Question 1

Which term refers to the growth of an intolerable gap between the social rewards people expect to receive and those they actually receive?

Accepted Answer

A)  collective contagion 
B)  institutional strain 
C)  relative deprivation 
D)  organizational deprivation 
A)  collective contagion 
B)  institutional strain 
C)  relative deprivation 
D)  organizational deprivation

Question 2

According to breakdown theory, which of the following must occur before a social movement can form?

Accepted Answer

A)  Norms must be strained or disrupted. 
B)  Local leaders must support elite economic interests. 
C)  There must be an absence of downward social mobility. 
D)  High levels of solidarity between elites and lower classes must form. 
A)  Norms must be strained or disrupted. 
B)  Local leaders must support elite economic interests. 
C)  There must be an absence of downward social mobility. 
D)  High levels of solidarity between elites and lower classes must form.

Question 3

According to the text, Thomas Edison's products are the outcome of which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  expensive team efforts motivated by the possibility of profit 
B)  his obsessive personality 
C)  a partner who encouraged him with her faith in him 
D)  trial and error 
A)  expensive team efforts motivated by the possibility of profit 
B)  his obsessive personality 
C)  a partner who encouraged him with her faith in him 
D)  trial and error

Question 4

Symbolic interactionism's framing theory helps explain the gaps left unexplained by solidarity theory. Explain the meaning and outline the process of frame alignment.

Accepted Answer

Symbolic interactionism's framing theory

Question 5

Which of the following factors suggests that market forces on their own cannot solve environmental problems because prices are often artificially supported?

Accepted Answer

A)  Consumers demand more corporate responsibility and adopt no personal responsibility. 
B)  Prices do not generate the signals that prompt necessary changes in consumer behaviour. 
C)  Consumers are redirected to lobbying the government instead of changing consumption patterns. 
D)  Consumers are less likely to take remedial action in relation to price increases. 
A)  Consumers demand more corporate responsibility and adopt no personal responsibility. 
B)  Prices do not generate the signals that prompt necessary changes in consumer behaviour. 
C)  Consumers are redirected to lobbying the government instead of changing consumption patterns. 
D)  Consumers are less likely to take remedial action in relation to price increases.

Question 6

Having a doctoral degree, a job as a professor, and a large saving account are all examples of which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  social goods 
B)  social inducements 
C)  social goals 
D)  social rewards 
A)  social goods 
B)  social inducements 
C)  social goals 
D)  social rewards

Question 7

The idea that machines invented by people will seek to destroy their inventors, made popular in a number of television programs and films, is a recent concern.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

A group of gay and lesbian activists and supporters stage a demonstration at the Alberta Legislature regarding equal rights for same-sex couples. Which theory argues that this particular group would be expected to demonstrate?

Accepted Answer

A)  resource mobilization theory 
B)  contagion theory 
C)  breakdown theory 
D)  solidarity theory 
A)  resource mobilization theory 
B)  contagion theory 
C)  breakdown theory 
D)  solidarity theory

Question 9

Which of the following is a variant of conflict theory?

Accepted Answer

A)  solidarity theory 
B)  frame alignment theory 
C)  contagion theory 
D)  breakdown theory 
A)  solidarity theory 
B)  frame alignment theory 
C)  contagion theory 
D)  breakdown theory

Question 10

The inhabitants of which of the following geographic areas cause a disproportionately large share of the world's environmental problems?

Accepted Answer

A)  Europe 
B)  the Middle East 
C)  the Northern Hemisphere 
D)  Sub-Saharan Africa 
A)  Europe 
B)  the Middle East 
C)  the Northern Hemisphere 
D)  Sub-Saharan Africa

Question 11

Under which of the following circumstances would resource mobilization theory predict an increase in strike activity?

Accepted Answer

A)  when union membership was high 
B)  when collective violence was high 
C)  when state surveillance was decreasing 
D)  when businesses refused to make concessions 
A)  when union membership was high 
B)  when collective violence was high 
C)  when state surveillance was decreasing 
D)  when businesses refused to make concessions

Question 12

Which of the following has the text identified as among the most dangerous consequences of technology currently facing the world?

Accepted Answer

A)  global warming 
B)  increased class struggle 
C)  technological determinism 
D)  traffic congestion and urban sprawl 
A)  global warming 
B)  increased class struggle 
C)  technological determinism 
D)  traffic congestion and urban sprawl

Question 13

Solidarity theory classifies making concessions to protestors, co-opting the most troublesome leaders, and violently repressing collective action as examples of which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  social control 
B)  declarations of amnesty 
C)  resource mobilization 
D)  political opportunism 
A)  social control 
B)  declarations of amnesty 
C)  resource mobilization 
D)  political opportunism

Question 14

Describe Canada's apparent ambivalence about the seriousness of global warming as a not-yet-complete or a failed frame alignment.

Accepted Answer

Canada's apparent ambivalence about the

Question 15

Define environmental degradation. Identify two examples developed in detail in your text.

