The Principle That States "If Men Define Situations as Real

question 51

Multiple Choice

The principle that states "If men define situations as real, they are real in their consequences" is called:

• A) the sociological imagination
• B) the Thomas theorem
• C) social Darwinism
• D) dramaturgy

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