Sociologists cannot identify "laws of society" that allow us to predict individual human behavior:
A) because human behavior is patterned but also spontaneous.
B) because sociology is still very young.
C) because no sociologist ever tried to discover such laws.
D) All of the above.

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Human behavior is influenced by various factors such as culture, socialization, personality, and individual experiences, making it difficult to predict with a high degree of accuracy. While there may be patterns of behavior, humans also have the agency to act in unpredictable ways, making it challenging to identify universal laws of society that can predict individual human behavior. Sociology as a discipline has been around for a few centuries, so it's not accurate to say that it's still very young. Finally, sociologists have attempted to discover such laws, but the complexity of human behavior makes it challenging to identify them definitively.

Sociologists Cannot Identify "Laws of Society" That Allow Us to Predict