Question 1

Modern societies are mostly held together by shared moral sentiments.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Durkheim claimed that,in a modern society such as the United States,people with the strongest social bonds had the highest rates of suicide.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Industrialization changes society because

Accepted Answer

A) fewer people live in cities. 
B) there are fewer types of jobs and fewer people work for income. 
C) the rate of social change increases. 
D) there are fewer advances in communication and transportation. 
A) fewer people live in cities. 
B) there are fewer types of jobs and fewer people work for income. 
C) the rate of social change increases. 
D) there are fewer advances in communication and transportation.

Question 4

Weber traced the origins of the capitalist economy in Europe to

Accepted Answer

A) colonialism. 
B) feudal monarchy. 
C) the Protestant Reformation. 
D) technological innovation. 
A) colonialism. 
B) feudal monarchy. 
C) the Protestant Reformation. 
D) technological innovation.

Question 5

Marx argued that industrial-capitalist societies had two main divisions: capitalists and proletarians.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Compared to an industrial society,a postindustrial society is based on

Accepted Answer

A) an information-based economy. 
B) a factory-based economy. 
C) an immigrant labor force. 
D) a less productive economy. 
A) an information-based economy. 
B) a factory-based economy. 
C) an immigrant labor force. 
D) a less productive economy.

Question 7

Karl Marx argued that society's infrastructure and superstructure are always in conflict.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Durkheim called the condition in which society provides little moral guidance to individuals

Accepted Answer

A) division of labor. 
B) false consciousness. 
C) anomie. 
D) alienation. 
A) division of labor. 
B) false consciousness. 
C) anomie. 
D) alienation.

Question 9

Which of the following types of society has the most productive specialization?

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 10

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 11

If you were to hear a sociologist speaking of class conflict as the "engine of change," which of the following people would it most likely be?

Accepted Answer

A) Gerhard Lenski 
B) Karl Marx 
C) Max Weber 
D) Emile Durkheim 
A) Gerhard Lenski 
B) Karl Marx 
C) Max Weber 
D) Emile Durkheim

Question 12

Pastoral and horticultural societies are not capable of a material surplus.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Hunting and gathering societies have elected leaders.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Karl Marx and Max Weber agreed that modern society generates alienation,although they each concluded that it was for different reasons.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Emile Durkheim saw society as a system "beyond us" with the power to guide our lives.Therefore,he described elements of society,including cultural norms,values,and beliefs as

Accepted Answer

A) social facts. 
B) ideal types. 
C) false consciousness. 
D) forms of rationality. 
A) social facts. 
B) ideal types. 
C) false consciousness. 
D) forms of rationality.

Question 16

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 17

Marx described the widespread beliefs that supported the capitalist economic system as

Accepted Answer

A) false consciousness. 
B) class consciousness. 
C) cultural awareness. 
D) revolutionary politics. 
A) false consciousness. 
B) class consciousness. 
C) cultural awareness. 
D) revolutionary politics.

Question 18

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 19

Horticultural societies typically form permanent settlements.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

In hopes of winning salvation,Calvinists were quick to share their wealth with the poor.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 4: Society

Modern societies are mostly held together by shared moral sentiments.

Durkheim claimed that,in a modern society such as the United States,people with the strongest social bonds had the highest rates of suicide.

Industrialization changes society because

Weber traced the origins of the capitalist economy in Europe to

Marx argued that industrial-capitalist societies had two main divisions: capitalists and proletarians.

Compared to an industrial society,a postindustrial society is based on

Karl Marx argued that society's infrastructure and superstructure are always in conflict.

Durkheim called the condition in which society provides little moral guidance to individuals

Which of the following types of society has the most productive specialization?

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

If you were to hear a sociologist speaking of class conflict as the "engine of change," which of the following people would it most likely be?

Pastoral and horticultural societies are not capable of a material surplus.

Hunting and gathering societies have elected leaders.

Karl Marx and Max Weber agreed that modern society generates alienation,although they each concluded that it was for different reasons.

Emile Durkheim saw society as a system "beyond us" with the power to guide our lives.Therefore,he described elements of society,including cultural norms,values,and beliefs as

Horticultural societies are those in which people

Marx described the widespread beliefs that supported the capitalist economic system as

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

Horticultural societies typically form permanent settlements.

In hopes of winning salvation,Calvinists were quick to share their wealth with the poor.

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