Bill Bennett earns 150,000 a year as an account rep for an elite high tech firm. He believes that he has earned his wealth because he has talents and abilities that most other people do not have. He also believes that he does necessary and important work that contributes to improving society. Bennett is using which of the following sociological perspectives?
a. symbolic interactionism
b. functionalism
c. conflict theory
d. human ecology
e. none of the above