Political Science · Western Political Thought
A revolution is certainly a result of:
APolitical disequilibrium
BEconomic disequilibrium
CClass disequilibrium
DSocial disequilibrium ✓ Correct
Correct answer: (D) Social disequilibrium — A revolution is certainly a result of social disequilibrium, so the answer is social disequilibrium.
Explanation
★A revolution is certainly a result of social disequilibrium, so the answer is social disequilibrium.
★In Chalmers Johnson's view a healthy society stays in a moving equilibrium of values and institutions.
★When values and the social environment fall out of step, the system loses balance.
★This condition of social disequilibrium breeds the strain that can erupt in revolution.
★If elites fail to restore balance, the loss of legitimacy opens the way to revolt.
★So the broad cause is a disequilibrium of the whole social system, not just one sphere.
★Political, economic and class strains feed into this wider social imbalance.
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