The First Assumption of a Synthesis Approach to Understanding Order

question 8

Multiple Choice

The first assumption of a synthesis approach to understanding order and conflict in society notes an essential paradox, which is that

• A) societies are always ordered, yet are always changing.
• B) the means of production depends on those who own them.
• C) institutions try to change even though it is their nature to remain the same.
• D) stability and change cannot both exist within a given society.

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