Which of the following is true regarding social movements reaching the "bureaucratization" stage?

A) It always happens at the beginning.
B) It has not yet happened for the gay rights movement.
C) It happened when American colonists transitioned from being revolutionaries to the official government leaders.
D) It happened for the environmental rights movement with the release of the film An Inconvenient Truth.

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Alexis Ragone · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : C, Explanation :  Bureaucratization refers to the process by which a social movement becomes institutionalized and its objectives become part of the mainstream political agenda. This typically happens after a movement has achieved some level of success or influence, and its leaders begin to work within the existing political system to achieve their goals. The American colonists transitioned from being revolutionaries to forming the official government.

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