Question 1

Emile Durkheim saw society as a system "beyond us" with the power to guide our lives. Therefore, he described elements of society, including cultural norms, values, and beliefs as

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A)  social facts. 
B)  ideal types. 
C)  false consciousness. 
D)  forms of rationality. 
A)  social facts. 
B)  ideal types. 
C)  false consciousness. 
D)  forms of rationality. A

Question 2

In hunting and gathering societies,

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A)  men and women do almost entirely the same tasks. 
B)  men hunt animals while women gather vegetation. 
C)  women hunt animals while men gather vegetation. 
D)  men and women work together as hunters. 
A)  men and women do almost entirely the same tasks. 
B)  men hunt animals while women gather vegetation. 
C)  women hunt animals while men gather vegetation. 
D)  men and women work together as hunters. B

Question 3

Marx viewed alienation as an aid to social change.

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A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 4

Explain how Marx and Weber held somewhat different ideas about the cause of alienation in modern society.

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Karl Marx and Max Weber both had theorie

Question 5

Gerhard Lenski used the concept "socio-cultural evolution" to refer to how technological innovation changes the shape of societies.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Humans first planted gardens in which region of the world?

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A)  Africa 
B)  Asia 
C)  Latin America 
D)  the Middle East 
A)  Africa 
B)  Asia 
C)  Latin America 
D)  the Middle East

Question 7

Which of the following concepts refers to people who interact in a defined territory and share culture?

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A)  culture 
B)  society 
C)  nation 
D)  state 
A)  culture 
B)  society 
C)  nation 
D)  state

Question 8

The birth of the discipline of sociology took place during the development of which type of society?

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A)  pastoral 
B)  horticultural 
C)  industrial 
D)  agrarian 
A)  pastoral 
B)  horticultural 
C)  industrial 
D)  agrarian

Question 9

As the suffering of workers became worse, Marx predicted that they would

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A)  eventually starve to death. 
B)  rise up against the capitalist system. 
C)  go into business for themselves. 
D)  demand that women as well as men join the labour force. 
A)  eventually starve to death. 
B)  rise up against the capitalist system. 
C)  go into business for themselves. 
D)  demand that women as well as men join the labour force.

Question 10

Why do some analysts describe Max Weber's approach to explaining the rise of modern society as a "debate with the ghost of Karl Marx"?

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Some analysts describe Max Weber's appro

Question 11

Comparing and contrasting the ideas of Karl Marx and Max Weber, which of the following statements is TRUE?

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A)  Marx thought modern society was alienating; Weber did not. 
B)  Weber thought modern society was alienating; Marx did not. 
C)  Both Marx and Weber thought modern society was alienating, although for different reasons. 
D)  Neither Marx nor Weber thought modern society was alienating. 
A)  Marx thought modern society was alienating; Weber did not. 
B)  Weber thought modern society was alienating; Marx did not. 
C)  Both Marx and Weber thought modern society was alienating, although for different reasons. 
D)  Neither Marx nor Weber thought modern society was alienating.

Question 12

Durkheim pointed to the functions of social patterns for the operation of society as a whole.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

In general, industrialization results in less schooling and a sharp increase in the share of the population that is illiterate.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Durkheim claimed that, for each of us as individuals, society

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A)  maintains the highest level of personal privacy. 
B)  helps free people from human culture. 
C)  helps people "be all they can be." 
D)  regulates individuals, reining in their desires and passions. 
A)  maintains the highest level of personal privacy. 
B)  helps free people from human culture. 
C)  helps people "be all they can be." 
D)  regulates individuals, reining in their desires and passions.

Question 15

Which of the following types of society has the most productive specialization?

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A)  hunting and gathering 
B)  horticultural and pastoral 
C)  agrarian 
D)  industrial 
A)  hunting and gathering 
B)  horticultural and pastoral 
C)  agrarian 
D)  industrial

Question 16

Pastoral and horticultural societies are not capable of a productive surplus.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Karl Marx believed that the industrial-capitalist system was

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A)  going to last forever. 
B)  the best economic system possible. 
C)  giving rise to two great classes: capitalists and proletarians. 
D)  not important to understanding society and conflict. 
A)  going to last forever. 
B)  the best economic system possible. 
C)  giving rise to two great classes: capitalists and proletarians. 
D)  not important to understanding society and conflict.

Question 18

Industrial societies use powerful sources of energy to drive large machinery.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Which of the following concepts was used by Durkheim to name a condition in which society provides little moral guidance to individuals?

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A)  division of labour 
B)  false consciousness 
C)  anomie 
D)  alienation 
A)  division of labour 
B)  false consciousness 
C)  anomie 
D)  alienation

Question 20

What does Gerhard Lenski mean by "socio-cultural evolution"? Why does he argue that technology shapes all of society?

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Exam 4: Society

Emile Durkheim saw society as a system "beyond us" with the power to guide our lives. Therefore, he described elements of society, including cultural norms, values, and beliefs as

In hunting and gathering societies,

Marx viewed alienation as an aid to social change.

Explain how Marx and Weber held somewhat different ideas about the cause of alienation in modern society.

Gerhard Lenski used the concept "socio-cultural evolution" to refer to how technological innovation changes the shape of societies.

Humans first planted gardens in which region of the world?

Which of the following concepts refers to people who interact in a defined territory and share culture?

The birth of the discipline of sociology took place during the development of which type of society?

As the suffering of workers became worse, Marx predicted that they would

Why do some analysts describe Max Weber's approach to explaining the rise of modern society as a "debate with the ghost of Karl Marx"?

Comparing and contrasting the ideas of Karl Marx and Max Weber, which of the following statements is TRUE?

Durkheim pointed to the functions of social patterns for the operation of society as a whole.

In general, industrialization results in less schooling and a sharp increase in the share of the population that is illiterate.

Durkheim claimed that, for each of us as individuals, society

Which of the following types of society has the most productive specialization?

Pastoral and horticultural societies are not capable of a productive surplus.

Karl Marx believed that the industrial-capitalist system was

Industrial societies use powerful sources of energy to drive large machinery.

Which of the following concepts was used by Durkheim to name a condition in which society provides little moral guidance to individuals?

What does Gerhard Lenski mean by "socio-cultural evolution"? Why does he argue that technology shapes all of society?

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