Explain how urban decentralization and the expansion of suburbs in the United States led to a fiscal crisis of large cities by the 1970s.
What will be an ideal response?
- The new postindustrial economy that emerged after the 1960s was characterized by service work and computer technology. This new economy relocated work from the old downtown factories to office buildings, most of which were out in the suburbs.
- In cities like New York, losing people and businesses meant a smaller tax base for the city. Those who moved out of the city were, on average, richer and better educated than those who stayed behind, including the poor and the unemployed, many of whom relied on social service programs.
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A) only in the U.S. House of Representatives B) only in the U.S. Senate C) only on the U.S. Supreme Court D) at all levels
Role exit is defined as
A. a set of expectations of people who occupy a given social position. B. a difficulty that occurs when incompatible expectations arise within one social position occupied by an individual. C. the process of disengagement from a role that is central to one's self-identity in order to establish a new role and identity. D. a difficulty that occurs when incompatible expectations arise from two or more social positions held by the same person.
Which of these is not a characteristic of postmodernism?
a. postmodernism is an extension of the assumptions of modernism b. postmodernism argues that globalization benefits some more than others c. according to postmodernists, modernization decreases autonomy d. there is no ultimate truth from the perspective of postmodernism e. modernization has not solved the problems of global hunger and poverty
The most acculturated Asian American group is ________.
What will be an ideal response?