Who argued that societies developed through a process of "struggle" for existence and "fitness" for survival,which suggested that only the fittest members of society would succeed?
A) Herbert Spencer
B) Auguste Comte
C) Charles Darwin
D) Émile Durkheim

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The concept of societies developing through a process of struggle for existence and fitness for survival is known as Social Darwinism, which was most famously promoted by Herbert Spencer in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Who Argued That Societies Developed Through a Process of "Struggle