Question 1

Which concept does Talcott Parsons use to indicate the increasing complexity of social organization?

Accepted Answer

A)  differentiation 
B)  adaptive upgrading 
C)  inclusion 
D)  value generalization 
A)  differentiation 
B)  adaptive upgrading 
C)  inclusion 
D)  value generalization

Question 2

False consciousness is defined as

Accepted Answer

A)  Marx's concept for actions that do not reflect the objective position of workers. 
B)  Parsons's concept for a state of euphoria when stability is achieved. 
C)  attitudes that do not reflect the objective position of workers. 
D)  Leary's term for a false sense of self that is drug-induced. 
A)  Marx's concept for actions that do not reflect the objective position of workers. 
B)  Parsons's concept for a state of euphoria when stability is achieved. 
C)  attitudes that do not reflect the objective position of workers. 
D)  Leary's term for a false sense of self that is drug-induced.

Question 3

Neo-Luddites

Accepted Answer

A)  destroyed some of the machinery used in the early Industrial Revolution, when they raided factories at night. 
B)  have questioned the incessant expansion of industrialization. 
C)  were early supporters of Marxism. 
D)  both destroyed some of the machinery used in the early Industrial Revolution and were supporters of Marxism. 
A)  destroyed some of the machinery used in the early Industrial Revolution, when they raided factories at night. 
B)  have questioned the incessant expansion of industrialization. 
C)  were early supporters of Marxism. 
D)  both destroyed some of the machinery used in the early Industrial Revolution and were supporters of Marxism.

Question 4

Which of the following is an example of material culture?

Accepted Answer

A)  technology 
B)  ideas 
C)  norms 
D)  communications 
A)  technology 
B)  ideas 
C)  norms 
D)  communications

Question 5

Which sociological perspective criticizes the functionalist approach to social change for disregarding the crucial significance of change that is needed to correct social injustices and inequalities?

Accepted Answer

A)  functionalist perspective 
B)  conflict perspective 
C)  interactionist perspective 
D)  dialectical perspective 
A)  functionalist perspective 
B)  conflict perspective 
C)  interactionist perspective 
D)  dialectical perspective

Question 6

By 2012, almost ________ people were connected to the Internet.

Accepted Answer

A)  59 million 
B)  84 million 
C)  1.5 billion 
D)  2.3 billion 
A)  59 million 
B)  84 million 
C)  1.5 billion 
D)  2.3 billion

Question 7

The affluent have a greater chance of using the Internet than those who are not affluent.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Genetically modified food is referred to as Frankenfood by critics of technologically engineered food products.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Which two theorists have taken an evolutionary position on social change, suggesting that all societies move in a definite direction toward a higher state of being?

Accepted Answer

A)  Karl Marx and Ralf Dahrendorf 
B)  Talcott Parsons and Gerhard Lenski Jr. 
C)  Auguste Comte and Émile Durkheim 
D)  Richard Berk and Howard Aldrich 
A)  Karl Marx and Ralf Dahrendorf 
B)  Talcott Parsons and Gerhard Lenski Jr. 
C)  Auguste Comte and Émile Durkheim 
D)  Richard Berk and Howard Aldrich

Question 10

Discuss the various theoretical concepts associated with the functionalist view of social change.

Accepted Answer

The functionalist view of social change

Question 11

Which term does Talcott Parsons use to characterize the feature of social change that involves social institutions becoming more specialized in their purposes?

Accepted Answer

A)  differentiation 
B)  adaptive upgrading 
C)  inclusion 
D)  value generalization 
A)  differentiation 
B)  adaptive upgrading 
C)  inclusion 
D)  value generalization

Question 12

Which sociological perspective would most likely study the new social roles assumed by activists within a social movement?

Accepted Answer

A)  functionalist perspective 
B)  conflict perspective 
C)  interactionist perspective 
D)  epidemiological perspective 
A)  functionalist perspective 
B)  conflict perspective 
C)  interactionist perspective 
D)  epidemiological perspective

Question 13

Which sociological perspective suggests that censorship is an ever-present danger that society's most powerful groups will use to invade the privacy of the less powerful?

Accepted Answer

A)  functionalist perspective 
B)  conflict perspective 
C)  interactionist perspective 
D)  dramaturgical perspective 
A)  functionalist perspective 
B)  conflict perspective 
C)  interactionist perspective 
D)  dramaturgical perspective

Question 14

Which of the following illustrates relative deprivation?

Accepted Answer

A)  a group of sweatshop workers who are incapable of buying an adequate diet for their families 
B)  residents of a squatter settlement in Nigeria who are incapable of affording adequate housing and plumbing 
C)  middle management workers in a corporation who are discontented because they cannot afford the luxury cars or expensive homes that their bosses have 
D)  None of these answers is correct. 
A)  a group of sweatshop workers who are incapable of buying an adequate diet for their families 
B)  residents of a squatter settlement in Nigeria who are incapable of affording adequate housing and plumbing 
C)  middle management workers in a corporation who are discontented because they cannot afford the luxury cars or expensive homes that their bosses have 
D)  None of these answers is correct.

Question 15

Genetically modified food is referred to as ________ by its critics.

Accepted Answer

A)  Frankenfood 
B)  Frankenstein's crops 
C)  Techno-friendly food 
D)  Frankoglop 
A)  Frankenfood 
B)  Frankenstein's crops 
C)  Techno-friendly food 
D)  Frankoglop

Question 16

Which term refers to the period of maladjustment when the nonmaterial culture is still adapting to new material conditions?

