Question 1

Max Weber described the features of rational social organization pointing to all but one of the following.Which one is NOT part of his analysis?

Accepted Answer

A) Organizations become large-scale. 
B) Self-discipline is important. 
C) People in the workplace share highly personal relationships. 
D) Technical competence is the key to getting jobs. 
A) Organizations become large-scale. 
B) Self-discipline is important. 
C) People in the workplace share highly personal relationships. 
D) Technical competence is the key to getting jobs.

Question 2

The story of the Tuareg nomads, that begins chapter 4 in the text, shows us that

Accepted Answer

A) all human societies are mostly the same. 
B) some societies change faster than our own. 
C) some societies don't have newspapers, cellular phones, or other things that are familiar to us in the United States. 
D) some societies have more advanced and powerful technology than our own. 
A) all human societies are mostly the same. 
B) some societies change faster than our own. 
C) some societies don't have newspapers, cellular phones, or other things that are familiar to us in the United States. 
D) some societies have more advanced and powerful technology than our own.

Question 3

According to Weber, rational, modern societies were becoming more personal.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

It would be correct to say that Durkheim thought of society as

Accepted Answer

A) existing only in the human mind. 
B) an objective reality. 
C) changing dramatically from moment to moment. 
D) having no clear existence at all. 
A) existing only in the human mind. 
B) an objective reality. 
C) changing dramatically from moment to moment. 
D) having no clear existence at all.

Question 5

How would Durkheim describe the importance of a social structure such as family?

Accepted Answer

A) Family is one important source of inequality. 
B) Family exists only in the meaning it has for a particular person. 
C) Family plays a part in the operation of society. 
D) Family is the result of humanity's biological evolution. 
A) Family is one important source of inequality. 
B) Family exists only in the meaning it has for a particular person. 
C) Family plays a part in the operation of society. 
D) Family is the result of humanity's biological evolution.

Question 6

The social standing of women and men in hunting and gathering societies is

Accepted Answer

A) unequal, with men controlling farming. 
B) fairly equal, with men and women each making a vital contribution to survival. 
C) unequal, with women raising the young while men secure food. 
D) equal, because both men and women perform the same tasks. 
A) unequal, with men controlling farming. 
B) fairly equal, with men and women each making a vital contribution to survival. 
C) unequal, with women raising the young while men secure food. 
D) equal, because both men and women perform the same tasks.

Question 7

Max Weber's analysis of the rise of capitalism provides strong evidence of

Accepted Answer

A) the results of class conflict. 
B) the effects of increasing specialization. 
C) the importance of advancing technology. 
D) the power of ideas to change society. 
A) the results of class conflict. 
B) the effects of increasing specialization. 
C) the importance of advancing technology. 
D) the power of ideas to change society.

Question 8

What concept did Durkheim use to refer to social bonds, which are strong among members of industrial society and are based on specialization and mutual interdependence?

Accepted Answer

A) Gesellschaft 
B) mechanical solidarity 
C) collective conscience 
D) organic solidarity 
A) Gesellschaft 
B) mechanical solidarity 
C) collective conscience 
D) organic solidarity

Question 9

Hunting and gathering societies generate a productive surplus.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Many people have marveled at the Great Wall in China and the Great Pyramids in Egypt.These monuments stand as evidence of the productive power of which type of society?

Accepted Answer

A) hunting and gathering 
B) horticultural and pastoral 
C) agrarian 
D) industrial 
A) hunting and gathering 
B) horticultural and pastoral 
C) agrarian 
D) industrial

Question 11

The mass media, in films from Frankenstein

Accepted Answer

A) technology has only positive consequences for human societies. 
B) pastoral societies have more advanced technology than industrial societies. 
C) advanced technology can not only serve us, but it can also harm us. 
D) our society holds little interest in advancing technology. 
A) technology has only positive consequences for human societies. 
B) pastoral societies have more advanced technology than industrial societies. 
C) advanced technology can not only serve us, but it can also harm us. 
D) our society holds little interest in advancing technology.

