Exam 1: An Introduction to Sociology in the Global Age

McDonald's, blue jeans, and Pizza Hut are now found in countries all over the world. This is an example of the effects of:

In which period do more people of both genders perform free labor?

Human trafficking benefits from globalization but is illegal worldwide.

Auguste Comte wrote a book that discusses the dynamics of the power elite.

The Power Elite was written by:

Sociology focuses on the ways in which the social world is continually changing.

Sociology was founded in the eighteenth and nineteenth century, when the study of __________________ became a special focus of attention.

How is sociology different from commonsense understandings of the social world?

According to sociologist Erving Goffman, individuals are _______________ because they can disrupt and destroy the structures in which they participate.

Many people believe that when they get laid off from their job they are alone, but many soon come to realize that this is a result of the current recession. They are able to connect their ____________ troubles to ______________ issues.

In his theory of violence, contemporary sociologist Randall Collins includes both individuals who must have skills to carry out violent interactions and the materials and resources that an organization must equip themselves with in order to carry out violence. His theory includes both _____________ and _______________ components.

Today, more people communicate via e-mail than in person. This is an example of the changing ________________________ that are taking place.

The social science fields differ from one another, but sociology is the field that gives the broadest possible view of society and its interrelationships.

An important lesson in sociology exemplified by the introductory story about how the Arab Spring began is to show the impact that an individual can have on societal structures and processes. The idea that a person can impact large-scale structures is called:

U.S. consumption greatly increased at the end of the twentieth century, but since the recession, there are some indications that we may be entering a postconsumption age. What types of benefits and problems does a postconsumption age raise for U.S. society? Offer at least one specific example of something that would improve or decline as a result of lowered consumption.

McDonaldization is a concept that describes:

Consider the issue of student debt in the current educational environment in the lens of "the sociological imagination." How might you use the sociological imagination to understand different aspects of the increase in student loan debt in the twenty-first century? First, describe what it means to use a sociological imagination; then apply this to the student debt crisis.

______________ invented the term sociology.

Sociology is one of the humanities, such as history and communication.

Polygamy is practiced in some parts of the world, such as Africa and Saudi Arabia. Monogamy is the dominant form of marital relations in the United States. Many people believe that polygamy and monogamy are deviant practices because they are not using: