Question 1

Ferdinand Tönnies described modernity as the loss of:

Accepted Answer

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

Question 2

Durkheim's concept of organic solidarity is roughly the same as Tönnies's concept of:

Accepted Answer

A)  gemeinschaft. 
B)  gesellschaft. 
C)  blasé urbanite. 
D)  specialization. 
A)  gemeinschaft. 
B)  gesellschaft. 
C)  blasé urbanite. 
D)  specialization.

Question 3

Social change is almost always:

Accepted Answer

A)  controversial. 
B)  planned. 
C)  good for everyone in a society. 
D)  All of the above are correct. 
A)  controversial. 
B)  planned. 
C)  good for everyone in a society. 
D)  All of the above are correct.

Question 4

Karl Marx considered the defining trait of modern society to be capitalism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The class-society theory states that modernization has greatly reduced social inequality.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Individuals experience modern mass societies in terms of:

Accepted Answer

A)  pronounced moral relativism. 
B)  little personal choice. 
C)  too little privacy. 
D)  powerlessness. 
A)  pronounced moral relativism. 
B)  little personal choice. 
C)  too little privacy. 
D)  powerlessness.

Question 8

The chapter opening story of the inhabitants of a New York apartment who live a century apart demonstrates:

Accepted Answer

A)  change over the last century has been dramatic. 
B)  that, in some ways, life has clearly improved. 
C)  that, in some ways, life has not improved. 
D)  All of the above are correct. 
A)  change over the last century has been dramatic. 
B)  that, in some ways, life has clearly improved. 
C)  that, in some ways, life has not improved. 
D)  All of the above are correct.

Question 9

The class-society approach to modernity focuses on which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  marked social stratification 
B)  productive specialization 
C)  loss of traditional community 
D)  rationality 
A)  marked social stratification 
B)  productive specialization 
C)  loss of traditional community 
D)  rationality

Question 10

Sociologists explain that the consequences of social change are:

Accepted Answer

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 11

To say that modern society has a "mass scale" means that many fewer people:

Accepted Answer

A)  live in small communities. 
B)  have a strong sense of cultural heritage. 
C)  are very sure about what is right and wrong. 
D)  All of the above are correct. 
A)  live in small communities. 
B)  have a strong sense of cultural heritage. 
C)  are very sure about what is right and wrong. 
D)  All of the above are correct.

Question 12

Durkheim considered a rising suicide rate a good indicator that mechanical solidarity was getting stronger.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Max Weber defined modernity in terms of which of the following concepts?

Accepted Answer

A)  capitalism 
B)  specialization 
C)  self-interest 
D)  rationality 
A)  capitalism 
B)  specialization 
C)  self-interest 
D)  rationality

Question 14

The theory of postmodernity claims that, in important respects, modernity has failed to live up to its promise.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

People in the United States are inclined to speak of social change as "progress." In this essay, critically assess that contention. As evidence, consider some of the changes mentioned in the box on

Accepted Answer

The idea of social change being synonymo

Question 16

Max Weber worried that modern societies were prone to a condition he called "anomie."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Difficulty forming a personal identity is a problem of modernity highlighted by mass-society theory.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

For Weber, preindustrial societies are characterized by a focus on:

Accepted Answer

A)  personal choice. 
B)  tradition. 
C)  productive specialization. 
D)  rationality. 
A)  personal choice. 
B)  tradition. 
C)  productive specialization. 
D)  rationality.

Question 19

In global perspective, we see that some societies change, but others do not.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

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

Accepted Answer

A)  become less and less affluent. 
B)  pushed minorities to the margins. 
C)  become an impersonal mass of socially rootless people. 
D)  All of the above are correct. 
A)  become less and less affluent. 
B)  pushed minorities to the margins. 
C)  become an impersonal mass of socially rootless people. 
D)  All of the above are correct.

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

Ferdinand Tönnies described modernity as the loss of:

Durkheim's concept of organic solidarity is roughly the same as Tönnies's concept of:

Social change is almost always:

Karl Marx considered the defining trait of modern society to be capitalism.

The class-society theory states that modernization has greatly reduced social inequality.

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

Individuals experience modern mass societies in terms of:

The chapter opening story of the inhabitants of a New York apartment who live a century apart demonstrates:

The class-society approach to modernity focuses on which of the following?

Sociologists explain that the consequences of social change are:

To say that modern society has a "mass scale" means that many fewer people:

Durkheim considered a rising suicide rate a good indicator that mechanical solidarity was getting stronger.

Max Weber defined modernity in terms of which of the following concepts?

The theory of postmodernity claims that, in important respects, modernity has failed to live up to its promise.

People in the United States are inclined to speak of social change as "progress." In this essay, critically assess that contention. As evidence, consider some of the changes mentioned in the box on

Max Weber worried that modern societies were prone to a condition he called "anomie."

Difficulty forming a personal identity is a problem of modernity highlighted by mass-society theory.

For Weber, preindustrial societies are characterized by a focus on:

In global perspective, we see that some societies change, but others do not.

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

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