Question 1

According to the textbook, what is a typical characteristic of multiparty political systems?

Accepted Answer

A)  There is a greater concentration of political ideas on the middle ground than in two-party systems. 
B)  Coalitions in which no one party has a clear majority can result in stalemate and deadlock. 
C)  Legal restrictions are placed on the number of political parties. 
D)  There is a closer resemblance between the various political parties than in two-party systems. 
A)  There is a greater concentration of political ideas on the middle ground than in two-party systems. 
B)  Coalitions in which no one party has a clear majority can result in stalemate and deadlock. 
C)  Legal restrictions are placed on the number of political parties. 
D)  There is a closer resemblance between the various political parties than in two-party systems. B

Question 2

Which of the following explanations would most likely explain the difficulties faced by labor unions since 1980?

Accepted Answer

A)  The loss of once-unionized manufacturing jobs to low-wage countries 
B)  There have been high levels of unemployment. 
C)  The intensity of international competition has decreased. 
D)  Trends toward less flexible production have begun. 
A)  The loss of once-unionized manufacturing jobs to low-wage countries 
B)  There have been high levels of unemployment. 
C)  The intensity of international competition has decreased. 
D)  Trends toward less flexible production have begun. A

Question 3

Using the concept of division of labor, describe two of the key differences in the nature of work in traditional versus modern societies.

Accepted Answer

The economic system of modern societies rests on a highly complex division of labor. Work is now divided into an enormous number of interdependent occupations in which people specialize. In traditional societies, nonagricultural work entailed the mastery of a specific skill. A worker typically learned craft skills through a lengthy period of apprenticeship and then carried out all aspects of the production process from beginning to end. With the rise of modern industrial production, most traditional crafts have disappeared altogether, and those skills have been replaced by skills that form part of more large-scale production processes.

Question 4

Marie lives in Marseilles, France. She loves to watch the Olympics to see athletes compete. She is especially pleased when French athletes win events and the French national anthem is played during medal award ceremonies. She feels pride in her country and in its heritage. What term would sociologists probably employ to explain her reactions?

Accepted Answer

A)  sovereignty 
B)  nationalism 
C)  alienation 
D)  citizenship 
A)  sovereignty 
B)  nationalism 
C)  alienation 
D)  citizenship

Question 5

What do Edna Bonacich and Richard Appelbaum mean when they write about a global "race to the bottom" in the retail-dominated production of clothing?

Accepted Answer

A)  Clothing retailers and manufacturers race to get out new products before anyone else and thus foment innovation and increasing quality in the sector. 
B)  Retailers and manufacturers will go anywhere on earth to pay the lowest possible wages, which results in dismal wages for workers-who are often children. 
C)  As the manufacture of clothing for large retailers was increasingly centered on areas of the Southern Hemisphere, competition for workers gradually brought wages up in these parts of the world. 
D)  A manufacturing race has been on for more than twenty years, and it pits large northern retailers against southern manufacturers. 
A)  Clothing retailers and manufacturers race to get out new products before anyone else and thus foment innovation and increasing quality in the sector. 
B)  Retailers and manufacturers will go anywhere on earth to pay the lowest possible wages, which results in dismal wages for workers-who are often children. 
C)  As the manufacture of clothing for large retailers was increasingly centered on areas of the Southern Hemisphere, competition for workers gradually brought wages up in these parts of the world. 
D)  A manufacturing race has been on for more than twenty years, and it pits large northern retailers against southern manufacturers.

Question 6

What term is used to describe the undisputed political rule of a state over a given territorial area?

Accepted Answer

A)  capitalist state structuralism 
B)  nationalism 
C)  sovereignty 
D)  territorialism 
A)  capitalist state structuralism 
B)  nationalism 
C)  sovereignty 
D)  territorialism

Question 7

When was the welfare state firmly established in most Western societies?

Accepted Answer

A)  in the seventeenth century 
B)  in the eighteenth century 
C)  in the nineteenth century 
D)  in the twentieth century 
A)  in the seventeenth century 
B)  in the eighteenth century 
C)  in the nineteenth century 
D)  in the twentieth century

Question 8

What are the main features of capitalism? Answer in two to four sentences.

Accepted Answer

Capitalism is a way of organizing econom

Question 9

Max spends most of his time in the house taking care of his children and his sister's children. He cooks for them, takes them to school, and keeps an eye on them when they get out of school. In exchange for this help, his sister lends his family an extra apartment she has in her multifamily home. What is the term that sociologists use to refer to this kind of transaction?

