Identify the three sociologists who played a part in the development of sociology's structural-functional approach.
A)Auguste Comte,Karl Marx,W.E.B.Du Bois
B)Auguste Comte,Herbert Spencer,Emile Durkheim
C)Herbert Spencer,Karl Marx,Auguste Comte
D)Harriet Martineau,Robert Merton,W.E.B.Du Bois

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The structural-functional approach was developed by Emile Durkheim, one of the founding fathers of sociology, and Herbert Spencer, a British sociologist. Auguste Comte, another founding father of sociology, had a role in the early development of this approach, but he did not play as direct a role as Durkheim and Spencer. Harriet Martineau, Robert Merton, and W.E.B. Du Bois made contributions to sociology, but they did not play significant roles in the development of the structural-functional approach.

Identify the Three Sociologists Who Played a Part in the Development