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Nineteenth-century theories of social change drew on pioneering work in biological evolution by whom?

Correct answer D. Charles Darwin

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Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection inspired thinkers such as Spencer to describe societies as evolving from simple to more complex forms.

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