Many News Sources Attribute the Beginning of the Tunisian Revolution

question 62

Multiple Choice

Many news sources attribute the beginning of the Tunisian revolution and the Arab Spring to the death of Mohamed Bouazizi, who set himself on fire before a government office as a form of protest. In the textbook, Ritzer says that sociologists would:

• A) agree. Bouazizi's act is the underlying cause of the Arab Spring.
• B) disagree and attribute the revolution to a counterreaction by the government.
• C) disagree. Political and economic preconditions led to Arab Spring.
• D) mostly focus on how society influenced Bouazizi's behavior.

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