Question 1

Jared Diamond argued that five factors contributed to the collapse of Rwandan society.Among these five,he emphasizes:

Accepted Answer

A)  environmental factors 
B)  economic factors 
C)  political and cultural factors 
D)  warfare 
A)  environmental factors 
B)  economic factors 
C)  political and cultural factors 
D)  warfare A

Question 2

Transnational corporations account for __________ of all world trade.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 3

Some sociologists,such as Juergensmeyer,believe that the biggest cultural conflicts in the 21st century will be between those who believe that truth is derived from __________ versus those who believe it is derived from __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  religious faith; science 
B)  religious faith; political leadership 
C)  political leadership; science 
D)  the modern state; religious faith 
A)  religious faith; science 
B)  religious faith; political leadership 
C)  political leadership; science 
D)  the modern state; religious faith A

Question 4

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?

Accepted Answer

To answer the question,students should b

Question 5

Which of the following would be considered a manufactured risk,according to German sociologist Ulrich Beck?

Accepted Answer

A)  Florida being pummeled with four hurricanes during 2004 
B)  the 1979 Three Mile Island nuclear disaster in Pennsylvania 
C)  the devastation Hurricane Katrina caused 
D)  the smog and toxic gases released by the eruption of Washington State's Mount St.Helens in 1980 and 2004 
A)  Florida being pummeled with four hurricanes during 2004 
B)  the 1979 Three Mile Island nuclear disaster in Pennsylvania 
C)  the devastation Hurricane Katrina caused 
D)  the smog and toxic gases released by the eruption of Washington State's Mount St.Helens in 1980 and 2004

Question 6

Which of the following factors has consistently influenced social change over time?

Accepted Answer

A)  the physical environment 
B)  political organization 
C)  cultural factors 
D)  all of the above 
A)  the physical environment 
B)  political organization 
C)  cultural factors 
D)  all of the above

Question 7

Compare and contrast the three perspectives in the globalization debate.Which position do you find most compelling? Why?

Accepted Answer

To answer this question,students should

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

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 9

Transformation of the social institutions and culture of a society over time is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  forced change 
B)  social continuation 
C)  social change 
D)  evolution 
A)  forced change 
B)  social continuation 
C)  social change 
D)  evolution

Question 10

According to Charles Tilly,mobilization is one of the main factors of collective action.Mobilization is:

Accepted Answer

A)  how word of social protests spreads 
B)  a type of social protest 
C)  the size of the crowd 
D)  the ways in which a group acquires sufficient resources to make collective action possible 
A)  how word of social protests spreads 
B)  a type of social protest 
C)  the size of the crowd 
D)  the ways in which a group acquires sufficient resources to make collective action possible

Question 11

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

Accepted Answer

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 12

According to the textbook,what role has the modern state played in the process of globalization?

Accepted Answer

A)  encouraging protests 
B)  speeding up patterns of change in the modern world 
C)  being less involved in social life and the economy 
D)  limiting the movement of people through immigration policy 
A)  encouraging protests 
B)  speeding up patterns of change in the modern world 
C)  being less involved in social life and the economy 
D)  limiting the movement of people through immigration policy

Question 13

Which of the following is the best example of a transnational corporation?

Accepted Answer

A)  a software company in Silicon Valley that employs about 200 people from around the United States,using telecommuting technology 
B)  College Cleaners,the janitorial service that cleans the university buildings 
C)  Gooden,Brogan,Cangas,and Romero,a law firm with 2,000 employees in 3 countries 
D)  Max's Grille and Bar,a small bistro about 2 miles from your house 
A)  a software company in Silicon Valley that employs about 200 people from around the United States,using telecommuting technology 
B)  College Cleaners,the janitorial service that cleans the university buildings 
C)  Gooden,Brogan,Cangas,and Romero,a law firm with 2,000 employees in 3 countries 
D)  Max's Grille and Bar,a small bistro about 2 miles from your house

Question 14

Globalization is:

Accepted Answer

A)  rapidly diminishing the amount of human interaction 
B)  the development of social and economic relationships stretching worldwide 
C)  simply the expansion of a global economy 
D)  the movement toward global equality 
A)  rapidly diminishing the amount of human interaction 
B)  the development of social and economic relationships stretching worldwide 
C)  simply the expansion of a global economy 
D)  the movement toward global equality

Question 15

According to the textbook,many contemporary social movements,such as the Arab Spring,rely heavily on:

Accepted Answer

A)  information technology 
B)  unions 
C)  riots 
D)  violence 
A)  information technology 
B)  unions 
C)  riots 
D)  violence

Question 16

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

Accepted Answer

A)  social obligation 
B)  moral expression 
C)  personal expression 
D)  expressive logic 
A)  social obligation 
B)  moral expression 
C)  personal expression 
D)  expressive logic

Question 17

Which of the following is the best example of social change?

