Jow has made friends across a number of departments at his company. The group regularly talks and socializes outside of group hours, and agrees that their supervisors don't appreciate them. At work, they all conform to a number of unofficial rules about productivity and attitude that are at odds with official company policy. The theory that best explains Jow and his friends' behavior is ________.

A. functionalist theory
B. conflict theory
C. feminist theory
D. symbolic interaction theory
E. organizational change theory


Answer: D

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