Question 1

Countermovements are:

Accepted Answer

A)  groups that are neutral third parties to social movements. 
B)  groups that help negotiate demands made by social movements. 
C)  more radical types of social movements. 
D)  groups that seek to reverse or resist change advocated by a social movement. 
A)  groups that are neutral third parties to social movements. 
B)  groups that help negotiate demands made by social movements. 
C)  more radical types of social movements. 
D)  groups that seek to reverse or resist change advocated by a social movement.

Question 2

The average American produces 35 pounds of trash per week.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

According to the text,what role can sociologists play in ensuring that social change enhances social justice?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sociologists can study group interaction and conflict resolution. 
B)  Sociologists can become lobbyists, using their research findings. 
C)  Sociologists should become part of the professional staff of SMOs. 
D)  Sociologists can teach people the most effective ways to use technology. 
A)  Sociologists can study group interaction and conflict resolution. 
B)  Sociologists can become lobbyists, using their research findings. 
C)  Sociologists should become part of the professional staff of SMOs. 
D)  Sociologists can teach people the most effective ways to use technology.

Question 4

Sociological research is used in the creation of a program to help get technology into inner city classrooms. This is an example of how sociologists can contribute to ensure that social changes enhance social justice by:

Accepted Answer

A)  studying conflict resolution. 
B)  assisting in developing social justice perspectives. 
C)  modeling social change strategies. 
D)  critiquing the status quo. 
A)  studying conflict resolution. 
B)  assisting in developing social justice perspectives. 
C)  modeling social change strategies. 
D)  critiquing the status quo.

Question 5

How are SMOs organized?

Accepted Answer

A)  They always have a professional and bureaucratic structure. 
B)  They generally are organized primarily with volunteers. 
C)  Most SMOs lack any type of organization. 
D)  SMOs must have a dedicated group of people who may be either paid professionals or volunteers. 
A)  They always have a professional and bureaucratic structure. 
B)  They generally are organized primarily with volunteers. 
C)  Most SMOs lack any type of organization. 
D)  SMOs must have a dedicated group of people who may be either paid professionals or volunteers.

Question 6

Normal accidents can be easily prevented.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

According to your textbook's analysis of the environmental movement,permanent victory will require:

Accepted Answer

A)  ecoterrorism. 
B)  court orders and legal battles. 
C)  fewer professional and more indigenous SMOs. 
D)  the elimination of the U.S. Department of the Interior. 
A)  ecoterrorism. 
B)  court orders and legal battles. 
C)  fewer professional and more indigenous SMOs. 
D)  the elimination of the U.S. Department of the Interior.

Question 8

Environmental groups charge that the oil industry blocks the manufacture and development of fully electric cars.Veblen would call this an example of:

Accepted Answer

A)  cultural lag. 
B)  vested interests. 
C)  material culture. 
D)  conflict theory. 
A)  cultural lag. 
B)  vested interests. 
C)  material culture. 
D)  conflict theory.

Question 9

What are vested interests?

Accepted Answer

Stakes in either mai

Question 10

Approximately what percentage of people in India own cell phones?

Accepted Answer

A)  2% 
B)  10% 
C)  25% 
D)  33% 
A)  2% 
B)  10% 
C)  25% 
D)  33%

Question 11

Define cultural lag.Give two examples of a technological change that has led to cultural lag and the negative impacts this lag has had.

Accepted Answer

Cultural lag is a concept developed by s

Question 12

The anti-abortion movement:

Accepted Answer

A)  is a countermovement. 
B)  has sought the support of powerful allies in religious organizations and the Republican party. 
C)  is comprised of supporters who feel their values and beliefs are threatened by legal abortion. 
D)  All of these are true of the anti-abortion movement. 
A)  is a countermovement. 
B)  has sought the support of powerful allies in religious organizations and the Republican party. 
C)  is comprised of supporters who feel their values and beliefs are threatened by legal abortion. 
D)  All of these are true of the anti-abortion movement.

Question 13

What is the technological imperative?

Accepted Answer

The technological imperative i

Question 14

Even structural-functionalists admit that social change does not always occur smoothly.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

It is possible that the goals and programs of a social movement will be adopted,even as the social movement organizations that started them are ridiculed and denigrated.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Countermovements are always religious or politically conservative.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Explain an example of how a vested interest might prevent technological change that could help the environment.What groups benefit from preventing this change? How?

Accepted Answer

One example of how a vested interest mig

Question 18

Which theory of social movements suggests that social movements develop when individuals who experience deprivation pull together the resources they need to mobilize for action?

