The Functionalist view on social change sees development and modernization both________________?

Correct answer: B. slow and adaptive

  • A. necessary and functional
  • B. slow and adaptive
  • C. responsive but counterproductive
  • D. humanistic and rational
  • E. abnormal and troublesome

Explanation

Functionalists usually explain development and modernization as gradual, adaptive processes through which institutions adjust to new conditions and maintain integration. They are therefore described as slow and adaptive rather than abnormal or inherently counterproductive.

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