Question 1

Jared Diamond's explanation of the collapse of Rwandan society:

Accepted Answer

A)  focuses on ethnic rivalries that remain in Rwanda 
B)  emphasizes cultural and political explanations and minimizes environmental factors 
C)  emphasizes environmental factors and minimizes political and cultural factors 
D)  focuses on political instability 
E)  is universally hailed as a model for understanding the problems facing less developed societies 
A)  focuses on ethnic rivalries that remain in Rwanda 
B)  emphasizes cultural and political explanations and minimizes environmental factors 
C)  emphasizes environmental factors and minimizes political and cultural factors 
D)  focuses on political instability 
E)  is universally hailed as a model for understanding the problems facing less developed societies

Question 2

The following that characterizes the shift to a global rather than a national outlook is:

Accepted Answer

A)  a man with a decidedly Italian accent telling a reporter he is from Europe 
B)  the civil religion of the United States 
C)  the demands by french citizens that McDonald's restaurants be removed from their cities 
D)  the United Nations' refusal to send troops to Sudan to stop the genocide in southern Sudan 
E)  the protests against the World Trade Organization in Seattle 
A)  a man with a decidedly Italian accent telling a reporter he is from Europe 
B)  the civil religion of the United States 
C)  the demands by french citizens that McDonald's restaurants be removed from their cities 
D)  the United Nations' refusal to send troops to Sudan to stop the genocide in southern Sudan 
E)  the protests against the World Trade Organization in Seattle

Question 3

The term first used by Daniel Bell and Alain Touraine to describe societal development beyond the industrial era was postindustrial society.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

farmers,cattle ranchers,and animal feed manufacturers should accept responsibility for mad cow disease because they:

Accepted Answer

A)  are responsible for the advertising campaigns for beef and beef by-products 
B)  are responsible for a plan to clone cattle and sell the beef as "natural" 
C)  are feeding cows grains mixed with animal parts 
D)  are genetically altering the beef to lower cholesterol without acknowledging the potential harmful effect 
E)  want to stay in business 
A)  are responsible for the advertising campaigns for beef and beef by-products 
B)  are responsible for a plan to clone cattle and sell the beef as "natural" 
C)  are feeding cows grains mixed with animal parts 
D)  are genetically altering the beef to lower cholesterol without acknowledging the potential harmful effect 
E)  want to stay in business

Question 5

Nongovernmental organizations are contributing to the intensification of globalization because:

Accepted Answer

A)  they regulate activities, such as civil aviation and broadcasting, that span national boundaries 
B)  they deregulate trade and expand capitalism across national boundaries 
C)  their numbers remain low so each is very visible and powerful 
D)  they are powerless compared to transnational corporations 
E)  they contributed to the fall of the Soviet Union 
A)  they regulate activities, such as civil aviation and broadcasting, that span national boundaries 
B)  they deregulate trade and expand capitalism across national boundaries 
C)  their numbers remain low so each is very visible and powerful 
D)  they are powerless compared to transnational corporations 
E)  they contributed to the fall of the Soviet Union

Question 6

A manufactured risk differs from an external risk in that:

Accepted Answer

A)  external risks are accidental risks, and manufactured risks are human made 
B)  external risks are environmental risks, and manufactured risks are accidental risks 
C)  manufactured risks were more common in the industrial era, and external risks are more common in the postindustrial era 
D)  external risks come and go quickly, and manufactured risks can last for some time 
E)  an external risk comes from the natural world, and a manufactured risk is human made 
A)  external risks are accidental risks, and manufactured risks are human made 
B)  external risks are environmental risks, and manufactured risks are accidental risks 
C)  manufactured risks were more common in the industrial era, and external risks are more common in the postindustrial era 
D)  external risks come and go quickly, and manufactured risks can last for some time 
E)  an external risk comes from the natural world, and a manufactured risk is human made

Question 7

What specific factors have influenced social change in the modern period? How have these changes affected the way we live today?

Accepted Answer

There are several specific factors that

Question 8

What are the goals of the global justice movement? Why has it focused its criticism on organizations such as the World Trade Organization? Do you agree with the text that globalization creates a need for new forms of global governance? Do current organizations meet that need? Explain.