Accepted Answer

A)  informal economy 
B)  tax-evasion planning 
C)  dual goods exchange 
D)  capitalism 
A)  informal economy 
B)  tax-evasion planning 
C)  dual goods exchange 
D)  capitalism

Question 10

Jordi is a Spaniard who lives in Barcelona. Barcelona is the capital of Catalonia, a region of northeastern Spain. Jordi feels more loyalty to his region, Catalonia, than to his country, Spain. He prefers to speak the local language, Catalan, although he speaks Spanish equally well. Jordi's feelings for Catalonia are an example of:

Accepted Answer

A)  sovereignty. 
B)  citizenship. 
C)  civil rights. 
D)  local nationalism. 
A)  sovereignty. 
B)  citizenship. 
C)  civil rights. 
D)  local nationalism.

Question 11

During Occupy Wall Street, people who lived in the encampment collectively decided how to run the Zuccotti Park. This kind of political system can best be described as what?

Accepted Answer

A)  an absolute monarchy 
B)  a constitutional monarchy 
C)  a liberal democracy 
D)  a participatory democracy 
A)  an absolute monarchy 
B)  a constitutional monarchy 
C)  a liberal democracy 
D)  a participatory democracy

Question 12

Monica has always loved animals, but just a few months ago she decided to take a more active role in protecting them. She joined an organization that defends animals through political action. Now she regularly travels to her state capital to persuade legislators to pass laws that will protect certain types of animals. What do sociologists call this kind of organization?

Accepted Answer

A)  a political party 
B)  a women's group 
C)  collective bargaining 
D)  an interest group 
A)  a political party 
B)  a women's group 
C)  collective bargaining 
D)  an interest group

Question 13

Sofia is a sociologist who sees capitalism as developing through three distinct phases. In what chronological order would she probably put these three phases of capitalism?

Accepted Answer

A)  managerial capitalism, family capitalism, and institutional capitalism 
B)  institutional capitalism, managerial capitalism, and family capitalism 
C)  family capitalism, institutional capitalism, and managerial capitalism 
D)  family capitalism, managerial capitalism, and institutional capitalism 
A)  managerial capitalism, family capitalism, and institutional capitalism 
B)  institutional capitalism, managerial capitalism, and family capitalism 
C)  family capitalism, institutional capitalism, and managerial capitalism 
D)  family capitalism, managerial capitalism, and institutional capitalism

Question 14

Which of the following reasons is given in the textbook to help explain the quick spread of democracy around the world in the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries?

Accepted Answer

A)  Democracy tends to be associated with competitive capitalism in the economic system, which holds the promise of raising people's standard of living. 
B)  The economic situation of emerging third-world countries changed rapidly due to the expansion of transnational corporations that offered a democratic example for the peoples of those states to follow. 
C)  The rising number of American students who studied abroad carried ideas of American democracy to the rest of the world. 
D)  The increasing prevalence of natural disasters around the globe allowed the Western democracies to demonstrate the benefits of their systems through humanitarian missions in the third world. 
A)  Democracy tends to be associated with competitive capitalism in the economic system, which holds the promise of raising people's standard of living. 
B)  The economic situation of emerging third-world countries changed rapidly due to the expansion of transnational corporations that offered a democratic example for the peoples of those states to follow. 
C)  The rising number of American students who studied abroad carried ideas of American democracy to the rest of the world. 
D)  The increasing prevalence of natural disasters around the globe allowed the Western democracies to demonstrate the benefits of their systems through humanitarian missions in the third world.

Question 15

As a member of the National Organization for Women (NOW), Mercedes would be most likely to try to lobby for which of the following issues?

Accepted Answer

A)  increasing the military budget 
B)  a constitutional amendment eliminating subsidized housing 
C)  vouchers for parents who want to send their children to private religious schools 
D)  equality in the workplace 
A)  increasing the military budget 
B)  a constitutional amendment eliminating subsidized housing 
C)  vouchers for parents who want to send their children to private religious schools 
D)  equality in the workplace

Question 16

U.S. military spending today:

Accepted Answer

A)  is lower than before 1989 because of the almost complete collapse of communism. 
B)  continues to lag behind countries such as Russia and China. 
C)  is greater than that of the next seven countries combined. 
D)  is some of the lowest in the world. 
A)  is lower than before 1989 because of the almost complete collapse of communism. 
B)  continues to lag behind countries such as Russia and China. 
C)  is greater than that of the next seven countries combined. 
D)  is some of the lowest in the world.

Question 17

Stan just turned eighteen years old. His parents are both fifty-five years old. Stan's father expresses continuing trust in government, but Stan and his mother are highly suspicious of government. According to the textbook, which of the following statements is most likely to be true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Stan's parents are more concerned about environmental issues than their son is. 
B)  Stan is more likely to vote than his mother. 
C)  Stan's father is more likely to vote than Stan's mother. 
D)  Stan is more likely to vote than his father. 
A)  Stan's parents are more concerned about environmental issues than their son is. 
B)  Stan is more likely to vote than his mother. 
C)  Stan's father is more likely to vote than Stan's mother. 
D)  Stan is more likely to vote than his father.

