Question 1

The order perspective assumes that the social structure is basically

Accepted Answer

A)  corrupt. 
B)  right and proper. 
C)  outmoded. 
D)  rigid and inflexible. 
A)  corrupt. 
B)  right and proper. 
C)  outmoded. 
D)  rigid and inflexible.

Question 2

The United States has established procedures, which, if followed, allow for the nonviolent transfer of power to the relatively powerless groups.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Identify which of the following is not an assumption of the order model.

Accepted Answer

A)  Societies are characterized by harmony and stability. 
B)  Different parts of society, such as different classes, have complementary interests. 
C)  Change occurs rapidly, after which social order is promptly restored. 
D)  Unity is a result of shared values of the members of society. 
A)  Societies are characterized by harmony and stability. 
B)  Different parts of society, such as different classes, have complementary interests. 
C)  Change occurs rapidly, after which social order is promptly restored. 
D)  Unity is a result of shared values of the members of society.

Question 4

Co-optation is a technique of appointing a dissident group member to a policy-making body to appease the dissenting group.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The revolts of Native Americans illustrate that

Accepted Answer

A)  violence does not always work. 
B)  violence is legitimate and effective. 
C)  powerful groups yield to protest. 
D)  violence is foreign to American society. 
A)  violence does not always work. 
B)  violence is legitimate and effective. 
C)  powerful groups yield to protest. 
D)  violence is foreign to American society.

Question 6

The Presidential Commission on Civil Disorders and Violence has

Accepted Answer

A)  supported those in power. 
B)  laid bare the inaccurate ideas people have of the effectiveness of peaceful protest. 
C)  suggested patience by minorities to remedy their injustices. 
D)  recognized that the social system offers much hope for change through peaceful means. 
A)  supported those in power. 
B)  laid bare the inaccurate ideas people have of the effectiveness of peaceful protest. 
C)  suggested patience by minorities to remedy their injustices. 
D)  recognized that the social system offers much hope for change through peaceful means.

Question 7

Discuss how sports preserve the existing order.

Accepted Answer

Sports can preserve the existing order i

Question 8

An assumption of the synthesis approach to an analysis of society is that social change is a ubiquitous phenomenon in all societies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The contradictions between the instrumental and institutional constitute the ________, or opposing forces, of society.

Accepted Answer

A)  dialectic 
B)  instrumental 
C)  revolutionary 
D)  institutional 
A)  dialectic 
B)  instrumental 
C)  revolutionary 
D)  institutional

Question 10

Conflict theorists see the remedy to deviance as rehabilitating the deviants so that they conform to societal norms.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The racial composition of the United States is causing a reduction in interracial tension and conflict.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Social change results from the solidarity among competing groups; therefore, change tends to be drastic and revolutionary.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

An important ingredient in the glue that holds society together is trust in society's institutions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Conflict theorists emphasize that any unity present in society results from coercion.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Karl Marx believed that there exists in every society a dynamic tension between economic groups that is the source of division and exploitation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The contradictions between the instrumental and institutional constitute the dialectic, or opposing forces, of society.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

What are the potentially divisive forces in society and how are they influenced by the social characteristics of American society?

Accepted Answer

Potentially divisive forces in American

Question 18

Simple societies are characterized by members whose activities are differentiated and interdependent.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

________ argue that to focus on the individual deviant is to locate symptom, not the disease.

Accepted Answer

A)  Evolutionary theorists 
B)  Interactionist theorists 
C)  Order theorists 
D)  Conflict theorists 
A)  Evolutionary theorists 
B)  Interactionist theorists 
C)  Order theorists 
D)  Conflict theorists

Question 20

The United States is made up of diverse groups that have learned to compromise differences in a peaceful manner.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

The order perspective assumes that the social structure is basically

The United States has established procedures, which, if followed, allow for the nonviolent transfer of power to the relatively powerless groups.

Identify which of the following is not an assumption of the order model.

Co-optation is a technique of appointing a dissident group member to a policy-making body to appease the dissenting group.

The revolts of Native Americans illustrate that

The Presidential Commission on Civil Disorders and Violence has

Discuss how sports preserve the existing order.

An assumption of the synthesis approach to an analysis of society is that social change is a ubiquitous phenomenon in all societies.

The contradictions between the instrumental and institutional constitute the ________, or opposing forces, of society.

Conflict theorists see the remedy to deviance as rehabilitating the deviants so that they conform to societal norms.

The racial composition of the United States is causing a reduction in interracial tension and conflict.

Social change results from the solidarity among competing groups; therefore, change tends to be drastic and revolutionary.

An important ingredient in the glue that holds society together is trust in society's institutions.

Conflict theorists emphasize that any unity present in society results from coercion.

Karl Marx believed that there exists in every society a dynamic tension between economic groups that is the source of division and exploitation.

The contradictions between the instrumental and institutional constitute the dialectic, or opposing forces, of society.

What are the potentially divisive forces in society and how are they influenced by the social characteristics of American society?

Simple societies are characterized by members whose activities are differentiated and interdependent.

________ argue that to focus on the individual deviant is to locate symptom, not the disease.

The United States is made up of diverse groups that have learned to compromise differences in a peaceful manner.

The Sociological Perspective

The Structure of Social Groups

Culture

Socialization

Social Control

Deviance

Structural Sources of Societal Change: Economic and Demographic

Social Stratification

Class

Racial Inequality

Gender Inequality

The Economy

Power and Politics

Families

Education

Religion

Human Agency: Individuals and Groups in Society Changing Social Structures

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Exam 3: The Duality of Social Life: Order and Conflict

The order perspective assumes that the social structure is basically

The United States has established procedures, which, if followed, allow for the nonviolent transfer of power to the relatively powerless groups.

Identify which of the following is not an assumption of the order model.

Co-optation is a technique of appointing a dissident group member to a policy-making body to appease the dissenting group.

The revolts of Native Americans illustrate that

The Presidential Commission on Civil Disorders and Violence has

Discuss how sports preserve the existing order.

An assumption of the synthesis approach to an analysis of society is that social change is a ubiquitous phenomenon in all societies.

The contradictions between the instrumental and institutional constitute the ________, or opposing forces, of society.

Conflict theorists see the remedy to deviance as rehabilitating the deviants so that they conform to societal norms.

The racial composition of the United States is causing a reduction in interracial tension and conflict.

Social change results from the solidarity among competing groups; therefore, change tends to be drastic and revolutionary.

An important ingredient in the glue that holds society together is trust in society's institutions.

Conflict theorists emphasize that any unity present in society results from coercion.

Karl Marx believed that there exists in every society a dynamic tension between economic groups that is the source of division and exploitation.

The contradictions between the instrumental and institutional constitute the dialectic, or opposing forces, of society.

What are the potentially divisive forces in society and how are they influenced by the social characteristics of American society?

Simple societies are characterized by members whose activities are differentiated and interdependent.

________ argue that to focus on the individual deviant is to locate symptom, not the disease.

The United States is made up of diverse groups that have learned to compromise differences in a peaceful manner.

The Sociological Perspective

The Structure of Social Groups

Culture

Socialization

Social Control

Deviance

Structural Sources of Societal Change: Economic and Demographic

Social Stratification

Class

Racial Inequality

Gender Inequality

The Economy

Power and Politics

Families

Education

Religion

Human Agency: Individuals and Groups in Society Changing Social Structures

Filters