Question 1

Urban researcher Richard Florida found a large gay population to be the leading indicator of high-tech success in major cities. What might explain this finding?

Accepted Answer

A)  Gay households tend to have the spending power of two earners without the expense of children. 
B)  The presence of gays is a sign of diverse and tolerant city culture. 
C)  This was not his finding. Richard Florida found that a city's proximity to a natural body of water was the leading indicator of high-tech success. 
D)  Both a and b, but not c 
E)  None of the above 
A)  Gay households tend to have the spending power of two earners without the expense of children. 
B)  The presence of gays is a sign of diverse and tolerant city culture. 
C)  This was not his finding. Richard Florida found that a city's proximity to a natural body of water was the leading indicator of high-tech success. 
D)  Both a and b, but not c 
E)  None of the above D

Question 2

What does young writer Ethan Watters mean when he describes himself as being a part of an "urban tribe"?

Accepted Answer

A)  Watters is comparing his friend's primitive living conditions to those of pre-modern aboriginal tribes. 
B)  Watters is describing the postmodern relationships between men and women in urban cities to ritualistic tribal relations. 
C)  Watters is using the term tribe to describe his network of friends who are distinguished by their cultural affinities and lifestyles. 
D)  Watters is part Native American, and is describing his plight to maintain his ethnic identity in a postmodern, urban world. 
E)  All of the above 
A)  Watters is comparing his friend's primitive living conditions to those of pre-modern aboriginal tribes. 
B)  Watters is describing the postmodern relationships between men and women in urban cities to ritualistic tribal relations. 
C)  Watters is using the term tribe to describe his network of friends who are distinguished by their cultural affinities and lifestyles. 
D)  Watters is part Native American, and is describing his plight to maintain his ethnic identity in a postmodern, urban world. 
E)  All of the above C

Question 3

The modern city is characterized by organic relations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

The study of growth, size, composition, distribution and movement in human population is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  Census taking 
B)  Demography 
C)  Universalism 
D)  Anthropology 
E)  All of the above 
A)  Census taking 
B)  Demography 
C)  Universalism 
D)  Anthropology 
E)  All of the above

Question 5

Megacities are notable for the contrasts within their expanding borders. The inner cities include some of the poorest and most troubled sections of the population, as well as the affluent singles and the wealthy empty nesters.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Though megacities expand to include other small cities and space between cities, there is only one city center.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Emile Durkheim used what term to describe relations characteristic of a modern society, where individuals perform specialized roles and their interdependence is based on exchange of specialized services?

Accepted Answer

A)  Pre-urbanization 
B)  Functional relations 
C)  Mechanical relations 
D)  Organic relations 
E)  None of the above 
A)  Pre-urbanization 
B)  Functional relations 
C)  Mechanical relations 
D)  Organic relations 
E)  None of the above

Question 8

Most contemporary sociologists believe that ethnic cultures will be assimilated and disappear in megacities.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Which of the following statements is not true about trends in sociologists' study of cities?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sociologists' generalizations about cities and their typical cultures and mentalities were affected by the predominant demographic movement at the time. 
B)  Early sociologists focused on the ways increasing urbanization caused detachment and impersonality. 
C)  Postwar sociologists were concerned about the effects of the movement to suburbs, such as cultural conformity and the segregation of classes and ethnic groups. 
D)  Postwar sociologists assumed that most Americans fled for single-family houses and suburban life as soon as they could afford to do so. 
E)  None of the above 
A)  Sociologists' generalizations about cities and their typical cultures and mentalities were affected by the predominant demographic movement at the time. 
B)  Early sociologists focused on the ways increasing urbanization caused detachment and impersonality. 
C)  Postwar sociologists were concerned about the effects of the movement to suburbs, such as cultural conformity and the segregation of classes and ethnic groups. 
D)  Postwar sociologists assumed that most Americans fled for single-family houses and suburban life as soon as they could afford to do so. 
E)  None of the above

Question 10

A people who believe they have a common origin, but who have been scattered outside of their place of origin are called:

Accepted Answer

A)  Diaspora 
B)  Subpopulations 
C)  Enclaves 
D)  Ghettos 
E)  None of the above 
A)  Diaspora 
B)  Subpopulations 
C)  Enclaves 
D)  Ghettos 
E)  None of the above

Question 11

Which of the following statements accurately describes a distinctive feature of the postmodern city?

