The structural-functional analysis of culture

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The structural-functional analysis of culture rests in the concepts of idealism, which places values at the center of culture. Briefly describe an example of this analysis that you can find. Does this cultural pattern help society to operate as a whole? If it doesn’t explain why or explain why it belongs in a different analysis (social-conflict; sociobiology).

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