Exam 13: Politics and Economic Life

Mary and Bridget both work in the same company; Mary is a full-time worker,and Bridget is a temporary worker.Based on this information,which of the following statements is most likely to be true?

Max spends most of his time in the house taking care of his children and his sister's children.He cooks for them,takes them to school,and keeps an eye on them when they get out of school in the afternoons and in the summertime.In exchange for this help,his sister lends his family an extra apartment she has in her multifamily home.What is the term that sociologists use to refer to this kind of transaction?

Many sociologists argue that large numbers of Americans are dissatisfied with the U.S.political system today because:

Compare and contrast pluralist theories of modern democracy and the power elite model.

Using the concept of division of labor,describe the key differences in the nature of work in traditional versus modern societies.

Nadia lives in a country with a royal family that receives money from taxpayers to live in a palace and carry out certain ceremonial functions,but the king and queen have no real political power.Instead,a parliament of elected officials makes all the important political decisions.What kind of political system does Nadia live in?

John Davison Rockefeller was an American industrialist who founded the Standard Oil Company in 1870.He later founded and bought several other companies and became the world's richest man.He also founded and donated large amounts of money to philanthropic organizations.Rockefeller's career is an excellent example of what the textbook refers to as:

Eugenia has worked in the same company for 15 years repairing icemakers.She drives from town to town in a few counties in California and sees to the maintenance of the machines that her company has in different supermarkets,convenience stores,and gas stations.Although her company manufactures other machines,she only repairs the icemakers that they make.What term would sociologists use to describe the specialization of Eugenia's work tasks?

Stan just turned 18 years old.His parents are both 55 years old.Stan's father expresses continuing trust in government,but Stan and his mother are highly suspicious of government.According to the textbook,which of the following statements is most likely to be true?

Svetlana is a Russian who lives in Moscow.She moved from a small town to the big city to look for a job after she finished a degree in computer science.Her great-great-grandfather,Anton,had been a Russian serf who was legally bound to the land on which he had lived decades ago.Svetlana's ability to move about more freely than her great-great-grandfather demonstrates achievement of:

What do Edna Bonacich and Richard Appelbaum mean when they write about a global "race to the bottom" in the retail-dominated production of clothing?

Why did Max Weber assume that direct democracy is impossible as a means of regular government in large-scale societies?

Which of the following statements is true,according to C.Wright Mills in The Power Elite?