According to conflict theory, time, affection, and money would all be considered:

• A. Scarce resources
• B. Cultural artifacts
• C. Stable comforts
• D. Non-material assets

Answer: (A)

Conflict theory emphasizes that society is a arena of competition over limited resources and power. Time, affection, and money function as resources that people must allocate and control, and each is finite or unevenly distributed in social life. Time is a universal constraint; money determines access to goods, opportunities, and security; affection or emotional support acts as social capital that can be scarce within relationships or communities. Because these resources are limited, groups struggle to secure more of them, which fuels inequality and conflict.

Other options miss this core idea. Cultural artifacts are symbols and ideas rather than material resources under contest; stable comforts describe a state of ease rather than a resource people compete for; non-material assets can overlap with social capital, but the framing as scarce resources best captures the conflict theory perspective on how power and inequality arise.