Question 1

How does Durkheim's concept of anomie differ from

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Durkheim's concept of anomie differs from other sociological theories in several key ways. Anomie, as defined by Durkheim, refers to a state of normlessness or a breakdown of social norms and values. This concept is closely tied to his theory of social integration and the idea that when individuals feel disconnected from society, they are more likely to experience feelings of anomie.

In contrast, other sociological theories may focus on different aspects of social order and deviance. For example, strain theory, developed by Robert Merton, also addresses the relationship between social structure and deviant behavior, but it emphasizes the role of societal goals and the means available to achieve them. In strain theory, anomie is seen as a result of a disjunction between cultural goals and the legitimate means to achieve them, leading to deviant behavior.

Similarly, control theory, developed by Travis Hirschi, focuses on the social bonds that prevent individuals from engaging in deviant behavior. While anomie may be a factor in control theory, it is not the central concept as it is in Durkheim's work.

Overall, Durkheim's concept of anomie differs from other sociological theories in its emphasis on the breakdown of social norms and values, and its connection to social integration and disconnection. While other theories may address similar issues, they do so from different perspectives and with different emphases.

Question 2

In terms of social inequality, agrarian societies generally

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A) have much more inequality than less productive societal types. 
B) have about the same amount of social inequality as less productive societal types. 
C) have less social inequality than less productive societal types. 
D) come very close to being egalitarian societies. 
A) have much more inequality than less productive societal types. 
B) have about the same amount of social inequality as less productive societal types. 
C) have less social inequality than less productive societal types. 
D) come very close to being egalitarian societies. A

Question 3

In the socialist society Marx hoped to see, which of the following would be true?

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A) Capitalists would pay fair wages to workers. 
B) Class conflict would no longer exist. 
C) All people would do the same work. 
D) Factory technology would be abolished. 
A) Capitalists would pay fair wages to workers. 
B) Class conflict would no longer exist. 
C) All people would do the same work. 
D) Factory technology would be abolished. B

Question 4

If you were to hear a sociologist speaking of class conflict as the "engine of change," which of the following people would it most likely be?

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A) Gerhard Lenski 
B) Karl Marx 
C) Max Weber 
D) Emile Durkheim 
A) Gerhard Lenski 
B) Karl Marx 
C) Max Weber 
D) Emile Durkheim

Question 5

Gerhard Lenski claimed that which of the following has the greatest power to shape a society?

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A) technology 
B) human ideas 
C) social conflict 
D) human desire for change 
A) technology 
B) human ideas 
C) social conflict 
D) human desire for change

Question 6

Hunting and gathering societies are nomadic.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

In describing the rationalization of society, Max Weber claimed that modern society had become

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A) more religious. 
B) disenchanted. 
C) full of anomie. 
D) less productive. 
A) more religious. 
B) disenchanted. 
C) full of anomie. 
D) less productive.

Question 8

According to Max Weber, early Calvinists were

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A) deeply religious and highly disciplined. 
B) eager to enjoy whatever money could buy. 
C) people who respected the past. 
D) All of these are correct. 
A) deeply religious and highly disciplined. 
B) eager to enjoy whatever money could buy. 
C) people who respected the past. 
D) All of these are correct.

Question 9

Drawing on the ideas of Lenski, Marx, Weber, and Durkheim, cite ways in which one might claim modern society is better than societies in the past.In what ways might any of these thinkers see modern society as getting worse?

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Drawing on the ideas of Lenski, Marx, We

Question 10

Durkheim claimed that, for each of us as individuals, society

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A) maintains the highest level of personal privacy. 
B) helps free people from human culture. 
C) helps people "be all they can be." 
D) regulates individuals, reining in their desires and passions. 
A) maintains the highest level of personal privacy. 
B) helps free people from human culture. 
C) helps people "be all they can be." 
D) regulates individuals, reining in their desires and passions.

Question 11

Drawing on the ideas of Lenski, Marx, Weber, and Durkheim, what would you say is the biggest challenge facing us as members of modern societies? That is, in what way does modern society pose a problem for people that did not exist when people were living in traditional societies?

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The biggest challenge facing us as membe

Question 12

Marx described alienation as involving which of the following?

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A) alienation from the act of working 
B) alienation from the products of work 
C) alienation from other workers 
D) All of these are correct. 
A) alienation from the act of working 
B) alienation from the products of work 
C) alienation from other workers 
D) All of these are correct.

Question 13

Durkheim pointed to the functions of social patterns for the operation of society as a whole.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Of the following sociologists, which one might you most expect to be having a conversation about the question of what holds society together?

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A) Gerhard Lenski 
B) Karl Marx 
C) Max Weber 
D) Emile Durkheim 
A) Gerhard Lenski 
B) Karl Marx 
C) Max Weber 
D) Emile Durkheim

Question 15

Gerhard Lenski dismissed technology as being of little importance in shaping cultural patterns.
REMEMBER;

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The industrial era was underway in parts of Europe by the time the explorer Christopher Columbus reached the Americas in 1492.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Industrial societies use powerful sources of energy to drive large machinery.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Horticultural societies typically form permanent settlements.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Identify the seven traits that define rational social organization, according to Max Weber.

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Max Weber identified seven traits that d

Question 20

Around 100 C.E., the Roman Empire was what type of society?

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A) hunting and gathering 
B) horticultural and pastoral 
C) agrarian 
D) industrial 
A) hunting and gathering 
B) horticultural and pastoral 
C) agrarian 
D) industrial

Exam 4: Society

How does Durkheim's concept of anomie differ from

In terms of social inequality, agrarian societies generally

In the socialist society Marx hoped to see, which of the following would be true?

If you were to hear a sociologist speaking of class conflict as the "engine of change," which of the following people would it most likely be?

Gerhard Lenski claimed that which of the following has the greatest power to shape a society?

Hunting and gathering societies are nomadic.

In describing the rationalization of society, Max Weber claimed that modern society had become

According to Max Weber, early Calvinists were

Drawing on the ideas of Lenski, Marx, Weber, and Durkheim, cite ways in which one might claim modern society is better than societies in the past.In what ways might any of these thinkers see modern society as getting worse?

Durkheim claimed that, for each of us as individuals, society

Drawing on the ideas of Lenski, Marx, Weber, and Durkheim, what would you say is the biggest challenge facing us as members of modern societies? That is, in what way does modern society pose a problem for people that did not exist when people were living in traditional societies?

Marx described alienation as involving which of the following?

Durkheim pointed to the functions of social patterns for the operation of society as a whole.

Of the following sociologists, which one might you most expect to be having a conversation about the question of what holds society together?

Gerhard Lenski dismissed technology as being of little importance in shaping cultural patterns. REMEMBER;

The industrial era was underway in parts of Europe by the time the explorer Christopher Columbus reached the Americas in 1492.

Industrial societies use powerful sources of energy to drive large machinery.

Horticultural societies typically form permanent settlements.

Identify the seven traits that define rational social organization, according to Max Weber.

Around 100 C.E., the Roman Empire was what type of society?

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