Accepted Answer

A)  A geographical clustering of likeminded individuals, in their own sections. 
B)  Main clusters of people in the same occupation, class, or ethnic group. 
C)  A heterogeneous mix of racial, ethnic, and economic groups. 
D)  A region primarily inhabited by immigrants 
E)  None of the above 
A)  A geographical clustering of likeminded individuals, in their own sections. 
B)  Main clusters of people in the same occupation, class, or ethnic group. 
C)  A heterogeneous mix of racial, ethnic, and economic groups. 
D)  A region primarily inhabited by immigrants 
E)  None of the above

Question 12

Changes in happiness trends have stayed consistent in most countries of the world over the last 80 years.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Urban decentralization refers to the movement of the middle classes out from the inner cities, and into new suburbs. Another term for this process is:

Accepted Answer

A)  Gentrification 
B)  White flight 
C)  Suburbanization 
D)  Both a and b, but not c 
E)  None of the above 
A)  Gentrification 
B)  White flight 
C)  Suburbanization 
D)  Both a and b, but not c 
E)  None of the above

Question 14

According to Chapter 16, one of the most attractive features of the postmodern city is that it appears to give the individual more choices of lifestyle.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Emile Durkheim used what term to describe relations that are characteristic of traditional, pre-modern social life, where social solidarity is based on the like-mindedness of individuals and there is a low degree of role specialization?

Accepted Answer

A)  Pre-urbanization 
B)  Functional relations 
C)  Mechanical relations 
D)  Organic relations 
E)  None of the above 
A)  Pre-urbanization 
B)  Functional relations 
C)  Mechanical relations 
D)  Organic relations 
E)  None of the above

Question 16

Blakely and Snyder identify three major types of gated communities. Which of the following is not one of these types?

Accepted Answer

A)  Lifestyle-communities based on shared consumption and a new leisure class, such as retirement communities or golf communities. 
B)  Luxury-communities with large houses that provide luxury benefits, such as cleaning services, childcare, and limo services to the wealthy residents. 
C)  Prestige-communities that express a desire for upward mobility, where individuals seek to distinguish themselves from the surrounding areas (particularly poorer areas). 
D)  Security zone-communities that are socially constructed and symbolized by walls, gates and closed streets, with high security systems as protections against fear of crime and outsiders. 
E)  None of the above 
A)  Lifestyle-communities based on shared consumption and a new leisure class, such as retirement communities or golf communities. 
B)  Luxury-communities with large houses that provide luxury benefits, such as cleaning services, childcare, and limo services to the wealthy residents. 
C)  Prestige-communities that express a desire for upward mobility, where individuals seek to distinguish themselves from the surrounding areas (particularly poorer areas). 
D)  Security zone-communities that are socially constructed and symbolized by walls, gates and closed streets, with high security systems as protections against fear of crime and outsiders. 
E)  None of the above

Question 17

According to the data presented in Chapter 16, which of the following generalizations is true about the United States?

Accepted Answer

A)  The population of the United States is growing at a far faster rate than most other MDCs. 
B)  The United States comprises more than 5 percent of the world's population. 
C)  The population of the United States has stagnated. 
D)  The United States has the largest population, surpassing even China and India. 
E)  None of the above 
A)  The population of the United States is growing at a far faster rate than most other MDCs. 
B)  The United States comprises more than 5 percent of the world's population. 
C)  The population of the United States has stagnated. 
D)  The United States has the largest population, surpassing even China and India. 
E)  None of the above

Question 18

Although the United States has certain advantages due to its relatively balanced population, it is not immune to the effects of global population pressures.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Urban decentralization was largely driven by the decline of the Northeast and Midwest manufacturing industries due to economic changes, such as increased global competition from newly industrialized countries.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The historical and social process in which cities grow and become the center of social life is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  Urbanization 
B)  Citification 
C)  Population density 
D)  Demography 
E)  All of the above 
A)  Urbanization 
B)  Citification 
C)  Population density 
D)  Demography 
E)  All of the above

Urban researcher Richard Florida found a large gay population to be the leading indicator of high-tech success in major cities. What might explain this finding?

What does young writer Ethan Watters mean when he describes himself as being a part of an "urban tribe"?

The modern city is characterized by organic relations.

