The struggle to maintain the status quo and friction between social classes is a hallmark of which sociological perspective?
A) Conflict theory
B) Symbolic interactionism
C) Structural functionalism
D) Postmodernist theory

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Conflict theory, originally formulated by Karl Marx, focuses on the struggle between social classes and the conflicts that arise from inequalities within society, making it the perspective that best describes the struggle to maintain the status quo and friction between social classes.

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