Read the following four statements about modern society. one statement is not consistent with the theory of "mass society." which statement is it?
a. there are more poor people than in the past.
b. kinship ties are weaker than in the past.
c. religious beliefs play a smaller part in social life.
d. people experience moral uncertainty about how to live.

a. There are more poor people than in the past.

Explanation:

Mass society refers to a type of society in which culture is expressed at a "mass" level, and which possesses large-scale, impersonal, social institutions. In this type of society, modern features and bureaucracy have weakened traditional institutions, such as kinship, religion and traditional values. Mass society usually includes a conception of individuals as individualistic and alienated.

the arab empire adopted the muslim religion as their main belief. arabs would influence the people from the territories they invaded towards islam (the muslim belief).

nevertheless, throughout the history of the arab empire, rulers brought intellectual individuals from other religions to their centers of learning. these other foreigners included jews, christians, greeks, persians, and indians.   these resulted in the adoption of important knowledge developed by these cultures by the arabic empire. for example, the works of aristotle were translated from greek to arab and indian scientists brought the numerical concept of "zero" to the arabs.

nowadays, 93% of the arab population is muslim, which at the same time is subdivided in sects including the sunni, zaini, alawi, shia. the remaining 7% is composed mainly of christians.