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RRB NTPC · Question 18

What is one of these social theories that tries to understand why society works by focusing on the relations between different social institutions that society should be built? A. Structural Functionalism B. Symbolic Interaction C. Conflicts D. Positivism

  1. C

  2. B

  3. D

  4. A

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Answer: (D) A

Explanation

Structural functionalism (Durkheim, Parsons) sees society as a system of interrelated institutions, each with a function that keeps the whole stable.