Asocial contract is ______.
A) a set of rights that all humans have
B) an agreement entered into by members of a society agreeing to give up some rights in return for a governing structure
C) a thought experiment imagining what life and human behavior might look like in the absence of government, society, and culture
D) freedoms to be treated fairly and equally

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A social contract is an implicit agreement among the members of a society to cooperate for social benefits, such as sacrificing some individual freedoms for state protection. Theories of a social contract became popular in the 16th, 17th, and 18th centuries among theorists like Hobbes, Locke, and Rousseau, as a means of explaining the origin of government and the obligations of subjects.

Asocial Contract Is ______