Social systems

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Social systems

by italian7745 » Tue Aug 11, 2009 4:05 am
All social systems are based upon a division of economic roles. The values of a social system are embodied in the prestige accorded persons who fill various economic roles. It is therefore unsurprising that, for any social system, the introduction of labor-saving technology that makes certain economic roles obsolete will tend to undermine the values in that social system.

Which one of the following can most reasonably be concluded on the basis of the information above?

(A) Social systems will have unchanging values if they are shielded from technological advancement.

(B) No type of technology will fail to undermine the values in a social system.

(C) A social system whose values are not susceptible to change would not be one in which technology can eliminate economic roles.

(D) A technologically advanced society will place little value on the prestige associated with an economic role.

(E) A technological innovation that is implemented in a social system foreign to the one in which it was developed will tend to undermine the foreign social system.
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by niraj_a » Tue Aug 11, 2009 4:31 am

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by scoobydooby » Tue Aug 11, 2009 7:06 am
would go with D

value of social system in prestige given to people fulfilling economic role
technology undermines value of social system=>undermines prestige given to people in economic roles

D seems to paraphrase this

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by niraj_a » Tue Aug 11, 2009 9:00 am
very interesting scooby. i dropped D because it seemed out of scope since D talks about an event that would occur after the stimulus' timeline. dunno if the stimulus cares about what happens after someone has achieved tech advancement.

i could easily be wrong.

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by georgeung » Tue Aug 11, 2009 10:49 am
I like answer C.

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by life is a test » Tue Aug 11, 2009 9:24 pm
I interepret the passage as meaning that the role holder takes on the values set by the social system that their division is a part of. Am I missing something?

I choose C -- > If the social system is not suceptible to tech change then it does not believe that tech should replace people.

difficult one!

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by italian7745 » Tue Aug 11, 2009 10:47 pm
OA is C

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by kris77 » Sun May 15, 2016 3:15 pm
I think C is the best in this case.