Smyth Suggests That the Most Intractable Situations Occur

question 17

Multiple Choice

Smyth suggests that the most intractable situations occur

• A) when a change in the power balance is at stake,and for which there are firmly agreed-upon social institutions for dealing with the power change.
• B) when the power relationship does not change,and for which there are firmly agreed-upon social institutions for dealing with the power change.
• C) the perceived need to negotiate simultaneously about change in power and the applicable,appropriate institutions for maintaining that power shift.
• D) when the power relationship does not change,and for which there are no agreed-upon social institutions for dealing with the power change.
• E) Smyth suggests that the most intractable situations occur in all of the above circumstances.

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