Identify the right sequence of the following thinkers who contributed to functionalism in the chronological order
A)Parsons, Merton, Durkheim, Spencer
B)Merton, Durkheim, Spencer, Parson
C)Parsons, Spencer, Durkheim, Merton
D)Spencer, Durkheim, Parsons, Merton

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Herbert Spencer (1820–1903) was among the first to bring the idea of functionalism to sociology, followed by Émile Durkheim (1858–1917), who further developed functionalism in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Talcott Parsons (1902–1979) later expanded on these ideas in the mid-20th century, and Robert K. Merton (1910–2003) further developed functionalism, introducing theories like the distinction between manifest and latent functions.

Identify the Right Sequence of the Following Thinkers Who Contributed