Some Argue That It's Not Possible to Change Established Traditions

question 14

Multiple Choice

Some argue that it's not possible to change established traditions without risking destruction of society's systems,so we should leave the tradition of marriage alone.A plausible reply to this line is that:

• A)established traditions are invariably discriminatory.
• B)established traditions can never be reformed.
• C)this view implies that no social reforms should ever be undertaken,a perspective that would have disallowed,for example,the abolition of slavery.
• D)this view implies that traditions that have been discarded in the past should be reinstituted.

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