Modern industrial society grants little
status to old people. In fact, such a society has a system of built-in
obsolescence. There is no formal system for continuing our education throughout
our life in order to keep up with rapidly changing knowledge. When our education
and job skills have grown obsolete, we are treated exactly like those who have
never gained an education or job skills and are not encouraged or given the
opportunity to begin anew. As a society becomes more highly developed, the overall status of older people diminishes. Improved health technology creates a large pool of old people, who compete for jobs with the young. However, economic technology lowers the demand for workers and creates new jobs for which the skills of the aged are obsolete, forcing older people into retirement. At the same time, young people are being educated A. Retired people could only live on fixed incomes. B. Retired people are more skillful than young people. C. Young people are educated in the new technology. D. Young people are keeping pace with rapid changes. 更多"Modern industrial society grants li"的相关试题: [单项选择] Modern industrial society grants little status to old people. In fact, such a society has a system of built-in obsolescence. There is no formal system for continuing our education throughout our life in order to keep up with rapidly changing knowledge. When our education and job skills have grown obsolete, we are treated exactly like those who have never gained an education or job skills and are not encouraged or given the opportunity to begin anew.
As a society becomes more highly developed, the overall status of older people diminishes. Improved health technology creates a large pool of old people, who compete for jobs with the young. However, economic technology lowers the demand for workers and creates new jobs for which the skills of the aged are obsolete, forcing older people into retirement. At the same time, young people are being educated in the new technology and are keeping pace with rapid changes in knowledge. Finally, urbanization creates age-segregated neighborho
A. no formal systems exist in modern industrial society B. old people have no status in modern industrial society C. young people have chances in modern industrial society D. knowledge changes rapidly in modern industrial society 我来回答: 提交
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