Karl Marx, guided by the social-conflict approach, argued that the point of studying society was ________

a. to understand how society really operates.
b. to compare U.S. society to others.
c. to foster support for a nation's government.
d. to bring about greater social equality.


Answer: d

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a. narrowing; widening b. widening; narrowing c. narrowing; narrowing d. widening; widening

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