The notion of dysfunction was proposed by:
A) Merton to refer to stress or imbalance in a cultural system.
B) Radcliffe-Brown to refer to stress or imbalance in a cultural system.
C) Malinowski to refer to unintended or unrecognized functions of culture.
D) Levi-Strauss to refer to unintended or unrecognized functions of culture.
E) Boas to refer to the lack of ethnographic data and theoretical evidence.

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The notion of dysfunction was proposed by Merton to refer to stress or imbalance in a cultural system. Merton believed that cultural institutions and structures could have unintended consequences or dysfunctions that could create problems within society.

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