Question

In their 1929 study, Middletown, Robert and Helen Lynd: a. found that Americans were increasingly involved in local politics. b. argued that leisure and consumption had replaced political involvement. c. based their findings on a study of Los Angeles and New York City. d. based their findings on a study of Chicago. e. noted the increase in voter participation with the enfranchisement of women.

Answer 1

Answer:

b. Argued that leisure and consumption had replaced political involvement.

Explanation:

Known as the Middletown studies, the 1929 study by Robert Staughton Lynd and Helen Merrell Lynd, husband-and-wife sociologists, were sociological case studies of the white residents of City of Muncie in Indiana. Their findings were detailed in Middletown: A Study in Modern American Culture, published in 1929, and Middletown in Transition: A Study in Cultural Conflicts, published in 1937. The research was made for the purpose of discovering key cultural norms and better understanding social change in America.