A Functionalist Approach to Inequality Stresses

question 41

Multiple Choice

A functionalist approach to inequality stresses

• A)the injustice of great differences in wealth.
• B)the irrelevance of political power to inequality.
• C)the useful outcomes deriving from inequality.
• D)the benefits of having an underclass.
• E)the reasons that class conflict occurs.

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