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What did Tocqueville analyze in'Democracy in America'?

  • Living standards and social conditions of individuals and their relationship to the market and state

  • The impact of American policies on French society

  • The influence of democracy on economic growth

  • The evolution of American culture since the Revolution

Answer

Tocqueville analyzed the living standards and social conditions of individuals and their relationship to the market and state. He found that the United States was a very egalitarian society, with little social stratification. However, he also found that the American people were very individualistic, and that this individualism could lead to social problems.
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