Question 1

Karl Marx highlighted which of the following in the process of social change?

Accepted Answer

A)  social conflict 
B)  ideas 
C)  cultural diffusion 
D)  invention 
A)  social conflict 
B)  ideas 
C)  cultural diffusion 
D)  invention

Question 2

Durkheim considered a rising suicide rate a good indicator of stronger mechanical solidarity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The class-society theory of modernity draws its inspiration from which of the following sociologists?

Accepted Answer

A)  Karl Marx 
B)  Max Weber 
C)  Emile Durkheim 
D)  Ferdinand Tönnies 
A)  Karl Marx 
B)  Max Weber 
C)  Emile Durkheim 
D)  Ferdinand Tönnies

Question 4

Other-directed people have little interest in fashions and fads.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

According to class-society theory, the key problem of living in a modern society is

Accepted Answer

A)  too much rationality. 
B)  too much personal freedom. 
C)  economic inequality with most people feeling powerless. 
D)  difficulty building a clear personal identity. 
A)  too much rationality. 
B)  too much personal freedom. 
C)  economic inequality with most people feeling powerless. 
D)  difficulty building a clear personal identity.

Question 6

Ralph Linton made the point that many familiar elements in today's way of life

Accepted Answer

A)  were discovered completely by accident. 
B)  were unknown even a few decades ago. 
C)  were all invented by members of our own society. 
D)  actually came to us from other cultures in the world. 
A)  were discovered completely by accident. 
B)  were unknown even a few decades ago. 
C)  were all invented by members of our own society. 
D)  actually came to us from other cultures in the world.

Question 7

Marxist political economy theory states that social movements arise in reaction to the injustices of capitalism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The problem mass-society theory sees with the expansion of the bureaucratic state is that

Accepted Answer

A)  it generates more and more inequality. 
B)  government brings about too much change. 
C)  people in local communities have little control over their lives. 
D)  the state does very little for people. 
A)  it generates more and more inequality. 
B)  government brings about too much change. 
C)  people in local communities have little control over their lives. 
D)  the state does very little for people.

Question 9

Max Weber stated that modern societies were prone to a condition he called anomie.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Alcoholics Anonymous, an organization that seeks to help alcoholics achieve a sober life, is one example of

Accepted Answer

A)  an alterative social movement. 
B)  a redemptive social movement. 
C)  a reformative social movement. 
D)  a revolutionary social movement. 
A)  an alterative social movement. 
B)  a redemptive social movement. 
C)  a reformative social movement. 
D)  a revolutionary social movement.

Question 11

Which of the following statements does NOT correctly describe modernity as mass society?

Accepted Answer

A)  There is little focus on tradition. 
B)  People lack moral certainty about how to live. 
C)  There are more poor people than in the past. 
D)  Kinship ties are weaker than in the past. 
A)  There is little focus on tradition. 
B)  People lack moral certainty about how to live. 
C)  There are more poor people than in the past. 
D)  Kinship ties are weaker than in the past.

Question 12

Durkheim's greatest concern about modern societies was what he saw as the increase in

Accepted Answer

A)  productive specialization. 
B)  personal choice. 
C)  anomie. 
D)  personal privacy. 
A)  productive specialization. 
B)  personal choice. 
C)  anomie. 
D)  personal privacy.

Question 13

The Gulf of Mexico oil spill in 2010 is one example of

Accepted Answer

A)  an act of terrorism. 
B)  an intentional disaster. 
C)  a natural disaster. 
D)  a technological disaster. 
A)  an act of terrorism. 
B)  an intentional disaster. 
C)  a natural disaster. 
D)  a technological disaster.

Question 14

In the opinion of Herbert Marcuse, science

Accepted Answer

A)  causes more problems than it solves. 
B)  is the most important dimension of "rationality." 
C)  is the key to improving living standards all around the world. 
D)  is not new to modern societies, having existed for centuries. 
A)  causes more problems than it solves. 
B)  is the most important dimension of "rationality." 
C)  is the key to improving living standards all around the world. 
D)  is not new to modern societies, having existed for centuries.

