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What are the three important causes of cultural change?

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Write a one-sentence statement of the prospects for positive social change in poor nations according to each of the two theoretical approaches: modernization theory and dependency theory.

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Sociologist Peter Berger suggests that the rising popularity of wearing wristwatches is a good indicator that a traditional society is beginning to modernize.

William Ogburn's theory of cultural lag states that nonmaterial culture usually changes faster than material culture.

What are Peter Berger's four major characteristics of modernization?

According to mass-society theory,the mass media transform people in countless local communities,forming a national culture.

If you were following the class-society approach,which factor would you focus on as shaping modern society the MOST?

A criticism of mass-society theory is that it pays too much attention to social inequality.

Looking at the United States over the last several decades,some indicators of quality of life are up,some are down,and some have changed very little.

Emile Durkheim's concept of mechanical solidarity parallels Tönnies's concept of Gesellschaft.

Class-society describes the personal experience of modernity as powerlessness.

Modernity is the product of social changes brought on by the Industrial Revolution.

Saying that people are "essentially united in spite of all separating factors" is a good way to describe what Tönnies called Gemeinschaft.

Karl Marx considered the defining trait of modern society to be capitalism.

According to mass-society theory,what problems do modern individuals face? What does class-society theory have to say about the personal problems of modern people?

In a sentence or two,what is the basic idea behind mass-society theory? What is one criticism of this theory?

In global perspective,we see that some societies change,but others do not.

The class-society approach to modernity focuses on which of the following?

Durkheim's greatest concern about modern societies focused on

For Tönnies,the essence of Gesellschaft is