A Health Conscious Trend Towards "No Smoking" Has Contributed to a Decline

question 9

Multiple Choice

A health conscious trend towards "no smoking" has contributed to a decline in the tobacco industry and is likely due to a:

• A)change in demographics
• B)shift in consumer tastes
• C)technical substitution
• D)societal health strategy

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Definitions:

Open System

A social system with ample opportunities to move from one class to another.

Closed System

A physical system that does not allow certain types of transfers (such as transfer of mass) in or out of the system.

Structural Mobility

The mobility of individuals or groups within or between social strata, facilitated by changes in the economy or the social structure of a society, rather than by personal achievement.

Social Class Ladder

A metaphorical representation of the stratification and hierarchical nature of society based on socio-economic status.