Samantha Would Like to Stay Informed About Local, National, and Global

question 15

Multiple Choice

Samantha would like to stay informed about local, national, and global current events but is having difficulty filtering through the multitude of ideas and values reflected in the countless images and stories she finds on social media sites. This is a challenge characteristic of:

• A) a postconsumer era.
• B) a postindustrial era.
• C) a postmodern era.
• D) a postscience era.

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Factor Analysis

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