Peter Berger Describes Modernization in Terms of Several Important Changes

question 23

Multiple Choice

Peter Berger describes modernization in terms of several important changes.Read the responses below and select the one that is NOT a trait that Berger links to modernity.

• A)the decline of large cities
• B)the expansion of personal choice
• C)increasing social diversity
• D)a future orientation and growing awareness of time

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Definitions:

Third Party Payors

Entities (usually insurance companies or government agencies) that pay for healthcare services on behalf of patients.

Contractual Adjustments

Adjustments made to the gross amount of charges for services provided, primarily in healthcare, based on pre-negotiated agreements with payers or insurers.

Amounts Pledged

The values of assets that have been promised as security for a loan or obligation.

Uncollectible

Accounts receivable that cannot be recovered and are therefore written off as a loss.