Friedrich Engels developed an early theory of family life making the claim that men gained control of women's sexuality as a means to protect their own wealth. This claim is the foundation for which type of theoretical analysis?

a. social-exchange analysis
b. symbolic-interaction analysis
c. structural-functional analysis
d. social-conflict analysis


(Answer: d)

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