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How would conflict theory explain the phenomenon of racial profiling in America?

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This solution is comprised of an explanation of how conflict theory can inform racial profiling in America. It is supplemented by one reference.

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"Much of the social analysis that focuses on the injustices and inequalities in U.S. society has been influenced by the ideas of Karl Marx and the Marxist tradition. Central to Marxism is the understanding that capitalism is an economic system with two major classes. The capitalist class owns and controls the means of production, capital, and continually tries ...

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