Question 1

The Marxist view of social change is appealing to some because it

Accepted Answer

A) permits people to take a passive role in responding to inevitable cycles or changes in material culture. 
B) permits people to seize control of the historical process and gain their freedom from injustice. 
C) always leads to a reduction in social inequality. 
D) both permits people to seize control of the historical process and gain their freedom from injustice and always leads to a reduction in social inequality. 
A) permits people to take a passive role in responding to inevitable cycles or changes in material culture. 
B) permits people to seize control of the historical process and gain their freedom from injustice. 
C) always leads to a reduction in social inequality. 
D) both permits people to seize control of the historical process and gain their freedom from injustice and always leads to a reduction in social inequality.

Question 2

Which term refers to the period of maladjustment when the nonmaterial culture is still adapting to new material conditions?

Accepted Answer

A) cultural relativism 
B) culture lag 
C) culture shock 
D) cultural integration 
A) cultural relativism 
B) culture lag 
C) culture shock 
D) cultural integration

Question 3

Various religious groups and their followers are very upset about scientific advances in reproductive technology,such as birth control pills,abortion pills,in-vitro fertilization,and genetic engineering.This conflict between religious values and new scientific concepts illustrates

Accepted Answer

A) material culture. 
B) nonmaterial culture. 
C) culture lag. 
D) cultural adaptation. 
A) material culture. 
B) nonmaterial culture. 
C) culture lag. 
D) cultural adaptation.

Question 4

Which sociologist pointed out that one cannot devise methods for controlling and utilizing new technology before the introduction of a technique,and that nonmaterial culture typically must respond to changes in material culture?

Accepted Answer

A) William Ogburn 
B) Talcott Parsons 
C) Sherry Turkle 
D) Thorstein Veblen 
A) William Ogburn 
B) Talcott Parsons 
C) Sherry Turkle 
D) Thorstein Veblen

Question 5

Neo-Luddites

Accepted Answer

A) destroyed some of the machinery used in the early Industrial Revolution,when they raided factories at night. 
B) have questioned the incessant expansion of industrialization. 
C) were early supporters of Marxism. 
D) both destroyed some of the machinery used in the early Industrial Revolution and were supporters of Marxism. 
A) destroyed some of the machinery used in the early Industrial Revolution,when they raided factories at night. 
B) have questioned the incessant expansion of industrialization. 
C) were early supporters of Marxism. 
D) both destroyed some of the machinery used in the early Industrial Revolution and were supporters of Marxism.

Question 6

In Talcott Parsons's equilibrium model,the incorporation of groups that were previously excluded because of their race,ethnicity,and social class is known as

Accepted Answer

A) differentiation. 
B) adaptation. 
C) inclusion. 
D) generalization. 
A) differentiation. 
B) adaptation. 
C) inclusion. 
D) generalization.

Question 7

Which sociological perspective criticizes the functionalist approach to social change for disregarding the crucial significance of change that is needed to correct social injustices and inequalities?

Accepted Answer

A) functionalist perspective 
B) conflict perspective 
C) interactionist perspective 
D) dialectical perspective 
A) functionalist perspective 
B) conflict perspective 
C) interactionist perspective 
D) dialectical perspective

Question 8

Talcott Parsons was an evolutionary theorist.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Talcott Parsons contends that societies experience value ________,the development of new values that tolerate and legitimate a greater range of activities.

Accepted Answer

A) differentiation 
B) adaptation 
C) inclusion 
D) generalization 
A) differentiation 
B) adaptation 
C) inclusion 
D) generalization

Question 10

Large families are no longer economically necessary,nor are they commonly endorsed by social norms,but certain religious faiths continue to extol large families and disapprove of using contraception to limit family size.This illustrates

Accepted Answer

A) material culture. 
B) nonmaterial culture. 
C) cultural relativity. 
D) culture lag. 
A) material culture. 
B) nonmaterial culture. 
C) cultural relativity. 
D) culture lag.

Question 11

Social theorists seeking an analogy to Darwin's biological model originated evolutionary theory,which views society as moving in a definite direction.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 59: Social Change

The Marxist view of social change is appealing to some because it

Which term refers to the period of maladjustment when the nonmaterial culture is still adapting to new material conditions?

Various religious groups and their followers are very upset about scientific advances in reproductive technology,such as birth control pills,abortion pills,in-vitro fertilization,and genetic engineering.This conflict between religious values and new scientific concepts illustrates

Which sociologist pointed out that one cannot devise methods for controlling and utilizing new technology before the introduction of a technique,and that nonmaterial culture typically must respond to changes in material culture?

Neo-Luddites

In Talcott Parsons's equilibrium model,the incorporation of groups that were previously excluded because of their race,ethnicity,and social class is known as

Which sociological perspective criticizes the functionalist approach to social change for disregarding the crucial significance of change that is needed to correct social injustices and inequalities?

Talcott Parsons was an evolutionary theorist.

Talcott Parsons contends that societies experience value ________,the development of new values that tolerate and legitimate a greater range of activities.

Large families are no longer economically necessary,nor are they commonly endorsed by social norms,but certain religious faiths continue to extol large families and disapprove of using contraception to limit family size.This illustrates

Social theorists seeking an analogy to Darwin's biological model originated evolutionary theory,which views society as moving in a definite direction.

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