Atheory is 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. An explanation of the relationships among particular phenomena

Explanation:

A theory is considered as a possible explanation for a particular phenomena, this means theories try to explain a phenomena by providing plausible or accepted and organized principles related to what is being studied with a scientific basis, considering these are only possible or plausible explanations multiple theories can emerge to try to explain a phenomena each of this with reliable scientific evidence. In this way, a theory is an explanation of the relationships among particular phenomena as it provides a set of principles that are related to the phenomena to provide a possible explanation.

c is a symbol. when bernice gets her hair cut, it is the authors way of showing the affects and demands of pier pressure and the over-all attitudes of people at the time.

in ray bradbury's short story "a sound of thunder", mr. eckels's fearfulness leads to drastic consequences for the rest of the world.

in the story, mr. eckels, who is a hunter, hires a time travel company to travel to the age of dinosaurs. although he is excited for the hunting expedition at the beginning, when they reach there and mr. eckels sees the tyrannosaurus, he feels frightened. as he is afraid of the tyrannosaurus, he steps off the path although he has been warned not to do it. by stepping off the path, the entire course of the future is affected: mr. eckart alters the future by stepping on a butterfly, which causes a new man to be elected president in the future. in that way, it is mr. eckart's fearfulness what triggers 'the butterfly effect' and what leads to drastic consequences for the rest of the world.