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How many functional requirements Talcott Parsons claimed for the survival of society:

Correct answer: B. Four

  • A. Three
  • B. Four
  • C. Six
  • D. Eight

Explanation

Parsons identified four functional prerequisites for society's survival, remembered by the acronym AGIL: adaptation, goal attainment, integration, and latency or pattern maintenance. Therefore, the number is four.

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