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When one philosopher in the last third of the twentieth century proclaimed that people had
become cyborgs, she meant that |
People had become so reliant on machines that they were no longer self-sufficient;
instead, they needed machines to sustain ordinary life processes. |
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European governments funded both radio and television broadcasting with tax money in the
postwar era |
To prevent the media's “Americanization,” thereby elevating the quality of
programming. |
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By the end of the 1970s, which of the following machines had effected a return of “cottage
industry”? |
The television
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In the 1960s, Arthur C. Clarke's 2001: A Space Odyssey not only reflected the enormous
popular interest in space but also showed that science fiction was increasingly |
Addressing issues about life and humanity that were formerly addressed by church
leaders. |
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Intelsat I, in 1965, was an example of
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International collaboration in commercial communications technology, with the United
States as the predominant player. |
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Which of the following was not a birth-control innovation during this period?
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Condoms
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In 1952, scientists Francis Crick and James Watson discovered
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The configuration of DNA, thus vastly expanding our knowledge of biological
inheritance. |
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Although the new multinational corporations opened factories and employed workers in
impoverished areas of the world beginning in the 1960s, these brought little wealth to such countries because |
Multinationals paid these workers little, and the company's profits went to the
shareholders, who usually lived in the wealthier countries. |
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The Airbus project provided evidence for the
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Consortium corporate arrangements encouraged by European states.
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The “new working class” in postindustrial society undermined old socioeconomic
distinctions because |
Those who performed service work or managerial functions were not necessarily paid
better than blue-collar workers. |
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Which of the following was not an aspect of the postindustrial society in Soviet easternbloc
countries? |
Widespread use of television and radio for entertainment and information
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Soviet-bloc nations often had great difficulty applying their achievements in science to
commercial applications because of |
An inefficient, bureaucratic approval process for innovations.
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The new postindustrial society first emerging in the 1960s involved new management
approaches, such as |
Systems analysis.
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Historians have observed that whereas early modern families focused their efforts on
independent subsistence production and the teaching of craft skills to younger generations, postindustrial families |
Serve a predominantly psychological purpose, with parents providing succor and
support to their children. |
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Rock-and-roll youth culture
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With notable exceptions did not transform sex roles.
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