Which sociologist explained that “especially in rapidly changing societies, differences in birth year expose individuals to differences in historical worlds, with their constraints and options”?

a. Patricia Hill Collins
b. Robert Merton
c. Glen Elder
d. Arlie Hochschild


c. Glen Elder

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