Question 1

For Tönnies, the essence of Gesellschaft is

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A) faith in established tradition. 
B) self-interest. 
C) kinship. 
D) neighborhood and friendship. 
A) faith in established tradition. 
B) self-interest. 
C) kinship. 
D) neighborhood and friendship.

Question 2

What is modernity? How are modern societies different from traditional societies? Discuss the defining traits of modernity by applying the theories of Tönnies, Durkheim, Weber, and Marx.

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Modernity can be defined as a period of

Question 3

Karl Marx understood modernity in terms of which of the following?

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A) the rise of rationality 
B) increasing productive specialization 
C) the rise of the capitalist economic system 
D) the loss of traditional community 
A) the rise of rationality 
B) increasing productive specialization 
C) the rise of the capitalist economic system 
D) the loss of traditional community

Question 4

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 5

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

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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 6

Read the four statements below about postmodernism.One of them is NOT correct; which one is it?

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A) The future probably will not be as good as the present. 
B) Science does not hold all the answers. 
C) Cultural debates are intensifying. 
D) The family and other social institutions are not changing. 
A) The future probably will not be as good as the present. 
B) Science does not hold all the answers. 
C) Cultural debates are intensifying. 
D) The family and other social institutions are not changing.

Question 7

For Weber, preindustrial societies are characterized by a focus on

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A) personal choice. 
B) shared moral sentiments. 
C) productive specialization. 
D) rationality. 
A) personal choice. 
B) shared moral sentiments. 
C) productive specialization. 
D) rationality.

Question 8

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 9

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

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Peter Berger, a prominent sociologist, i

Question 10

Karl Marx highlighted which of the following in the process of social change?

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A) invention 
B) ideas 
C) social conflict 
D) cultural diffusion 
A) invention 
B) ideas 
C) social conflict 
D) cultural diffusion

Question 11

Modernization means that fewer people live in small, traditional communities.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

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 13

What is "postmodernity"? What are the criticisms made of our society?

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Postmodernity refers to the cultural, in

Question 14

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) All of these are correct. 
A) eagerness to adopt the latest fashions and fads 
B) rigid conformity to established ways of life 
C) being highly individualistic 
D) All of these are correct.

Question 15

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.

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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 16

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

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A) openness to the latest fashions and fads 
B) rigid conformity to established ways of life 
C) being highly individualistic 
D) All of these are correct. 
A) openness to the latest fashions and fads 
B) rigid conformity to established ways of life 
C) being highly individualistic 
D) All of these are correct.

Question 17

Define the concepts Gemeinschaft and Gesellschaft in ways that make their difference clear.Apply these concepts to social life in the United States.

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Gemeinschaft and Gesellschaft are two co

Question 18

Modern people, claims mass-society theory, tend to develop tradition-directed personalities and hold to conventional ways of life.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The coins we use today were devised in the Middle East centuries ago.This is an example of which of the following?

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

Question 20

Which of the following are common causes 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) All of these are correct. 
A) discovery of existing things 
B) diffusion from one cultural system to another 
C) invention of new ideas and things 
D) All of these are correct.

Exam 24: Social Change: Traditional

For Tönnies, the essence of Gesellschaft is

What is modernity? How are modern societies different from traditional societies? Discuss the defining traits of modernity by applying the theories of Tönnies, Durkheim, Weber, and Marx.

Karl Marx understood modernity in terms of which of the following?

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

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

Read the four statements below about postmodernism.One of them is NOT correct; which one is it?

For Weber, preindustrial societies are characterized by a focus on

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

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

Karl Marx highlighted which of the following in the process of social change?

Modernization means that fewer people live in small, traditional communities.

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

What is "postmodernity"? What are the criticisms made of our society?

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

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.

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

Define the concepts Gemeinschaft and Gesellschaft in ways that make their difference clear.Apply these concepts to social life in the United States.

Modern people, claims mass-society theory, tend to develop tradition-directed personalities and hold to conventional ways of life.

The coins we use today were devised in the Middle East centuries ago.This is an example of which of the following?

Which of the following are common causes of social change?

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