According to the Principles of the Diffusion of Innovation, an Early

question 13

Multiple Choice

According to the principles of the diffusion of innovation, an early adopter would be involved in which way with a new computer application to improve work flow?

• A) The early adopter would create the computer application.
• B) The early adopter would adopt the computer application after seeing quite a few others using it successfully.
• C) The early adopter would adopt the computer application after seeing that most people have used it successfully.
• D) The early adopter would be one of the first people to use the computer application.

Understand the interaction between nature and society in the context of modernity.

Understand Charles Taylor’s perspective on how the self and sociality are framed within modernity.

Comprehend the significance of various institutions in shaping modernity according to different sociologists.

Recognize Ulrich Beck’s theory on the entwinement of nature and society and the concept of reflexive modernity.

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