Samantha was unable to get a job as an auto mechanic; the primary reason given by potential employers was that customers had no confidence that their car would be properly fixed by a woman. Samantha decided to do her own survey and interviewed consumers to see if this was true. To address her concerns, the findings of her survey would have best been interpreted through which theoretical approach?
A) feminist theory
B) conflict theory
C) Marxism
D) symbolic interactionism

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Feminist theory focuses on how gender and patriarchy influence social relations and systems, including the workplace. Samantha's experience of being denied a job due to her gender aligns with the central concerns of feminist theory. Her survey specifically investigates gender-based bias, which is a key issue addressed by feminist theory. Therefore, her survey findings would be best interpreted from a feminist theory perspective.

Samantha Was Unable to Get a Job as an Auto