Accepted Answer

A)  cultural relativism 
B)  culture lag 
C)  culture shock 
D)  cultural integration 
A)  cultural relativism 
B)  culture lag 
C)  culture shock 
D)  cultural integration

Question 17

Which term refers to "cultural information about how to use the material resources of the environment to satisfy human needs and desires?"

Accepted Answer

A)  invention 
B)  society 
C)  technology 
D)  government 
A)  invention 
B)  society 
C)  technology 
D)  government

Question 18

Which theory of social change holds that society is moving in a definite direction?

Accepted Answer

A)  multilinear evolutionary theory 
B)  evolutionary theory 
C)  bisocial change theory 
D)  dichotomous change theory 
A)  multilinear evolutionary theory 
B)  evolutionary theory 
C)  bisocial change theory 
D)  dichotomous change theory

Question 19

One key feature of current consumer technologies is that they

Accepted Answer

A)  are increasingly manufactured in Canada. 
B)  last a lot longer. 
C)  require more frequent updating. 
D)  are less accessible to the middle class. 
A)  are increasingly manufactured in Canada. 
B)  last a lot longer. 
C)  require more frequent updating. 
D)  are less accessible to the middle class.

Question 20

Organized collective activities that address values and social identities as well as improvements in the quality of life are called

Accepted Answer

A)  social movements. 
B)  new social movements. 
C)  false consciousness. 
D)  resource mobilization. 
A)  social movements. 
B)  new social movements. 
C)  false consciousness. 
D)  resource mobilization.

Which concept does Talcott Parsons use to indicate the increasing complexity of social organization?

False consciousness is defined as

Neo-Luddites

Which of the following is an example of material culture?

Which sociological perspective criticizes the functionalist approach to social change for disregarding the crucial significance of change that is needed to correct social injustices and inequalities?

By 2012, almost ________ people were connected to the Internet.

The affluent have a greater chance of using the Internet than those who are not affluent.

Genetically modified food is referred to as Frankenfood by critics of technologically engineered food products.

Which two theorists have taken an evolutionary position on social change, suggesting that all societies move in a definite direction toward a higher state of being?

Discuss the various theoretical concepts associated with the functionalist view of social change.

Which term does Talcott Parsons use to characterize the feature of social change that involves social institutions becoming more specialized in their purposes?

Which sociological perspective would most likely study the new social roles assumed by activists within a social movement?

Which sociological perspective suggests that censorship is an ever-present danger that society's most powerful groups will use to invade the privacy of the less powerful?

Which of the following illustrates relative deprivation?

Genetically modified food is referred to as ________ by its critics.

Which term refers to the period of maladjustment when the nonmaterial culture is still adapting to new material conditions?

Which term refers to "cultural information about how to use the material resources of the environment to satisfy human needs and desires?"

Which theory of social change holds that society is moving in a definite direction?

One key feature of current consumer technologies is that they

Organized collective activities that address values and social identities as well as improvements in the quality of life are called

Understanding Sociology

Sociological Research

Culture

Socialization and the Life Course

Social Interaction, Groups, and Social Structure

The Mass Media

Deviance, Crime, and Social Control

Stratification and Social Mobility in the United States

Global Inequality

Racial and Ethnic Inequality

Stratification by Gender

The Family and Human Sexuality

Religion and Education

Government and the Economy

Health and the Environment

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Exam 16: Social Change in the Global Community

Which concept does Talcott Parsons use to indicate the increasing complexity of social organization?

False consciousness is defined as

Neo-Luddites

Which of the following is an example of material culture?

Which sociological perspective criticizes the functionalist approach to social change for disregarding the crucial significance of change that is needed to correct social injustices and inequalities?

By 2012, almost ________ people were connected to the Internet.

The affluent have a greater chance of using the Internet than those who are not affluent.

Genetically modified food is referred to as Frankenfood by critics of technologically engineered food products.

Which two theorists have taken an evolutionary position on social change, suggesting that all societies move in a definite direction toward a higher state of being?

Discuss the various theoretical concepts associated with the functionalist view of social change.

Which term does Talcott Parsons use to characterize the feature of social change that involves social institutions becoming more specialized in their purposes?

Which sociological perspective would most likely study the new social roles assumed by activists within a social movement?

Which sociological perspective suggests that censorship is an ever-present danger that society's most powerful groups will use to invade the privacy of the less powerful?

Which of the following illustrates relative deprivation?

Genetically modified food is referred to as ________ by its critics.

Which term refers to the period of maladjustment when the nonmaterial culture is still adapting to new material conditions?

Which term refers to "cultural information about how to use the material resources of the environment to satisfy human needs and desires?"

Which theory of social change holds that society is moving in a definite direction?

One key feature of current consumer technologies is that they

Organized collective activities that address values and social identities as well as improvements in the quality of life are called

Understanding Sociology

Sociological Research

Culture

Socialization and the Life Course

Social Interaction, Groups, and Social Structure

The Mass Media

Deviance, Crime, and Social Control

Stratification and Social Mobility in the United States

Global Inequality

Racial and Ethnic Inequality

Stratification by Gender

The Family and Human Sexuality

Religion and Education

Government and the Economy

Health and the Environment

Filters