Functionalists do not believe a meritocracy should guarantee ______, only that the role of schooling is to provide ______ to compete for unequal results.

A. equal cohesion; shared ability
B. equal opportunity; equal outcomes
C. equal outcomes; equal opportunity
D. shared ability; equal cohesion


Answer: C

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