Which Theory Focuses on How Privileged Groups Try to Maintain

question 60

Multiple Choice

Which theory focuses on how privileged groups try to maintain their advantage?

• A) conflict theory
• B) symbolic interactionism
• C) ethnomethodology
• D) functionalist theory

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