Accepted Answer

The goals of the global justice movement

Question 9

Protesters against the World Trade Organization claim that it:

Accepted Answer

A)  is too inclusive 
B)  is more concerned with human rights than profits 
C)  is against the interests of the developed world 
D)  is against free markets 
E)  reflects the interests of the developed world 
A)  is too inclusive 
B)  is more concerned with human rights than profits 
C)  is against the interests of the developed world 
D)  is against free markets 
E)  reflects the interests of the developed world

Question 10

The fastest-growing communication tool ever developed was Alexander Graham Bell's invention,the telephone.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The most significant political factor in speeding up patterns of change in the modern world was:

Accepted Answer

A)  the invention of the ballot box 
B)  the emergence of the modern state 
C)  the commitment to less government involvement in social life and the economy 
D)  fascism 
E)  democracy 
A)  the invention of the ballot box 
B)  the emergence of the modern state 
C)  the commitment to less government involvement in social life and the economy 
D)  fascism 
E)  democracy

Question 12

An example of the World Trade Organization's ruling in favor of profits and against human rights is that it:

Accepted Answer

A)  voted to allow Monsanto to dispose of chemical waste in Newfoundland Sound 
B)  insisted that European countries import beef from the United States even though U.S. beef is treated with potentially carcinogenic hormones 
C)  demanded that African countries pay a tariff for importing non-brand-name drugs 
D)  asked the United Nations to send troops to protect WTO members against the onslaught of violent protesters 
E)  removed 25 countries as members because their economic expansion lagged behind that of other countries. 
A)  voted to allow Monsanto to dispose of chemical waste in Newfoundland Sound 
B)  insisted that European countries import beef from the United States even though U.S. beef is treated with potentially carcinogenic hormones 
C)  demanded that African countries pay a tariff for importing non-brand-name drugs 
D)  asked the United Nations to send troops to protect WTO members against the onslaught of violent protesters 
E)  removed 25 countries as members because their economic expansion lagged behind that of other countries.

Question 13

A manufactured risk is the:

Accepted Answer

A)  pummeling of florida by four hurricanes in 2004 
B)  1979 Three Mile Island nuclear disaster in Pennsylvania 
C)  November 10, 1975, wreck of the Edmund fitzgerald in Lake Superior 
D)  release of smog and toxic gases by the eruption of Washington state's Mount St. Helens in 1980 and 2004 
E)  destruction of Pompeii 
A)  pummeling of florida by four hurricanes in 2004 
B)  1979 Three Mile Island nuclear disaster in Pennsylvania 
C)  November 10, 1975, wreck of the Edmund fitzgerald in Lake Superior 
D)  release of smog and toxic gases by the eruption of Washington state's Mount St. Helens in 1980 and 2004 
E)  destruction of Pompeii

Question 14

Religion can be a cause of social change and is considered to be:

Accepted Answer

A)  political 
B)  social 
C)  cultural 
D)  organizational 
E)  economic 
A)  political 
B)  social 
C)  cultural 
D)  organizational 
E)  economic

Question 15

Globalization would cause the most problems for:

Accepted Answer

A)  the president of a transnational corporation 
B)  a computer engineer 
C)  the head of a small-town historical society 
D)  a university dean 
E)  a Hollywood producer 
A)  the president of a transnational corporation 
B)  a computer engineer 
C)  the head of a small-town historical society 
D)  a university dean 
E)  a Hollywood producer

Question 16

According to the text,among the most significant political causes of globalization was the:

Accepted Answer

A)  development of a socialist alternative to the capitalist world market 
B)  rise of Islamic fundamentalism as a response to Western political influence in the Arab world 
C)  collapse of the Soviet bloc and the end of isolation for the former second world 
D)  space race 
E)  Cold War 
A)  development of a socialist alternative to the capitalist world market 
B)  rise of Islamic fundamentalism as a response to Western political influence in the Arab world 
C)  collapse of the Soviet bloc and the end of isolation for the former second world 
D)  space race 
E)  Cold War

Question 17

The belief that society is no longer controlled by history and progress is termed:

Accepted Answer

A)  postindustrialism 
B)  postmodernism 
C)  historicity 
D)  posthistoricity 
E)  progressivism 
A)  postindustrialism 
B)  postmodernism 
C)  historicity 
D)  posthistoricity 
E)  progressivism

Question 18

An accurate description of the relationship between the United States and the World Trade Organization is that the:

Accepted Answer

A)  United States as the world's only superpower wields disproportionate influence on World Trade Organization policy development 
B)  World Trade Organization is an extension of the U.S. Congress and executive branch of government 
C)  United States has been able to wield its power and have the World Trade Organization relocate from Europe to Chicago. 
D)  United States has been the leader in the World Trade Organization in trying to place human rights issues above profit 
E)  United States does not feel the need to participate in the World Trade Organization 
A)  United States as the world's only superpower wields disproportionate influence on World Trade Organization policy development 
B)  World Trade Organization is an extension of the U.S. Congress and executive branch of government 
C)  United States has been able to wield its power and have the World Trade Organization relocate from Europe to Chicago. 
D)  United States has been the leader in the World Trade Organization in trying to place human rights issues above profit 
E)  United States does not feel the need to participate in the World Trade Organization

