Multiple Choice
A paradigm is
A) an abstract proposition that explains the social world and makes predictions about the future.
B) a set of assumptions, theories, and perspectives that makes up a way of understanding social reality.
C) the theory that sense perceptions are the only valid source of knowledge.
D) the application of the theory of evolution and the notion of "survival of the fittest" to the study of society.
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