_____, founder of conflict theory, asserted that _____.

A) Emile Durkheim; people have to adapt to new understandings that emerge from social change
B) Karl Marx; all individuals are faced with conflict, but the powerless may organize to drive social change
C) Karl Marx; people have to adapt to new understandings that emerge from social change
D) Emile Durkheim; all individuals are faced with conflict, but the powerless may organize to drive social change

Conflict Theory

A theory that emphasizes the role of coercion and power in producing social order and posits that social conflict is the basis of society and social change.

Karl Marx

A 19th-century philosopher, economist, and social scientist known for developing the theories of Marxism, which critiques the effects of capitalism and advocates for a classless society.

Social Change

The transformation over time in the social structures and cultural patterns of a society.