What Theoretical Tradition Focuses on How the Major Patterns of Inequality

question 36

Multiple Choice

What theoretical tradition focuses on how the major patterns of inequality in society produce social stability in some circumstances and social change in others?

• A) feminism
• B) functionalism
• C) symbolic interactionism
• D) conflict theory

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