​Regarding Task Specialization, Which of the Following Statements Is False

question 114

Multiple Choice

​Regarding task specialization, which of the following statements is false?

• A)​Although task specialization increases in postindustrial societies, gender divisions of labor are increasingly irrelevant.
• B)​Modern technologies make labor divisions by gender increasingly unimportant.
• C)​In contemporary postindustrial societies, there is a decrease in task specialization over time.
• D)​In small-scale foraging societies, all people have general knowledge and competence in their appropriate work tasks.

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Definitions:

Oxidation Number

An indicator of how much an atom in a substance has been oxidized, shown by the quantity of electrons it has either gained or lost.

Reaction

A reaction involves the transformation of one or more substances into different substances through the breaking and forming of chemical bonds.

Exothermic

An exothermic reaction is a chemical reaction that releases heat and energy to its surroundings.

Activation Energy

Activation energy is the minimum quantity of energy which the reacting species must possess in order to undergo a specified reaction.