Question 1

What is one of the major outcomes of institutional directorates, or linkages among corporations created by individuals who sit on two or more corporate boards?

Accepted Answer

A)  They reverse the process of increasing managerial control. 
B)  Instead of investing in a money market, people now directly buy business shares. 
C)  Americans have renewed faith in pension funds following the most recent economic crisis. 
D)  Blocks of shares owned by other corporations are dwarfed by manager shareholdings. 
A)  They reverse the process of increasing managerial control. 
B)  Instead of investing in a money market, people now directly buy business shares. 
C)  Americans have renewed faith in pension funds following the most recent economic crisis. 
D)  Blocks of shares owned by other corporations are dwarfed by manager shareholdings.

Question 2

According to the textbook, why is voter turnout so low in the United States? Explain your answer in a short paragraph.

Accepted Answer

In the United States, where voters are r

Question 3

What term refers to carrying out tasks that require mental and physical effort, with the objective of the production of goods and services that cater to human needs?

Accepted Answer

A)  technology 
B)  work 
C)  power 
D)  authority 
A)  technology 
B)  work 
C)  power 
D)  authority

Question 4

In a short paragraph, compare and contrast pluralist theories of modern democracy and the power elite model.

Accepted Answer

According to the pluralist view, continu

Question 5

Premodern, as opposed to modern, systems of production were based above all on:

Accepted Answer

A)  agriculture. 
B)  heavy industry. 
C)  technology. 
D)  communication technologies. 
A)  agriculture. 
B)  heavy industry. 
C)  technology. 
D)  communication technologies.

Question 6

Why did Max Weber assume that direct democracy is impossible as a means of regular government in large-scale societies?

Accepted Answer

A)  Direct democracies would be at a military disadvantage to other, more authoritarian societies. 
B)  When Weber wrote, no direct democracies had yet existed. 
C)  The costs of direct democratic rule in large-scale societies would be especially prohibitive. 
D)  Millions of people cannot meet to make political decisions in large, complex societies. 
A)  Direct democracies would be at a military disadvantage to other, more authoritarian societies. 
B)  When Weber wrote, no direct democracies had yet existed. 
C)  The costs of direct democratic rule in large-scale societies would be especially prohibitive. 
D)  Millions of people cannot meet to make political decisions in large, complex societies.

Question 7

Nadia lives in a country with a royal family that receives money from taxpayers to live in a palace and carry out certain ceremonial functions. But the king and queen have no real political power. Instead, a parliament of elected officials makes all the important political decisions. What kind of political system does Nadia live in?

Accepted Answer

A)  a republic 
B)  a participatory democracy 
C)  a socialist state 
D)  a constitutional monarchy 
A)  a republic 
B)  a participatory democracy 
C)  a socialist state 
D)  a constitutional monarchy

Question 8

Jennifer works in a factory that manufactures microwave ovens. During her eight-hour shift, she tightens four screws on each unit that passes on an assembly line belt. She performs this task on more than 1,500 microwave ovens per day. Her work is an example of whose innovation in industry?

Accepted Answer

A)  Max Weber 
B)  Karl Marx 
C)  Joseph Schumpeter 
D)  Henry Ford 
A)  Max Weber 
B)  Karl Marx 
C)  Joseph Schumpeter 
D)  Henry Ford

Question 9

According to the textbook, how are power and authority different? Explain your answer in two to three sentences.

Accepted Answer

Power is the ability of individuals or g

Question 10

Based on what you've read in the textbook, why would you say that most countries largely abandoned Keynesian policies in the 1970s and 1980s?

Accepted Answer

A)  In the face of economic globalization, governments lost the ability to control economic life as they once had. 
B)  The publication of Adam Smith's The Wealth of Nations pushed governments toward more liberal economic policies. 
C)  High rates of unemployment forced governments to admit that Keynesian policies had failed and to look for alternatives. 
D)  The fall of the Berlin Wall demonstrated the failure of communist economic policies in general and Keynesian economics specifically. 
A)  In the face of economic globalization, governments lost the ability to control economic life as they once had. 
B)  The publication of Adam Smith's The Wealth of Nations pushed governments toward more liberal economic policies. 
C)  High rates of unemployment forced governments to admit that Keynesian policies had failed and to look for alternatives. 
D)  The fall of the Berlin Wall demonstrated the failure of communist economic policies in general and Keynesian economics specifically.

Question 11

In 1908, ________ designed his first auto plant at Highland Park, Michigan, to manufacture only one product. This allowed for the introduction of specialized tools and machinery designed for speed, precision, and simplicity of operation.

