Test 3

Question 1

In this section we focused primarily on social institutions. Which level of analysis is most suitable for the study of social institutions?

Micro
Meso
Mega
Macro

Answer 1

Macro

Question 2

Which one of the following is not one of the three technological revolutions that transformed social-economic life?

the Agricultural revolution

the American revolution

the Industrial revolution

the Information revolution

Answer 2

the American revolution

Question 3

Which social institution was the center of production, distribution, and consumption in early human history?

the church
the government
the economy
the family

Answer 3

the family

Question 4

What type of production generates raw materials from the natural environment?

tertiary sector
secondary sector
primary sector
service sector

Answer 4

primary sector

Question 5

_________ is the part of the economy that is responsible for transforming raw materials into goods for mass consumption?

tertiary sector
secondary sector
primary sector
distribution sector

Answer 5

secondary sector

Question 6

In lecture I distinguished between economic systems in the following two ways:

private ownership vs. public ownership
who owns the means of production vs. the degree of concentration
totalitarian vs. democratic
communism vs. socialism

Answer 6

who owns the means of production vs. the degree of concentration

Question 7

What is the term for a social network made up of people who simultaneously serve on the board of directors of many corporations?

multinational corporations
conglomerates
monopolies
interlocking directorates

Answer 7

interlocking directorates

Question 8

In lecture I discussed a number of social responses to the concentration of our capitalism over the last century. All of the following were mentioned except ____________.

Antitrust laws
trickle-down economics
labor unions
ESOPs

Answer 8

trickle-down economics

Question 9

All of the following were mentioned as examples of how capitalism can become concentrated over time except _________

ESOPs
interlocking directorates
monopolies
Conglomeration

Answer 9

ESOPs

Question 10

Which one of the following economic systems is the means of production publicly owned and operated?

capitalism
totalitarianism
socialism
Monarchy

Answer 10

socialism

Question 11

Max Weber defined ______ as power legitimated by respect for long-established cultural patterns.

traditional authority
legal/rational authority
charismatic authority
influence

Answer 11

traditional authority

Question 12

Max Weber defined _____ as power legitimized through extraordinary abilities and personal characteristics that inspire devotion and obedience.

traditional authority
legal/rational authority
charismatic authority
oligarchy

Answer 12

charismatic authority

Question 13

In which type of political system is power passed from generation to generation within a single family?

Democracy
totalitarian
authoritarian
monarchy

Answer 13

monarchy

Question 14

Other than the degree of citizen participation, what other characteristic did I use to distinguish between political systems?

who owns the means of production
degree of concentration
degree of military involvement
amount of civil liberties

Answer 14

degree of concentration

Question 15

Which type of political system denies popular participation in government the most?

Monarchies
democracies
authoritarian
totalitarian

Answer 15

totalitarian

Question 16

Which type of political system is the most closed and concentrated?

Communism
Socialism
Authoritarianism
Fascism

Answer 16

Fascism

Question 17

Which one of the following modes of “influencing public opinion” has the United States engaged in during its brief history on earth?
Repression
chilling dissent
coersion
all of the above

Answer 17

all of the above

Question 18

Which theoretical model of politics views power as dispersed among many competing interest groups?

the power-elite model
the pluralist model
the democratic model
the iron law of oligarchy

Answer 18

the pluralist model

Question 19

In which of the following political systems is a legitimate opposition party necessary for the system to operate by design

Democracy
Authoritarian
monarchy
Communism

Answer 19

Democracy

Question 20

The _____________ refers to the close association of the federal government, the military, and the degree of defense spending in our nations budget.

Terrorism
the iron law of oligarchy
pluralism
military industrialized complex

Answer 20

military industrialized complex

Question 21

What is Drapetomania?

A “disease” that caused African-American Slaves to flee from their captors
A “disease” the caused Native Americans to resist manual labor
The fear of drapes
A severe form of PMS

Answer 21

A “disease” that caused African-American Slaves to flee from their captors

Question 22

What forms of deviance are good examples of how minority behaviors (deviance) are often treated as medical problems?

Hysteria
Drapetomania
homosexuality
all of the above

Answer 22

all of the above

Question 23

In class, juvenile delinquency, learning disabilities, depression, and alcoholism were all listed as examples of

Mental illnesses
Health problems
the medicalization of deviance
drapetomania

Answer 23

the medicalization of deviance

Question 24

Healthcare institutions increase their power and profits by redefining _____ as _____.

