Question 1

Agency and structure can refer to either micro-level or macro-level phenomena or to both.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

According to George Ritzer, which of the following exists at the macro-objective level? Select all, but only those that apply.

Accepted Answer

A)  Norms and values 
B)  Society 
C)  Bureaucracy 
D)  Technology 
A)  Norms and values 
B)  Society 
C)  Bureaucracy 
D)  Technology

Question 3

Which of the following critiques does Ian Craib outline against Anthony Giddens structuration theory?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ontologically, the theory is too deep. 
B)  The theory is too simplistic to mesh with a complex world. 
C)  The theory is overly critical of society. 
D)  The work leaves no room for the ambiguity of actual reality. 
A)  Ontologically, the theory is too deep. 
B)  The theory is too simplistic to mesh with a complex world. 
C)  The theory is overly critical of society. 
D)  The work leaves no room for the ambiguity of actual reality.

Question 4

Norbert Elias's concept of figuration emphasizes the importance of _____ in integrating the micro and macro levels.

Accepted Answer

A)  Interactions 
B)  Interrelationships 
C)  Institutions 
D)  Social structures 
A)  Interactions 
B)  Interrelationships 
C)  Institutions 
D)  Social structures

Question 5

According to Anthony Giddens, ______ manifest through reproduced practices.

Accepted Answer

A)  structures 
B)  systems 
C)  agents 
D)  rules and resources 
A)  structures 
B)  systems 
C)  agents 
D)  rules and resources

Question 6

Which part of Norbert Elias's history of manners is concerned with the civilizing of eating meals?

Accepted Answer

A)  Behavior at the Table 
B)  Natural Functions 
C)  Blowing One's Nose 
D)  Sexual Relations 
A)  Behavior at the Table 
B)  Natural Functions 
C)  Blowing One's Nose 
D)  Sexual Relations

Question 7

Which of the following marks the micro pole of George Ritzer's objective-subjective continuum?

Accepted Answer

A)  Material phenomena 
B)  Individual thought 
C)  World systems 
D)  Nonmaterial phenomena 
A)  Material phenomena 
B)  Individual thought 
C)  World systems 
D)  Nonmaterial phenomena

Question 8

Which of the following marks the macro pole of Georges Gurvitch's macro-micro continuum?

Accepted Answer

A)  Forms of sociality 
B)  Social class 
C)  Social structure 
D)  Global structure 
A)  Forms of sociality 
B)  Social class 
C)  Social structure 
D)  Global structure

Question 9

Compare and contrast the micro-macro integration efforts in the United States with the European efforts to develop the relationship between agency and structure.

Accepted Answer

-In the United States, a strong traditio

Question 10

Which of the following is personal trouble related to credit cards. Select all, but only those that apply.

Accepted Answer

A)  Aggregate consumer debt 
B)  Delinquency and bankruptcy 
C)  National deficit 
D)  A life devoted toward paying of debt 
A)  Aggregate consumer debt 
B)  Delinquency and bankruptcy 
C)  National deficit 
D)  A life devoted toward paying of debt

Question 11

Which classic theorist linked macroscopic social facts with microscopic individual behaviors?

Accepted Answer

A)  Karl Marx 
B)  Max Weber 
C)  George Simmel 
D)  Emile Durkheim 
A)  Karl Marx 
B)  Max Weber 
C)  George Simmel 
D)  Emile Durkheim

Question 12

Which classic theorist linked microscopic, metaphorical encasement in iron cage of macroscopic, formal rationality?
a. Karl Marx
b. Max Weber
c. George Simmel
d. Emile Durkheim

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Practical consciousness involves actions that cannot be described in words.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Which classic theorist linked microscopic alienation with macroscopic capitalism?

Accepted Answer

A)  Karl Marx 
B)  Max Weber 
C)  George Simmel 
D)  Emile Durkheim 
A)  Karl Marx 
B)  Max Weber 
C)  George Simmel 
D)  Emile Durkheim

Question 15

Which of the following can be classified as macro? Select all, but only those that apply.

Accepted Answer

A)  Conscious actors 
B)  Mindless or unthinking actors 
C)  Large-scale social structures 
D)  Collective or organization cultures 
A)  Conscious actors 
B)  Mindless or unthinking actors 
C)  Large-scale social structures 
D)  Collective or organization cultures

Question 16

According to Habermas, the ______ is the taking over of substantive rationality by formal rationality.

Accepted Answer

A)  system 
B)  lifeworld 
C)  colonization of the lifeworld 
D)  habitus 
A)  system 
B)  lifeworld 
C)  colonization of the lifeworld 
D)  habitus

Question 17

According to Jeffrey Alexander, which describes the problem of order at the micro level?

Accepted Answer

A)  Internalized, individual nature 
B)  Instrumental, rational, conditional 
C)  Collective nature 
D)  Normative, nonrational, affective 
A)  Internalized, individual nature 
B)  Instrumental, rational, conditional 
C)  Collective nature 
D)  Normative, nonrational, affective

Question 18

George Ritzer reveals how credit cards create both personal troubles at the micro level and public issues at the macro level. Describe how a similar problem (or problems) is developing with the student loan crisis.

