According to Bowles and Gintis, who operate from the conflict perspective, the role of schooling in the United States is to ______.
A. produce creative, productive autonomous workers
B. transmit knowledge and skills that will benefit individual learners
C. produce a competitive society on the global stage
D. produce obedient workers who follow rules and do not ask too many questions
Answer: D
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