Joe Started Noticing That Kids from the Upper Classes Tend

question 23

Multiple Choice

Joe started noticing that kids from the upper classes tend to get accepted at better colleges than the kids from the middle and lower classes. His analysis probably comes from which macrosociological perspective?

• A) conflict perspective
• B) symbolic interactionism
• C) behavioralism
• D) structural functionalism

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