Accepted Answer

-Ritzer writes "Perhaps the most reprehe

Question 19

Which classic theorist linked microscopic individual and macroscopic culture(s)?

Accepted Answer

A)  Karl Marx 
B)  Max Weber 
C)  George Simmel 
D)  Emile Durkheim 
A)  Karl Marx 
B)  Max Weber 
C)  George Simmel 
D)  Emile Durkheim

Question 20

According to Anthony Giddens every social scientific investigation involves relating action or agency to structure.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Agency and structure can refer to either micro-level or macro-level phenomena or to both.

According to George Ritzer, which of the following exists at the macro-objective level? Select all, but only those that apply.

Which of the following critiques does Ian Craib outline against Anthony Giddens structuration theory?

Norbert Elias's concept of figuration emphasizes the importance of _____ in integrating the micro and macro levels.

According to Anthony Giddens, ______ manifest through reproduced practices.

Which part of Norbert Elias's history of manners is concerned with the civilizing of eating meals?

Which of the following marks the micro pole of George Ritzer's objective-subjective continuum?

Which of the following marks the macro pole of Georges Gurvitch's macro-micro continuum?

Compare and contrast the micro-macro integration efforts in the United States with the European efforts to develop the relationship between agency and structure.

Which of the following is personal trouble related to credit cards. Select all, but only those that apply.

Which classic theorist linked macroscopic social facts with microscopic individual behaviors?

Which classic theorist linked microscopic, metaphorical encasement in iron cage of macroscopic, formal rationality? a. Karl Marx b. Max Weber c. George Simmel d. Emile Durkheim

Practical consciousness involves actions that cannot be described in words.

Which classic theorist linked microscopic alienation with macroscopic capitalism?

Which of the following can be classified as macro? Select all, but only those that apply.

According to Habermas, the ______ is the taking over of substantive rationality by formal rationality.

According to Jeffrey Alexander, which describes the problem of order at the micro level?

George Ritzer reveals how credit cards create both personal troubles at the micro level and public issues at the macro level. Describe how a similar problem (or problems) is developing with the student loan crisis.

Which classic theorist linked microscopic individual and macroscopic culture(s)?

According to Anthony Giddens every social scientific investigation involves relating action or agency to structure.

A Historical Sketch of Sociological Theory: the Early Years

Karl Marx

Emile Durkheim

Max Weber

George Simmel

A Historical Sketch of Sociological Theory: the Later Years

Structural Functionalism, Systems Theory, and Conflict Theory

Varieties of Neo-Marxian Theory

Symbolic Interactionism

Ethnomethodology

Exchange, Network, and Rational Choice Theories

Contemporary Feminist Theory

Contemporary Theories of Modernity

Theories of Race and Colonialism

Globalization Theory

Structuralism, Poststructuralism, and Postmodern Social Theory

Social Theory in the Twenty-First Century

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Exam 13: Micro-Macro and Agency-Structure Integration

Agency and structure can refer to either micro-level or macro-level phenomena or to both.

According to George Ritzer, which of the following exists at the macro-objective level? Select all, but only those that apply.

Which of the following critiques does Ian Craib outline against Anthony Giddens structuration theory?

Norbert Elias's concept of figuration emphasizes the importance of _____ in integrating the micro and macro levels.

According to Anthony Giddens, ______ manifest through reproduced practices.

Which part of Norbert Elias's history of manners is concerned with the civilizing of eating meals?

Which of the following marks the micro pole of George Ritzer's objective-subjective continuum?

Which of the following marks the macro pole of Georges Gurvitch's macro-micro continuum?

Compare and contrast the micro-macro integration efforts in the United States with the European efforts to develop the relationship between agency and structure.

Which of the following is personal trouble related to credit cards. Select all, but only those that apply.

Which classic theorist linked macroscopic social facts with microscopic individual behaviors?

Which classic theorist linked microscopic, metaphorical encasement in iron cage of macroscopic, formal rationality? a. Karl Marx b. Max Weber c. George Simmel d. Emile Durkheim

Practical consciousness involves actions that cannot be described in words.

Which classic theorist linked microscopic alienation with macroscopic capitalism?

Which of the following can be classified as macro? Select all, but only those that apply.

According to Habermas, the ______ is the taking over of substantive rationality by formal rationality.

According to Jeffrey Alexander, which describes the problem of order at the micro level?

George Ritzer reveals how credit cards create both personal troubles at the micro level and public issues at the macro level. Describe how a similar problem (or problems) is developing with the student loan crisis.

Which classic theorist linked microscopic individual and macroscopic culture(s)?

According to Anthony Giddens every social scientific investigation involves relating action or agency to structure.

A Historical Sketch of Sociological Theory: the Early Years

Karl Marx

Emile Durkheim

Max Weber

George Simmel

A Historical Sketch of Sociological Theory: the Later Years

Structural Functionalism, Systems Theory, and Conflict Theory

Varieties of Neo-Marxian Theory

Symbolic Interactionism

Ethnomethodology

Exchange, Network, and Rational Choice Theories

Contemporary Feminist Theory

Contemporary Theories of Modernity

Theories of Race and Colonialism

Globalization Theory

Structuralism, Poststructuralism, and Postmodern Social Theory

Social Theory in the Twenty-First Century

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