Believers in the Doctrine of "Survival of the Fittest" Argued

question 86

Multiple Choice

Believers in the doctrine of "survival of the fittest" argued that

• A) only a few large corporations were fit to survive in the industrial jungle.
• B) society owed a basic standard of living to even its weakest members.
• C) there should be mental and physical competitions to determine fitness to survive and succeed in society.
• D) fitness to survive and thrive could be proven only through physical competition.
• E) the wealthy deserved their riches because they had demonstrated greater abilities than the poor.

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The practice of focusing resources on the production of particular goods or services for which a person or entity has a competitive advantage.

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