What Is the Structural-Functionalist View of Stratification

question 58

Multiple Choice

What is the structural-functionalist view of stratification?

• A)The working class and the capitalist class struggle over resources.
• B)Society would work better if resources were equally distributed.
• C)Society works better when people compete for desirable positions.
• D)Multinational corporations shift jobs from high-wage societies to low-wage societies.

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