On which of the following points do conflict and functionalist theorists agree?
A. Education sometimes undermines societal authority by promoting a critical approach to dominant ideas.
B. Education channels individuals into the positions for which they are best suited.
C. Education trains people in the dominant norms and values of society.
D. Education reproduces social inequality.
Ans: C
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