The text suggests that a major factor in social movements and upheavals is
A) absolute deprivation of goods and services.
B) a feeling that there is a gap between what one has and what one expects and feels to be one's right.
C) periods of economic decline followed by upturns.
D) getting leadership out of the hands of the intelligentsia and into the hands of the common people.

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The text states that "social movements and upheavals occur when people feel an intolerable gap between what they expect and what they experience, and when rising expectations outpace the rate of improvement in their life circumstances." This indicates that a feeling of a gap between what people feel entitled to and what they have is a major factor in social movements.

The Text Suggests That a Major Factor in Social Movements