Which of the Following Is True of William Graham Sumner

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Multiple Choice

Which of the following is true of William Graham Sumner?

• A) He established one of the many pillars of the progressive movement during the late nineteenth century.
• B) He was one of the most outspoken opponents of Darwinism in America and refused to apply it to social institutions.
• C) He argued in his book Folkways that it was a mistake for the government to promote equality as it went against "survival of the fittest."
• D) He was a government employee who, like Darwin, focused on the role of the human brain in shaping social change.
• E) He was one of the most important realist writers in that he focused on the sentimental and worshipped nature.

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