Exam 16: Social Change in the Global Community

Which sociologist pointed out that one cannot devise methods for controlling and utilizing new technology before the introduction of a technique,and that nonmaterial culture typically must respond to changes in material culture?

Émile Durkheim contended that societies progressed from

Which term is used to refer to the ways in which a social movement utilizes such resources as money,political influence,access to the media,and personnel?

The treatment of immigrant laborers in Dubai is a significant social problem.

Computer-mediated communication is difficult to monitor.

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

Young people who have grown up browsing the Internet seem to accept the existence of "cookies" and "spyware" they may pick up while surfing.

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

Discuss social change in Dubai.Could the social problems have been anticipated?

Interactionists take a generally positive view of the Internet,pointing to its manifest function of facilitating communication.

Apply the term vested interests to contemporary society.

The role of women in the family has changed dramatically within the United States during the past 50 years.Women have furthered their education and developed careers.This change in the family has necessitated adaptive changes in school systems,corporations,churches,and other facets of society to provide childcare services.This situation reflects which view of social change?

Discuss the pros and cons of genetically modified foods and whether you feel we can ever "cross the line" regarding genetic manipulation and our food supply.

Which term refers to the conscious feeling of a negative discrepancy between legitimate expectations and present actualities?

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

The practice of colleges admitting more ethnic minorities and women,under Talcott Parsons's model,is called

Which sociological perspective views transnational migration as having increased the economic gulf between developed and developing nations?

Functionalists see the free flow of immigrants,even when it is legally restricted,as one way for economies to maximize their use of human labor.

Which slang term is used to identify those who resist technological devices that have become part of our daily life?

The macro-level approach has proved useful in studying the women's movement in South Korea.