Deck 4: C: Society

Question 1

The driving force of social change,according to Marx,is:

A)advancing technology.
B)social conflict between classes.
C)dominant ideas.
D)the way in which society is held together.

Answer 1

B

Question 2

The birth of the discipline of sociology took place during the development of which type of society?

A)pastoral
B)horticultural
C)industrial
D)agrarian

Answer 2

C

Question 3

Gerhard Lenski claimed that which of the following has the greatest power to shape a society?

A)technology
B)human ideas
C)social conflict
D)human desire for change

Answer 3

A

Question 4

It would be correct to say that Durkheim thought of society as:

A)existing only in the human mind.
B)an objective reality.
C)changing from moment to moment.
D)having no clear existence at all.

Question 5

Identify the seven traits that define rational social organization,according to Max Weber.

Question 6

The first type of society to generate a material surplus is:

A)hunting and gathering.
B)horticultural and pastoral.
C)agrarian.
D)industrial.

Question 7

Huge empires-such as the Roman Empire that included tens of millions of people and several million square miles-were based on agrarian technology.

Question 8

Gerhard Lenski claims that the development of more complex technology:

A)is entirely positive.
B)has both positive and negative effects.
C)is entirely negative in its effect.
D)has no effect on the quality of human life.

Question 9

Hunting and gathering societies generate a productive surplus.

Question 10

Karl Marx considered capitalism to be _____,but Max Weber argued that capitalism was very _____.

A)irrational;rational
B)rational;irrational
C)unproductive;productive
D)productive;unproductive