If you were to use a functionalist perspective to understand shopping and consumption,the focus of your analysis would likely be on what?
A) power relations and disparities in disposable income
B) how people give meaning to their shopping behaviour
C) the pressures on people to continually purchase the newest products
D) the secondary consequences of shopping,such as providing an opportunity to socialize with friends

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The functionalist perspective in sociology looks at how different parts of society contribute to the whole, focusing on the functions or roles of societal activities and institutions. In the context of shopping and consumption, a functionalist would likely examine the secondary consequences or functions of shopping, such as how it facilitates socialization and strengthens social bonds, rather than focusing on power relations, individual meanings, or pressures to consume.

If You Were to Use a Functionalist Perspective to Understand