Accepted Answer

A)  John Pierpont Morgan 
B)  Lido Anthony "Lee" Iacocca 
C)  Henry Ford 
D)  John Davison Rockefeller 
A)  John Pierpont Morgan 
B)  Lido Anthony "Lee" Iacocca 
C)  Henry Ford 
D)  John Davison Rockefeller

Question 12

What was unique about voter participation in the 2008 presidential election?

Accepted Answer

A)  Fewer women voted than in the past. 
B)  There was higher turnout among young voters than usual. 
C)  Voter participation was especially high among rural voters. 
D)  There was higher turnout among elderly voters than usual. 
A)  Fewer women voted than in the past. 
B)  There was higher turnout among young voters than usual. 
C)  Voter participation was especially high among rural voters. 
D)  There was higher turnout among elderly voters than usual.

Question 13

According to the textbook, what are three types of rights associated with the growth of citizenship? Explain each in one sentence.

Accepted Answer

1. The first type of citizenship rights

Question 14

In a short paragraph, explain why unions in the United States have suffered from a decline in membership since the 1980s.

Accepted Answer

Explanations for the difficulties confro

Question 15

Merle is a student who believes that since share ownership of corporations is so dispersed, actual control has passed into the hands of managers who run firms on a day-to-day basis. Merle's ideas echo those of:

Accepted Answer

A)  Adam Smith in The Wealth of Nations. 
B)  Karl Marx in The Communist Manifesto. 
C)  Adolf Berle and Gardiner Means in The Modern Corporation and Private Property. 
D)  Wright Mills in The Power Elite. 
A)  Adam Smith in The Wealth of Nations. 
B)  Karl Marx in The Communist Manifesto. 
C)  Adolf Berle and Gardiner Means in The Modern Corporation and Private Property. 
D)  Wright Mills in The Power Elite.

Question 16

Miriam is a sociologist who has great faith in the U.S. political system. She subscribes to the theory that continual processes of bargaining among numerous groups representing different interests influence government policies in a democracy. Miriam's ideas could best be described as:

Accepted Answer

A)  libertarian communist. 
B)  pluralist. 
C)  power elitist. 
D)  multicultural. 
A)  libertarian communist. 
B)  pluralist. 
C)  power elitist. 
D)  multicultural.

Question 17

What are the three main characteristics of the modern nation-state? Describe each in one sentence.

Accepted Answer

The book directly outlines this, and stu

Question 18

Miles has been working on an assembly line in a U.S. car-manufacturing factory for the past thirty years. Which of the following trends is he most likely to have witnessed?

Accepted Answer

A)  An increasing number of the parts assembled at the plant are made in the United States. 
B)  The factory has increased its production in the plant, which has required management to hire more blue-collar workers. 
C)  Many of the activities that were formerly carried out in the plant have been outsourced to other countries. 
D)  The new workers who are hired in the plant are more skilled than he was when he began. 
A)  An increasing number of the parts assembled at the plant are made in the United States. 
B)  The factory has increased its production in the plant, which has required management to hire more blue-collar workers. 
C)  Many of the activities that were formerly carried out in the plant have been outsourced to other countries. 
D)  The new workers who are hired in the plant are more skilled than he was when he began.

Question 19

According to the textbook, which of the following statements may help explain why so many people decide not to vote in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A)  Countries with high literacy rates tend to have lower voter turnout. 
B)  Relatively high incomes in the United States compared with other countries means that potential voters have less incentive to cast their vote. 
C)  Voters may sometimes feel that they lack effective choices due to the domination of only two political parties. 
D)  The existence of well-established political freedoms and civil liberties gives voters less incentive to go to the polls. 
A)  Countries with high literacy rates tend to have lower voter turnout. 
B)  Relatively high incomes in the United States compared with other countries means that potential voters have less incentive to cast their vote. 
C)  Voters may sometimes feel that they lack effective choices due to the domination of only two political parties. 
D)  The existence of well-established political freedoms and civil liberties gives voters less incentive to go to the polls.

Question 20

According to the textbook, why did labor unions develop?

Accepted Answer

A)  to ensure that business owners could control unruly workers 
B)  to provide a pool of unskilled labor that business owners could draw on in times of economic depression 
C)  to redress the imbalance of power between workers and employers 
D)  to force politicians to invest heavily in certain strategic sectors 
A)  to ensure that business owners could control unruly workers 
B)  to provide a pool of unskilled labor that business owners could draw on in times of economic depression 
C)  to redress the imbalance of power between workers and employers 
D)  to force politicians to invest heavily in certain strategic sectors

What is one of the major outcomes of institutional directorates, or linkages among corporations created by individuals who sit on two or more corporate boards?