Accepted Answer

Environmental degradation refers to the

Question 16

The dropping of the first atomic bomb was a turning point in the public's esteem, even awe, of technology: the potential of negative outcomes became apparent.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The Kyoto Accord is a global agreement regarding the targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Describe the social, political, and economic impediments preventing Canada's timely commitment to the Kyoto protocol.

Accepted Answer

The Kyoto Accord is a global agreement a

Question 18

According to Charles Perrow, a normal accident is an accident that occurs because of the inevitability of human error.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Explain why cooperative alternatives are not being adopted.

Accepted Answer

There are several reasons why cooperativ

Question 20

When he watched the atomic bomb detonate, Robert Oppenheimer quoted from Hindu scripture: "I am become Death, the shatterer of Worlds." Which of the following does this quote express?

Accepted Answer

A)  awe for the power of technology 
B)  confidence in the future of technology 
C)  Hindu faith amid scientific genius 
D)  concern that technology could have negative results 
A)  awe for the power of technology 
B)  confidence in the future of technology 
C)  Hindu faith amid scientific genius 
D)  concern that technology could have negative results

Which term refers to the growth of an intolerable gap between the social rewards people expect to receive and those they actually receive?

According to breakdown theory, which of the following must occur before a social movement can form?

According to the text, Thomas Edison's products are the outcome of which of the following?

Symbolic interactionism's framing theory helps explain the gaps left unexplained by solidarity theory. Explain the meaning and outline the process of frame alignment.

Which of the following factors suggests that market forces on their own cannot solve environmental problems because prices are often artificially supported?

Having a doctoral degree, a job as a professor, and a large saving account are all examples of which of the following?

The idea that machines invented by people will seek to destroy their inventors, made popular in a number of television programs and films, is a recent concern.

A group of gay and lesbian activists and supporters stage a demonstration at the Alberta Legislature regarding equal rights for same-sex couples. Which theory argues that this particular group would be expected to demonstrate?

Which of the following is a variant of conflict theory?

The inhabitants of which of the following geographic areas cause a disproportionately large share of the world's environmental problems?

Under which of the following circumstances would resource mobilization theory predict an increase in strike activity?

Which of the following has the text identified as among the most dangerous consequences of technology currently facing the world?

Solidarity theory classifies making concessions to protestors, co-opting the most troublesome leaders, and violently repressing collective action as examples of which of the following?

Describe Canada's apparent ambivalence about the seriousness of global warming as a not-yet-complete or a failed frame alignment.

Define environmental degradation. Identify two examples developed in detail in your text.

The dropping of the first atomic bomb was a turning point in the public's esteem, even awe, of technology: the potential of negative outcomes became apparent.

The Kyoto Accord is a global agreement regarding the targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Describe the social, political, and economic impediments preventing Canada's timely commitment to the Kyoto protocol.

According to Charles Perrow, a normal accident is an accident that occurs because of the inevitability of human error.

Explain why cooperative alternatives are not being adopted.

When he watched the atomic bomb detonate, Robert Oppenheimer quoted from Hindu scripture: "I am become Death, the shatterer of Worlds." Which of the following does this quote express?

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Exam 13: Technology, the Environment, and Social Movements

Which term refers to the growth of an intolerable gap between the social rewards people expect to receive and those they actually receive?

According to breakdown theory, which of the following must occur before a social movement can form?

According to the text, Thomas Edison's products are the outcome of which of the following?

Symbolic interactionism's framing theory helps explain the gaps left unexplained by solidarity theory. Explain the meaning and outline the process of frame alignment.

Which of the following factors suggests that market forces on their own cannot solve environmental problems because prices are often artificially supported?

Having a doctoral degree, a job as a professor, and a large saving account are all examples of which of the following?

The idea that machines invented by people will seek to destroy their inventors, made popular in a number of television programs and films, is a recent concern.

A group of gay and lesbian activists and supporters stage a demonstration at the Alberta Legislature regarding equal rights for same-sex couples. Which theory argues that this particular group would be expected to demonstrate?

Which of the following is a variant of conflict theory?

The inhabitants of which of the following geographic areas cause a disproportionately large share of the world's environmental problems?

Under which of the following circumstances would resource mobilization theory predict an increase in strike activity?

Which of the following has the text identified as among the most dangerous consequences of technology currently facing the world?

Solidarity theory classifies making concessions to protestors, co-opting the most troublesome leaders, and violently repressing collective action as examples of which of the following?

Describe Canada's apparent ambivalence about the seriousness of global warming as a not-yet-complete or a failed frame alignment.

Define environmental degradation. Identify two examples developed in detail in your text.

The dropping of the first atomic bomb was a turning point in the public's esteem, even awe, of technology: the potential of negative outcomes became apparent.

The Kyoto Accord is a global agreement regarding the targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Describe the social, political, and economic impediments preventing Canada's timely commitment to the Kyoto protocol.

According to Charles Perrow, a normal accident is an accident that occurs because of the inevitability of human error.

Explain why cooperative alternatives are not being adopted.

When he watched the atomic bomb detonate, Robert Oppenheimer quoted from Hindu scripture: "I am become Death, the shatterer of Worlds." Which of the following does this quote express?

Introducing Sociology

Culture

Socialization

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