Exam 13: Politics and Economic Life

Miriam is a sociologist who has great faith in the U.S.political system.She subscribes to the theory that continual processes of bargaining among numerous groups representing different interests influence government policies in a democracy.Miriam's ideas could best be described as:

In 1908,who designed his first auto plant at Highland Park,Michigan,to manufacture only one product,thereby allowing the introduction of specialized tools and machinery designed for speed,precision,and simplicity of operation?

What author's most famous work,The Wealth of Nations,opens with a description of the division of labor in a pin factory?

As a member of the National Organization for Women (NOW),Mercedes would be most likely to try to lobby for which of the following issues?

Sybil lives in a country where she cannot always participate as fully as others.For example,only men can run for election to the local government council.Sybil actively protests this restriction.What kind of right is Sybil fighting for?

According to the textbook,all of the following factors help explain why levels of unemployment increased in Western societies in the 1970s and the 1980s EXCEPT:

Miles has been working on an assembly line in a U.S.car-manufacturing factory for the past 30 years.Which of the following trends is he most likely to have witnessed?

Explain the three forms of democracy.

Shirley has worked for more than 20 years in a factory where automated machines recently took over some of the more onerous work that she had been required to perform.As a result,her job has become a bit less repetitive and easier to carry out,and she feels less alienated.What author's conclusions about automation would Shirley's experience most likely support?

Pat has worked in a transnational corporation for the past five years.According to the textbook,which of the following statements is most likely to be true?

Which of the following reasons is given in the textbook to help explain the quick spread of democracy around the world in the late 20th and early 21st centuries?

Joseph Schumpeter argued that:

What term refers to carrying out tasks that require mental and physical effort,with the objective of the production of goods and services that cater to human needs?

According to the textbook,the combined sales of what kind of corporations accounted for over half of the value of goods and services produced by the entire world in 2007?

Morgan was elected to her state legislature in a close election three-and-a-half years ago.She is a Republican.In the upcoming election,she will be running for the same office against a male candidate from the Democratic Party.Morgan's district is currently experiencing an economic boom with lower than normal unemployment.According to the textbook,which of the following statements is most likely to be true?

President Dwight David Eisenhower,who had been supreme commander of the Allied forces in Europe in World War II,warned in his presidential farewell address:

Laura is a researcher who studies technological and economic change.Her work shows clearly how forces of global economic competition are changing the nature of the work we do.What term do sociologists use to describe the process she studies?

When was the welfare state firmly established in most Western societies?

According to the textbook,which of the following statements best describes old-style terrorism?

Monica has always loved animals,but just a few months ago,she decided to take a more active role in protecting them.She joined an organization that defends animals through political action.Now she regularly travels to her state capital to try to persuade legislators to pass laws to protect certain types of animals.What do sociologists call this kind of organization?