Political Science · Comparative Political Analysis
Which of these is/are correct about the structural-functional approach in comparative politics?
- 1. Gabriel Almond is credited with developing the structural-functional approach in comparative politics
- 2. This approach was developed on the system approach in comparative politics
- 3. The structural-functional approach was first used in social science in Anthropology
- 4. Almond borrowed most of the terminology of this approach from Talcott Parsons
- 5. Structural-functionalism was primarily used to study the political systems of developed countries
A1, 2 and 3
B1, 2, 3 and 4 ✓ Correct
C1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
D2, 3, 4 and 5
Correct answer: (B) 1, 2, 3 and 4 — Items 1, 2, 3 and 4 are correct, so the answer is 1, 2, 3 and 4.
Explanation
★Items 1, 2, 3 and 4 are correct, so the answer is 1, 2, 3 and 4.
★Gabriel Almond developed the structural-functional approach in comparative politics.
★He built it on the foundation of the system approach.
★Structural-functionalism was first used in social science in anthropology, by Malinowski and Radcliffe-Brown.
★Almond borrowed much of its terminology from the sociologist Talcott Parsons.
★Item 5 is wrong, because the approach was used primarily to study the political systems of developing countries.
★It aimed to compare the functions performed in both modern and traditional political systems.
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