The Amount of Daily Discretionary Time That American Adolescents Have

question 42

Multiple Choice

The amount of daily discretionary time that American adolescents have is ________ what adolescents have in East Asia.

• A) significantly less than
• B) significantly more than
• C) equal to
• D) declining compared with

---

Definitions:

First Factory

Referenced commonly as the birthplace of the industrial revolution, a facility where goods are manufactured or processed, with the first factories emerging in the 18th century.

Cotton Gin

A machine invented by Eli Whitney in 1793 that quickly and efficiently removes seeds from cotton fibers, revolutionizing the cotton industry.

Lowell "Mill Girls"

Young women who worked in the textile mills in Lowell, Massachusetts, during the early to mid-19th century, often under harsh conditions.