Question 1

Modernity is the product of social changes brought on by the Industrial Revolution.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Max Weber worried that modern societies were prone to a condition he called "anomie."

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Genocide-the systematic killing of many people-is an example of an "intentional disaster."

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Applying mass-society theory, you would claim that the biggest micro-level problem facing individuals in modern society is

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A)   poverty.
B)   too much tradition.
C)   powerlessness.
D)   establishing a clear personal identity.

Question 5

What are Peter Berger's four major characteristics of modernization?

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Question 6

Which of the following thinkers was, on balance, most critical of modern society?

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A)   Max Weber
B)   Emile Durkheim
C)   Peter Berger
D)   None of these people was critical of modern society.

Question 7

Is modernization the same around the world? Why or why not?

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Modernization is not the same around the...

Question 8

Resource-mobilization theory states that social movements require

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A)   a cultural symbol.
B)   money and other necessary resources.
C)   a sense of relative deprivation.
D)   high technology.

Question 9

The assumption that the people who participate in the "Occupy Wall Street" demonstration feel that they lack sufficient income and job prospects offers support for which of the following theories explaining social movements?

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A)   culture theory
B)   new social movements theory
C)   mass-society theory
D)   deprivation theory

Question 10

Max Weber defined modernity in terms of which of the following concepts?

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A)   capitalism
B)   specialization
C)   self-interest
D)   rationalization

Question 11

Hula hoops, streaking, and Pokémon cards are all examples of

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A)   fads.
B)   fashion.
C)   style.
D)   social movements.

Question 12

The "coalescence" of a social movement includes its efforts to "go public."

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The class-society approach to modernity focuses on which of the following?

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A)   marked social stratification
B)   productive specialization
C)   loss of traditional community
D)   rationality

Question 14

What did Max Weber say was the defining trait of modern society?

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Max Weber, a German sociologist, philoso...

Question 15

Sociologist Peter Berger suggests that the rising popularity of wearing wristwatches is a good indicator that a traditional society is beginning to modernize.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Durkheim's concept of organic solidarity is roughly the same as Tönnies's concept of

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A)   Gemeinschaft.
B)   Gesellschaft.
C)   blasé urbanite.
D)   specialization.

Question 17

The class-society theory of modernity is based on the ideas of which of the following sociologists?

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A)   Emile Durkheim
B)   Karl Marx
C)   Max Weber
D)   Ferdinand Tönnies

Question 18

Read the four statements below.Only one is correct which is it?

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A)   Members of traditional societies conform members of modern societies do not.
B)   Members of modern societies conform members of traditional societies do not.
C)   Members of both traditional and modern societies conform, but to different degrees and for different reasons.
D)   Neither members of traditional nor modern societies conform.

Question 19

One stage in the life of a social movement is called "coalescence." This stage refers to which of the following?

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A)   the emergence of the movement
B)   the movement defining itself and "going public"
C)   developing a capable staff to keep the movement operating
D)   the decline of the movement

Question 20

Mass-society theory argues that the scale of social life is increasingly leaving people feeling lost in a world of vast and impersonal bureaucracies.

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A) True 
 B)False

Exam 16: Social Change: Modern and Postmodern Societies

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