Question

multiple choice 1 point
in the united states, five people each have a net worth of over $100 billion dollars. which of these is not a way that functionalism might explain this as beneficial to the stability of society?
wealth concentrated in the hands of a few people provides the necessary capital to invest in business and job creation.
wealth being concentrated in the hands of a few creates systems which are slow to change.
high wages may serve to motivate people to engage in high - risk business practices that create innovation.
wealth concentrated in the hands of a few people demotivates people and creates a perception of an unjust society, increasing the potential for social revolution.
multiple choice 1 point
a paradigm can be defined as:
social patterns that have undesirable consequences for the operation of society
philosophical and theoretical frameworks used within a discipline to formulate theories, generalizations, and the experiments performed in support of them
the social ties that bind a group of people together such as kinship, shared location, and religion
the consequences of a social process that are sought or anticipated

Explanation:

Functionalism emphasizes the positive functions and contributions of social structures to the stability and smooth operation of society. Wealth concentration in a few hands leading to a perception of unjust society and increased potential for social revolution is a negative consequence, not a beneficial function that functionalism would highlight as contributing to social stability. The other options (wealth providing capital for business/job creation, wealth concentration creating slow - to - change systems, high wages motivating high - risk business practices for innovation) can be seen as having potential functional aspects (e.g., economic growth, system stability in some views, innovation drive) that functionalism might consider as beneficial for society.

Answer:

Wealth concentrated in the hands of a few people creates a perception of an unjust society, increasing the potential for social revolution.