Question 18

Eugenia has worked in the same company for fifteen years repairing icemakers. Although her company manufactures other machines, she only repairs the icemakers they produce. What term would sociologists use to describe the specialization of Eugenia's work tasks?

Accepted Answer

A)  globalization 
B)  credentialism 
C)  division of labor 
D)  economic independence 
A)  globalization 
B)  credentialism 
C)  division of labor 
D)  economic independence

Question 19

Who would primarily benefit from raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour?

Accepted Answer

A)  white-collar workers 
B)  women nurses 
C)  landowners 
D)  black and Latino workers 
A)  white-collar workers 
B)  women nurses 
C)  landowners 
D)  black and Latino workers

Question 20

Tamara studies modern societies, which most researchers define as capitalistic. She would probably assert that these capitalistic societies share which of the following traits?

Accepted Answer

A)  shared ownership of the means of production 
B)  highly decentralized government decision making for all economic issues 
C)  profit as incentive 
D)  social equality and very little division between different socioeconomic groups 
A)  shared ownership of the means of production 
B)  highly decentralized government decision making for all economic issues 
C)  profit as incentive 
D)  social equality and very little division between different socioeconomic groups

According to the textbook, what is a typical characteristic of multiparty political systems?

Which of the following explanations would most likely explain the difficulties faced by labor unions since 1980?

Using the concept of division of labor, describe two of the key differences in the nature of work in traditional versus modern societies.

What do Edna Bonacich and Richard Appelbaum mean when they write about a global "race to the bottom" in the retail-dominated production of clothing?

What term is used to describe the undisputed political rule of a state over a given territorial area?

When was the welfare state firmly established in most Western societies?

What are the main features of capitalism? Answer in two to four sentences.

During Occupy Wall Street, people who lived in the encampment collectively decided how to run the Zuccotti Park. This kind of political system can best be described as what?

Sofia is a sociologist who sees capitalism as developing through three distinct phases. In what chronological order would she probably put these three phases of capitalism?

Which of the following reasons is given in the textbook to help explain the quick spread of democracy around the world in the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries?

As a member of the National Organization for Women (NOW), Mercedes would be most likely to try to lobby for which of the following issues?

U.S. military spending today:

Stan just turned eighteen years old. His parents are both fifty-five years old. Stan's father expresses continuing trust in government, but Stan and his mother are highly suspicious of government. According to the textbook, which of the following statements is most likely to be true?

Eugenia has worked in the same company for fifteen years repairing icemakers. Although her company manufactures other machines, she only repairs the icemakers they produce. What term would sociologists use to describe the specialization of Eugenia's work tasks?

Who would primarily benefit from raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour?

Tamara studies modern societies, which most researchers define as capitalistic. She would probably assert that these capitalistic societies share which of the following traits?

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According to the textbook, what is a typical characteristic of multiparty political systems?

Which of the following explanations would most likely explain the difficulties faced by labor unions since 1980?

Using the concept of division of labor, describe two of the key differences in the nature of work in traditional versus modern societies.

What do Edna Bonacich and Richard Appelbaum mean when they write about a global "race to the bottom" in the retail-dominated production of clothing?

What term is used to describe the undisputed political rule of a state over a given territorial area?

When was the welfare state firmly established in most Western societies?

What are the main features of capitalism? Answer in two to four sentences.

During Occupy Wall Street, people who lived in the encampment collectively decided how to run the Zuccotti Park. This kind of political system can best be described as what?

Sofia is a sociologist who sees capitalism as developing through three distinct phases. In what chronological order would she probably put these three phases of capitalism?

Which of the following reasons is given in the textbook to help explain the quick spread of democracy around the world in the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries?

As a member of the National Organization for Women (NOW), Mercedes would be most likely to try to lobby for which of the following issues?

U.S. military spending today:

Stan just turned eighteen years old. His parents are both fifty-five years old. Stan's father expresses continuing trust in government, but Stan and his mother are highly suspicious of government. According to the textbook, which of the following statements is most likely to be true?

Eugenia has worked in the same company for fifteen years repairing icemakers. Although her company manufactures other machines, she only repairs the icemakers they produce. What term would sociologists use to describe the specialization of Eugenia's work tasks?

Who would primarily benefit from raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour?

Tamara studies modern societies, which most researchers define as capitalistic. She would probably assert that these capitalistic societies share which of the following traits?

Sociology: Theory and Method

Culture and Society

Socialization, the Life Course, and Aging

Social Interaction and Everyday Life in the Age of the Internet

Groups, Networks, and Organizations

Conformity, Deviance, and Crime

Stratification, Class, and Inequality

Global Inequality

Gender Inequality

Ethnicity and Race

Families and Intimate Relationships

Education and Religion

The Sociology of the Body: Health, Illness, and Sexuality

Urbanization, Population, and the Environment

Globalization in a Changing World

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