Q. What is the correct order of origin of structural functional analysis? a. political science b. sociology c. social anthropology
Answer: c, b and a
Notes: Structural functional analysis is based on the concept of political system and has been widely used in the sphere of comparative politics because it provides for standard categories for analyzing different types of political systems but it was originated in the sphere of social anthropology in the writings of Radcliff Brown. Then it was developed in the field of sociology by Talcott Parson and finally used by Gabriel Almond in political science to developed it into a tool of political analysis.