Question 1

The Civil Rights Movement is an example of a social movement that is

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A)  not coordinated. 
B)  enduring and structured. 
C)  unstructured and short-lived. 
D)  an expressive movement. 
A)  not coordinated. 
B)  enduring and structured. 
C)  unstructured and short-lived. 
D)  an expressive movement.

Question 2

If Jane tells Judy a story that she never verified, she is spreading an) __________.

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The answer of If Jane tells Judy a story that...

Question 3

The alteration of society over time is called __________.

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A)  social development 
B)  social panic 
C)  social movement 
D)  social change 
A)  social development 
B)  social panic 
C)  social movement 
D)  social change

Question 4

Which of the following statements best describes the relationship between tradition and modernization?

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A)  Modernization is always in direct conflict with tradition. 
B)  Tradition disappears once a society becomes fully developed or modern. 
C)  Tradition can in some instances facilitate the process of modernization. 
D)  If people refuse to give up their traditions, modernization will occur but at a significantly slower pace. 
A)  Modernization is always in direct conflict with tradition. 
B)  Tradition disappears once a society becomes fully developed or modern. 
C)  Tradition can in some instances facilitate the process of modernization. 
D)  If people refuse to give up their traditions, modernization will occur but at a significantly slower pace.

Question 5

Crazes are different than fads because crazes

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A)  are a little bizarre. 
B)  have serious social consequences. 
C)  involve more people. 
D)  have a longer life. 
A)  are a little bizarre. 
B)  have serious social consequences. 
C)  involve more people. 
D)  have a longer life.

Question 6

Talcott Parsons believed that social changes was not an overthrow of the old but new elements integrated into aspects of the old society. He called this process

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A)  balance and stability. 
B)  the cyclical theory. 
C)  a moving equilibrium. 
D)  the evolutionary theory. 
A)  balance and stability. 
B)  the cyclical theory. 
C)  a moving equilibrium. 
D)  the evolutionary theory.

Question 7

Sociologists Gerald Lenski and Patrick Wolar found that industrializing agricultural societies such as South Korea showed higher levels of development than industrializing horticultural societies such as Ghana. Their finds support the__________ theory of social change.

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A)  cyclical 
B)  evolutionary 
C)  revolutionary 
D)  modernization 
A)  cyclical 
B)  evolutionary 
C)  revolutionary 
D)  modernization

Question 8

__________behavior, such as fads or crazes, is both spontaneous and unstructured.

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The answer of __________behavior, such as fads or crazes, is...

Question 9

Consequences of social movements include all of the following EXCEPT

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A)  influence public policy. 
B)  end war. 
C)  create new institutions. 
D)  achieve immediate goals. 
A)  influence public policy. 
B)  end war. 
C)  create new institutions. 
D)  achieve immediate goals.

Question 10

People in traditional societies tend to define themselves as an integral part of a group, but people in modern societies tend to define themselves as free and independent. These differences show that

Accepted Answer

A)  self-definitions are determined by economic structure. 
B)  social change has a great impact on an individualʹs worldview. 
C)  self-definitions stay about the same despite social change. 
D)  the conflict perspective on social change is about right. 
A)  self-definitions are determined by economic structure. 
B)  social change has a great impact on an individualʹs worldview. 
C)  self-definitions stay about the same despite social change. 
D)  the conflict perspective on social change is about right.

Question 11

Itʹs better not to listen to rumors because they are always false.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

__________theory emphasizes the growing separation between Western and non -Western cultures.

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A)  Divergence 
B)  Neo-colonialism 
C)  Convergence 
D)  Resource mobilization 
A)  Divergence 
B)  Neo-colonialism 
C)  Convergence 
D)  Resource mobilization

Question 13

The least structured and rarest form of collective behavior is

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A)  a lynch mob. 
B)  a craze. 
C)  an acting crowd. 
D)  panic. 
A)  a lynch mob. 
B)  a craze. 
C)  an acting crowd. 
D)  panic.

Question 14

Social change is the alteration of society over time.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Marx believed that workers would revolt against a capitalist society. This has not occurred because Marx failed to anticipate all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  the emergence of multinational companies. 
B)  the emergence of a large middle class. 
C)  the government improving conditions for workers. 
D)  the emergence of a welfare state. 
A)  the emergence of multinational companies. 
B)  the emergence of a large middle class. 
C)  the government improving conditions for workers. 
D)  the emergence of a welfare state.

