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If you were following the class-society approach,which factor would you focus on as shaping modern society the most?


A) rationality
B) interdependency
C) capitalism
D) anomie

E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

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David Riesman described tradition-directed social character as which of the following?


A) eagerness to adopt the latest fashions and fads
B) rigid conformity to established ways of life
C) being highly individualistic
D) All of these responses are correct.

E) B) and D)
F) A) and D)

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Individuals experience modern mass societies in terms of


A) pronounced moral relativism.
B) little personal choice.
C) too little privacy.
D) powerlessness.

E) B) and D)
F) None of the above

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Karl Marx highlighted which of the following in the process of social change?


A) invention
B) ideas
C) class conflict
D) cultural diffusion

E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

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The concept of modernity refers to changes in social patterns brought on by which of the following?


A) the fall of the Roman Empire
B) the Enlightenment
C) the Industrial Revolution
D) globalization

E) B) and D)
F) All of the above

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

A) True
B) False

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Modernization typically decreases social diversity.

A) True
B) False

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David Riesman described other-directed social character as which of the following?


A) openness to the latest fashions and fads
B) rigid conformity to established ways of life
C) being highly individualistic
D) All of these responses are correct.

E) All of the above
F) C) and D)

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Demographic change in the United States over the course of the last century includes a trend towards


A) smaller household size.
B) a larger share of elderly people.
C) living in cities.
D) All of these responses are correct.

E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

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In global perspective,we see that some societies change,but others do not.

A) True
B) False

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For TΓΆnnies,the essence of Gesellschaft is


A) faith in established tradition.
B) self-interest.
C) kinship.
D) neighborhood and friendship.

E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

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Karl Marx highlighted which of the following in the process of social change?


A) invention
B) ideas
C) social conflict
D) cultural diffusion

E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

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Which of the following is a common cause of social change?


A) discovery of existing things
B) diffusion of ideas from one cultural system to another
C) invention of new ideas and things
D) All of these responses are correct.

E) None of the above
F) A) and C)

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A criticism of mass-society theory is that it pays too much attention to social inequality.

A) True
B) False

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


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

E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

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According to mass-society theory,the mass media transform people in countless local communities,forming a national culture.

A) True
B) False

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The coins we use today were devised in the Middle East centuries ago.This is an example of which of the following?


A) invention
B) discovery
C) diffusion
D) None of the other responses is correct.

E) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

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For Weber,preindustrial societies are characterized by a focus on


A) personal choice.
B) shared moral sentiments.
C) productive specialization.
D) rationality.

E) None of the above
F) All of the above

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Social change results from invention,discovery,and cultural diffusion.

A) True
B) False

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Peter Berger describes modernization in terms of several important changes.Read the responses below and select the one that is NOT a trait that Berger links to modernity.


A) the decline of large cities
B) the expansion of personal choice
C) increasing social diversity
D) a future orientation and growing awareness of time

E) B) and C)
F) None of the above

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