Complete the written exercise for this module. You may use Web resources, your textbook or any other resource. Answer the question fully; there is no minimum length for your answer (submittals are usually between two and five pages). The questions must be submitted as a MS Word document. Embed any pictures, tables, or data into the document.
Structural Functionalism – Functional Importance
Scarcity Important Not Important
Scarce Highest Status Moderate Status
Not Scarce Moderate Status Lowest Status
Exercise: Scarcity and functional importance. Using the table shown, answer the following questions:
What are some jobs that are both important and functionally important?
What are some jobs that are neither important nor scarce?
What are some jobs that are important but not scarce?
What are some jobs that are scarce but not functionally important
Scoring: The grade for this modules exercise questions will be determined as follows:
Validity of content: Did the student completely answer the question that was asked and is the content correct?
Grammar/punctuation of content: Has the document been spell checked and is it free of errors?
