Modernization Theory Was Intended to Apply to All Societies

question 62

Multiple Choice

Modernization theory was intended to apply to all societies. However, it was recognized that societies will have unique characteristics that affect the way that modernization relates to aging. Two unique characteristics of Western societies are

• A) work ethic and economic modernization
• B) economic modernization and the reverence of old age
• C) work ethic and the reverence of old age
• D) economic modernization and higher education
• E) work ethic and the cult of youth