Which Functionalist Theorist Views the Transition from Industrial to Postindustrial

question 3

Multiple Choice

Which functionalist theorist views the transition from industrial to postindustrial societies as a positive development because he sees a general decline in organized working-class groups and a rise in interest groups concerned with such national issues as health, education, and the environment?

• A) Everett Hughes
• B) William I. Thomas
• C) Daniel Bell
• D) Karl Marx

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Definitions:

Degrees of Freedom

The count of independent variables or measurements that can be allocated to a statistical distribution, subtracting the quantity of estimated parameters.

Number of Blocks

In experimental design, the total count of groups or sets into which experimental units are divided for the purpose of minimizing variance due to confounding variables.

Randomized Block Design

A statistical experiment design that aims to reduce variability among experimental units by grouping them into blocks before randomly assigning treatments.

Significant Interaction

Indicates a combined effect of two or more variables on a dependent variable that is greater than the sum of their individual effects.