Question 16

Social change is

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A)  usually spontaneous. 
B)  always violent. 
C)  the alternation of society over time. 
D)  more structured than collective behavior. 
A)  usually spontaneous. 
B)  always violent. 
C)  the alternation of society over time. 
D)  more structured than collective behavior.

Question 17

Modernization is the form of social change that involves transformation of an agricultural society into an industrial one.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

How will the retirement of the Baby Boom generation lead to changes in the future?

Accepted Answer

The retirement of the Baby Boom generati

Question 19

Sensate culture stresses empirical evidence or science as the path to knowledge and urges people to favor practical, materialistic and hedonistic way of life.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The majority of the people who were in the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, survived the inferno. Hadley Cantril would suggest that these people survived because they most likely had

Accepted Answer

A)  personal adequacy. 
B)  critical inability. 
C)  critical ability. 
D)  personal inadequacy. 
A)  personal adequacy. 
B)  critical inability. 
C)  critical ability. 
D)  personal inadequacy.

The Civil Rights Movement is an example of a social movement that is

If Jane tells Judy a story that she never verified, she is spreading an) __________.

The alteration of society over time is called __________.

Which of the following statements best describes the relationship between tradition and modernization?

Crazes are different than fads because crazes

Talcott Parsons believed that social changes was not an overthrow of the old but new elements integrated into aspects of the old society. He called this process

Sociologists Gerald Lenski and Patrick Wolar found that industrializing agricultural societies such as South Korea showed higher levels of development than industrializing horticultural societies such as Ghana. Their finds support the__________ theory of social change.

__________behavior, such as fads or crazes, is both spontaneous and unstructured.

Consequences of social movements include all of the following EXCEPT

People in traditional societies tend to define themselves as an integral part of a group, but people in modern societies tend to define themselves as free and independent. These differences show that

Itʹs better not to listen to rumors because they are always false.

__________theory emphasizes the growing separation between Western and non -Western cultures.

The least structured and rarest form of collective behavior is

Social change is the alteration of society over time.

Marx believed that workers would revolt against a capitalist society. This has not occurred because Marx failed to anticipate all of the following EXCEPT

Social change is

Modernization is the form of social change that involves transformation of an agricultural society into an industrial one.

How will the retirement of the Baby Boom generation lead to changes in the future?

Sensate culture stresses empirical evidence or science as the path to knowledge and urges people to favor practical, materialistic and hedonistic way of life.

The majority of the people who were in the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, survived the inferno. Hadley Cantril would suggest that these people survived because they most likely had

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Exam 15: Social Change

The Civil Rights Movement is an example of a social movement that is

If Jane tells Judy a story that she never verified, she is spreading an) __________.

The alteration of society over time is called __________.

Which of the following statements best describes the relationship between tradition and modernization?

Crazes are different than fads because crazes

Talcott Parsons believed that social changes was not an overthrow of the old but new elements integrated into aspects of the old society. He called this process

Sociologists Gerald Lenski and Patrick Wolar found that industrializing agricultural societies such as South Korea showed higher levels of development than industrializing horticultural societies such as Ghana. Their finds support the__________ theory of social change.

__________behavior, such as fads or crazes, is both spontaneous and unstructured.

Consequences of social movements include all of the following EXCEPT

People in traditional societies tend to define themselves as an integral part of a group, but people in modern societies tend to define themselves as free and independent. These differences show that

Itʹs better not to listen to rumors because they are always false.

__________theory emphasizes the growing separation between Western and non -Western cultures.

The least structured and rarest form of collective behavior is

Social change is the alteration of society over time.

Marx believed that workers would revolt against a capitalist society. This has not occurred because Marx failed to anticipate all of the following EXCEPT

Social change is

Modernization is the form of social change that involves transformation of an agricultural society into an industrial one.

How will the retirement of the Baby Boom generation lead to changes in the future?

Sensate culture stresses empirical evidence or science as the path to knowledge and urges people to favor practical, materialistic and hedonistic way of life.

The majority of the people who were in the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, survived the inferno. Hadley Cantril would suggest that these people survived because they most likely had

The Essence of Sociology

Society and Culture

Socialization

Social Interaction in Everyday Life

Groups and Organizations

Deviance and Control

Social Stratification

Race and Ethnicity

Gender and Age

Families

Education and Religion

The Economy and Politics

Health and Population

Environment and Urbanization

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