Question 1

Sociologists explain that the consequences of social change are

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A)  always positive. 
B)  always negative. 
C)  usually both positive and negative. 
D)  impossible to assess. 
A)  always positive. 
B)  always negative. 
C)  usually both positive and negative. 
D)  impossible to assess.

Question 2

Mass-society theory offers a criticism of modern society as having

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A)  become less and less affluent. 
B)  pushed minorities to the margins. 
C)  become an impersonal mass of socially rootless people. 
D)  become an interconnected and socially conscious group of tight-knit communities. 
A)  become less and less affluent. 
B)  pushed minorities to the margins. 
C)  become an impersonal mass of socially rootless people. 
D)  become an interconnected and socially conscious group of tight-knit communities.

Question 3

Social change is usually controversial.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

What is "postmodernity"?

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Postmodernity refers to the cultural, in

Question 5

Mass-society theory claims that modern people tend to develop tradition-directed personalities and hold on to conventional ways of life.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

According to mass-society theory, what problems do modern individuals face? What does class-society theory have to say about the personal problems of modern people?

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Mass-society theory and class-society th

Question 7

What did Emile Durkheim say about modernization changing society's solidarity? What about modernization affecting specialization?

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Émile Durkheim, a prominent French socio

Question 8

Class-society describes the personal experience of modernity as powerlessness.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Saying that people are "essentially united in spite of all separating factors" is a good way to describe what Tönnies called Gemeinschaft.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

While Max Weber linked modern alienation to inequality, Karl Marx linked modern alienation to expanding bureaucracy.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

What demographic (population) trends are reshaping Canada?

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Several demographic trends are reshaping

Question 12

A central concept in the study of social change is

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A)  mechanical solidarity. 
B)  modernization. 
C)  diffusion. 
D)  Gemeinschaft. 
A)  mechanical solidarity. 
B)  modernization. 
C)  diffusion. 
D)  Gemeinschaft.

Question 13

What did Herbert Marcuse have to say about science?

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A)  Science is the key to modern affluence. 
B)  Science is not new to modern societies; it has existed for centuries. 
C)  Science causes as many problems as it solves. 
D)  Science is only one dimension of "rationality." 
A)  Science is the key to modern affluence. 
B)  Science is not new to modern societies; it has existed for centuries. 
C)  Science causes as many problems as it solves. 
D)  Science is only one dimension of "rationality."

Question 14

A criticism of Tönnies's thinking about modernity is that he

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A)  saw modernity as entirely positive. 
B)  claimed modern people are business-like in their relationships. 
C)  overlooked the fact that strong social ties still exist in modern society. 
D)  did not see the Industrial Revolution as making much difference in social patterns. 
A)  saw modernity as entirely positive. 
B)  claimed modern people are business-like in their relationships. 
C)  overlooked the fact that strong social ties still exist in modern society. 
D)  did not see the Industrial Revolution as making much difference in social patterns.

Question 15

Briefly, make the argument that Canadians and Americans are the same.

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While Canadians and Americans have some

Question 16

The story of the Kaiapo in Brazil shows that modernization makes people better appreciate their traditions.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Applying mass-society theory, you would claim that the biggest problem facing individuals in modern society is

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A)  poverty. 
B)  too much tradition. 
C)  powerlessness. 
D)  establishing a clear personal identity. 
A)  poverty. 
B)  too much tradition. 
C)  powerlessness. 
D)  establishing a clear personal identity.

Question 18

Following mass-society theory, the key problem of living in a modern society is

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

Question 19

David Riesman described tradition-directed social character as which of the following?

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A)  eagerness to adopt the latest fashions and fads 
B)  rigid conformity to established ways of life 
C)  being highly individualistic 
D)  loose, even absent, conformity to established ways of life 
A)  eagerness to adopt the latest fashions and fads 
B)  rigid conformity to established ways of life 
C)  being highly individualistic 
D)  loose, even absent, conformity to established ways of life

Question 20

Which of the following is NOT a common cause of social change?

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A)  discovery of existing things 
B)  diffusion from one cultural system to another 
C)  invention of new ideas and things 
D)  adherence to one cultural system and the rejection of others 
A)  discovery of existing things 
B)  diffusion from one cultural system to another 
C)  invention of new ideas and things 
D)  adherence to one cultural system and the rejection of others

Exam 24: Social Change: Traditional, Modern, and Postmodern Societies

Sociologists explain that the consequences of social change are

Mass-society theory offers a criticism of modern society as having

Social change is usually controversial.

What is "postmodernity"?

Mass-society theory claims that modern people tend to develop tradition-directed personalities and hold on to conventional ways of life.

According to mass-society theory, what problems do modern individuals face? What does class-society theory have to say about the personal problems of modern people?

What did Emile Durkheim say about modernization changing society's solidarity? What about modernization affecting specialization?

Class-society describes the personal experience of modernity as powerlessness.

Saying that people are "essentially united in spite of all separating factors" is a good way to describe what Tönnies called Gemeinschaft.

While Max Weber linked modern alienation to inequality, Karl Marx linked modern alienation to expanding bureaucracy.

What demographic (population) trends are reshaping Canada?

A central concept in the study of social change is

What did Herbert Marcuse have to say about science?

A criticism of Tönnies's thinking about modernity is that he

Briefly, make the argument that Canadians and Americans are the same.

The story of the Kaiapo in Brazil shows that modernization makes people better appreciate their traditions.

Applying mass-society theory, you would claim that the biggest problem facing individuals in modern society is

Following mass-society theory, the key problem of living in a modern society is

David Riesman described tradition-directed social character as which of the following?

Which of the following is NOT a common cause of social change?

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