Answer:
This question lacks options, options are:
a) an explanation of the relationships among particular phenomena
b) an intended and recognized consequence of some element of society.
c) a description comprised of the essential characteristics of a feature of society.
d) the meanings that individuals attach to their actions.
The correct answer is a.
Step-by-step explanation:
The theory is a fundamental aspect in the development of knowledge, a theory is a system or a set of statements that establish relationships (implication, causality, correlation, probability, etc.) between concepts (of different extension and / or intention) with the purpose of explaining, describing and predicting the phenomena, this through the systematization (the specification of relationships between variables) of the knowledge about the phenomenon studied.