Walt Rostow was an adviser to President John F. Kennedy. Rostow's use of modernization theory had a major influence on U.S. foreign policy during the Cold War. This theory is derived from the ______ school of thought.

A. structural/functionalist
B. conflict/critical
C. interactionist
D. ethnomethodological


Answer: A

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