The case of the former Soviet Union supports Kerr et al,s (1960) claims that___________?
Correct answer: C. totalitarian regimes are incompatible with the requirements of advanced industrial technology
- A. advanced industrial technology strengthens the power of totalitarian regimes
- B. democratic governments serve the interests of a ruling elite
- C. totalitarian regimes are incompatible with the requirements of advanced industrial technology
- D. communist societies disperse power between various political partiesPeople & Society
Explanation
Kerr and his colleagues linked advanced industrial technology with pressures toward more flexible, participatory political institutions. The Soviet experience supported the view that rigid totalitarian control was increasingly incompatible with the requirements of an advanced industrial society.
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