Functional Prerequisites

Functionalists argue that social institutions assist in accomplishing functional prerequisites. What does this mean? In answering this question, focus on the following:   1. Start by defining the concept social institution.   2. Thereafter, explain what each of the following five functional prerequisites mean/involve, and give an example of how a social institution (such as the family, economy, religion, education or government) fulfills such a function: (a) Replacing personnel/members (b) Teaching new recruits/members (c) Producing and distributing goods and services (d) Preserving order (e) Providing and maintaining a sense of purpose                               [Provide answers that are in your own words, instead of merely copying from the prescribed reading material or other sources.]   Assignment length requirement: ± 250-350 words