Question

Read the following four statements about modern society. One statement is not consistent with the theory of "mass society." Which statement is it?

a. There are more poor people than in the past.
b. Kinship ties are weaker than in the past.
c. Religious beliefs play a smaller part in social life.
d. People experience moral uncertainty about how to live.

Answer 1

a. There are more poor people than in the past.

Step-by-step explanation:

Mass society refers to a type of society in which culture is expressed at a "mass" level, and which possesses large-scale, impersonal, social institutions. In this type of society, modern features and bureaucracy have weakened traditional institutions, such as kinship, religion and traditional values. Mass society usually includes a conception of individuals as individualistic and alienated.