Question 1

Huge empires-such as the Roman Empire that included tens of millions of people and several million square miles-were based on agrarian technology.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Huge empires-such as the Roman Empire that included tens of millions of people and several million square miles-were based on agrarian technology.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Marx argued that industrial-capitalist societies had two main social classes: capitalists and proletarians.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Gerhard Lenski claims that the development of more complex technology

Accepted Answer

A)  is entirely positive. 
B)  has both positive and negative effects. 
C)  is entirely negative in its effect. 
D)  has no effect on the quality of human life. 
A)  is entirely positive. 
B)  has both positive and negative effects. 
C)  is entirely negative in its effect. 
D)  has no effect on the quality of human life.

Question 5

Hunting and gathering societies were the only kind on the Earth from the origins of the human species some 3 million years ago until about

Accepted Answer

A)  250 000 years ago. 
B)  100 000 years ago. 
C)  12 000 years ago. 
D)  2 500 years ago. 
A)  250 000 years ago. 
B)  100 000 years ago. 
C)  12 000 years ago. 
D)  2 500 years ago.

Question 6

With regard to Global Map 4-1, High Technology in Global Perspective, describe the relationship between technology and type of society.

Accepted Answer

The relationship between technology and

Question 7

Gerhard Lenski claimed that which of the following has the greatest power to shape a society?

Accepted Answer

A)  technology 
B)  social conflict 
C)  human ideas 
D)  human desire for change 
A)  technology 
B)  social conflict 
C)  human ideas 
D)  human desire for change

Question 8

In the socialist society Marx hoped to see, which of the following would be true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Capitalists would pay fair wages to workers. 
B)  Class conflict would no longer exist. 
C)  All people would do the same work. 
D)  Factory technology would be abolished. 
A)  Capitalists would pay fair wages to workers. 
B)  Class conflict would no longer exist. 
C)  All people would do the same work. 
D)  Factory technology would be abolished.

Question 9

Weber traced the origins of the capitalist economy in Europe to

Accepted Answer

A)  colonialism. 
B)  feudal monarchy. 
C)  the Protestant Reformation. 
D)  technological innovation. 
A)  colonialism. 
B)  feudal monarchy. 
C)  the Protestant Reformation. 
D)  technological innovation.

Question 10

A post-industrial society uses computers and other information technology to operate much of the economy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Agriculture differs from horticulture by making use of the animal-drawn plow that can cultivate much more land.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Compared to an industrial society, a post-industrial society is based on

Accepted Answer

A)  an information-based economy. 
B)  a factory-based economy. 
C)  an immigrant labour force. 
D)  a less productive economy. 
A)  an information-based economy. 
B)  a factory-based economy. 
C)  an immigrant labour force. 
D)  a less productive economy.

Question 13

Rational, modern societies, according to Weber, were becoming more personal.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

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.

Huge empires-such as the Roman Empire that included tens of millions of people and several million square miles-were based on agrarian technology.

Huge empires-such as the Roman Empire that included tens of millions of people and several million square miles-were based on agrarian technology.

Marx argued that industrial-capitalist societies had two main social classes: capitalists and proletarians.

Gerhard Lenski claims that the development of more complex technology

Hunting and gathering societies were the only kind on the Earth from the origins of the human species some 3 million years ago until about

With regard to Global Map 4-1, High Technology in Global Perspective, describe the relationship between technology and type of society.

Gerhard Lenski claimed that which of the following has the greatest power to shape a society?

In the socialist society Marx hoped to see, which of the following would be true?

Weber traced the origins of the capitalist economy in Europe to

A post-industrial society uses computers and other information technology to operate much of the economy.

Agriculture differs from horticulture by making use of the animal-drawn plow that can cultivate much more land.

Compared to an industrial society, a post-industrial society is based on

Rational, modern societies, according to Weber, were becoming more personal.

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

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Huge empires-such as the Roman Empire that included tens of millions of people and several million square miles-were based on agrarian technology.

Huge empires-such as the Roman Empire that included tens of millions of people and several million square miles-were based on agrarian technology.

Marx argued that industrial-capitalist societies had two main social classes: capitalists and proletarians.

Gerhard Lenski claims that the development of more complex technology

Hunting and gathering societies were the only kind on the Earth from the origins of the human species some 3 million years ago until about

With regard to Global Map 4-1, High Technology in Global Perspective, describe the relationship between technology and type of society.

Gerhard Lenski claimed that which of the following has the greatest power to shape a society?

In the socialist society Marx hoped to see, which of the following would be true?

Weber traced the origins of the capitalist economy in Europe to

A post-industrial society uses computers and other information technology to operate much of the economy.

Agriculture differs from horticulture by making use of the animal-drawn plow that can cultivate much more land.

Compared to an industrial society, a post-industrial society is based on

Rational, modern societies, according to Weber, were becoming more personal.

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

The Sociological Perspective

Sociological Investigation

Culture

Socialization

Social Interaction in Everyday Life

Groups and Organizations

Sexuality and Society

Deviance

Social Stratification

Social Class in Canada

Global Stratification

Gender Stratification

Race and Ethnicity

Aging and the Elderly

The Economy and Work

Politics and Government

Family

Religion

Education

Health and Medicine

Population, Urbanization, and Environment

Collective Behaviour and Social Movements

Social Change: Traditional, Modern, and Postmodern Societies

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