Question

The ________ proposes that the struggle for power and competition for wealth is desirable because it improves people's lives. select one:
a. structural-functional theory
b. conflict theory
c. family systems theory
d. symbolic interaction theory

Answer 1

B. conflict theory
At the core of conflict theory is the effect of economic production and materialism: dependence on technology in rich nations versus a lack of technology and education in poor nations. Conflict theorists believe that a society’s system of material production has an effect on the rest of culture.