The conflict perspective focuses on the unintended consequences of social patterns.

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The conflict perspective focuses on the unintended consequences of social patterns.​

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The conflict perspective focuses on the competition for scarce resources and the inequalities that result from such competition, not on the unintended consequences of social patterns. That description better fits the functionalist perspective, which examines the functions and dysfunctions (or unintended consequences) of social patterns.

The Conflict Perspective Focuses on the Unintended Consequences of Social