Which sociological perspective would contend that social scientists need to rethink the notion that families without an adult male present are automatically a cause for concern?
A) functionalist perspective
B) conflict perspective
C) interactionist perspective
D) feminist perspective

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The feminist perspective stresses that conventional gender roles, such as the assumption that a family requires a male breadwinner, are socially constructed and oppressive to women. Therefore, this perspective would assert that families without an adult male present are not necessarily problematic and that society needs to rethink its assumptions about what constitutes a family.

Which Sociological Perspective Would Contend That Social Scientists Need to Rethink