What is the AGIL paradigm? Choose ONE answer

   1.   ?    The values which hold society together
   2.   ?    The needs which society must meet if it is to survive
   3.   ?    The function of the family for society

2. Functionalism is a consensus theory. Which ONE of the following does this mean?

   1.   ?    Agreement
   2.   ?    Social structure
   3.   ?    Community

3. On which ONE of the following is society based, according to functionalists (and not other structural theories)?

   1.   ?    Shared values
   2.   ?    Social conflict
   3.   ?    Social structure

4. What is a function? Choose ONE

   1.   ?    The organic analogy
   2.   ?    The needs of society
   3.   ?    The contribution an institution or social event makes to society

5. Which of the following are functionalists? (choose TWO)

   1. Max Weber
   2. Emile Durkheim
   3. George Herbert Mead
   4. Talcott Parsons
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6. What type of theory is functionalism? Choose TWO

   1. Consensus theory
   2. Conflict theory
   3. Structural theory
   4. Social action theory
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7. Which ONE of the following would be a functionalist explanation of inequality?

   1. Inequality causes conflict in society
   2. Inequality is inevitable and necessary in society
   3. Inequality is damaging
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8. Which of the following would be a functionalist explanation of poverty? (choose TWO)

   1. Poverty creates jobs for those who work with the poor
   2. Poverty is damaging for those in poverty
   3. Poverty reflects what groups and individuals contribute to society
   4. Poverty should be abolished
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9. Functionalism has been criticised as a structural theory by Marxists. Choose TWO appropriate Marxist criticisms from those provided below.

   1. Functionalism has difficulty explaining social change in society
   2. Functionalism tends to defend institutions in society by pointing to their functions
   3. Functionalism ignores gender
   4. Functionalism ignores ethnicity
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10. Which of the following are strengths of functionalism? Choose TWO

    1. Functionalism points to the links that exist between different social institutions
    2. Functionalism does not explain social conflict
    3. Functionalists highlight what binds us together in society
    4. Functionalism tends to defend existing social institutions by pointing to their functions
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