Project:
Merton's Revision of Structural Functionalism
1. What are some of the points Merton made in critiquing
structural functionalism? Do you agree? What would you add
or remove?
2. How did Merton revise structural functionalism?
3. Did he improve the theory of structural functionalism
or not? Why?
4. Give an example (either from research you are
doing, or from your experience or knowledge) that illustrates the use of
Merton's net balance method of evaluation.
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