How might a functionalist view social stratification based on race and ethnicity?
a. Prejudice and discrimination are used by the dominant groups to maintain their status and privileges.
b. Prejudice is learned in the process of socialization.
c. Ethnocentrism is divisive and therefore always negative for society.
d. A possible benefit of ethnocentrism is that it promotes group solidarity.
e. Functionalism cannot be used to explain inequality based on race or ethnicity.
D
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