Periods in Which Social Change Happens So Rapidly That Whole

question 49

Multiple Choice

Periods in which social change happens so rapidly that whole societies are dramatically redefined are called:

• A) riots.
• B) contagion theory eras.
• C) mass behavioral evolutions.
• D) social revolutions.
• E) the tragedy of the commons.

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