Which of the following is NOT a criticism of the relative-deprivation theory?

a. Those who are most deprived are not necessarily those most likely to participate in social movements.
b. Individuals participate in social movements on behalf of groups to which they do not belong.
c. Relative-deprivation theory focuses too much on the underlying causes of the deprivation and the conditions that lead to organization of a movement.
d. The theory does not specify the conditions under which deprivations will lead to social movements.


c

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