According to the textbook, why is voter turnout so low in the United States? Explain your answer in a short paragraph.

What term refers to carrying out tasks that require mental and physical effort, with the objective of the production of goods and services that cater to human needs?

In a short paragraph, compare and contrast pluralist theories of modern democracy and the power elite model.

Premodern, as opposed to modern, systems of production were based above all on:

Why did Max Weber assume that direct democracy is impossible as a means of regular government in large-scale societies?

Jennifer works in a factory that manufactures microwave ovens. During her eight-hour shift, she tightens four screws on each unit that passes on an assembly line belt. She performs this task on more than 1,500 microwave ovens per day. Her work is an example of whose innovation in industry?

According to the textbook, how are power and authority different? Explain your answer in two to three sentences.

Based on what you've read in the textbook, why would you say that most countries largely abandoned Keynesian policies in the 1970s and 1980s?

In 1908, ________ designed his first auto plant at Highland Park, Michigan, to manufacture only one product. This allowed for the introduction of specialized tools and machinery designed for speed, precision, and simplicity of operation.

What was unique about voter participation in the 2008 presidential election?

According to the textbook, what are three types of rights associated with the growth of citizenship? Explain each in one sentence.

In a short paragraph, explain why unions in the United States have suffered from a decline in membership since the 1980s.

Merle is a student who believes that since share ownership of corporations is so dispersed, actual control has passed into the hands of managers who run firms on a day-to-day basis. Merle's ideas echo those of:

Miriam is a sociologist who has great faith in the U.S. political system. She subscribes to the theory that continual processes of bargaining among numerous groups representing different interests influence government policies in a democracy. Miriam's ideas could best be described as:

What are the three main characteristics of the modern nation-state? Describe each in one sentence.

Miles has been working on an assembly line in a U.S. car-manufacturing factory for the past thirty years. Which of the following trends is he most likely to have witnessed?

According to the textbook, which of the following statements may help explain why so many people decide not to vote in the United States?

According to the textbook, why did labor unions develop?

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What is one of the major outcomes of institutional directorates, or linkages among corporations created by individuals who sit on two or more corporate boards?

According to the textbook, why is voter turnout so low in the United States? Explain your answer in a short paragraph.

What term refers to carrying out tasks that require mental and physical effort, with the objective of the production of goods and services that cater to human needs?

In a short paragraph, compare and contrast pluralist theories of modern democracy and the power elite model.

Premodern, as opposed to modern, systems of production were based above all on:

Why did Max Weber assume that direct democracy is impossible as a means of regular government in large-scale societies?

Jennifer works in a factory that manufactures microwave ovens. During her eight-hour shift, she tightens four screws on each unit that passes on an assembly line belt. She performs this task on more than 1,500 microwave ovens per day. Her work is an example of whose innovation in industry?

According to the textbook, how are power and authority different? Explain your answer in two to three sentences.

Based on what you've read in the textbook, why would you say that most countries largely abandoned Keynesian policies in the 1970s and 1980s?

In 1908, ________ designed his first auto plant at Highland Park, Michigan, to manufacture only one product. This allowed for the introduction of specialized tools and machinery designed for speed, precision, and simplicity of operation.

What was unique about voter participation in the 2008 presidential election?

According to the textbook, what are three types of rights associated with the growth of citizenship? Explain each in one sentence.

In a short paragraph, explain why unions in the United States have suffered from a decline in membership since the 1980s.

Merle is a student who believes that since share ownership of corporations is so dispersed, actual control has passed into the hands of managers who run firms on a day-to-day basis. Merle's ideas echo those of:

Miriam is a sociologist who has great faith in the U.S. political system. She subscribes to the theory that continual processes of bargaining among numerous groups representing different interests influence government policies in a democracy. Miriam's ideas could best be described as:

What are the three main characteristics of the modern nation-state? Describe each in one sentence.

Miles has been working on an assembly line in a U.S. car-manufacturing factory for the past thirty years. Which of the following trends is he most likely to have witnessed?

According to the textbook, which of the following statements may help explain why so many people decide not to vote in the United States?

According to the textbook, why did labor unions develop?

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Social Interaction and Everyday Life in the Age of the Internet

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Conformity, Deviance, and Crime

Stratification, Class, and Inequality

Global Inequality

Gender Inequality

Ethnicity and Race

Families and Intimate Relationships

Education and Religion

The Sociology of the Body: Health, Illness, and Sexuality

Urbanization, Population, and the Environment

Globalization in a Changing World

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