According to symbolic interactionists, many people are content, instead of challenging policies that benefit primarily the top 1 percent. Which of the following scenarios illustrates one of the reasons for this?
A. Seanan is well-versed in the concept of economic inequality, and teaches her friends about it.
B. John believes that most people are upwardly mobile, and that he and his children will be rich.
C. Kieran knows exactly what class he and his friends are in.
D. Many of the books that Cassandra reads emphasize that inequality is not normal or required.
E. Aviel makes a point of following trends in economic equality.
Answer: B
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