Based on your understanding of the functionalist perspective, which statement would you expect a functionalist sociologist to agree with?

• A. The interactions between students and teachers shape a student's expectations of themselves.
• B. In a multicultural society, formal education teaches cultural expectations to aid in assimilation.
• C. Formal education recreates the social structures of society at large and can perpetuate inequality.
• D. Education in schools only functions to create a more merit-based society.

Answer: (B)