Question 12

Comparing and contrasting the ideas of Karl Marx and Max Weber, which of the following statements is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A) Marx thought modern society was alienating; Weber did not. 
B) Weber thought modern society was alienating; Marx did not. 
C) Both Marx and Weber thought modern society was alienating, although for different reasons. 
D) Neither Marx nor Weber thought modern society was alienating. 
A) Marx thought modern society was alienating; Weber did not. 
B) Weber thought modern society was alienating; Marx did not. 
C) Both Marx and Weber thought modern society was alienating, although for different reasons. 
D) Neither Marx nor Weber thought modern society was alienating.

Question 13

Gerhard Lenski argues that, eventually, we can expect technological invention to solve problems of peace and justice around the world.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The first type of society to generate a material surplus was

Accepted Answer

A) hunting and gathering. 
B) horticultural and pastoral. 
C) agrarian. 
D) industrial. 
A) hunting and gathering. 
B) horticultural and pastoral. 
C) agrarian. 
D) industrial.

Question 15

The first type of society to generate a material surplus was

Accepted Answer

A) hunting and gathering. 
B) horticultural and pastoral. 
C) agrarian. 
D) industrial. 
A) hunting and gathering. 
B) horticultural and pastoral. 
C) agrarian. 
D) industrial.

Question 16

Agrarian societies have more similarities with one another than hunting and gathering societies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

It would be correct to say that Durkheim thought of society as

Accepted Answer

A) existing only in the human mind. 
B) an objective reality. 
C) changing from moment to moment. 
D) having no clear existence at all. 
A) existing only in the human mind. 
B) an objective reality. 
C) changing from moment to moment. 
D) having no clear existence at all.

Question 18

Horticultural societies are those in which people

Accepted Answer

A) are nomadic. 
B) hunt animals and gather vegetation. 
C) have learned to raise animals. 
D) use simple hand tools to raise crops. 
A) are nomadic. 
B) hunt animals and gather vegetation. 
C) have learned to raise animals. 
D) use simple hand tools to raise crops.

Question 19

The subordination of women by men is clearly evident in hunting and gathering societies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

A great danger to hunting and gathering societies is

Accepted Answer

A) global warfare. 
B) growing more food than they can carry. 
C) the forces of nature, including storms and droughts. 
D) All of these are correct. 
A) global warfare. 
B) growing more food than they can carry. 
C) the forces of nature, including storms and droughts. 
D) All of these are correct.

Exam 4: Society

Max Weber described the features of rational social organization pointing to all but one of the following.Which one is NOT part of his analysis?

The story of the Tuareg nomads, that begins chapter 4 in the text, shows us that

According to Weber, rational, modern societies were becoming more personal.

It would be correct to say that Durkheim thought of society as

How would Durkheim describe the importance of a social structure such as family?

The social standing of women and men in hunting and gathering societies is

Max Weber's analysis of the rise of capitalism provides strong evidence of

What concept did Durkheim use to refer to social bonds, which are strong among members of industrial society and are based on specialization and mutual interdependence?

Hunting and gathering societies generate a productive surplus.

Many people have marveled at the Great Wall in China and the Great Pyramids in Egypt.These monuments stand as evidence of the productive power of which type of society?

The mass media, in films from Frankenstein

Comparing and contrasting the ideas of Karl Marx and Max Weber, which of the following statements is TRUE?

Gerhard Lenski argues that, eventually, we can expect technological invention to solve problems of peace and justice around the world.

The first type of society to generate a material surplus was

The first type of society to generate a material surplus was

Agrarian societies have more similarities with one another than hunting and gathering societies.

It would be correct to say that Durkheim thought of society as

Horticultural societies are those in which people

The subordination of women by men is clearly evident in hunting and gathering societies.

A great danger to hunting and gathering societies is

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