Question 1

The most far-reaching economic influence on social change has been:

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A)  the technology of the agrarian revolution. 
B)  the invention of the wheel. 
C)  industrial capitalism. 
D)  the invention of money. 
A)  the technology of the agrarian revolution. 
B)  the invention of the wheel. 
C)  industrial capitalism. 
D)  the invention of money.

Question 2

According to Alain Touraine's theory of social movements, the reason there are more social movements in the modern world is because:

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A)  social movements are irrational responses to social injustices. 
B)  individuals and groups believe that social movements are an effective way to reshape society. 
C)  people can communicate more easily with the Internet. 
D)  social movements almost always become institutionalized. 
A)  social movements are irrational responses to social injustices. 
B)  individuals and groups believe that social movements are an effective way to reshape society. 
C)  people can communicate more easily with the Internet. 
D)  social movements almost always become institutionalized.

Question 3

According to globalization skeptics, compared with patterns of trade a century ago:

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A)  the world economy has not changed much. 
B)  the world economy is more global and less regionalized. 
C)  the world economy is less global and more regionalized. 
D)  there is less trade because there are too many types of currency. 
A)  the world economy has not changed much. 
B)  the world economy is more global and less regionalized. 
C)  the world economy is less global and more regionalized. 
D)  there is less trade because there are too many types of currency.

Question 4

According to a 2014 report by Oxfam International, almost ________ of the world's wealth is currently owned by just ________ of the population.

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A)  50 percent; 1 percent 
B)  70 percent; 1 percent 
C)  10 percent; 10 percent 
D)  50 percent; 50 percent 
A)  50 percent; 1 percent 
B)  70 percent; 1 percent 
C)  10 percent; 10 percent 
D)  50 percent; 50 percent

Question 5

According to the textbook, the United Nations (UN) is an international organization that:

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A)  is a pioneering form of transnational governance. 
B)  is challenged by the difficulty of acquiring agreement from enough nations to pursue action. 
C)  has grown in its international influence over the last two decades. 
D)  is challenged by the economic slowdown of its member nations. 
A)  is a pioneering form of transnational governance. 
B)  is challenged by the difficulty of acquiring agreement from enough nations to pursue action. 
C)  has grown in its international influence over the last two decades. 
D)  is challenged by the economic slowdown of its member nations.

Question 6

According to Ulrich Beck, globalization brings about a "risk society." Explain a "risk society" and the kinds of risks that are being "manufactured." What specific risks are you most concerned about? Why?

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Question 7

As the textbook notes, societies that keep written records are especially able to develop a sense of their societies' evolution, and this is connected to the pace of social change. This illustrates how social change is influenced by:

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A)  cultural factors. 
B)  political organization. 
C)  economic factors. 
D)  the physical environment. 
A)  cultural factors. 
B)  political organization. 
C)  economic factors. 
D)  the physical environment.

Question 8

According to postmodernists, there is "no such thing as history." What do they mean by this statement? Do you agree or disagree with their view of globalization?

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Question 9

Compare and contrast the ways in which the "global justice movement" and organizations such as the World Trade Organization view the relationship between free trade and global inequality. Which view do you agree with and why?

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Question 10

Which of the following perspectives on globalization believes that globalization is challenging the power of nation-states?

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A)  the hyperglobalizers 
B)  the transformationalists 
C)  the skeptics 
D)  the believers 
A)  the hyperglobalizers 
B)  the transformationalists 
C)  the skeptics 
D)  the believers

Question 11

Transnational corporations account for ________ of all world trade.

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A)  two-thirds 
B)  one-third 
C)  half 
D)  nine-tenths 
A)  two-thirds 
B)  one-third 
C)  half 
D)  nine-tenths

Question 12

American society has a strong set of noneconomic institutions, and most people socialize and interact in spaces that are structured by family, community associations, and schools. Therefore, according to sociologists, American society has a strong:

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A)  antimarket belief system. 
B)  civil society. 
C)  institutional control structure. 
D)  protest culture. 
A)  antimarket belief system. 
B)  civil society. 
C)  institutional control structure. 
D)  protest culture.

Question 13

Participation in new social movements is seen as ________ whereby participants make a statement about who they are.

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A)  goal-oriented 
B)  moral expression 
C)  personal expression 
D)  expressive logic 
A)  goal-oriented 
B)  moral expression 
C)  personal expression 
D)  expressive logic

Question 14

The growth of jobs in the retail and food service sector and the decline in manufacturing jobs is referred to as:

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A)  service society. 
B)  industrial society. 
C)  information society. 
D)  low-wage society. 
A)  service society. 
B)  industrial society. 
C)  information society. 
D)  low-wage society.

Question 15

Capitalism stimulates social change in an unprecedented way because it:

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A)  involves the constant expansion of production. 
B)  involves ever-increasing equality. 
C)  promotes constant revision of the technology of production, which increasingly draws religion into the process. 
D)  grants workers the means of production. 
A)  involves the constant expansion of production. 
B)  involves ever-increasing equality. 
C)  promotes constant revision of the technology of production, which increasingly draws religion into the process. 
D)  grants workers the means of production.

Question 16

In the past, humans experienced famine and floods, or ________; today, because of globalization, humans now face ________ created by the effects of our own knowledge and technology on the natural world.

