Identify the reasons why the ideology of equal opportunity resonates with most Americans. Reason(s) We live in a bourgeois society, in which the maximization of profit is the primary business incentive. Press Space to open Americans tend to believe that inequality of opportunity stifles meritocracy. Press Space to open We have higher standards of equality than other modern capitalist societies. Press Space to open We tend to believe that the "rules of the game" should be altered to compensate for inequalities resulting from an "uneven playing field." Press Space to open Not Reason(s)