Exam 4: Society

Compared to hunting and gathering societies,horticultural and pastoral societies have more productive specialization and greater social inequality.

People who interact in a defined territory and who share a culture are part of a

In hunting and gathering societies the

As Marx used this concept,"alienation" meant

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

To compare societies at different times in history,Max Weber made use of

What Lenski called the industrial society and Marx called the capitalist society,Weber considered

Marx thought capitalism would bring class conflict more out in the open.

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

Weber believed that people living in preindustrial societies hold strongly to rationality,while members of industrial societies celebrate tradition.

According to Max Weber,one feature of rational social organization is that

How did Weber describe the thought patterns of the members of traditional societies?

Gerhard Lenski used the concept "sociocultural evolution" to refer to how technological innovation changes the shape of societies.

In hunting and gathering societies

Marx looked forward to the transformation of capitalism into a more equal and humane society that he called socialism.

For Max Weber,an "ideal type" meant something that was the very best of its kind.

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

In general,industrialization results in more schooling and a sharp increase in the share of the population that is illiterate.

Max Weber used the concept "rationalization of society" to point to historical change from tradition to rationality as the dominant mode of human thought.

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