What Did the Authors of Middletown conclude from Their Study

question 50

Multiple Choice

What did the authors of Middletown conclude from their study of life in a small midwestern town in the 1920s?

• A) Modern America was by and large producing remarkably well-adjusted citizens.
• B) America's basic moral and spiritual framework had been virtually untouched by rapid modernization.
• C) The United States had developed a culture in which everything hinged on money.
• D) The United States' technological revolution did not lead to significant social dislocation.

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