Question 1

Sociologists are interested in studying power because it is:

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A)  A source of interest group conflict 
B)  Intertwined with social class 
C)  Unevenly distributed among countries 
D)  All of the above

Question 2

Identify the theorist, and explain the meaning/significance of 6 of the following 7 concepts/ideas. Please write 2 or 3 sentences per question.
-Two functions of social conflict

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Question 3

According to Mills, what major shifts in post-World War II American society contributed to the expansion of the new middle class:

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A)  Bureaucracy 
B)  Service economy 
C)  Consumerism 
D)  All of the above

Question 4

Identify the theorist, and explain the meaning/significance of 6 of the following 7 concepts/ideas. Please write 2 or 3 sentences per question.
-What does the "managerial type of man" do with his personality?

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Question 5

Dahrendorf argues that the democratization of conflict, i.e., the establishment of institutional procedures that openly acknowledge, deal with, and regulate inter-group conflicts, functions to maintain social order as well as to produce social change. Identify a recent example (local/national/global) of inter-group conflict; outline the main source of the conflict between the groups/interests involved; and discuss how it was resolved. What would a Marxist-derived analysis of this conflict and its resolution suggest/conclude?

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Question 6

C.W. Mills was pessimistic about the power of the middle and working classes to resist the decision-making power, and the societal consequences of the decisions, of the power elite. What evidence from contemporary society might be used both to support Mills's claim, and to challenge it? Overall, how persuasive is Mills's power elite thesis given the current structure of contemporary society?

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Question 7

Labor strikes disrupt industrial production, but they are a ... feature of democratic society.

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A)  Threatening 
B)  Normal 
C)  Destabilizing 
D)  Disputed

Question 8

The dialectic of power and resistance refers to the fact that:

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A)  Power-based antagonisms can produce new institutional practices 
B)  Power can never be resisted by the powerless 
C)  Resistance is always a temporary strategy against power 
D)  Historical change can only occur in the absence of resistance

Question 9

Identify the theorist, and explain the meaning/significance of 6 of the following 7 concepts/ideas. Please write 2 or 3 sentences per question.
-Democratization of conflict

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Question 10

According to Cardoso, social movements can impact a country's economic development by:

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A)  Collaborating with the World Bank 
B)  Mobilizing against the dominant interests of the status quo 
C)  Building social networks of capitalist supporters 
D)  Recognizing that social structures are immune to change

Question 11

Identify the theorist, and explain the meaning/significance of 6 of the following 7 concepts/ideas. Please write 2 or 3 sentences per question.
-The mass society thesis

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Question 12

The mass society thesis argues that:

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A)  Mass education enhances public interest in politics 
B)  Mass media nurtures the public's interest in political events 
C)  The mass of ordinary citizens are lulled into disinterest in politics 
D)  The expansion of the middle class increases the likelihood of mass political activism

Question 13

According to Mills, what occupational group comprises a significant portion of the new middle class?

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A)  Farmers 
B)  Managers 
C)  Family doctors 
D)  Shopkeepers

Question 14

Inter-group conflict can function to produce:

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A)  Social change 
B)  Social integration 
C)  Social interdependence 
D)  All of the above

Question 15

According to Gunder Frank, the polarization evident in regions'/countries' unequal access to economic capital and resources must be understood in terms of:

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A)  Different histories of national/regional economic backwardness 
B)  Unequal world and national capitalist economic relations 
C)  Different cultural values/work ethics 
D)  Geographical interdependence

Exam 6: Conflict, Power, and Dependency in Macro-Societal Processes

Sociologists are interested in studying power because it is:

Identify the theorist, and explain the meaning/significance of 6 of the following 7 concepts/ideas. Please write 2 or 3 sentences per question. -Two functions of social conflict

According to Mills, what major shifts in post-World War II American society contributed to the expansion of the new middle class:

Identify the theorist, and explain the meaning/significance of 6 of the following 7 concepts/ideas. Please write 2 or 3 sentences per question. -What does the "managerial type of man" do with his personality?

Labor strikes disrupt industrial production, but they are a ... feature of democratic society.

The dialectic of power and resistance refers to the fact that:

Identify the theorist, and explain the meaning/significance of 6 of the following 7 concepts/ideas. Please write 2 or 3 sentences per question. -Democratization of conflict

According to Cardoso, social movements can impact a country's economic development by:

Identify the theorist, and explain the meaning/significance of 6 of the following 7 concepts/ideas. Please write 2 or 3 sentences per question. -The mass society thesis

The mass society thesis argues that:

According to Mills, what occupational group comprises a significant portion of the new middle class?

Inter-group conflict can function to produce:

According to Gunder Frank, the polarization evident in regions'/countries' unequal access to economic capital and resources must be understood in terms of: