Question 1

How would Durkheim describe the importance of a social structure such as family?

Accepted Answer

A)  Family is one important source of inequality. 
B)  Family exists only in the meaning it has for a particular person. 
C)  Family plays a part in the operation of society. 
D)  Family is the result of humanity's biological evolution. 
A)  Family is one important source of inequality. 
B)  Family exists only in the meaning it has for a particular person. 
C)  Family plays a part in the operation of society. 
D)  Family is the result of humanity's biological evolution.

Question 2

Gerhard Lenski claims that the invention of horticultural or pastoral technology is a clear case of societal progress toward a better way of life.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Karl Marx argued that society's infrastructure and superstructure are always in conflict.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

What Lenski called the industrial society and Marx called the capitalist society, Weber considered

Accepted Answer

A)  a technological society. 
B)  an ideal society. 
C)  a traditional society. 
D)  a rational society. 
A)  a technological society. 
B)  an ideal society. 
C)  a traditional society. 
D)  a rational society.

Question 5

If you wanted to learn more about a society's worldview to be a powerful force causing change, to which of the following sociologists would you turn?

Accepted Answer

A)  Gerhard Lenski 
B)  Karl Marx 
C)  Max Weber 
D)  Emile Durkheim 
A)  Gerhard Lenski 
B)  Karl Marx 
C)  Max Weber 
D)  Emile Durkheim

Question 6

Briefly describe societies based on hunting and gathering, pastoralism, horticulture, agriculture, and industry.

Accepted Answer

Hunting and gathering societies are char

Question 7

Modern societies differ from traditional societies by having more productive specialization-that is, a more complex division of labour.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Industrialization changes societies in many ways. Which of the following is NOT a change brought on by industrialization?

Accepted Answer

A)  A larger share of a society's people lives in cities. 
B)  There are fewer types of jobs and fewer people now work for income. 
C)  The rate of social change increases. 
D)  Advances in communication and transportation make society seem smaller. 
A)  A larger share of a society's people lives in cities. 
B)  There are fewer types of jobs and fewer people now work for income. 
C)  The rate of social change increases. 
D)  Advances in communication and transportation make society seem smaller.

Question 9

Durkheim explained that organic solidarity is based on

Accepted Answer

A)  specialization and interdependence. 
B)  collective conscience. 
C)  shared moral values. 
D)  common cultural heritage. 
A)  specialization and interdependence. 
B)  collective conscience. 
C)  shared moral values. 
D)  common cultural heritage.

Question 10

Hunting and gathering societies are nomadic.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Marx called those who own and operate factories and other businesses in pursuit of profits

Accepted Answer

A)  proletarians. 
B)  peasants. 
C)  capitalists. 
D)  burghers. 
A)  proletarians. 
B)  peasants. 
C)  capitalists. 
D)  burghers.

Question 12

Modern societies provide individuals with less moral regulation than traditional societies do.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The driving force of social change, according to Marx, is

Accepted Answer

A)  advancing technology. 
B)  social conflict between classes. 
C)  dominant ideas. 
D)  the way in which society is held together. 
A)  advancing technology. 
B)  social conflict between classes. 
C)  dominant ideas. 
D)  the way in which society is held together.

Question 14

The Information Revolution has been most evident in the poor nations of the world.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

What did Durkheim mean by "anomie"? How does modern society cause anomie?

Accepted Answer

Emile Durkheim, a prominent sociologist,

Question 16

Where in the world did large-scale cultivation or farming first develop?

Accepted Answer

A)  Southeast Asia 
B)  the Middle East 
C)  North America 
D)  Africa 
A)  Southeast Asia 
B)  the Middle East 
C)  North America 
D)  Africa

Question 17

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 18

As Marx used the concept, alienation means

Accepted Answer

A)  the sense of not knowing right from wrong. 
B)  that most people do not want to work at all. 
C)  that people object to highly specialized work. 
D)  the experience of isolation and misery resulting from powerlessness. 
A)  the sense of not knowing right from wrong. 
B)  that most people do not want to work at all. 
C)  that people object to highly specialized work. 
D)  the experience of isolation and misery resulting from powerlessness.

Question 19

Emile Durkheim viewed society as an external, objective reality.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Quick Quiz: Short Answer Question
-Identify the seven traits that define rational social organization, according to Max Weber.

Accepted Answer

Max Weber identified seven traits that d

Exam 4: Society

How would Durkheim describe the importance of a social structure such as family?

Gerhard Lenski claims that the invention of horticultural or pastoral technology is a clear case of societal progress toward a better way of life.

Karl Marx argued that society's infrastructure and superstructure are always in conflict.

What Lenski called the industrial society and Marx called the capitalist society, Weber considered

If you wanted to learn more about a society's worldview to be a powerful force causing change, to which of the following sociologists would you turn?

Briefly describe societies based on hunting and gathering, pastoralism, horticulture, agriculture, and industry.

Modern societies differ from traditional societies by having more productive specialization-that is, a more complex division of labour.

Industrialization changes societies in many ways. Which of the following is NOT a change brought on by industrialization?

Durkheim explained that organic solidarity is based on

Hunting and gathering societies are nomadic.

Marx called those who own and operate factories and other businesses in pursuit of profits

Modern societies provide individuals with less moral regulation than traditional societies do.

The driving force of social change, according to Marx, is

The Information Revolution has been most evident in the poor nations of the world.

What did Durkheim mean by "anomie"? How does modern society cause anomie?

Where in the world did large-scale cultivation or farming first develop?

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

As Marx used the concept, alienation means

Emile Durkheim viewed society as an external, objective reality.

Quick Quiz: Short Answer Question -Identify the seven traits that define rational social organization, according to Max Weber.

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