As discussed in lecture, average wages between 1979 and 2009 increased much less than average productivity while the growth in the average income of the top 1% far exceeded the growth in productivity. This evidence most closely supports which explanation of inequality.
A.) Functionalist perspective
B.) Marxist/conflict perspective
C.) The culture of poverty explanation
D.) Poverty as situational
Answer: B.) Marxist/conflict perspective
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