Question 1

Much of the debate around the concept of community has focused on how much it has changed from what to our current high-tech society?

Accepted Answer

A)  Nationalistic solidarity of the World Wars I and II 
B)  Early Puritan religious solidarity 
C)  Renaissance period of creativity 
D)  Pastoral community of the eighteenth century

Question 2

Those who identify with the community-lost perspective often ____________________

Accepted Answer

A)  see networked individualism as a form of community. 
B)  feel that the "rich get richer" hypothesis is detrimental to a healthy community. 
C)  idealize pastoral community. 
D)  feel that "healthy community" and "networked community" are synonymous.

Question 3

According to Srinivasan, 70% of the world's population has basic Internet access.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Who first made the distinction between the community-lost, community-saved, and community-liberated perspectives?

Accepted Answer

A)  Tönnies 
B)  Durkheim 
C)  Sunstein 
D)  Wellman

Question 5

Protests in Egypt started on Twitter and Facebook, and then moved to the streets.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Define and contrast Durkheim's terms of Gemeinschaft and Gesellschaft?

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Question 7

Oldenburg distinguishes between three types of social places. What would be considered an example of a second place?

Accepted Answer

A)  A restaurant 
B)  A retirement home 
C)  An apartment 
D)  An office

Question 8

Why is Bourdieu's definition of social capital unique?

Accepted Answer

A)  It describes social capital as only the accumulated actual resources to which individuals have access via their membership in groups and connections to networks. 
B)  It describes social capital as the accumulated actual and potential resources to which individuals have access through their membership in groups and connections to networks. 
C)  It describes social capital as only the accumulated potential resources to which individuals have access via their membership in groups and connections to networks. 
D)  It excludes from the definition both the accumulated potential and actual resources to which individuals have access via their membership in groups and connections to networks.

Question 9

What did Hampton's 2014 study find about the use of mobile devices in public spaces?

Accepted Answer

A)  People's use of cellphones in public spaces was much higher than expected. 
B)  People's use of cellphones in public spaces was much lower than expected. 
C)  People's use of cellphones in public spaces was slightly higher than expected. 
D)  People's use of cellphones in public spaces was exactly as expected.

Question 10

Who was the first to study the fundamentals of community and proposed the distinction between Gemeinschaft and Gesellschaft?

Accepted Answer

A)  Durkheim 
B)  Tönnies 
C)  Wellman 
D)  Sunstein

Question 11

Which theorist posits that using digital technologies can lead to a reduction of information in the public sphere?

Accepted Answer

A)  Tönnies 
B)  Durkheim 
C)  Sunstein 
D)  Wellman

Question 12

What are some of the central changes that have occurred as a result of the digitization of the public sphere according to Gripsrud, Moe, and Splichal (2010)?

Accepted Answer

A)  Changes and processes occur on a global scale. 
B)  Various media converge and blur. 
C)  The media have become commercialized. 
D)  All of the above

Question 13

Putnam argues that social capital is in decline in North America. Define the social capital concept and discuss the evidence that Putnam puts forth to support his argument of decline. What role do you think digital media plays? Is digital media contributing to a further decline in social capital? Support your argument with evidence.

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Question 14

The benefits derived from social capital can be considered as solely public effects.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The concept of "alone together" was introduced by which of the following scholars ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Tönnies 
B)  Turkle 
C)  Wellman 
D)  Sunstein

Question 16

Community can be considered static. As social, technological, and economic change takes place, community and its forms of expression remain unchanged.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

In the study by Wellman, Quan-Haase & Harper (2019), the authors identify three different types of categories: socially isolated, socially connected, and networked individuals. The authors found that the proportion of these three categories changed across the life course, with younger generations being more likely to be networked individuals than older adults. Why do you think that younger generations are more likely to be networked individuals? What is the role digital media in different types of personal network structures?

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Exam 9: Community in the Network Society

Much of the debate around the concept of community has focused on how much it has changed from what to our current high-tech society?

Those who identify with the community-lost perspective often ____________________

According to Srinivasan, 70% of the world's population has basic Internet access.

Who first made the distinction between the community-lost, community-saved, and community-liberated perspectives?

Protests in Egypt started on Twitter and Facebook, and then moved to the streets.

Define and contrast Durkheim's terms of Gemeinschaft and Gesellschaft?

Oldenburg distinguishes between three types of social places. What would be considered an example of a second place?

Why is Bourdieu's definition of social capital unique?

What did Hampton's 2014 study find about the use of mobile devices in public spaces?

Who was the first to study the fundamentals of community and proposed the distinction between Gemeinschaft and Gesellschaft?

Which theorist posits that using digital technologies can lead to a reduction of information in the public sphere?

What are some of the central changes that have occurred as a result of the digitization of the public sphere according to Gripsrud, Moe, and Splichal (2010) ?

The benefits derived from social capital can be considered as solely public effects.

The concept of "alone together" was introduced by which of the following scholars ________.

Community can be considered static. As social, technological, and economic change takes place, community and its forms of expression remain unchanged.