Political Science · Comparative Political Analysis
Consider the following statements and choose the correct option.
- Statement I: Ludwig von Bertalanffy developed the concept of general systems theory
- Statement II: General systems theory was subsequently adopted by various disciplines of social science in the sequence: Anthropology, Sociology, Psychology and Political Science
ABoth Statement I and Statement II are correct ✓ Correct
BBoth Statement I and Statement II are incorrect
CStatement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect
DStatement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct
Correct answer: (A) Both Statement I and Statement II are correct — Both statements are correct, so the answer is that Statement I and Statement II are both true.
Explanation
★Both statements are correct, so the answer is that Statement I and Statement II are both true.
★Ludwig von Bertalanffy, a biologist, developed the general systems theory.
★It treats any object of study as a system of inter-related parts interacting with an environment.
★Social science adopted it in the sequence anthropology, sociology, psychology and political science.
★Easton then brought systems thinking into political science with input, output and feedback.
★Almond extended it into the structural-functional study of political systems.
★So both the origin and the order of adoption are correctly stated.
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