Which Two Theorists Have Taken an Evolutionary Position on Social

question 29

Multiple Choice

Which two theorists have taken an evolutionary position on social change, suggesting that all societies move in a definite direction toward a higher state of being?

• A) Karl Marx and Ralf Dahrendorf
• B) Talcott Parsons and Gerhard Lenski Jr.
• C) Auguste Comte and Émile Durkheim
• D) Richard Berk and Howard Aldrich

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