It can be inferred from the passage that the classical theory of social movement would not be appropriately applied t...

Emil-Kunkin on January 31, 2022

Hi Jing Jing,

For this question we are typifying to understand why the "classical theory of social movement" would not be appropriate to understand a certain type of event, an annual general election. To do so, we should look back to the passage to understand when the classical theory is and is not appropriate.

Around line 16, we are told that the classical theories all describe causal chains that link some sort of unusual event or strain to upheaval. Later, we are told around line 47 that these theories are not predictive. Off the bat we have two reasons why the classical theories are not a good fit. An annual general election is a regular, predictable event that happens every year. It is hardly an unusual event. Furthermore, a general election does not necessitate upheaval.

We have no answer choices regarding upheaval, but B is a good match for our understanding. There is no unusual event in regards to an annual election, so the classical theory is not a good explanatory fit.