Jae is interested in the problems of the elderly in American society and believes that they are due to changes brought about by industrialization and migration to urban areas. These changes have altered the nature of the social roles that elderly people play. This broad social transformation is called __________.
A. modernization
B. deindustrialization
C. transindustrialization
D. retrenchment
Answer: A
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What will be an ideal response?
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