Functionalism on Race and Ethnicity
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Functionalists ask what racial and ethnic arrangements, including racism itself, contribute to how a society holds together.
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Ostracizing an out-group can strengthen bonds among an in-group, while unequal schooling diverts effort a society might otherwise apply elsewhere.
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Describing a function performed is not endorsing the arrangement that performs it.