Why Was Lester Frank Ward's Dynamic Sociology Considered a Challenge

question 57

Multiple Choice

Why was Lester Frank Ward's Dynamic Sociology considered a challenge to William Graham Sumner's "social Darwinism"?

• A) Whereas Ward embraced the notion of "survival of the fittest," Sumner embraced the notion of "survival of the smartest."
• B) Whereas Ward believed that humans had no control over their destiny, Sumner argued that as the best fit organisms, humans had great power to promote public welfare.
• C) Whereas Ward believed that Darwinian evolution was an important discovery, Sumner strongly felt that it went against the beliefs of Christianity.
• D) Whereas Ward believed intellect, informed by science, gave humans the ability to shape social change, Sumner believed society functioned according to natural selection.
• E) Whereas Ward denied the existence of evolution, Sumner focused entirely on the scientific theory of evolution as opposed to its social implications.

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