Modernization assumes social patterns in which
A) there is increasing conflict as sections of the population become more agricultural.
B) there is a heightening of oppression because "modern" techniques for doing things exclude more people.
C) convergence produces societies that are increasingly urban, the division of labor is more specialized, and the knowledge base becomes larger and more complex.
D) diversity of organization is the rule.

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Modernization theory suggests that societies develop in a linear progression from traditional to modern states. In this process, societies become more urbanized, the division of labor becomes more specialized, and the knowledge base expands and becomes more complex, reflecting the characteristics described in option C.

Modernization Assumes Social Patterns in Which