The study of growth, size, composition, distribution and movement in human population is called:

Megacities are notable for the contrasts within their expanding borders. The inner cities include some of the poorest and most troubled sections of the population, as well as the affluent singles and the wealthy empty nesters.

Though megacities expand to include other small cities and space between cities, there is only one city center.

Emile Durkheim used what term to describe relations characteristic of a modern society, where individuals perform specialized roles and their interdependence is based on exchange of specialized services?

Most contemporary sociologists believe that ethnic cultures will be assimilated and disappear in megacities.

Which of the following statements is not true about trends in sociologists' study of cities?

A people who believe they have a common origin, but who have been scattered outside of their place of origin are called:

Which of the following statements accurately describes a distinctive feature of the postmodern city?

Changes in happiness trends have stayed consistent in most countries of the world over the last 80 years.

Urban decentralization refers to the movement of the middle classes out from the inner cities, and into new suburbs. Another term for this process is:

According to Chapter 16, one of the most attractive features of the postmodern city is that it appears to give the individual more choices of lifestyle.

Emile Durkheim used what term to describe relations that are characteristic of traditional, pre-modern social life, where social solidarity is based on the like-mindedness of individuals and there is a low degree of role specialization?

Blakely and Snyder identify three major types of gated communities. Which of the following is not one of these types?

According to the data presented in Chapter 16, which of the following generalizations is true about the United States?

Although the United States has certain advantages due to its relatively balanced population, it is not immune to the effects of global population pressures.

Urban decentralization was largely driven by the decline of the Northeast and Midwest manufacturing industries due to economic changes, such as increased global competition from newly industrialized countries.

The historical and social process in which cities grow and become the center of social life is called:

Sociological Stories and Key Concepts

Sociological Methods

Cultural Structures

Media and Communication

Socialization and the Life Cycle

Sexuality

Marriage and the Family

Inequality

Gender

Race and Ethnicity

Crime and Deviance

Work and the Economy

Education

Health and Medicine

Religion

Politics, Publics, and the State

Social Change, Collective Action, and Social Movements

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Exam 16: Urbanism and Population

Urban researcher Richard Florida found a large gay population to be the leading indicator of high-tech success in major cities. What might explain this finding?

What does young writer Ethan Watters mean when he describes himself as being a part of an "urban tribe"?

The modern city is characterized by organic relations.

The study of growth, size, composition, distribution and movement in human population is called:

Megacities are notable for the contrasts within their expanding borders. The inner cities include some of the poorest and most troubled sections of the population, as well as the affluent singles and the wealthy empty nesters.

Though megacities expand to include other small cities and space between cities, there is only one city center.

Emile Durkheim used what term to describe relations characteristic of a modern society, where individuals perform specialized roles and their interdependence is based on exchange of specialized services?

Most contemporary sociologists believe that ethnic cultures will be assimilated and disappear in megacities.

Which of the following statements is not true about trends in sociologists' study of cities?

A people who believe they have a common origin, but who have been scattered outside of their place of origin are called:

Which of the following statements accurately describes a distinctive feature of the postmodern city?

Changes in happiness trends have stayed consistent in most countries of the world over the last 80 years.

Urban decentralization refers to the movement of the middle classes out from the inner cities, and into new suburbs. Another term for this process is:

According to Chapter 16, one of the most attractive features of the postmodern city is that it appears to give the individual more choices of lifestyle.

Emile Durkheim used what term to describe relations that are characteristic of traditional, pre-modern social life, where social solidarity is based on the like-mindedness of individuals and there is a low degree of role specialization?

Blakely and Snyder identify three major types of gated communities. Which of the following is not one of these types?

According to the data presented in Chapter 16, which of the following generalizations is true about the United States?

Although the United States has certain advantages due to its relatively balanced population, it is not immune to the effects of global population pressures.

Urban decentralization was largely driven by the decline of the Northeast and Midwest manufacturing industries due to economic changes, such as increased global competition from newly industrialized countries.

The historical and social process in which cities grow and become the center of social life is called:

Sociological Stories and Key Concepts

Sociological Methods

Cultural Structures

Media and Communication

Socialization and the Life Cycle

Sexuality

Marriage and the Family

Inequality

Gender

Race and Ethnicity

Crime and Deviance

Work and the Economy

Education

Health and Medicine

Religion

Politics, Publics, and the State

Social Change, Collective Action, and Social Movements

Filters