Which of the following are the functional imperative of Talcott Parsons 1 Goal orientation...........

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Which of the following are the functional imperative of Talcott Parsons ?

1) Goal orientation

2) Accommodation

3) Production of goods and services

4) Latency

1 and 2

1 and 3

1 and 4

- Talcott Parsons outlined four functional imperatives necessary for any social system, abbreviated as AGIL:

1. Adaptation: The system must cope with external situational exigencies and adapt to the environment.

2. Goal Orientation (Attainment): The system must define and achieve its primary goals.

3. Integration: Different parts of the system must be coordinated, managed, and harmonized.

4. Latency (Pattern Maintenance): It involves the creation, preservation, and transmission of the culture, norms, and values.

- Given options:

- Option 1: Goal orientation and Accommodation.

- Accommodation is not one of Parsons' imperatives.

- Option 2: Goal orientation and Production of goods and services.

- Production of goods and services is not one of Parsons' imperatives.

- Option 3: Goal orientation and Latency.

- This option correctly identifies two of Parsons' imperatives: Goal Orientation and Latency.

- Option 4: Production of goods and services.

- This does not align with Parsons' imperatives.

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