Which sociological perspective would likely view affirmative action as a legislative attempt to reduce inequality embedded in the social structure by increasing the opportunities of groups that have been deprived in the past?
A. conflict perspective
B. functionalist perspective
C. interactionist perspective
D. global perspective
Answer: A
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Ratio and discrete. Nominal and discrete. Nominal and continuous. Interval and continuous. Categorical and discrete.
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