At one point in time, society relied on religion to help answer many questions regarding how society operated. Religion and religious leaders were seen as the mechanism through which people lived everyday life. With the rise of industrialization, many factories were created. Soon society came to be organized in a hierarchical manner and bureaucracies emerged. People started to rely more on scientific, rational thought to understand how society worked. This soon became the driver for day-to-day life, rather than religion. What shift were people in society experiencing?

the rationalization of the society

Explanation:

rationalization can be defined as well known ability common in modern society for all institutions and the use of rationality as a tool for our life transformation in different areas of our life. It remove magical thinking and fill them up with calculation. A rational society has a rational background of organization, technology, and efficiency instead of religion, morality, or tradition. it is important because it reduce the involvement of traditions views, ideas e.t.c holds in the society. rationalization is usually practical, substantive, formal and theoretical in types.

you should think about the answers you give and expect the same form your questions.

d. i assume the underlined word is "role." reformat if it isn't.

explanation:

role is closest to part because when replacing words, "playing a vital decision," "playing a vital activity," and "playing a vital dollar" don't make logical sense. the only meaningful choice is "playing a vital part."

this fits one of merriam-webster's definitions of role: "a function or part performed especially in a particular operation or process."