Question 1

"Postmodernity" refers to societies transformed by the Industrial Revolution.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Social change results from invention, discovery, and cultural diffusion.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Looking at the United States over the last several decades, some indicators of quality of life are up, some are down, and some have changed very little.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Durkheim's greatest concern about modern societies focused on:

Accepted Answer

A)  a rise of anomie. 
B)  increasing personal choice. 
C)  increasing productive specialization. 
D)  increasing personal privacy. 
A)  a rise of anomie. 
B)  increasing personal choice. 
C)  increasing productive specialization. 
D)  increasing personal privacy.

Question 5

The fact that the coins we use is an idea that came from Middle East centuries ago is an example of which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  invention 
B)  discovery 
C)  diffusion 
D)  None of the above is correct. 
A)  invention 
B)  discovery 
C)  diffusion 
D)  None of the above is correct.

Question 6

Ferdinand Tönnies described gesellschaft as based on the power of the community over the individual.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

According to mass-society theory, the mass media transform people in countless local communities forming a national culture.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Peter Berger describes modernization in terms of several important changes. Read the responses below and select the one that is NOT a trait that Berger links to modernity.

Accepted Answer

A)  the decline of large cities 
B)  the expansion of personal choice 
C)  increasing social diversity 
D)  a future orientation and growing awareness of time 
A)  the decline of large cities 
B)  the expansion of personal choice 
C)  increasing social diversity 
D)  a future orientation and growing awareness of time

Question 9

Which of the following concepts refers to changes brought on by the Information Revolution?

Accepted Answer

A)  feudalism 
B)  tradition 
C)  modernity 
D)  postmodernity 
A)  feudalism 
B)  tradition 
C)  modernity 
D)  postmodernity

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

What are demographic (population) trends are reshaping the United States?

Accepted Answer

There are several demographic trends res

Question 13

Sociologist Peter Berger suggests that the rising popularity of wearing wristwatches is a good indicator that a traditional society is beginning to modernize.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

What are Peter Berger's four major characteristics of modernization?

Accepted Answer

Peter Berger, a prominent sociologist, i

Question 15

The class-society theory of modernity is based on the ideas of which of the following sociologists?

Accepted Answer

A)  Emile Durkheim 
B)  Karl Marx 
C)  Max Weber 
D)  Ferdinand Tönnies 
A)  Emile Durkheim 
B)  Karl Marx 
C)  Max Weber 
D)  Ferdinand Tönnies

Question 16

Mass-society theory argues that the scale of social life is increasing leaving people feeling lost in a world of vast and impersonal bureaucracies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

A criticism of mass-society theory is that it pays too much attention to social inequality.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

This chapter's Seeing Sociology in the News article explains how:

Accepted Answer

A)  Somali refugees took over the neighborhood. 
B)  Somali refugees left town and the town died. 
C)  Somali refugees increased in size to some 12 millions people. 
D)  Somali refugees saved a dying town. 
A)  Somali refugees took over the neighborhood. 
B)  Somali refugees left town and the town died. 
C)  Somali refugees increased in size to some 12 millions people. 
D)  Somali refugees saved a dying town.

Question 19

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

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.

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

"Postmodernity" refers to societies transformed by the Industrial Revolution.

Social change results from invention, discovery, and cultural diffusion.

Looking at the United States over the last several decades, some indicators of quality of life are up, some are down, and some have changed very little.

Durkheim's greatest concern about modern societies focused on:

The fact that the coins we use is an idea that came from Middle East centuries ago is an example of which of the following?

Ferdinand Tönnies described gesellschaft as based on the power of the community over the individual.

According to mass-society theory, the mass media transform people in countless local communities forming a national culture.

Peter Berger describes modernization in terms of several important changes. Read the responses below and select the one that is NOT a trait that Berger links to modernity.

Which of the following concepts refers to changes brought on by the Information Revolution?

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

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

What are demographic (population) trends are reshaping the United States?

Sociologist Peter Berger suggests that the rising popularity of wearing wristwatches is a good indicator that a traditional society is beginning to modernize.

What are Peter Berger's four major characteristics of modernization?

The class-society theory of modernity is based on the ideas of which of the following sociologists?

Mass-society theory argues that the scale of social life is increasing leaving people feeling lost in a world of vast and impersonal bureaucracies.

A criticism of mass-society theory is that it pays too much attention to social inequality.

This chapter's Seeing Sociology in the News article explains how:

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

Individuals experience modern mass societies in terms of:

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