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    One of the critical ideas inherent in the concept of social system is that social system has emergent properties of its own over and above the properties of its elements. Who among the following has criticised the idea?

    C. Wright Mills

    Correct Answer

    (A) Giddens

    Incorrect Answer

    A.R. Radcliff Brown

    Incorrect Answer

    R. Merton

    Incorrect Answer
    Explanation:

    - C. Wright Mills:

    - Known for his criticism of sociological theory.

    - Critiqued the oversimplification in the study of social systems.

    - Focused on how human agency impacts social structures.

    - A. Giddens:

    - Developed the theory of structuration.

    - Emphasizes the duality of structure and agency in social systems.

    - A.R. Radcliffe-Brown:

    - Prominent in the development of structural functionalism.

    - Did not explicitly criticize the emergent property idea.

    - R. Merton:

    - Known for the theory of functionalism.

    - Discussed the latent functions of social systems.

    Your choice C. Wright Mills is correct. He was noted for criticizing grand theories and emphasizing human agency.

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