Multiple Choice
According to the text, functionalist theorists contend that one purpose social institutions serve is to
A) ensure the stability and continuance of society.
B) provide for some segments of society at the expense of others.
C) distribute power to the various segments of society unequally.
D) shape individual identity and personality.
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