Question 1

According to the __________ perspective,society is the sum of the interactions of individuals and groups.

Accepted Answer

A)  functionalist 
B)  developmentalist 
C)  symbolic interactionist 
D)  psychological

Question 2

The nations of Eastern Europe and many Latin American countries are examples of __________ countries.

Accepted Answer

A)  subordinate-income 
B)  high-income 
C)  middle-income 
D)  low-income

Question 3

Many of the nations of Africa and Asia,particularly India and the People's Republic of China where people typically work the land,are examples of __________ countries.

Accepted Answer

A)  subordinate-income 
B)  low-income 
C)  middle-income 
D)  high-income

Question 4

Discuss what Emile Durkheim meant by the concepts of social facts and anomie.

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Question 5

Widespread unemployment and massive,nationwide consumer debt are examples of:

Accepted Answer

A)  personal troubles 
B)  public issues 
C)  non-public issues 
D)  psychological difficulties

Question 6

Robert works on the assembly line at the local automobile factory and trades his labor for wages.Robert is a __________ because he does not own the factory.

Accepted Answer

A)  capitalist 
B)  zeitgeist 
C)  bourgeoisie 
D)  proletariat

Question 7

According to Karl Marx's ideas,he believed that class conflict is necessary in order to produce social change and a better society.Specifically,which of the following social forces was most important to create social change?

Accepted Answer

A)  religious 
B)  familial 
C)  political 
D)  economic

Question 8

In France,the Enlightenment was dominated by a group of thinkers referred to collectively as the philosophes.For the most part,these men were optimistic about the future,believing that human society could be improved through:

Accepted Answer

A)  aristocracy 
B)  religion 
C)  scientific discoveries 
D)  political leadership

Question 9

The __________ are the tools,land,factories,and money for investment that form the economic basis of a society.

Accepted Answer

A)  means of production 
B)  instruments of capitalism 
C)  trappings of the bourgeoisie 
D)  factory system

Question 10

Identify Auguste Comte and Herbert Spencer,and summarize their unique contributions to early sociology.

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Question 11

The theory that history is a continuous clash between conflicting ideas and forces was developed by:

Accepted Answer

A)  Frederick Schmidt 
B)  Karl Marx 
C)  Emile Durkheim 
D)  Max Weber

Question 12

Sociology is defined as:

Accepted Answer

A)  the systematic study of human society and social interaction 
B)  the methodological analysis of groups and individuals 
C)  the scientific analysis of premodern people 
D)  the academic discipline that examines individual human behavior

Question 13

According to Robert K.Merton,__________ are intended and/or overtly recognized by the participants in a social unit.

Accepted Answer

A)  dysfunctions 
B)  latent functions 
C)  prerequisite functions 
D)  manifest functions

Question 14

According to the text,one reason why more people are not actively protesting our current economic plight may be their feeling of ____________-an individual's feeling of powerlessness and estrangement.

Accepted Answer

A)  class conflict 
B)  alienation 
C)  future shock 
D)  the bourgeoisie syndrome

Question 15

According to the __________ perspective,groups in society are engaged in a continuous power struggle for control of scarce resources.

Accepted Answer

A)  functionalist 
B)  interactionist 
C)  conflict 
D)  developmental

Question 16

Describe the main points of Karl Marx's theory of class conflict.

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Question 17

Personal troubles are solved at the individual level and within one's own immediate social settings.Which of the following would be an example of an individual solution to student credit card debt?

Accepted Answer

A)  legislation to regulate credit card companies 
B)  national forums on student debt 
C)  second job to pay down debt 
D)  required educational courses on finance

Question 18

A political scientist interested in studying consumerism in the United States might examine how the political process-such as the efforts of lobbyists and interests groups to influence governmental policies-affects credit card interest rates and consumer spending in this country.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

According to Max Weber,__________ is the process by which the modern world has come to be increasingly dominated by structures devoted to efficiency,calculability,predictability,and technological control.

Accepted Answer

A)  industrialization 
B)  urbanization 
C)  rationalization 
D)  social revolution

Question 20

Contrast Karl Marx's perspective on social change with that of Max
Weber's.

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Exam 1: The Sociological Perspective