Institutionalism Can Be Defined as ______

Institutionalism can be defined as ______.

A) the study of political institutions and how they influence individual behavior
B) the way in which institutions create normative meaning for individuals
C) the study of paths chosen or designed early in the existence of an institution and how they tend to be followed throughout the institution's development
D) the approach that any given political actor within an institution will feel constrained or obligated by the norms and rules of the institution