Over the course of the last four decades socioeconomic inequality has increased significantly. For each of the types of North Americans listed, which would support the Functionalist interpretation of...

Over the course of the last four decades socioeconomic inequality has increased significantly. For each of the types of North Americans listed, which would support the Functionalist interpretation of social stratification and which would support the Conflict interpretation and why?

■ A medical doctor

 ■ A president of a local labor union

 ■ A stock broker

 ■ A fire fighter

 ■ The CEO of a $4 million per year corporation

 ■ A corporate lobbyist

 ■ A peanut farmer from rural Georgia