Neil Smelser (1963) identified six structural conditions necessary for the development of social movements. Which of these is true of his conditions?
A. Social movements can appear at any time in any society.
B. Citizens will become dissatisfied even if the social structure is not oppressive.
C. People need to share an ideology to create a social movement.
D. The social movement needs to have a relationship between it and individuals, not it and society.
Answer: C
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