Question 1

Today,hunting and gathering societies:

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A)  are quickly spreading around the world.
B)  represent about half the world's population.
C)  are few in number but are found on every continent.
D)  are close to disappearing from the world.

Question 2

Assume you are studying a society that has just invented cities,has increasing specialization,and has just started using money to buy and sell goods and services.It is likely that the society is at which stage of sociocultural evolution?

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

Question 3

What concept did Durkheim use to refer to social bonds,which are strong among members of industrial society and are based on specialization and mutual interdependence?

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A)  Gesellschaft
B)  mechanical solidarity
C)  collective conscience
D)  organic solidarity

Question 4

Which of the following is true of hunting and gathering societies?

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A)  Population is small;they are nomadic.
B)  Population is large;they live in villages.
C)  Population is small;they raise crops and animals.
D)  Population is large;most people are farmers.

Question 5

When Weber used the concept "rationality," he had in mind:

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A)  a concern with what's good for the entire community.
B)  a respect for tradition.
C)  deliberate,matter-of-fact calculation of the most efficient way to accomplish any task.
D)  limiting the extent of class conflict. C

Question 6

To compare societies at different times in history,Max Weber made use of:

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A)  ideal types.
B)  stereotypes.
C)  statistical rates.
D)  All of the above are correct.

Question 7

_____________ argued that society was here long before we were born.

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A)  Marx
B)  Weber
C)  Durkheim
D)  The Lenskis

Question 8

Weber traced the origins of the capitalist economy in Europe to:

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A)  colonialism.
B)  feudal monarchy.
C)  the Protestant Reformation.
D)  technological innovation. C

Question 9

As societies generate a greater productive surplus,their people generally:

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A)  become more socially equal.
B)  gain more productive specialization
C)  become less warlike.
D)  All of the above are correct

Question 10

In describing the rationalization of society,Max Weber claimed that modern society had become:

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A)  more religious.
B)  disenchanted.
C)  full of anomie.
D)  less productive.

Question 11

What type of society engages in large-scale farming based on the use of plows drawn by animals or more powerful energy sources?

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

Question 12

How would Durkheim describe the importance of a social structure such as family?

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A)  Family is one important source of inequality.
B)  Family exists only in the meaning it has for a particular person.
C)  Family plays a part in the operation of society.
D)  Family is the result of humanity's biological evolution.

Question 13

Weber could see the advantages of industrial capitalism,

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A)  and he was optimistic about the future.
B)  but he thought it would never actually develop.
C)  but he thought workers would soon overthrow the system.
D)  but he was pessimistic about the future

Question 14

In terms of social inequality,agrarian societies generally:

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A)  have much more inequality than less productive societal types.
B)  have about the same amount of social inequality as less productive societal types.
C)  have less social inequality than less productive societal types.
D)  come very close to being egalitarian societies.

Question 15

__________ considered industrial capitalism to be highly rational.

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A)  Marx
B)  Weber
C)  Durkheim
D)  The Lenskis

Question 16

Emile Durkheim saw society as a system "beyond us" with the power to guide our lives.Therefore,he described elements of society,including cultural norms,values,and beliefs as:

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A)  social facts.
B)  ideal types.
C)  false consciousness.
D)  forms of rationality.

Question 17

As the suffering of workers became worse,Marx predicted that they would:

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A)  eventually starve to death.
B)  rise up against the capitalist system.
C)  go into business for themselves.
D)  demand that women as well as men join the labor force. B

Question 18

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

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

Question 19

In the socialist society Marx hoped to see,which of the following would be true?

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A)  Capitalists would pay fair wages to workers.
B)  Class conflict would no longer exist.
C)  All people would do the same work.
D)  Factory technology would be abolished.

Question 20

Films about advancing technology,including "Frankenstein," make the point that advancing technology:

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A)  not only solves some problems but creates new ones.
B)  is the solution to all human problems.
C)  will never do anything good for humanity.
D)  All of the above are correct

Exam 4: D: Society

Today,hunting and gathering societies:

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Assume you are studying a society that has just invented cities,has increasing specialization,and has just started using money to buy and sell goods and services.It is likely that the society is at which stage of sociocultural evolution?

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What concept did Durkheim use to refer to social bonds,which are strong among members of industrial society and are based on specialization and mutual interdependence?

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Which of the following is true of hunting and gathering societies?

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When Weber used the concept "rationality," he had in mind:

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To compare societies at different times in history,Max Weber made use of:

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_____________ argued that society was here long before we were born.

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Weber traced the origins of the capitalist economy in Europe to:

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As societies generate a greater productive surplus,their people generally:

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In describing the rationalization of society,Max Weber claimed that modern society had become:

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What type of society engages in large-scale farming based on the use of plows drawn by animals or more powerful energy sources?

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How would Durkheim describe the importance of a social structure such as family?

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Weber could see the advantages of industrial capitalism,

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In terms of social inequality,agrarian societies generally:

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__________ considered industrial capitalism to be highly rational.

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Emile Durkheim saw society as a system "beyond us" with the power to guide our lives.Therefore,he described elements of society,including cultural norms,values,and beliefs as:

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As the suffering of workers became worse,Marx predicted that they would:

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

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In the socialist society Marx hoped to see,which of the following would be true?

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Films about advancing technology,including "Frankenstein," make the point that advancing technology:

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