Question 1

The goal of sociologists who see sociology as a science is primarily ______.

Accepted Answer

A) knowledge-gathering 
B) social change 
C) myth-busting 
D) advocacy 
A) knowledge-gathering 
B) social change 
C) myth-busting 
D) advocacy

Question 2

Which of these is an example of a modern military-industrial complex?

Accepted Answer

A) the United Nations 
B) the Great Recession 
C) the War on Terror 
D) the World Bank 
A) the United Nations 
B) the Great Recession 
C) the War on Terror 
D) the World Bank

Question 3

Which discipline might study a society's cultural aspects in details,such as looking at a specific tribe and its practices-what they eat,how they organize families,and how they use resources?

Accepted Answer

A) psychology 
B) anthropology 
C) geography 
D) communication studies 
A) psychology 
B) anthropology 
C) geography 
D) communication studies

Question 4

Amir must repeat the same script to customers who come through a fast-food drive-through,regardless of what time of day or year it is.This is an example of the calculability dimension of McDonaldization.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

McDonaldization is a concept that describes which of these?

Accepted Answer

A) the processes of globalization 
B) the creation of rational systems that can guide mass production 
C) the way that cultural diffusion happens 
D) the creation of an unskilled and low-paid underclass of workers 
A) the processes of globalization 
B) the creation of rational systems that can guide mass production 
C) the way that cultural diffusion happens 
D) the creation of an unskilled and low-paid underclass of workers

The goal of sociologists who see sociology as a science is primarily ______.

Which of these is an example of a modern military-industrial complex?

Which discipline might study a society's cultural aspects in details,such as looking at a specific tribe and its practices-what they eat,how they organize families,and how they use resources?

Amir must repeat the same script to customers who come through a fast-food drive-through,regardless of what time of day or year it is.This is an example of the calculability dimension of McDonaldization.

McDonaldization is a concept that describes which of these?

Thinking Sociologically

Researching the Social World

Culture

Socialization and Interaction

Organizations, societies, and Global Relationships

Deviance and Crime

Social Stratification in the United States

Global Stratification

The Conceptions of Race and Ethnicity

Gender and Sexuality

Families

Education

Religion

Politics and the Economy

The Body, medicine, health, and Health Care

Population, urbanization, and the Environment

Social Change, social Movements, and Collective Action

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Exam 1: An Introduction to Sociology in the Global Age

The goal of sociologists who see sociology as a science is primarily ______.

Which of these is an example of a modern military-industrial complex?

Which discipline might study a society's cultural aspects in details,such as looking at a specific tribe and its practices-what they eat,how they organize families,and how they use resources?

Amir must repeat the same script to customers who come through a fast-food drive-through,regardless of what time of day or year it is.This is an example of the calculability dimension of McDonaldization.

McDonaldization is a concept that describes which of these?

Thinking Sociologically

Researching the Social World

Culture

Socialization and Interaction

Organizations, societies, and Global Relationships

Deviance and Crime

Social Stratification in the United States

Global Stratification

The Conceptions of Race and Ethnicity

Gender and Sexuality

Families

Education

Religion

Politics and the Economy

The Body, medicine, health, and Health Care

Population, urbanization, and the Environment

Social Change, social Movements, and Collective Action

Filters