The postindustrial age began around the middle of the 20th century but transitioned into the ______ at the beginning of the 21st century.
A. Industrial Age
B. Cyber Age
C. Space Age
D. Information Age
Answer: D
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a. crime. b. fault. c. marriage as religious contract. d. marriage as a civil contract.
For Berger and Luckmann, objectivation refers to
a. the process of socialization through which the legitimation of the institutional order is assured. b. the moment of production in which individuals create and recreate their social worlds. c. the process of seeing others as stereotypes. d. the process whereby individuals apprehend everyday life as an ordered, patterned reality that imposes itself upon them.
Life expectancy peaks at a world high of 84.7 years in __________.
a. Italy and Japan b. the United States and Great Britain c. Canada and France d. Cameroon and Rwanda
In September 2017, Hurricane Maria devastated the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico. Recovery has been difficult as residents struggle to cope with the physical damage as well as the impact on mental health, jobs, and families. Which of the following aspects
would a sociologist who studies natural disasters be most likely to investigate in regard to this event? a. the population change due to the number of people killed b. the technological lag the country will face due to the hurricane c. how the social factors of the disaster affected the people involved d. how the government responds to a natural disaster