Neil Smelser links all of the following with the process of modernization EXCEPT:
A) an increase in the importance of the nuclear family
B) application of scientific knowledge to agriculture
C) a transition from rural to urban living
D) movement from subsistence farming to commercial agriculture

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Neil Smelser's theory of modernization includes the application of scientific knowledge to agriculture, a transition from rural to urban living, and a shift from subsistence farming to commercial agriculture. However, an increase in the importance of the nuclear family is not typically associated with modernization in his framework.

Neil Smelser Links All of the Following with the Process