Question 1

Max Weber described the features of rational social organization, pointing to all but one of the following. Which one is NOT part of his analysis?

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A)   Organizations become large-scale.
B)   Self-discipline is important.
C)   People in the workplace share highly personal relationships.
D)   Technical competence is the key to getting jobs.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 2

Describe Gerhard Lenski's model of sociocultural evolution, summarizing several key traits of each stage. What major technological revolutions have reshaped human societies in the past?

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Question 3

Of the following sociologists, which one might you most expect to be having a conversation about the question of what holds society together?

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A)   Gerhard Lenski
B)   Karl Marx
C)   Max Weber
D)   Emile DurkheimE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 4

Hunting and gathering societies have elected leaders.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Durkheim used the concept "anomie" to mean the same thing as Marx's concept of "alienation."

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Of the three founding sociologists considered in Chapter 4 of the text, who held the most optimistic view of modern society?

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A)   Karl Marx
B)   Max Weber
C)   Emile Durkheim
D)   Gerhard LenskiE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 7

Gerhard Lenski claims that the development of more complex technology

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A)   is entirely positive.
B)   has both positive and negative effects.
C)   is entirely negative in its effect.
D)   has no effect on the quality of human life.E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 8

Horticultural societies typically form permanent settlements.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

What importance did Karl Marx attach to social conflict between classes?

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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.E) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 11

Which of the following factors would the Lenskis' approach highlight as bringing about change in society?

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A)   the telephone
B)   conflict between workers and factory owners
C)   new religious movements
D)   the extent to which people share moral valuesE) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 12

Max Weber's analysis of the rise of capitalism provides strong evidence of

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A)   the results of class conflict.
B)   the effects of increasing specialization.
C)   the importance of advancing technology.
D)   the power of ideas to change society.E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 13

Marx noted four ways in which capitalism alienates workers. Which of the following is NOT one of these four ways?

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A)   alienation from the act of working
B)   alienation from human potential
C)   alienation from the family
D)   alienation from the product of workE) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 14

Karl Marx claimed that societies were defined by patterns of social conflict.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

How does Durkheim's concept of anomie differ from (1) Marx's concept of alienation and (2) Weber's concept of alienation?

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Question 16

Marx believed that proletarians could never overcome their false consciousness.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

A great danger to hunting and gathering societies is

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A)   warfare.
B)   growing more food than they can carry.
C)   the forces of nature, including storms and droughts.
D)   dangerous animals.E) A) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 18

Karl Marx argued that the dominant social institution is

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A)   the family.
B)   religion.
C)   politics.
D)   the economy.E) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 19

Modern societies are held together mostly by shared moral sentiments.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Which of the following is TRUE?

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A)   "Canadian society" is problematic.
B)   Quebec wants to be recognized as a "special society."
C)   All ethnic groups have the characteristics of a "society."
D)   A "society" need not be aware of itself to be an independent entity.E) C) and D)
F) A) and C)

Exam 4: Society

Which of the following factors would the Lenskis' approach highlight as bringing about change in society?

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Horticultural societies typically form permanent settlements.

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Durkheim used the concept "anomie" to mean the same thing as Marx's concept of "alienation."

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Gerhard Lenski claims that the development of more complex technology

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What importance did Karl Marx attach to social conflict between classes?

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

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Marx noted four ways in which capitalism alienates workers. Which of the following is NOT one of these four ways?

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Marx believed that proletarians could never overcome their false consciousness.

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Describe Gerhard Lenski's model of sociocultural evolution, summarizing several key traits of each stage. What major technological revolutions have reshaped human societies in the past?

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Hunting and gathering societies have elected leaders.

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How does Durkheim's concept of anomie differ from (1) Marx's concept of alienation and (2) Weber's concept of alienation?

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Max Weber's analysis of the rise of capitalism provides strong evidence of

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Of the three founding sociologists considered in Chapter 4 of the text, who held the most optimistic view of modern society?

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Karl Marx claimed that societies were defined by patterns of social conflict.

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Max Weber described the features of rational social organization, pointing to all but one of the following. Which one is NOT part of his analysis?

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Of the following sociologists, which one might you most expect to be having a conversation about the question of what holds society together?

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Which of the following is TRUE?

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