Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

A) invention 
B) discovery 
C) diffusion 
D) None of the other responses is correct. 
A) invention 
B) discovery 
C) diffusion 
D) None of the other responses is correct.

Question 2

According to mass-society theory,the mass media transform people in countless local communities,forming a national culture.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

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.

Accepted Answer

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 4

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

Accepted Answer

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 responses 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 responses are correct.

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 6

In global perspective,we see that some societies change,but others do not.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 8

Modernization typically decreases social diversity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Which of the following is a common cause of social change?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 10

Sociologist Peter Berger suggests that the rising popularity of wearing wristwatches is a good indicator that a traditional society is beginning to modernize.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Individuals experience modern mass societies in terms of

Accepted Answer

A) pronounced moral relativism. 
B) little personal choice. 
C) too little privacy. 
D) powerlessness. 
A) pronounced moral relativism. 
B) little personal choice. 
C) too little privacy. 
D) powerlessness.

Question 12

Social change results from invention,discovery,and cultural diffusion.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

If you were following the class-society approach,which factor would you focus on as shaping modern society the most?

Accepted Answer

A) rationality 
B) interdependency 
C) capitalism 
D) anomie 
A) rationality 
B) interdependency 
C) capitalism 
D) anomie

Question 14

The concept of modernity refers to changes in social patterns brought on by which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) the fall of the Roman Empire 
B) the Enlightenment 
C) the Industrial Revolution 
D) globalization 
A) the fall of the Roman Empire 
B) the Enlightenment 
C) the Industrial Revolution 
D) globalization

Question 15

Demographic change in the United States over the course of the last century includes a trend towards

Accepted Answer

A) smaller household size. 
B) a larger share of elderly people. 
C) living in cities. 
D) All of these responses are correct. 
A) smaller household size. 
B) a larger share of elderly people. 
C) living in cities. 
D) All of these responses are correct.

Question 16

For Tönnies,the essence of Gesellschaft is

Accepted Answer

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 17

For Weber,preindustrial societies are characterized by a focus on

Accepted Answer

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 18

The class-society approach to modernity focuses on which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) marked social stratification 
B) productive specialization 
C) loss of traditional community 
D) rationality 
A) marked social stratification 
B) productive specialization 
C) loss of traditional community 
D) rationality

Question 19

A criticism of mass-society theory is that it pays too much attention to social inequality.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

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

Accepted Answer

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

Exam 24: Social Change: Traditional

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

According to mass-society theory,the mass media transform people in countless local communities,forming a national culture.

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 tradition-directed social character as which of the following?

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

In global perspective,we see that some societies change,but others do not.

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

Modernization typically decreases social diversity.

Which of the following is a common cause of social change?

Sociologist Peter Berger suggests that the rising popularity of wearing wristwatches is a good indicator that a traditional society is beginning to modernize.

Individuals experience modern mass societies in terms of

Social change results from invention,discovery,and cultural diffusion.

If you were following the class-society approach,which factor would you focus on as shaping modern society the most?

The concept of modernity refers to changes in social patterns brought on by which of the following?

Demographic change in the United States over the course of the last century includes a trend towards

For Tönnies,the essence of Gesellschaft is

For Weber,preindustrial societies are characterized by a focus on

The class-society approach to modernity focuses on which of the following?

A criticism of mass-society theory is that it pays too much attention to social inequality.

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

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