Question 1

Mass-society theory offers a criticism of modern society as having

Accepted Answer

A) become less and less affluent. 
B) pushed minorities to the margins. 
C) become an impersonal mass of socially rootless people. 
D) All of these responses are correct. 
A) become less and less affluent. 
B) pushed minorities to the margins. 
C) become an impersonal mass of socially rootless people. 
D) All of these responses are correct.

Question 2

Max Weber's thesis on the Protestant ethic and the spirit of capitalism highlighted the importance of 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

Question 3

William Ogburn's theory of cultural lag states that nonmaterial culture usually changes faster than material culture.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

"Postmodernity" refers to societies transformed by the Industrial Revolution.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The Kaiapo of Brazil's rain forest and the Hog Hammock community off the coast of Georgia show us that

Accepted Answer

A) "progress" is typically good. 
B) social change is usually good for everyone. 
C) people do not have to change if they do not want to. 
D) people sometimes lose their cultural foundation as a result of materialism. 
A) "progress" is typically good. 
B) social change is usually good for everyone. 
C) people do not have to change if they do not want to. 
D) people sometimes lose their cultural foundation as a result of materialism.

Question 6

While Max Weber linked modern alienation to inequality,Karl Marx linked modern alienation to expanding bureaucracy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The story of the Kaiapo in Brazil shows that modernization makes people better appreciate their traditions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Which of the following concepts refers to changes brought on by the Information Revolution?

Accepted Answer

A) feudalism 
B) tradition 
C) modernity 
D) postmodernity 
A) feudalism 
B) tradition 
C) modernity 
D) postmodernity

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

A) economic inequality with most people feeling powerless. 
B) too much personal freedom. 
C) difficulty building a clear personal identity. 
D) too much rationality. 
A) economic inequality with most people feeling powerless. 
B) too much personal freedom. 
C) difficulty building a clear personal identity. 
D) too much rationality.

Question 11

Modernity is the concept associated with social patterns that began to change the world about when?

Accepted Answer

A) 1492 
B) 1600 
C) the 1750s 
D) the 1920s 
A) 1492 
B) 1600 
C) the 1750s 
D) the 1920s

Question 12

Max Weber declared modern society to be "disenchanted."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

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

Accepted Answer

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 14

The class-society theory of modernity is derived largely from the social-conflict approach of Karl Marx.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

David Riesman's other-directed people are characterized by superficiality,inconsistency,and an openness to change.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Which of the following thinkers was,on balance,most critical of modern society?

Accepted Answer

A) Max Weber 
B) Emile Durkheim 
C) Peter Berger 
D) None of these people was critical of modern society. 
A) Max Weber 
B) Emile Durkheim 
C) Peter Berger 
D) None of these people was critical of modern society.

Question 17

Jeans,the type of clothing that became popular with young people in the 1960s,are actually centuries old.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

In the United States,our culture makes us think that modernity always involves which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) progress 
B) inequality 
C) tradition 
D) celebrating the past 
A) progress 
B) inequality 
C) tradition 
D) celebrating the past

Question 19

Modernization typically reduces the range of personal choice about how to live.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Emile Durkheim's concept of mechanical solidarity parallels Tönnies's concept of Gesellschaft.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 24: Social Change: Traditional

Mass-society theory offers a criticism of modern society as having

Max Weber's thesis on the Protestant ethic and the spirit of capitalism highlighted the importance of which of the following in the process of social change?

William Ogburn's theory of cultural lag states that nonmaterial culture usually changes faster than material culture.

"Postmodernity" refers to societies transformed by the Industrial Revolution.

The Kaiapo of Brazil's rain forest and the Hog Hammock community off the coast of Georgia show us that

While Max Weber linked modern alienation to inequality,Karl Marx linked modern alienation to expanding bureaucracy.

The story of the Kaiapo in Brazil shows that modernization makes people better appreciate their traditions.

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

Which of the following concepts refers to changes brought on by the Information Revolution?

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

Modernity is the concept associated with social patterns that began to change the world about when?

Max Weber declared modern society to be "disenchanted."

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

The class-society theory of modernity is derived largely from the social-conflict approach of Karl Marx.

David Riesman's other-directed people are characterized by superficiality,inconsistency,and an openness to change.

Which of the following thinkers was,on balance,most critical of modern society?

Jeans,the type of clothing that became popular with young people in the 1960s,are actually centuries old.

In the United States,our culture makes us think that modernity always involves which of the following?

Modernization typically reduces the range of personal choice about how to live.

Emile Durkheim's concept of mechanical solidarity parallels Tönnies's concept of Gesellschaft.

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