According to the functionalist sociologist Talcott Parsons,the family is most efficient when it operates with a clear sexual division of labor with the females performing the _______________ role and males performing the _______________ role.

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Talcott Parsons believed in the concept of a functionalist family where gender roles are clearly defined. According to him, the family functions most efficiently when males perform instrumental roles such as breadwinning and females perform expressive roles such as nurturing and homemaking. Hence, option A is the correct answer.

According to the Functionalist Sociologist Talcott Parsons,the Family Is Most