The Decline of Traditional Communities, the Increase in Individual Autonomy

question 38

Multiple Choice

The decline of traditional communities, the increase in individual autonomy, and a strong belief in the power of science and technology to improve the world are typical of:

• A) the less-developed world.
• B) modernity.
• C) postmodernity.
• D) traditional societies.
• E) cultural imperialism.

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Definitions:

Adaptive Functioning

A measure of an individual's social, occupational, and everyday living skills and their ability to meet the demands of personal and community living.

IQ

An intelligence quotient, a total score derived from standardized tests designed to assess human intelligence.

Autism

From the Greek autos, meaning “self”, autism is characterized by difficulty in communicating and forming relationships with other people and in using language and abstract concepts.

Pronoun Reversal

One of the common characteristics of speech in autistic children, in which the child often refers to himself or herself in the third person, perhaps because of trouble shifting reference between speaker and listener or a third party.