Identify four social changes associated with modernization
What will be an ideal response?
A developing or modernizing society (1) changes from simple, traditional techniques toward the application of scientific knowledge; (2) moves from subsistence farming toward cash crops, purchase of nonagricultural products in the market, and agricultural wage labor; (3) changes from human/animal power to power-driven machines for production of commodities; and (4) urbanizes.
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In his cultural-situational approach to explaining persistent poverty, Herbert Gans argues
that the solution to poverty lies in __________. a. programs that help the poor to overcome the debilitating influences of their culture of poverty b. adjustments in the economic system so that the introduction of technology doesn't displace workers c. altering the situational factors that cause poverty d. discovering the factors that constrain poor people from taking new opportunities that conflict with their present cultural values e. working with the agents of socialization so that only one dominant set of values is internalized by all groups and classes in the population
Whenweimaginewhatwemightbelikeinthefuture,wearecreatinga reflective self.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
The police spend the majority of their time regulating __________
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
In Émile Durkheim's study of suicide, he related suicide rates to
A. climatic conditions such as oppressive heat, heavy rain, and cold winters. B. personal stress. C. personal depression. D. the extent to which people were integrated into the group life of a society.