LSAT 119 – Section 4 – Question 07

LSAT 119 - Section 4 - Question 07

June 2005

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152
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In preagricultural societies, social roles were few and were easily predicted for each phase of a person’s life. Accordingly, interpersonal relations, although not always pleasant or fair, were stable and predictable. Modern society, on the other hand, has thousands of different social roles. Technology and consumerism require that each of us fill highly particularized niches, and these niches are differentiating at an astonishing pace. Therefore, _______.

Summary
Each phase of a person’s life had predictable social roles in preagricultural societies. Social roles were few in these societies. Interpersonal relations in preagricultural societies were not always fair, but they were stable and predictable. Modern society has thousands of different roles. Technology and consumerism require people to fill several different roles that are differentiating at a high pace.

Strongly Supported Conclusions
Modern social roles are less stable and predictable than preagricultural social roles.

A
modern society is characterized by greater injustice and unpleasantness than were preagricultural societies
This is unsupported because modern roles may very well be more fair and pleasant than the preagricultural roles, which were not always fair and pleasant despite being stable and predictable.
B
interpersonal relations in modern societies are less stable and less predictable than they were in preagricultural societies
This is strongly supported because the stability and predictability of preagricultural roles was due to the relatively low number of roles. With the diversifying roles of modern society, these roles will likely be less stable and predictable.
C
the most important difference between modern and preagricultural societies is the variety and type of social roles permitted in each
This is unsupported because we don’t know how to rank the importance of the various differences between modern and preagricultural societies.
D
in modern societies, people must rely on technology to effectively predict and interpret other people’s actions
This is unsupported because the author states nothing about how one person can interpret or predict the actions of another.
E
preagricultural societies lacked the complex social system that is needed to provide each person with an appropriate and stable social role or niche
This is anti-supported because the stimulus states that preagricultural societies had stable social roles.

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