Joe started noticing that kids from higher social classes tend to get accepted to better colleges than kids from middle and lower social classes. His analysis is probably rooted in which macrosociological perspective?
A) conflict perspective
B) symbolic interactionism
C) behavioralism
D) structural functionalism
Answer: A
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