Functional prerequisites 

Functional prerequisites

In sociological research, functional prerequisites are the basic needs (food, shelter, clothing, and money) that an individual must have in order not to fall below the poverty line.1 This term is used by the functionalists in many of their research. Functional prerequisites are also the factors that make society run smoothly such as social order.

References

  1. ^ Talcott Parsons, Bryan S. Turner. The Social System page 26-27. Routledge & Keagan Paul Ltd. 1951


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