According to a conflict theorist, the key goal of the ruling class is to prevent the poor from achieving, or an awareness of their oppression and the true reasons for it.

class consciousness

Explanation: To explain this, we need to know the definition of class consciousness.

Class consciousness can be define as a set of beliefs or awareness that one holds about wealth or political power that one holds in a community. The goal of the conflict theorist is to prevent the poor from achieving this class consciousness.

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