Which theory suggests that nursing homes were developed to replace care that occurred in the home, especially as more women went into the workforce and were unable to care for their aging family membersA. funcitonalism
B. conflict theory
C. symbolic interactionism
D. Ecofeminism

A. functionalism

Explanation:

The theory of functionalism is a theory of mind and it states that mental desires and pain are constituted duly by there functional roles and states that the casual relations with the mental states. As sensory inputs and mental outputs and was developed largely as an alternative to behaviorism.  It highlights the physical functions of the women that went into the works force and were unable to care for their aging family members. And is characterized by the mental state.