Question

When the former soviet union collapsed, nato forces were no longer needed to protect europe from a communist invasion. rather than disband nato, it was turned into a "rapid response force" to fight terrorism. sociologists would call this shift in focus an example of ________?

Answer 1

Sociologists would call this shift in focus an example of goal displacement. This happens when the original goals of an organization is being replaced with goals that are developed as time passes by. The new goals are much more related to the situation of the present times as compared to the original ones which were planned before everything started.