Question 1

Postmodernism assumes individuals and groups are motivated by minimizing costs and maximizing rewards.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Paradox is:

Accepted Answer

A)  obligation and duty. 
B)  analytical devices commonly used to depict ideas or concepts. 
C)  explanatory theories used in political sociology. 
D)  patterns of power that are contradictory to expectations, public opinion, or values about democratic life. 
A)  obligation and duty. 
B)  analytical devices commonly used to depict ideas or concepts. 
C)  explanatory theories used in political sociology. 
D)  patterns of power that are contradictory to expectations, public opinion, or values about democratic life.

Question 3

Which type of power arrangement depicts power relationships as reciprocal?

Accepted Answer

A)  networked power 
B)  traditional power 
C)  interdependent power 
D)  hegemonic power 
A)  networked power 
B)  traditional power 
C)  interdependent power 
D)  hegemonic power

Question 4

According to the class perspective, the role of the state is to advance economic interests of the owners of capital and to pacify the working class.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The metaphor of physical force or violence is best captured by which form of power arrangement?

Accepted Answer

A)  coercive and dominant power 
B)  governmental and corporate power 
C)  authority and legitimate power 
D)  privileged and interdependent power 
A)  coercive and dominant power 
B)  governmental and corporate power 
C)  authority and legitimate power 
D)  privileged and interdependent power

Question 6

All of the following are major theoretical frameworks in political sociology except:

Accepted Answer

A)  social-class 
B)  elite-management 
C)  symbolic interactionism 
D)  pluralist 
A)  social-class 
B)  elite-management 
C)  symbolic interactionism 
D)  pluralist

Question 7

The class perspective is criticized for all of the following except:

Accepted Answer

A)  lacks focus on other social factors such as race, gender, and age 
B)  politics is shaped by more than economics 
C)  fails to distinguish between ruling elite and ruling social class 
D)  all of the above are true 
A)  lacks focus on other social factors such as race, gender, and age 
B)  politics is shaped by more than economics 
C)  fails to distinguish between ruling elite and ruling social class 
D)  all of the above are true

Question 8

Which theoretical perspective could best explain why feminists and Christian conservatives worked together to fight against pornography?

Accepted Answer

A)  rational choice 
B)  political culture 
C)  institutionalist 
D)  postmodern 
A)  rational choice 
B)  political culture 
C)  institutionalist 
D)  postmodern

Question 9

Institutions are enduring patterns of social organizations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The class perspective argues _________ as the basis for power in society.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The class perspective argues _________ as the...

Question 11

Karl Marx examined power in an economic context rooted in the relationship between and among social classes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Monarchies are examples of traditional authority.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Max Weber argued the sociological analysis of power by examining which two forms of power?

Accepted Answer

A)  government and politics 
B)  coercion and authority 
C)  corporations and banks 
D)  privilege and interdepence 
A)  government and politics 
B)  coercion and authority 
C)  corporations and banks 
D)  privilege and interdepence

Question 14

According to Karl Marx, power in capitalist society was found in:

Accepted Answer

A)  social forces and social structures created through the relations to the modes of production 
B)  economic structures of society 
C)  the superstructures, or those structures that work to maintain oppression of the masses 
D)  all of the above 
A)  social forces and social structures created through the relations to the modes of production 
B)  economic structures of society 
C)  the superstructures, or those structures that work to maintain oppression of the masses 
D)  all of the above

Question 15

A paradox is a rhetorical device political sociologists use as a tool to study power in society.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Weber referred to power derived from rules as __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  charismatic authority. 
B)  traditional authority. 
C)  rational-legal authority. 
D)  hegemonic authority. 
A)  charismatic authority. 
B)  traditional authority. 
C)  rational-legal authority. 
D)  hegemonic authority.

Question 17

What are the primary differences between Karl Marx' view of class and Max Weber's notions of class?

Accepted Answer

Karl Marx and Max Weber are two of the m

Question 18

Which classical theorist advanced the basic pluralist idea that social groupings in society constitute the power centers to accomplish civic outcomes?

Accepted Answer

A)  Karl Marx 
B)  Alexis de Tocqueville 
C)  Max Weber 
D)  C.Wright Mills 
A)  Karl Marx 
B)  Alexis de Tocqueville 
C)  Max Weber 
D)  C.Wright Mills

Question 19

The elite-managerial perspective view society as having numerous stakeholder groups with competing interests but no concentration of power.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

What comes to mind when you hear "politics"?

Accepted Answer

When the term "politics" is mentioned, a

Postmodernism assumes individuals and groups are motivated by minimizing costs and maximizing rewards.

Paradox is:

Which type of power arrangement depicts power relationships as reciprocal?

According to the class perspective, the role of the state is to advance economic interests of the owners of capital and to pacify the working class.

The metaphor of physical force or violence is best captured by which form of power arrangement?

All of the following are major theoretical frameworks in political sociology except:

The class perspective is criticized for all of the following except:

Which theoretical perspective could best explain why feminists and Christian conservatives worked together to fight against pornography?

Institutions are enduring patterns of social organizations.

The class perspective argues _________ as the basis for power in society.

Karl Marx examined power in an economic context rooted in the relationship between and among social classes.

Monarchies are examples of traditional authority.

Max Weber argued the sociological analysis of power by examining which two forms of power?

According to Karl Marx, power in capitalist society was found in:

A paradox is a rhetorical device political sociologists use as a tool to study power in society.

Weber referred to power derived from rules as __________.

What are the primary differences between Karl Marx' view of class and Max Weber's notions of class?

Which classical theorist advanced the basic pluralist idea that social groupings in society constitute the power centers to accomplish civic outcomes?

The elite-managerial perspective view society as having numerous stakeholder groups with competing interests but no concentration of power.

What comes to mind when you hear "politics"?

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Exam 1: Power

Postmodernism assumes individuals and groups are motivated by minimizing costs and maximizing rewards.

Paradox is:

Which type of power arrangement depicts power relationships as reciprocal?

According to the class perspective, the role of the state is to advance economic interests of the owners of capital and to pacify the working class.

The metaphor of physical force or violence is best captured by which form of power arrangement?

All of the following are major theoretical frameworks in political sociology except:

The class perspective is criticized for all of the following except:

Which theoretical perspective could best explain why feminists and Christian conservatives worked together to fight against pornography?

Institutions are enduring patterns of social organizations.

The class perspective argues _________ as the basis for power in society.

Karl Marx examined power in an economic context rooted in the relationship between and among social classes.

Monarchies are examples of traditional authority.

Max Weber argued the sociological analysis of power by examining which two forms of power?

According to Karl Marx, power in capitalist society was found in:

A paradox is a rhetorical device political sociologists use as a tool to study power in society.

Weber referred to power derived from rules as __________.

What are the primary differences between Karl Marx' view of class and Max Weber's notions of class?

Which classical theorist advanced the basic pluralist idea that social groupings in society constitute the power centers to accomplish civic outcomes?

The elite-managerial perspective view society as having numerous stakeholder groups with competing interests but no concentration of power.

What comes to mind when you hear "politics"?

Role of the State

Politics, Culture, and Social Processes

The Politics of Everyday Life: Political Economy

The Politics of Everyday Life: Social Institutions and Social Relations

Political Participation

Elections and Voting

Social Movements

Violence and Terrorism

Globalization

Filters