Why Is It Increasingly Difficult to Use Sociological Models That

question 105

Multiple Choice

Why is it increasingly difficult to use sociological models that assume interaction involves copresence?

• A) Interactions are increasingly characterized by globalism.
• B) The family has taken on more importance in status development.
• C) Copresence requires cooperation, which is increasingly rare in today's polarized political and cultural climate.
• D) New technology makes it much more common to interact with someone without being physically in the same place.

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