Dynamic equilibrium is a concept that

a. is central to the conflict perspective.
b. describes how society changes yet maintains most of its original structure over time.
c. is used by symbolic interactionists to explain how different perceptions are developed over time.
d. describes the imbalance that social change always creates in society.
e. is unrelated to any particular sociological theory.


B

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