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A)  external risk; manufactured risk 
B)  manufactured risk; external risk 
C)  natural risk; manufactured risk 
D)  hyper-risk; manufactured risk 
A)  external risk; manufactured risk 
B)  manufactured risk; external risk 
C)  natural risk; manufactured risk 
D)  hyper-risk; manufactured risk

Question 17

According to the textbook, in terms of people's working lives, globalization makes it more likely that an individual will experience:

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A)  a labor market that values skills in manual labor. 
B)  a career in the manufacturing industry. 
C)  working for one company over the course of his or her life. 
D)  a self-made career path, with several employment changes over his or her lifetime. 
A)  a labor market that values skills in manual labor. 
B)  a career in the manufacturing industry. 
C)  working for one company over the course of his or her life. 
D)  a self-made career path, with several employment changes over his or her lifetime.

Question 18

The textbook notes the importance of the Internet for connecting people and ideas in ways that facilitate social movements. Applying this to Neil Smelser's six conditions underlying collective action, the availability of and access to the Internet would be an example of which condition?

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A)  structural strain 
B)  structural conduciveness 
C)  generalized beliefs 
D)  precipitating factors 
A)  structural strain 
B)  structural conduciveness 
C)  generalized beliefs 
D)  precipitating factors

Question 19

According to Neil Smelser, social movements are motivated by:

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A)  political breakdown. 
B)  clashes of goals. 
C)  an inspirational leader. 
D)  a response to social conditions. 
A)  political breakdown. 
B)  clashes of goals. 
C)  an inspirational leader. 
D)  a response to social conditions.

Question 20

What role do social movements play in social change? Using the Arab Spring as an example, explain how globalization has affected social movements.

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The most far-reaching economic influence on social change has been:

According to Alain Touraine's theory of social movements, the reason there are more social movements in the modern world is because:

According to globalization skeptics, compared with patterns of trade a century ago:

According to a 2014 report by Oxfam International, almost of the world's wealth is currently owned by just of the population.

According to the textbook, the United Nations (UN) is an international organization that:

According to Ulrich Beck, globalization brings about a "risk society." Explain a "risk society" and the kinds of risks that are being "manufactured." What specific risks are you most concerned about? Why?

As the textbook notes, societies that keep written records are especially able to develop a sense of their societies' evolution, and this is connected to the pace of social change. This illustrates how social change is influenced by:

According to postmodernists, there is "no such thing as history." What do they mean by this statement? Do you agree or disagree with their view of globalization?

Compare and contrast the ways in which the "global justice movement" and organizations such as the World Trade Organization view the relationship between free trade and global inequality. Which view do you agree with and why?

Which of the following perspectives on globalization believes that globalization is challenging the power of nation-states?

Transnational corporations account for ________ of all world trade.

American society has a strong set of noneconomic institutions, and most people socialize and interact in spaces that are structured by family, community associations, and schools. Therefore, according to sociologists, American society has a strong:

Participation in new social movements is seen as ________ whereby participants make a statement about who they are.

The growth of jobs in the retail and food service sector and the decline in manufacturing jobs is referred to as:

Capitalism stimulates social change in an unprecedented way because it:

In the past, humans experienced famine and floods, or ; today, because of globalization, humans now face created by the effects of our own knowledge and technology on the natural world.

According to the textbook, in terms of people's working lives, globalization makes it more likely that an individual will experience:

The textbook notes the importance of the Internet for connecting people and ideas in ways that facilitate social movements. Applying this to Neil Smelser's six conditions underlying collective action, the availability of and access to the Internet would be an example of which condition?

According to Neil Smelser, social movements are motivated by:

What role do social movements play in social change? Using the Arab Spring as an example, explain how globalization has affected social movements.

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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

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Exam 16: Globalization in a Changing World

The most far-reaching economic influence on social change has been:

According to Alain Touraine's theory of social movements, the reason there are more social movements in the modern world is because:

According to globalization skeptics, compared with patterns of trade a century ago:

According to a 2014 report by Oxfam International, almost ________ of the world's wealth is currently owned by just ________ of the population.

According to the textbook, the United Nations (UN) is an international organization that:

According to Ulrich Beck, globalization brings about a "risk society." Explain a "risk society" and the kinds of risks that are being "manufactured." What specific risks are you most concerned about? Why?

As the textbook notes, societies that keep written records are especially able to develop a sense of their societies' evolution, and this is connected to the pace of social change. This illustrates how social change is influenced by:

According to postmodernists, there is "no such thing as history." What do they mean by this statement? Do you agree or disagree with their view of globalization?

Compare and contrast the ways in which the "global justice movement" and organizations such as the World Trade Organization view the relationship between free trade and global inequality. Which view do you agree with and why?

Which of the following perspectives on globalization believes that globalization is challenging the power of nation-states?

Transnational corporations account for ________ of all world trade.

American society has a strong set of noneconomic institutions, and most people socialize and interact in spaces that are structured by family, community associations, and schools. Therefore, according to sociologists, American society has a strong:

Participation in new social movements is seen as ________ whereby participants make a statement about who they are.

The growth of jobs in the retail and food service sector and the decline in manufacturing jobs is referred to as:

Capitalism stimulates social change in an unprecedented way because it:

In the past, humans experienced famine and floods, or ________; today, because of globalization, humans now face ________ created by the effects of our own knowledge and technology on the natural world.

According to the textbook, in terms of people's working lives, globalization makes it more likely that an individual will experience:

The textbook notes the importance of the Internet for connecting people and ideas in ways that facilitate social movements. Applying this to Neil Smelser's six conditions underlying collective action, the availability of and access to the Internet would be an example of which condition?

According to Neil Smelser, social movements are motivated by:

What role do social movements play in social change? Using the Arab Spring as an example, explain how globalization has affected social movements.

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

Politics and Economic Life

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

Urbanization, Population, and the Environment

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According to a 2014 report by Oxfam International, almost of the world's wealth is currently owned by just of the population.

In the past, humans experienced famine and floods, or ; today, because of globalization, humans now face created by the effects of our own knowledge and technology on the natural world.