The writings of Auguste Comte and Emile Durkheim are examples of______________?

Correct answer: A. unilinear theory

  • A. unilinear theory
  • B. cyclical theory
  • C. multilinear theory
  • D. conflict theory

Explanation

Comte and Durkheim presented social development as a progression through successive stages, which is characteristic of unilinear evolutionary theory. Cyclical theory instead explains societies as repeatedly passing through rise and decline.

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