Question 1

Karl Marx claimed that conflict between classes typically prevents social change.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Read the four statements below about postmodernism. One of them is not correct; which is it?

Accepted Answer

A)  The future probably will not be as good as the present. 
B)  Science does not hold all of the answers. 
C)  The family and other institutions are not changing. 
D)  Cultural debates are intensifying. 
A)  The future probably will not be as good as the present. 
B)  Science does not hold all of the answers. 
C)  The family and other institutions are not changing. 
D)  Cultural debates are intensifying.

Question 3

Kai Erikson explains that disasters

Accepted Answer

A)  are always intentional. 
B)  are less damaging to people when they are caused by the intentional actions of others. 
C)  are less harmful when they involve some toxic substance. 
D)  not only harm people, they destroy human community. 
A)  are always intentional. 
B)  are less damaging to people when they are caused by the intentional actions of others. 
C)  are less harmful when they involve some toxic substance. 
D)  not only harm people, they destroy human community.

Question 4

For Ferdinand Tönnies, the essence of Gesellschaft is

Accepted Answer

A)  neighborhood and friendship. 
B)  kinship. 
C)  self-interest. 
D)  faith in established tradition. 
A)  neighborhood and friendship. 
B)  kinship. 
C)  self-interest. 
D)  faith in established tradition.

Question 5

Social change can result from invention, discovery, or cultural diffusion.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

___________refers to changes brought on by the Information Revolution

Accepted Answer

A)  Postmodernity 
B)  Modernity 
C)  Tradition 
D)  Diffusion 
A)  Postmodernity 
B)  Modernity 
C)  Tradition 
D)  Diffusion

Question 7

Emile Durkheim claimed that the defining trait of modernity is

Accepted Answer

A)  specialization that makes people interdependent. 
B)  common beliefs that bind people together. 
C)  strong kinship. 
D)  shared faith in established tradition. 
A)  specialization that makes people interdependent. 
B)  common beliefs that bind people together. 
C)  strong kinship. 
D)  shared faith in established tradition.

Question 8

___________refers to social patterns brought on by the Industrial Revolution.

Accepted Answer

A)  Postmodernity 
B)  Modernity 
C)  Tradition 
D)  Diffusion 
A)  Postmodernity 
B)  Modernity 
C)  Tradition 
D)  Diffusion

Question 9

In global perspective, some societies change; others do not.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Overall, mass-society theory suggests that the problem of living in modern society is

Accepted Answer

A)  building a confident personal identity in a changing and morally relativistic world. 
B)  gaining a sense of power in a capitalist way of life. 
C)  dealing with persistent poverty. 
D)  finding any personal freedom. 
A)  building a confident personal identity in a changing and morally relativistic world. 
B)  gaining a sense of power in a capitalist way of life. 
C)  dealing with persistent poverty. 
D)  finding any personal freedom.

Question 11

A number of sociologists contributed to the mass-society theory of modernity. Which of the following is NOT one of them?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 12

Social change is usually controversial.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The fact that the coins we use is an idea that came from the Middle East centuries ago is an example of which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  discovery 
B)  invention 
C)  diffusion 
D)  cultural lag 
A)  discovery 
B)  invention 
C)  diffusion 
D)  cultural lag

Question 14

David Riesman described "tradition-directed" social character as

Accepted Answer

A)  being highly individualistic. 
B)  readily shifting from one identity to another. 
C)  conformity to the latest fashions and fads. 
D)  rigid conformity to traditional ways of life. 
A)  being highly individualistic. 
B)  readily shifting from one identity to another. 
C)  conformity to the latest fashions and fads. 
D)  rigid conformity to traditional ways of life.

Question 15

Karl Marx understood the onset of modernity in terms of

Accepted Answer

A)  the rise of the capitalist economic system. 
B)  increasing productive specialization. 
C)  the rise of rationality. 
D)  the loss of traditional community. 
A)  the rise of the capitalist economic system. 
B)  increasing productive specialization. 
C)  the rise of rationality. 
D)  the loss of traditional community.

Question 16

Ferdinand Tönnies described modernity as the loss of

Accepted Answer

A)  Gesellschaft. 
B)  Gemeinschaft. 
C)  personal choice. 
D)  social diversity. 
A)  Gesellschaft. 
B)  Gemeinschaft. 
C)  personal choice. 
D)  social diversity.

Karl Marx claimed that conflict between classes typically prevents social change.

Read the four statements below about postmodernism. One of them is not correct; which is it?

Kai Erikson explains that disasters

For Ferdinand Tönnies, the essence of Gesellschaft is

Social change can result from invention, discovery, or cultural diffusion.

___________refers to changes brought on by the Information Revolution

Emile Durkheim claimed that the defining trait of modernity is

___________refers to social patterns brought on by the Industrial Revolution.

In global perspective, some societies change; others do not.

Overall, mass-society theory suggests that the problem of living in modern society is

A number of sociologists contributed to the mass-society theory of modernity. Which of the following is NOT one of them?

Social change is usually controversial.

The fact that the coins we use is an idea that came from the Middle East centuries ago is an example of which of the following?

David Riesman described "tradition-directed" social character as

Karl Marx understood the onset of modernity in terms of

Ferdinand Tönnies described modernity as the loss of

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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Exam 16: Social Change: Modern and Postmodern Societies

Karl Marx claimed that conflict between classes typically prevents social change.

Read the four statements below about postmodernism. One of them is not correct; which is it?

Kai Erikson explains that disasters

For Ferdinand Tönnies, the essence of Gesellschaft is

Social change can result from invention, discovery, or cultural diffusion.

___________refers to changes brought on by the Information Revolution

Emile Durkheim claimed that the defining trait of modernity is

___________refers to social patterns brought on by the Industrial Revolution.

In global perspective, some societies change; others do not.

Overall, mass-society theory suggests that the problem of living in modern society is

A number of sociologists contributed to the mass-society theory of modernity. Which of the following is NOT one of them?

Social change is usually controversial.

The fact that the coins we use is an idea that came from the Middle East centuries ago is an example of which of the following?

David Riesman described "tradition-directed" social character as

Karl Marx understood the onset of modernity in terms of

Ferdinand Tönnies described modernity as the loss of

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

Filters