The number of high school and college graduates in the United States has significantly increased over the past century. Explaining this as a case of supply and demand in which a need for a more educated workforce encouraged more people to stay in school longer would be in line with

a.) symbolic interactionism.
b.) conflict theory.
c.) functionalist.
d.) Marxism.


Ans: c.) functionalist.

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