Question

Which statement best describes the thesis of David Riesman’s book The Lonely Crowd?

(a) White America had alienated black Americans from mainstream society.
(b) Unionism in America was doomed to fail if the union leaders did not embrace the fact that their demands and strikes labeled them as communists.
(c) Americans were conformists and lacked the inner resources to lead truly independent lives.
(d) After World War II, Europe was left behind economically and politically with the emergence of the United States and Soviet Union as superpowers.
(e) Women were unhappy with the role of wife and mother and longed for acceptance in higher education and other intellectual pursuits.

Answer 1

C). Americans were conformists and lacked the inner resources to lead truly independent lives.

Step-by-step explanation:

David Riesman's book "The Lonely Crowd" exemplifies a culturally directed sociological analysis. The description that best describes and illustrates the thesis of the book would be option C among the given options. As the title itself displays a sociological character that the book carries and emphasizes the idea that Americans were conformists and had a deficiency of inner resources in order to lead true independent lives of their own. The author suggests that inner-directed people are more successful. Therefore, the answer is option C.