Question 1

The text says that in addition to the four social revolutions that we have had, we may be entering a fifth based on

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A)  sports. 
B)  mapping the human genome and biotechnology. 
C)  the growing relevance of Africa. 
D)  Gesselschaft. 
A)  sports. 
B)  mapping the human genome and biotechnology. 
C)  the growing relevance of Africa. 
D)  Gesselschaft. B

Question 2

Thanks to computers, the international flow of money has become

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A)  harder to follow. 
B)  so regulated that the best way to transfer cash is in a suitcase. 
C)  easier to regulate. 
D)  much slower. 
A)  harder to follow. 
B)  so regulated that the best way to transfer cash is in a suitcase. 
C)  easier to regulate. 
D)  much slower. A

Question 3

_____ theories assume that all societies follow the same path (from simple to complex).

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A)  Bilinear 
B)  Trilinear 
C)  Multilinear 
D)  Unilinear 
A)  Bilinear 
B)  Trilinear 
C)  Multilinear 
D)  Unilinear D

Question 4

For sociology, the significance of technology is

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A)  how it changes our way of life. 
B)  that worker-owner relations remain the same. 
C)  difficult to fathom. 
D)  that no one owns the tools that people work with. 
A)  how it changes our way of life. 
B)  that worker-owner relations remain the same. 
C)  difficult to fathom. 
D)  that no one owns the tools that people work with.

Question 5

One-half of all of the Earth's plant and animal species live in

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A)  endangered cities. 
B)  the Arctic. 
C)  China. 
D)  rain forests. 
A)  endangered cities. 
B)  the Arctic. 
C)  China. 
D)  rain forests.

Question 6

Desperate to secure untapped resources, G7 increasingly views _____ as significant to the well-being of the rest of the world.

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A)  the United States 
B)  Germany 
C)  Africa 
D)  Japan 
A)  the United States 
B)  Germany 
C)  Africa 
D)  Japan

Question 7

Cars are an example of

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A)  invention. 
B)  discovery. 
C)  diffusion. 
D)  innovation. 
A)  invention. 
B)  discovery. 
C)  diffusion. 
D)  innovation.

Question 8

The U.S. state with the largest number of the worst hazardous waste sites is

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A)  Nevada. 
B)  Michigan. 
C)  California. 
D)  New Jersey. 
A)  Nevada. 
B)  Michigan. 
C)  California. 
D)  New Jersey.

Question 9

According to William Ogburn, _____ is a new way of seeing reality.

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A)  discovery 
B)  invention 
C)  diffusion 
D)  cultural lag 
A)  discovery 
B)  invention 
C)  diffusion 
D)  cultural lag

Question 10

In a traditional society, education was

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A)  nonexistent. 
B)  formal. 
C)  begun in the third decade of life. 
D)  informal. 
A)  nonexistent. 
B)  formal. 
C)  begun in the third decade of life. 
D)  informal.

Question 11

_____ is the combining of existing elements and materials to form new ones.

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A)  Discovery 
B)  Diffusion 
C)  Invention 
D)  Infusion 
A)  Discovery 
B)  Diffusion 
C)  Invention 
D)  Infusion

Question 12

the world's climate is changing and (2) human activity is part of the change. Give two examples of why there is disagreement beyond those two points.

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Scientists predict the future using comp

Question 13

Technology _____ artificial means of extending human abilities.

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A)  is usually an alternative to 
B)  always refers to 
C)  is a natural substitute for 
D)  never refers to 
A)  is usually an alternative to 
B)  always refers to 
C)  is a natural substitute for 
D)  never refers to

Question 14

Postmodern society is

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A)  reliant on obsolete technology. 
B)  postindustrial society. 
C)  preindustrial society. 
D)  a type of ideology. 
A)  reliant on obsolete technology. 
B)  postindustrial society. 
C)  preindustrial society. 
D)  a type of ideology.

Question 15

Cyclical theories assume that civilizations are

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A)  like parts of a Gesellschaft. 
B)  obsolete. 
C)  like organisms. 
D)  antitheses. 
A)  like parts of a Gesellschaft. 
B)  obsolete. 
C)  like organisms. 
D)  antitheses.

Question 16

_____ refers to actions taken to sabotage the efforts of people who are thought to be legally harming the environment.

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A)  Environmental injustice 
B)  Eco-sabotage 
C)  Environmental sociology 
D)  Environmental justice 
A)  Environmental injustice 
B)  Eco-sabotage 
C)  Environmental sociology 
D)  Environmental justice

Question 17

According to Marx's dialectical view of history, each ruling group

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A)  plants the seeds for its own growth. 
B)  is a synthesis. 
C)  represents a classless state. 
D)  sows the seeds of its own destruction. 
A)  plants the seeds for its own growth. 
B)  is a synthesis. 
C)  represents a classless state. 
D)  sows the seeds of its own destruction.

Question 18

The problem with acid rain is that it

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A)  kills some bacteria. 
B)  is depleting the world's finite supply of sulfuric and nitric acid. 
C)  creates flooding. 
D)  kills animal and plant life. 
A)  kills some bacteria. 
B)  is depleting the world's finite supply of sulfuric and nitric acid. 
C)  creates flooding. 
D)  kills animal and plant life.

Question 19

Envy and pride may be basic to human nature, but the particular material display depends on

Accepted Answer

A)  family relationships. 
B)  automobiles. 
C)  the state of technology. 
D)  alienation. 
A)  family relationships. 
B)  automobiles. 
C)  the state of technology. 
D)  alienation.

Question 20

Ogburn said that _____ occurred when human behavior lagged behind technological innovations.

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A)  social lag 
B)  diffusion 
C)  discovery 
D)  cultural lag 
A)  social lag 
B)  diffusion 
C)  discovery 
D)  cultural lag

Exam 22: Social Change and the Environment

The text says that in addition to the four social revolutions that we have had, we may be entering a fifth based on

Thanks to computers, the international flow of money has become

_____ theories assume that all societies follow the same path (from simple to complex).

For sociology, the significance of technology is

One-half of all of the Earth's plant and animal species live in

Desperate to secure untapped resources, G7 increasingly views _____ as significant to the well-being of the rest of the world.

Cars are an example of

The U.S. state with the largest number of the worst hazardous waste sites is

According to William Ogburn, _____ is a new way of seeing reality.

In a traditional society, education was

_____ is the combining of existing elements and materials to form new ones.

the world's climate is changing and (2) human activity is part of the change. Give two examples of why there is disagreement beyond those two points.

Technology _____ artificial means of extending human abilities.

Postmodern society is

Cyclical theories assume that civilizations are

_____ refers to actions taken to sabotage the efforts of people who are thought to be legally harming the environment.

According to Marx's dialectical view of history, each ruling group

The problem with acid rain is that it

Envy and pride may be basic to human nature, but the particular material display depends on

Ogburn said that _____ occurred when human behavior lagged behind technological innovations.

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