Question 19

The rise in funding for the U.S.space program during the so-called "space race"

Accepted Answer

A)  increased scientific research and support for the U.S. economy 
B)  led to more skepticism of taxpayer-funded research 
C)  led to a decline in military funding 
D)  led to the most technological innovation in U.S. history during the 1960s 
E)  resulted in more manned missions to the moon in recent years 
A)  increased scientific research and support for the U.S. economy 
B)  led to more skepticism of taxpayer-funded research 
C)  led to a decline in military funding 
D)  led to the most technological innovation in U.S. history during the 1960s 
E)  resulted in more manned missions to the moon in recent years

Question 20

Many industrial workers have been unemployed and left without the skills required in a knowledge-based economy because of:

Accepted Answer

A)  new social problems, such as long-term unemployment 
B)  new types of education that train workers for the knowledge economy 
C)  long-standing employment patterns 
D)  global trade and new forms of technology 
E)  declining enrollment in institutions of higher education 
A)  new social problems, such as long-term unemployment 
B)  new types of education that train workers for the knowledge economy 
C)  long-standing employment patterns 
D)  global trade and new forms of technology 
E)  declining enrollment in institutions of higher education

Jared Diamond's explanation of the collapse of Rwandan society:

The following that characterizes the shift to a global rather than a national outlook is:

The term first used by Daniel Bell and Alain Touraine to describe societal development beyond the industrial era was postindustrial society.

farmers,cattle ranchers,and animal feed manufacturers should accept responsibility for mad cow disease because they:

Nongovernmental organizations are contributing to the intensification of globalization because:

A manufactured risk differs from an external risk in that:

What specific factors have influenced social change in the modern period? How have these changes affected the way we live today?

What are the goals of the global justice movement? Why has it focused its criticism on organizations such as the World Trade Organization? Do you agree with the text that globalization creates a need for new forms of global governance? Do current organizations meet that need? Explain.

Protesters against the World Trade Organization claim that it:

The fastest-growing communication tool ever developed was Alexander Graham Bell's invention,the telephone.

The most significant political factor in speeding up patterns of change in the modern world was:

An example of the World Trade Organization's ruling in favor of profits and against human rights is that it:

A manufactured risk is the:

Religion can be a cause of social change and is considered to be:

Globalization would cause the most problems for:

According to the text,among the most significant political causes of globalization was the:

The belief that society is no longer controlled by history and progress is termed:

An accurate description of the relationship between the United States and the World Trade Organization is that the:

The rise in funding for the U.S.space program during the so-called "space race"

Many industrial workers have been unemployed and left without the skills required in a knowledge-based economy because of:

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Global Inequality

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Exam 20: Globalization In A Changing World

Jared Diamond's explanation of the collapse of Rwandan society:

The following that characterizes the shift to a global rather than a national outlook is:

The term first used by Daniel Bell and Alain Touraine to describe societal development beyond the industrial era was postindustrial society.

farmers,cattle ranchers,and animal feed manufacturers should accept responsibility for mad cow disease because they:

Nongovernmental organizations are contributing to the intensification of globalization because:

A manufactured risk differs from an external risk in that:

What specific factors have influenced social change in the modern period? How have these changes affected the way we live today?

What are the goals of the global justice movement? Why has it focused its criticism on organizations such as the World Trade Organization? Do you agree with the text that globalization creates a need for new forms of global governance? Do current organizations meet that need? Explain.

Protesters against the World Trade Organization claim that it:

The fastest-growing communication tool ever developed was Alexander Graham Bell's invention,the telephone.

The most significant political factor in speeding up patterns of change in the modern world was:

An example of the World Trade Organization's ruling in favor of profits and against human rights is that it:

A manufactured risk is the:

Religion can be a cause of social change and is considered to be:

Globalization would cause the most problems for:

According to the text,among the most significant political causes of globalization was the:

The belief that society is no longer controlled by history and progress is termed:

An accurate description of the relationship between the United States and the World Trade Organization is that the:

The rise in funding for the U.S.space program during the so-called "space race"

Many industrial workers have been unemployed and left without the skills required in a knowledge-based economy because of:

What Is Sociology?

Asking And Answering Sociological Questions

Culture And Society

Socialization And The Life Cycle

Social Interaction And Everyday Life In The Age Of The Internet

Groups, networks, and Organizations

Conformity, deviance, and Crime

Stratification, class, and Inequality

Global Inequality

Gender Inequality

Ethnicity And Race

Aging

Government, political Power, and Social Movements

Work And Economic Life

Families and Intimate Relations

Education

Religion In Modern Society

The Sociology Of The Body: Health,illness,and Sexuality

Urbanization, population, and The Environment

Filters