Which Statement Best Describes the Thesis of David Riesman's Book

question 7

Multiple Choice

Which statement best describes the thesis of David Riesman's book The Lonely Crowd?

• A) White America had alienated black Americans from mainstream society.
• B) Americans were conformists and lacked the inner resources to lead truly independent lives.
• C) Women were unhappy with the role of wife and mother and longed for acceptance in higher education and other intellectual pursuits.
• D) After World War II, Europe was left behind economically and politically with the emergence of the United States and Soviet Union as superpowers.
• E) Unionism in America was doomed to fail if the union leaders did not embrace the fact that their demands and strikes labeled them as communists.

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Definitions:

Output Per Day

The total quantity of goods or services produced by an entity in a single day.

Production Function

An equation or model showing the maximum output that can be produced with a given set of inputs, expressing the relationship between inputs and outputs in the production process.

Isoquant

A curve that represents all combinations of inputs that produce the same level of output in production theory.

Inputs

Factors or resources employed in producing goods, including time, manpower, and raw materials.