According to the objectivist approach, social problems are ________

A. conditions that have negative consequences
B. what an individual perceives them to be
C. either problematic or nonproblematic
D. based on an individual's response to social conditions


Answer: A

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a. theocracy b. democracy c. meritocracy d. gerontocracy

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In resisting segregation, the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, founded by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., is well known for its

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