Accepted Answer

A)  more people buying homes at a younger age 
B)  changing your clothes each day and washing them in a washing machine 
C)  fewer social events on college campuses today 
D)  the growing interconnection of national economies around the world 
A)  more people buying homes at a younger age 
B)  changing your clothes each day and washing them in a washing machine 
C)  fewer social events on college campuses today 
D)  the growing interconnection of national economies around the world

Question 18

What would be an example of a precipitating factor in Neil Smelser's theory of social movements?

Accepted Answer

A)  Tunisian street vendor Mohamed Bouazizi setting himself on fire in protest of the local police's confiscation of his wares 
B)  demonstration and riots in Tunisia 
C)  the spread of social movements labeled the Arab Spring 
D)  the overthrow of Libyan leader Muammar al-Gaddafi 
A)  Tunisian street vendor Mohamed Bouazizi setting himself on fire in protest of the local police's confiscation of his wares 
B)  demonstration and riots in Tunisia 
C)  the spread of social movements labeled the Arab Spring 
D)  the overthrow of Libyan leader Muammar al-Gaddafi

Question 19

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 20

In a postindustrial society,professionals such as lawyers,engineers,and computer programmers will become the leading groups in society because,according to Daniel Bell,they possess and disseminate what?

Accepted Answer

A)  post-secondary degrees 
B)  a global value system 
C)  nanotechnology 
D)  codified knowledge 
A)  post-secondary degrees 
B)  a global value system 
C)  nanotechnology 
D)  codified knowledge

Jared Diamond argued that five factors contributed to the collapse of Rwandan society.Among these five,he emphasizes:

Transnational corporations account for __________ of all world trade.

Some sociologists,such as Juergensmeyer,believe that the biggest cultural conflicts in the 21st century will be between those who believe that truth is derived from versus those who believe it is derived from .

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?

Which of the following would be considered a manufactured risk,according to German sociologist Ulrich Beck?

Which of the following factors has consistently influenced social change over time?

Compare and contrast the three perspectives in the globalization debate.Which position do you find most compelling? Why?

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

Transformation of the social institutions and culture of a society over time is called:

According to Charles Tilly,mobilization is one of the main factors of collective action.Mobilization is:

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

According to the textbook,what role has the modern state played in the process of globalization?

Which of the following is the best example of a transnational corporation?

Globalization is:

According to the textbook,many contemporary social movements,such as the Arab Spring,rely heavily on:

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

Which of the following is the best example of social change?

What would be an example of a precipitating factor in Neil Smelser's theory of social movements?

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

In a postindustrial society,professionals such as lawyers,engineers,and computer programmers will become the leading groups in society because,according to Daniel Bell,they possess and disseminate what?

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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Exam 16: Globalization in a Changing World

Jared Diamond argued that five factors contributed to the collapse of Rwandan society.Among these five,he emphasizes:

Transnational corporations account for __________ of all world trade.

Some sociologists,such as Juergensmeyer,believe that the biggest cultural conflicts in the 21st century will be between those who believe that truth is derived from __________ versus those who believe it is derived from __________.

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?

Which of the following would be considered a manufactured risk,according to German sociologist Ulrich Beck?

Which of the following factors has consistently influenced social change over time?

Compare and contrast the three perspectives in the globalization debate.Which position do you find most compelling? Why?

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

Transformation of the social institutions and culture of a society over time is called:

According to Charles Tilly,mobilization is one of the main factors of collective action.Mobilization is:

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

According to the textbook,what role has the modern state played in the process of globalization?

Which of the following is the best example of a transnational corporation?

Globalization is:

According to the textbook,many contemporary social movements,such as the Arab Spring,rely heavily on:

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

Which of the following is the best example of social change?

What would be an example of a precipitating factor in Neil Smelser's theory of social movements?

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

In a postindustrial society,professionals such as lawyers,engineers,and computer programmers will become the leading groups in society because,according to Daniel Bell,they possess and disseminate what?

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

Filters

Some sociologists,such as Juergensmeyer,believe that the biggest cultural conflicts in the 21st century will be between those who believe that truth is derived from versus those who believe it is derived from .