Exam 1: An Introduction to Sociology in the Global Age

Select one of two social issues-gay marriage or legalization of marijuana. Indicate your selection in your answer. Explain the types of questions a sociologist would ask to explore the micro and macro levels of analysis.

The iPhone has been purchased by millions of people and has revolutionized the ways phones function in society. This shows that increased consumption patterns:

One of the four defining characteristics of McDonaldization is predictability. What does predictability refer to here?

During the increase of globalization, what effect has social structures had on the flow of products and information?

________________ was a social reformist who focused on the relationships between the military and influential leaders of major corporations.

Sports teams and governmental hierarchies are two examples of _________________________.

Many companies outside of the United States, such as those in China, manufacture goods that are shipped to American companies. Americans then purchase these goods and use them for various purposes. This is an example of:

___________ is often considered one of the earliest important sociologists who studied the link between micro and macro issues when he studied workers in the capitalistic economic systems.

If a researcher, choosing to study poverty within a major city, chooses to focus on the relationship between social class and level of poverty, he/she would be utilizing a _________ analytical approach.

_____________ sociology collaborates outside of academia with practical problems, addressing a wide range of social issues that concern local, national, and global groups.

Many people now consider work and production less important than consumption.

As a college student, the choices in how to obtain your education are affected by which main sociological issue(s) that Dr. Ritzer presents in his text?

Every society has a certain ________________ which dictates how that society's institutions are organized and which roles need to be filled within those organizations.

Bullfighting is a popular sport in Spain: however, many Americans think of bullfighting in a negative light due to the brutality of the sport. However, if these Americans looked at bullfighting from the perspective of the Spaniards, they would understand that this is part of their culture and is a tradition. They would be using their:

According to the author, George Ritzer, no social change is as important today as _______________.

The main focus of sociology is:

Sociologists do not engage in social reform; the job of the sociologist is only to engage in "pure science" research.

There is a continuum that runs from the most microscopic of social phenomena to the most macroscopic of social realities, with phenomena at roughly the midpoint of this continuum best thought of as _____ realities.

The power of clothing designers to influence what fashions women wear has been analyzed as a form of encouraging women to engage in a project of ongoing body discipline. This is an example of:

The postindustrial age began around the middle of the twentieth century, but transitioned into the _________________ at the beginning of the twenty-first century.