Structural-Strain Theory Claims That Social Movements

question 39

Multiple Choice

Structural-strain theory claims that social movements

• A)have no single cause.
• B)begin when there is widespread agreement that society has some serious problem.
• C)often come together following some precipitating factor.
• D)All of these are correct.

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