Define what is meant by postindustrial society
What will be an ideal response?
In a postindustrial society, manufacturing is replaced by service industries. Technical knowledge, consumption and government occupations become more prevalent and are the essential economic base of society, replacing manufacturing.
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a. the bell curve thesis. b. the culture of poverty thesis. c. the social disorganization thesis. d. the hypersegregation thesis.
Which of the following cultural values contributes to environmental problems?
A) Freedom of speech B) Faith in religion C) Socialism D) Faith in Technology
The concept of deviance is uniquely sociological
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
AIDS is a devastating illness that ___________
A. is caused by a virus B. attacks the white blood cells C. causes the individual's immune system to stop functioning D. causes the individual to fall prey on one infection after another E. all of the above