Question 1

Pro-choice values are an example of:

Accepted Answer

A)  survival values 
B)  individualism 
C)  collectivism 
A)  survival values 
B)  individualism 
C)  collectivism B

Question 2

The question 'Why are human beings so pessimistic about societal changes?' is an example of:

Accepted Answer

A)  a descriptive question 
B)  an theoretical question 
C)  an application question 
A)  a descriptive question 
B)  an theoretical question 
C)  an application question B

Question 3

Scholars have tested the modernization and individualization proposition in various ways. What did the empirical evidence show? There is:

Accepted Answer

A)  strong evidence for the proposition 
B)  mixed evidence for the proposition 
C)  weak evidence for the proposition 
A)  strong evidence for the proposition 
B)  mixed evidence for the proposition 
C)  weak evidence for the proposition A

Question 4

What is another word for Weber's idea of rationalization (and which has more or less the same meaning)?

Accepted Answer

A)  cumulative culture 
B)  scientization 
C)  modernization 
A)  cumulative culture 
B)  scientization 
C)  modernization

Question 5

Which mechanism can help understanding the exponential growth of scientific knowledge?

Accepted Answer

A)  status bias 
B)  availability heuritisic 
C)  self-reinforcing process 
A)  status bias 
B)  availability heuritisic 
C)  self-reinforcing process

Question 6

What is a example of the primary mode of subsistence?

Accepted Answer

A)  making fire using a magnifying glass 
B)  making copper spears 
C)  foraging uncultivated plants 
A)  making fire using a magnifying glass 
B)  making copper spears 
C)  foraging uncultivated plants

Question 7

Which theory is used to explain the rationalization process?

Accepted Answer

A)  social network theory 
B)  social resource theory 
C)  social learning theory 
A)  social network theory 
B)  social resource theory 
C)  social learning theory

Question 8

Imagine you learn something from your peers. This is an example of:

Accepted Answer

A)  vertical diffusion 
B)  horizontal diffusion 
C)  many-to-many transmission 
A)  vertical diffusion 
B)  horizontal diffusion 
C)  many-to-many transmission

Question 9

When you ask people what they think of changes going on in their society, most people say that things:

Accepted Answer

A)  are getting worse 
B)  are getting better 
C)  stay the same 
A)  are getting worse 
B)  are getting better 
C)  stay the same

Question 10

The idea that almost everyone in the world is able to share his or her opinions to almost anyone else in the world is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  one-to-one transmission 
B)  one-to-many transmission 
C)  many-to-many transmission 
A)  one-to-one transmission 
B)  one-to-many transmission 
C)  many-to-many transmission

Question 11

What is the change within a population towards extremely low fertility levels called?

Accepted Answer

A)  fertility transition 
B)  demographic transition 
C)  second demographic transition 
A)  fertility transition 
B)  demographic transition 
C)  second demographic transition

Question 12

What is meant by 'optimism gap'?

Accepted Answer

A)  people are more positive about their personal lives than they are about society 
B)  people are more positive about society than they are about their personal lives 
C)  people in modern countries are more positive than people in pre-modern countries 
A)  people are more positive about their personal lives than they are about society 
B)  people are more positive about society than they are about their personal lives 
C)  people in modern countries are more positive than people in pre-modern countries

Question 13

What does the stylized fact "wealth and health progress" reveal?

Accepted Answer

A)  in western countries, there is an association between wealth and health 
B)  in developing countries, the relationship between poverty and health is becoming increasingly stronger over time 
C)  poverty has declined, and standards of living and life expectancy have increased 
A)  in western countries, there is an association between wealth and health 
B)  in developing countries, the relationship between poverty and health is becoming increasingly stronger over time 
C)  poverty has declined, and standards of living and life expectancy have increased

Pro-choice values are an example of:

The question 'Why are human beings so pessimistic about societal changes?' is an example of:

Scholars have tested the modernization and individualization proposition in various ways. What did the empirical evidence show? There is:

What is another word for Weber's idea of rationalization (and which has more or less the same meaning)?

Which mechanism can help understanding the exponential growth of scientific knowledge?

What is a example of the primary mode of subsistence?

Which theory is used to explain the rationalization process?

Imagine you learn something from your peers. This is an example of:

When you ask people what they think of changes going on in their society, most people say that things:

The idea that almost everyone in the world is able to share his or her opinions to almost anyone else in the world is called:

What is the change within a population towards extremely low fertility levels called?

What is meant by 'optimism gap'?

What does the stylized fact "wealth and health progress" reveal?

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Exam 12: Modernization

Pro-choice values are an example of:

The question 'Why are human beings so pessimistic about societal changes?' is an example of:

Scholars have tested the modernization and individualization proposition in various ways. What did the empirical evidence show? There is:

What is another word for Weber's idea of rationalization (and which has more or less the same meaning)?

Which mechanism can help understanding the exponential growth of scientific knowledge?

What is a example of the primary mode of subsistence?

Which theory is used to explain the rationalization process?

Imagine you learn something from your peers. This is an example of:

When you ask people what they think of changes going on in their society, most people say that things:

The idea that almost everyone in the world is able to share his or her opinions to almost anyone else in the world is called:

What is the change within a population towards extremely low fertility levels called?

What is meant by 'optimism gap'?

What does the stylized fact "wealth and health progress" reveal?

Questions

Theories

Methods

Perspectives

Opinions

Norms

Networks

Groups

Stratification and Mobility

Resources

Immigration and Integration

Religion

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