Question 15

Class-society theory states that modernization has greatly reduced social inequality.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Max Weber's view of modernity stressed

Accepted Answer

A)  an increasingly rational worldview. 
B)  the capitalist economy. 
C)  productive specialization. 
D)  individual self-interest. 
A)  an increasingly rational worldview. 
B)  the capitalist economy. 
C)  productive specialization. 
D)  individual self-interest.

Question 17

A mass society is one

Accepted Answer

A)  in which change has become very slow. 
B)  that is becoming economically poorer. 
C)  in which there is little bureaucracy. 
D)  that has lost much of its traditional social ties. 
A)  in which change has become very slow. 
B)  that is becoming economically poorer. 
C)  in which there is little bureaucracy. 
D)  that has lost much of its traditional social ties.

Question 18

Karl Marx was a major architect of mass-society theory.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The phrase "essentially united in spite of all separating factors" is a good description of what Tönnies called Gemeinschaft.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Modernization means that fewer people live in small, traditional communities.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Karl Marx highlighted which of the following in the process of social change?

Durkheim considered a rising suicide rate a good indicator of stronger mechanical solidarity.

The class-society theory of modernity draws its inspiration from which of the following sociologists?

Other-directed people have little interest in fashions and fads.

According to class-society theory, the key problem of living in a modern society is

Ralph Linton made the point that many familiar elements in today's way of life

Marxist political economy theory states that social movements arise in reaction to the injustices of capitalism.

The problem mass-society theory sees with the expansion of the bureaucratic state is that

Max Weber stated that modern societies were prone to a condition he called anomie.

Alcoholics Anonymous, an organization that seeks to help alcoholics achieve a sober life, is one example of

Which of the following statements does NOT correctly describe modernity as mass society?

Durkheim's greatest concern about modern societies was what he saw as the increase in

The Gulf of Mexico oil spill in 2010 is one example of

In the opinion of Herbert Marcuse, science

Class-society theory states that modernization has greatly reduced social inequality.

Max Weber's view of modernity stressed

A mass society is one

Karl Marx was a major architect of mass-society theory.

The phrase "essentially united in spite of all separating factors" is a good description of what Tönnies called Gemeinschaft.

Modernization means that fewer people live in small, traditional communities.

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Exam 16: Social Change: Modern and Postmodern Societies

Karl Marx highlighted which of the following in the process of social change?

Durkheim considered a rising suicide rate a good indicator of stronger mechanical solidarity.

The class-society theory of modernity draws its inspiration from which of the following sociologists?

Other-directed people have little interest in fashions and fads.

According to class-society theory, the key problem of living in a modern society is

Ralph Linton made the point that many familiar elements in today's way of life

Marxist political economy theory states that social movements arise in reaction to the injustices of capitalism.

The problem mass-society theory sees with the expansion of the bureaucratic state is that

Max Weber stated that modern societies were prone to a condition he called anomie.

Alcoholics Anonymous, an organization that seeks to help alcoholics achieve a sober life, is one example of

Which of the following statements does NOT correctly describe modernity as mass society?

Durkheim's greatest concern about modern societies was what he saw as the increase in

The Gulf of Mexico oil spill in 2010 is one example of

In the opinion of Herbert Marcuse, science

Class-society theory states that modernization has greatly reduced social inequality.

Max Weber's view of modernity stressed

A mass society is one

Karl Marx was a major architect of mass-society theory.

The phrase "essentially united in spite of all separating factors" is a good description of what Tönnies called Gemeinschaft.

Modernization means that fewer people live in small, traditional communities.

Sociology: Perspective, Theory, and Method

Culture

Socialization: From Infancy to Old Age

Social Interaction in Everyday Life

Groups and Organizations

Sexuality and Society

Deviance

Social Stratification

Global Stratification

Gender Stratification

Race and Ethnicity

Economics and Politics

Family and Religion

Education, Health, and Medicine

Population, Urbanization, and Environment

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