Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

A)  The theory lack ontological depth. 
B)  The complexity is overly confusing to accurately apply. 
C)  The theory is overly critical of society. 
D)  The work leaves no room for the ambiguity of actual reality. 
A)  The theory lack ontological depth. 
B)  The complexity is overly confusing to accurately apply. 
C)  The theory is overly critical of society. 
D)  The work leaves no room for the ambiguity of actual reality.

Question 2

According to Anthony Giddens, ______ are afforded a power to change the world through their actions and agency.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 3

C. Wright Mills uses George Ritzer's ideas about micro-level personal troubles and macro-level public issues to analyze credit cards.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Norbert Elias argues the process of civilization entails a lengthening of interdependence chains via the encampment of monarchs and nobles.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

According to Norbert Elias's, a _____ investigation is focused on individuals' of the micro level.

Accepted Answer

A)  psychogenetic 
B)  sociogenetic 
C)  psychological 
D)  sociological 
A)  psychogenetic 
B)  sociogenetic 
C)  psychological 
D)  sociological

Question 6

Systems encompass both agents and structures.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

According to Jeffrey Alexander, which describes the problem of action 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 8

According to Anthony Giddens, ______ are properties that enable social phenomena to take form through structuration.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 9

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 complexity is overly confusing to accurately apply. 
C)  The theory is overly critical of society. 
D)  The work is ambiguous and unclear. 
A)  Ontologically, the theory is too deep. 
B)  The complexity is overly confusing to accurately apply. 
C)  The theory is overly critical of society. 
D)  The work is ambiguous and unclear.

Question 10

The European micro-macro linkage is a direct critique of the American emergence of agency and structure.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Metatheoretical work examines the structures of _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  personalities 
B)  societies 
C)  culture 
D)  sociological theories 
A)  personalities 
B)  societies 
C)  culture 
D)  sociological theories

Question 12

Which part of Norbert Elias's history of manners is concerned with the ways the bedroom became less and less of a public space?

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 13

Which of the following is public issue 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 14

Anthony Giddens thinks that sociologists have historically underestimated the ways structures operate as constraints.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

George Ritzer is more concerned with the dialectical relationships between his four levels of social analysis rather that the levels themselves.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Which of the following can be classified as micro? 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 17

Time and space are crucial variables in Anthony Giddens's structuration theory.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Anthony Giddens claims the impacts of modernity are the most pressing social problem that is need of study.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

According to Anthony Giddens, structure and agency are a duality; neither can exist without the other.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

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

According to Anthony Giddens, ______ are afforded a power to change the world through their actions and agency.

C. Wright Mills uses George Ritzer's ideas about micro-level personal troubles and macro-level public issues to analyze credit cards.

Norbert Elias argues the process of civilization entails a lengthening of interdependence chains via the encampment of monarchs and nobles.

According to Norbert Elias's, a _____ investigation is focused on individuals' of the micro level.

Systems encompass both agents and structures.

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

According to Anthony Giddens, ______ are properties that enable social phenomena to take form through structuration.

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

The European micro-macro linkage is a direct critique of the American emergence of agency and structure.

Metatheoretical work examines the structures of _____.

Which part of Norbert Elias's history of manners is concerned with the ways the bedroom became less and less of a public space?

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

Anthony Giddens thinks that sociologists have historically underestimated the ways structures operate as constraints.

George Ritzer is more concerned with the dialectical relationships between his four levels of social analysis rather that the levels themselves.

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

Time and space are crucial variables in Anthony Giddens's structuration theory.

Anthony Giddens claims the impacts of modernity are the most pressing social problem that is need of study.

According to Anthony Giddens, structure and agency are a duality; neither can exist without the other.

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

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

According to Anthony Giddens, ______ are afforded a power to change the world through their actions and agency.

C. Wright Mills uses George Ritzer's ideas about micro-level personal troubles and macro-level public issues to analyze credit cards.

Norbert Elias argues the process of civilization entails a lengthening of interdependence chains via the encampment of monarchs and nobles.

According to Norbert Elias's, a _____ investigation is focused on individuals' of the micro level.

Systems encompass both agents and structures.

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

According to Anthony Giddens, ______ are properties that enable social phenomena to take form through structuration.

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

The European micro-macro linkage is a direct critique of the American emergence of agency and structure.

Metatheoretical work examines the structures of _____.

Which part of Norbert Elias's history of manners is concerned with the ways the bedroom became less and less of a public space?

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

Anthony Giddens thinks that sociologists have historically underestimated the ways structures operate as constraints.

George Ritzer is more concerned with the dialectical relationships between his four levels of social analysis rather that the levels themselves.

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

Time and space are crucial variables in Anthony Giddens's structuration theory.

Anthony Giddens claims the impacts of modernity are the most pressing social problem that is need of study.

According to Anthony Giddens, structure and agency are a duality; neither can exist without the other.

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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