Accepted Answer

A)  bloc mobilization theory 
B)  resource mobilization theory 
C)  solid state theory 
D)  relative-deprivation theory 
A)  bloc mobilization theory 
B)  resource mobilization theory 
C)  solid state theory 
D)  relative-deprivation theory

Question 19

One survey of 1000 major corporations found that:

Accepted Answer

A)  most avoided electronic surveillance of their employees fearing it would be an invasion of their privacy. 
B)  only a very few practiced electronic surveillance of their employees. 
C)  about two-thirds practiced electronic surveillance of their employees. 
D)  most were not aware that electronic surveillance of employees was a possibility. 
A)  most avoided electronic surveillance of their employees fearing it would be an invasion of their privacy. 
B)  only a very few practiced electronic surveillance of their employees. 
C)  about two-thirds practiced electronic surveillance of their employees. 
D)  most were not aware that electronic surveillance of employees was a possibility.

Question 20

Within political process theory,__________ is the individual sense that change is both needed and possible.

Accepted Answer

A)  false consciousness 
B)  class consciousness 
C)  insurgent consciousness 
D)  constituent consciousness 
A)  false consciousness 
B)  class consciousness 
C)  insurgent consciousness 
D)  constituent consciousness

Countermovements are:

The average American produces 35 pounds of trash per week.

According to the text,what role can sociologists play in ensuring that social change enhances social justice?

Sociological research is used in the creation of a program to help get technology into inner city classrooms. This is an example of how sociologists can contribute to ensure that social changes enhance social justice by:

How are SMOs organized?

Normal accidents can be easily prevented.

According to your textbook's analysis of the environmental movement,permanent victory will require:

Environmental groups charge that the oil industry blocks the manufacture and development of fully electric cars.Veblen would call this an example of:

What are vested interests?

Approximately what percentage of people in India own cell phones?

Define cultural lag.Give two examples of a technological change that has led to cultural lag and the negative impacts this lag has had.

The anti-abortion movement:

What is the technological imperative?

Even structural-functionalists admit that social change does not always occur smoothly.

It is possible that the goals and programs of a social movement will be adopted,even as the social movement organizations that started them are ridiculed and denigrated.

Countermovements are always religious or politically conservative.

Explain an example of how a vested interest might prevent technological change that could help the environment.What groups benefit from preventing this change? How?

Which theory of social movements suggests that social movements develop when individuals who experience deprivation pull together the resources they need to mobilize for action?

One survey of 1000 major corporations found that:

Within political process theory,__________ is the individual sense that change is both needed and possible.

The Study of Society

Culture

Socialization

Social Structure and Social Interaction

Groups, Networks, and Organizations

Deviance, Crime, and Social Control

Stratification

Racial and Ethnic Inequality

Sex,Gender,and Sexuality

Health and Health Care

Family

Education and Religion

Politics and the Economy

Population and Urbanization

Filters

Exam 15: Social Change

Countermovements are:

The average American produces 35 pounds of trash per week.

According to the text,what role can sociologists play in ensuring that social change enhances social justice?

Sociological research is used in the creation of a program to help get technology into inner city classrooms. This is an example of how sociologists can contribute to ensure that social changes enhance social justice by:

How are SMOs organized?

Normal accidents can be easily prevented.

According to your textbook's analysis of the environmental movement,permanent victory will require:

Environmental groups charge that the oil industry blocks the manufacture and development of fully electric cars.Veblen would call this an example of:

What are vested interests?

Approximately what percentage of people in India own cell phones?

Define cultural lag.Give two examples of a technological change that has led to cultural lag and the negative impacts this lag has had.

The anti-abortion movement:

What is the technological imperative?

Even structural-functionalists admit that social change does not always occur smoothly.

It is possible that the goals and programs of a social movement will be adopted,even as the social movement organizations that started them are ridiculed and denigrated.

Countermovements are always religious or politically conservative.

Explain an example of how a vested interest might prevent technological change that could help the environment.What groups benefit from preventing this change? How?

Which theory of social movements suggests that social movements develop when individuals who experience deprivation pull together the resources they need to mobilize for action?

One survey of 1000 major corporations found that:

Within political process theory,__________ is the individual sense that change is both needed and possible.

The Study of Society

Culture

Socialization

Social Structure and Social Interaction

Groups, Networks, and Organizations

Deviance, Crime, and Social Control

Stratification

Racial and Ethnic Inequality

Sex,Gender,and Sexuality

Health and Health Care

Family

Education and Religion

Politics and the Economy

Population and Urbanization

Filters