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... ment driven by industrial technology steadily raises living standards . This rise occurs , Rostow explains , as mass production stimulates mass consumption . Simply put , people soon learn to " need " the expanding array of goods that ...
... ment is an unpredictable process ( Lund , Caserta , & Dimond , 1986 ; Lund , 1989 ) . But all experts agree that how family and friends view an impending death affects the person who is dying . Specifically , if others accept ...
... ment , along with the declining influ- ence of religion , began eroding Swedish families in the 1960s . The movement of women into the labor force also played a part . Today , Sweden has the lowest proportion of women who are housewives ...
Contents
THE SOCIOLOGICAL | 1 |
Whats in a Name? How Social Forces Affect Personal Choices | 4 |
A Social Snapshot of Our World | 6 |
Copyright | |
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