Which of these is not part of the conflict challenge to the claim that American society is a meritocracy?
a. Public education in America primarily serves the economic elite.
b. Students in American society do not all start on an equal footing.
c. Schools guarantee all children the opportunity to compete with each other for success.
d. Public education empowers children from the lower classes thus threatening the capitalist economic system.
e. Schools are structured to reinforce the cultural norms of the powerful in society.
C
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