Modernization and _____ have contributed to later marriages, for example, as have improvements in educational and employment opportunities for women.

A. industrialization (n): industrialization

B. industry (n) : industry

C. industrialized (adj): industrial

D. industrial (adj): belonging to industry

We need to fill in the blank with a noun, to go with the noun modernization. In terms of meaning, we use industrialization.

=> Modernization and industrialization contributed to the promotion of later marriages, such as fundamental improvements in education and employment opportunities for women.

→ Choose answer A