Social problems/health problems
Health problems / social problems
Health problems / moral problems
Social problems / moral problems

Answer 24

Social problems/health problems

Question 25

Which of the following diseases is a good example of the fact that the social characteristics of the victims of a particular disease can strongly influence the extent to which it is considered a health problem. AIDS Depression alcoholism the Swine Flu

Answer 25

AIDS

Question 26

Which one of the following models of health care delivery is centered around physicians as the primary authority for distributing health care service and resources? Professional model National Health Insurance model Socialized medicine witch doctors

Answer 26

Professional model

Question 27

Which one of the following models of health care delivery places the responsibility for cost on the citizen for the “fee for service?” Professional model National Health Insurance model Socialized medicine witch doctors

Answer 27

Professional model

Question 28

Which one of the models of health care delivery does the U.S currently have in place? Professional model National Health Insurance model Socialized medicine all of the above

Answer 28

all of the above

Question 29

Who is more likely to die from heart disease in the U.S? men women

Answer 29

women

Question 30

Under which theoretical perspective do we find the concept of the “sick role?” Structural Functionalism symbolic interactionism Conflict psychology

Answer 30

Structural Functionalism

Question 31

Which one of the following types of collective behavior is the most structured and goal-oriented? Panics crowds demonstrations riot

Answer 31

demonstrations

Question 32

Which one of the following types of collective behavior is oriented around popular taste or popular culture? Fads / fashion Panics demonstrations crowds

Answer 32

Fads / fashion

Question 33

Which one of the following types of social movements is characterized as seeking limited social change and affecting specific individuals? Alterative social movement Reformative social movement Revolutionary social movement Redemptive social movement

Answer 33

Alterative social movement

Question 34

Alcoholics anonymous and other self-improvement movements are examples of _____________. Alterative social movement Reformative social movement Revolutionary social movement Redemptive social movement

Answer 34

Redemptive social movement

Question 35

How many stages does Neil Smelser use in his structural-strain theory? 2 4 6 10

Answer 35

6

Question 36

Which one of the following statements best summarizes the resource mobilization perspective on social movements? The success of a social movement depends on the agents of social control and their ability to mobilize resources The success of a social movement depends on whether members of a social movement have the necessary resources to influence public opinion The success of a social movement depends on the ability to mobilize people. Societies where resources are not very mobile are likely to experience an increase in social movements

Answer 36

The success of a social movement depends on the ability to mobilize people

Question 37

In what stage of social movement development do we find bureaucratization? First Second Third Fourth

Answer 37

Third

Question 38

All of the following are characteristics of collective behavior except _____. Collectivities involve individuals who share a common place and time Collectivities are based on limited social interaction Collectivities have no clear social boundaries Collectivities generate weak and unconventional norms

Answer 38

Collectivities involve individuals who share a common place and time

Question 39

Which one of the following were mentioned as theories of crowd behavior ____? Mass Society Theory emergent norm theory Emotional Contagion Theory Both B and C

Answer 39

Both B and C

Question 40

________ acknowledges the importance of mobilizing resources and the role of power, but emphasizes the significance of the role that symbols and beliefs play in life cycle of a social movement? Mass Society Structural Strain Resource Mobilization Culture Theory

Answer 40

Culture Theory

Question 41

All of the following were mentioned as sources of social change by the text except ______ culture natural disaster Ideas demographics

Answer 41

natural disaster

Question 42

All of the following are characteristics of modernity except ___ decline of small, traditional communities the loss of personal choice increase in social diversity orientation to the future growing awareness of time

Answer 42

the loss of personal choice

Question 43

Which one of the following theorists expressed his concern about the loss of community in modern societies? Durkheim Tonnies Weber Marx

Answer 43

Tonnies

Question 44

Which one of the following theorists focuses on how the division of labor becomes more specialized over time? Durkheim Tonnies Weber Marx

Answer 44

Durkheim

Question 45

Which one of the following theorists expressed concerns about the pervasiveness of rationality in our society because it leads to the loss of creativity and human expression? Durkheim Tonnies Weber Marx

Answer 45

Weber

Question 46

All of the following were mentioned as sources of social change except ____ Technology demographic transition ideas natural disasters

Answer 46

natural disasters

Question 47

According to David Riesman, citizens of pre-modern societies have personalities that are _________ tradition-oriented inner-oriented other-oriented kim kardashian-oriented

Answer 47

tradition-oriented

Question 48

Postmodern theorists make the case that modernity has failed and have offered scathing critiques of all of the following except ____________ bureaucracies linear progress science communism

Answer 48

communism

Question 49

According to David Reiseman, people who live in a modern society tend to have an ________ sense of self. tradition-oriented other-oriented inner-oriented family-oriented

Answer 49

inner-oriented

Question 50

In which of the following types of societies will you find the self described as a “perpetual project”? Traditional Modern Nomadic / Indigenous Post Modern

Answer 50

Post Modern