Practice mode Social and Cultural Change

Which explanation of social movements holds that revolutions are most likely when a long period of social and economic improvement is followed by a sharp reversal?

Correct answer A. The deprivation approaches

Explanation

Deprivation approaches, such as Davies's J-curve, argue that unrest grows when rising expectations are suddenly frustrated, creating a gap between what people expect and what they get.

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