Question 1

Why is Marx's view on social order comparable to a "dog chasing his tail?"

Accepted Answer

According to Marx,each ruling group sows

Question 2

When did the frontal assault on nature begin to take its MOST serious toll?

Accepted Answer

A) when nations industrialized 
B) when cities developed 
C) when the first social revolution erupted 
D) when the postindustrial society emerged 
A) when nations industrialized 
B) when cities developed 
C) when the first social revolution erupted 
D) when the postindustrial society emerged

Question 3

What evidence is there to support the notion that ethnic conflict threatens the geopolitics of the G8?

Accepted Answer

There is tension as well as full-scale m

Question 4

When famous individuals endorse a product or candidate,the bandwagon propaganda technique is being used.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

How have computers changed business and finance?

Accepted Answer

In the past,connections to the outside w

Question 6

What concept is central to all evolutionary theories,regardless of their type?

Accepted Answer

A) social stratification 
B) cultural progress 
C) the development of cities 
D) social inequality 
A) social stratification 
B) cultural progress 
C) the development of cities 
D) social inequality

Question 7

The invention of the plow is to the second social revolution as the ________ is to the third social revolution.

Accepted Answer

A) steam engine 
B) mapping of the human genome system 
C) invention of the microchip 
D) splitting of the atom 
A) steam engine 
B) mapping of the human genome system 
C) invention of the microchip 
D) splitting of the atom

Question 8

What are the three processes by which technological advances promote social change?

Accepted Answer

invention;

Question 9

Most social movements fail at the resource mobilization stage.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

When the Group of 8 becomes the Group of 9,who will be the ninth member of this powerful international organization?

Accepted Answer

A) Mexico 
B) China 
C) India 
D) Russia 
A) Mexico 
B) China 
C) India 
D) Russia

Question 11

The New World was always several thousand miles west of Europe. The fact that Columbus stumbled across it is an example of which process of social change?

Accepted Answer

A) invention 
B) diffusion 
C) insight 
D) discovery 
A) invention 
B) diffusion 
C) insight 
D) discovery

Question 12

The information revolution is based upon the ______________.

Accepted Answer

A) binary system 
B) personal computer 
C) microchip 
D) information superhighway 
A) binary system 
B) personal computer 
C) microchip 
D) information superhighway

Question 13

What are the two types of evolutionary theories?

Accepted Answer

unilinear

Question 14

Based on the text,there is no energy shortage forthcoming due to boundless energy provided by the sun and the tides.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

A shift in the characteristics of culture and society over time is known as ___________.

Accepted Answer

A) social change 
B) cultural tradition 
C) technology advancements 
D) social life 
A) social change 
B) cultural tradition 
C) technology advancements 
D) social life

Question 16

What has been the result of the industrialized Western nations exporting food and medicine to the Least Industrialized Nations?

Accepted Answer

A) It has been the cause of warfare between nations. 
B) It has caused the recipient nations to focus on reforming their health systems. 
C) It catapults the Least Industrialized Nations into Stage Four of the demographic equation. 
D) It has caused population explosions in the nations receiving the aid. 
A) It has been the cause of warfare between nations. 
B) It has caused the recipient nations to focus on reforming their health systems. 
C) It catapults the Least Industrialized Nations into Stage Four of the demographic equation. 
D) It has caused population explosions in the nations receiving the aid.

Question 17

How is technology defined? What are new technologies?

Accepted Answer

Technology includes tools,the items used

Question 18

Although all the faculty members of Acadia University have new state-of-the-art computers,several professors refuse to use them and even replaced them with personal typewriters. This is an example of ________.

Accepted Answer

A) cultural diffusion 
B) cultural contracts 
C) cultural lag 
D) cultural reformulation 
A) cultural diffusion 
B) cultural contracts 
C) cultural lag 
D) cultural reformulation

Question 19

How has technology changed international conflict?

Accepted Answer

Computers have a major impact on the way

Question 20

Cultural progress has been discredited as an assumption of evolutionary social change. Could this term be given a culturally neutral meaning,so it would be useful in evaluating change in society? Explain.

Accepted Answer

Giving cultural progress a culturally ne

Why is Marx's view on social order comparable to a "dog chasing his tail?"

When did the frontal assault on nature begin to take its MOST serious toll?

What evidence is there to support the notion that ethnic conflict threatens the geopolitics of the G8?

When famous individuals endorse a product or candidate,the bandwagon propaganda technique is being used.

How have computers changed business and finance?

What concept is central to all evolutionary theories,regardless of their type?

The invention of the plow is to the second social revolution as the ________ is to the third social revolution.

What are the three processes by which technological advances promote social change?

Most social movements fail at the resource mobilization stage.

When the Group of 8 becomes the Group of 9,who will be the ninth member of this powerful international organization?

The New World was always several thousand miles west of Europe. The fact that Columbus stumbled across it is an example of which process of social change?

The information revolution is based upon the ______________.

What are the two types of evolutionary theories?

Based on the text,there is no energy shortage forthcoming due to boundless energy provided by the sun and the tides.

A shift in the characteristics of culture and society over time is known as ___________.

What has been the result of the industrialized Western nations exporting food and medicine to the Least Industrialized Nations?

How is technology defined? What are new technologies?

Although all the faculty members of Acadia University have new state-of-the-art computers,several professors refuse to use them and even replaced them with personal typewriters. This is an example of ________.

How has technology changed international conflict?

Cultural progress has been discredited as an assumption of evolutionary social change. Could this term be given a culturally neutral meaning,so it would be useful in evaluating change in society? Explain.

The Sociological Perspective

Culture

Socialization

Social Structure and Social Interaction

Social Groups and Formal Organizations

Deviance and Social Control

Global Stratification

Social Class in the United States

Race and Ethnicity

Gender and Age

Politics and the Economy

Marriage and Family

Education and Religion

Population and Urbanization

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Exam 15: Social Change and the Environment

Why is Marx's view on social order comparable to a "dog chasing his tail?"

When did the frontal assault on nature begin to take its MOST serious toll?

What evidence is there to support the notion that ethnic conflict threatens the geopolitics of the G8?

When famous individuals endorse a product or candidate,the bandwagon propaganda technique is being used.

How have computers changed business and finance?

What concept is central to all evolutionary theories,regardless of their type?

The invention of the plow is to the second social revolution as the ________ is to the third social revolution.

What are the three processes by which technological advances promote social change?

Most social movements fail at the resource mobilization stage.

When the Group of 8 becomes the Group of 9,who will be the ninth member of this powerful international organization?

The New World was always several thousand miles west of Europe. The fact that Columbus stumbled across it is an example of which process of social change?

The information revolution is based upon the ______________.

What are the two types of evolutionary theories?

Based on the text,there is no energy shortage forthcoming due to boundless energy provided by the sun and the tides.

A shift in the characteristics of culture and society over time is known as ___________.

What has been the result of the industrialized Western nations exporting food and medicine to the Least Industrialized Nations?

How is technology defined? What are new technologies?

Although all the faculty members of Acadia University have new state-of-the-art computers,several professors refuse to use them and even replaced them with personal typewriters. This is an example of ________.

How has technology changed international conflict?

Cultural progress has been discredited as an assumption of evolutionary social change. Could this term be given a culturally neutral meaning,so it would be useful in evaluating change in society? Explain.

The Sociological Perspective

Culture

Socialization

Social Structure and Social Interaction

Social Groups and Formal Organizations

Deviance and Social Control

Global Stratification

Social Class in the United States

Race and Ethnicity

Gender and Age

Politics and the Economy

Marriage and Family

Education and Religion

Population and Urbanization

Filters