Question

janet sayd "Daria is not a person of color, so I see no reason why we should listen to her on the issue of minority race relations. Jose is Hispanic

Answer 1

According to structural functionalism, society is a complex system whose parts work together to promote solidarity and stability. This would mean that everyone in the society are important in the smooth running of the society and that each one needs to cooperate and coordinate with the other in terms of solving the issues among others. It would also mean that one’s problem would affect the other because they all belong to the same system. Besides, most of white people were against slavery, supported civil rights and promote racial equality. This would mean that just because Daria belongs to the majority white, doesn’t mean that she cannot say anything about the minority issues. Minority issues may have caused by the majority or they may be independent of the majority interference but the opinion and support of the majority would help a lot to overcome the issues the minorities face.

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