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What was Tocqueville’s concern with individualism in America? A. Individualism would result in taking power from the government. B. Individualism would cause too much competition in the free market. C. Too much individualism could take the focus away from supporting the common good. D. The government would attempt to stifle individualism if it feared being overthrown. E. Individualism could lead to a bigger gap among income groups.

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C. Too much individualism could take the focus away from supporting the common good.

Tocqueville had many concerns with democracy in American, but his main issue with individualism was that it would create too much unrest and disputes among citizens.  

Explanation:

Alexis de Tocqueville was a French sociologist and executive scholar who moved to the United States in 1831 to study life in America. His first plan was to study American prisons, but he became overwhelmed with the notions of American individualism and capitalism.

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Tocqueville's concern with individualism in America was that individualism might distract from supporting the common good.

Who was Tocqueville?

He was a French sociologist who focused on the studies of democracy in America, being the objects of his studies capitalism and the growth of individualism in society.

Therefore, for the sociologist, individualism is a characteristic that increases from competitiveness in society.

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