Traditionally, when social scientists refer to a society as developing, they refer to the process of ______ transition.
a. industrial
b. political
c. economic
d. social
c. economic
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Define theory success, theory failure. and program failure, describe the differences between them and give an example of each within a human service program.
What will be an ideal response?
Compared to white infants, the incidence of low birth weights among African American infants is:
a. equal to that of white infants. b. about a third higher. c. more than twice as high. d. four times higher. e. ten times higher.
Modernization theory derives some of its thinking from the work of _____, who argued that the value of individual achievement emphasized by Protestants promoted economic development during the Industrial Revolution.
A. Emile Durkheim B. Herbert Spencer C. Max Weber D. Karl Marx
durkheim believed that the growing division of labor in industrial societies cause laborers to become more specialized in their tasks, leading to a loss of direction he called "________"
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).