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Which of the following thinkers do the authors of your text NOT consider a major influence on the development of neo-Marxian theory? |
| | A) | Emile Durkheim |
| | B) | Max Weber |
| | C) | Sigmund Freud |
| | D) | Michel Foucault |
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Unlike the critical school and the Hegelian Marxists, work in both Marxian-influenced economic sociology and historical sociology focused on which of the following dimensions of Marx's work? |
| | A) | cognitive |
| | B) | materialist |
| | C) | ideational |
| | D) | spatial |
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Georg Lukacs transformed Marx's notion of reification by: |
| | A) | limiting it to the discussion of commodities only. |
| | B) | transforming it from an ideational concept to a material concept. |
| | C) | extending its application to the whole of social life. |
| | D) | demonstrating its uselessness. |
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According to Antonio Gramsci, the masses were led to revolt by: |
| | A) | the structural conditions of capitalism alone. |
| | B) | ideas propagated by intellectuals. |
| | C) | low wages. |
| | D) | oppression. |
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Gramsci's concept of hegemony is a relationship of: |
| | A) | physical coercion. |
| | B) | political repression. |
| | C) | cultural leadership. |
| | D) | rationalized communication. |
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Which of the following was one of the critiques of positivism made by the theorists of the critical school? |
| | A) | Positivism naturalized the social world. |
| | B) | Positivism was too difficult. |
| | C) | Positivism radicalized actors and social scientists. |
| | D) | Positivism underestimated spatial relationships. |
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According to some of the theorists of the critical school, domination moved from the economic to the ______________ sphere. |
| | A) | political |
| | B) | spatial |
| | C) | ecological |
| | D) | cultural |
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The critical school offered critiques of which of the following two "industries"? |
| | A) | culture and manufacturing |
| | B) | knowledge and manufacturing |
| | C) | culture and knowledge |
| | D) | knowledge and communication |
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For the critical school, modern society was rational, but not: |
| | A) | productive. |
| | B) | cultured. |
| | C) | reasonable. |
| | D) | predictable. |
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In much the same way that Marx felt that labor was alienated, _________________ felt that communication was alienated, or distorted. |
| | A) | David Harvey |
| | B) | Immanuel Wallerstein |
| | C) | Jurgen Habermas |
| | D) | John Roemer |
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Paul Baran and Paul Sweezy's neo-Marxian economic sociology is interpreted within the framework of the shift from _____________ capitalism to ____________ capitalism. |
| | A) | feudal; techno |
| | B) | monopoly; competitive |
| | C) | competitive; monopoly |
| | D) | competitive; techno |
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Which of the following is NOT one of Harry Braverman's critiques of the capitalist labor process? |
| | A) | It cheapens the value of labor. |
| | B) | It dehumanized workers. |
| | C) | It separates conception from execution. |
| | D) | It did not incorporate enough scientific management. |
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Which of the following is a characteristic of the shift from Fordism to post-Fordism? |
| | A) | the use of inflexible technologies such as the assembly line |
| | B) | increases in productivity derived from "economies of scale as well as deskilling, intensification and homogenization of labor" |
| | C) | huge, inflexible bureaucracies that need to be altered to operate more flexibly |
| | D) | a rise in wages, caused by unionization, leading to a growing demand for mass-produced products |
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What are the basic units of analysis in Immanuel Wallerstein's historically oriented Marxism? |
| | A) | people |
| | B) | classes |
| | C) | spaces |
| | D) | world-systems |
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Which of the following is NOT one of the constitutive units in Wallerstein's historically oriented Marxism? |
| | A) | the core area |
| | B) | the semi-core area |
| | C) | the periphery area |
| | D) | the semi-periphery area |
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Which of the following is the correct order for the emergence of Wallerstein's capitalist world-economy? |
| | A) | geographical expansion; worldwide division of labor; development of the core |
| | B) | development of the core; worldwide division of labor; geographical expansion |
| | C) | worldwide division of labor; geographical expansion; development of the core |
| | D) | geographical expansion; development of the core; worldwide division of labor |
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Henri Lefebvre's notion of representational space refers to: |
| | A) | representations of space produced by dominant groups. |
| | B) | small not-to scale models used by planners in constructing cities. |
| | C) | spaces created by the lived experience of people. |
| | D) | green areas. |
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The notion of trialectics is associated with which of the following Marxian theorists? |
| | A) | David Harvey |
| | B) | Georg Lucaks |
| | C) | Edward Soja |
| | D) | Erik Olin Wright |
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Members of which of the following variants of Marxian theory most strongly distance themselves from their Marxian roots? |
| | A) | the critical school |
| | B) | Hegelian Marxism |
| | C) | historical Marxism |
| | D) | analytical Marxism |
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Members of which of the following variants of neo-Marxian theory are concerned with the "micro-level" foundations of Marxian theory? |
| | A) | historical Marxism |
| | B) | analytical Marxism |
| | C) | Hegelian Marxism |
| | D) | critical theory |
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False consciousness is one form of class consciousness. |
| | A) | true |
| | B) | false |
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Critical theorists have focused more of their attention on the "superstructure" than on the "base." |
| | A) | true |
| | B) | false |
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The critical school felt that technology could help overcome totalitarianism. |
| | A) | true |
| | B) | false |
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A diachronic view is interested in the historical roots of today's society and its future trajectory. |
| | A) | true |
| | B) | false |
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Jurgen Habermas privileges, or values, instrumental action over all others. |
| | A) | true |
| | B) | false |
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Douglas Kellner argues that techno-capitalism is a radically different stage in history. |
| | A) | true |
| | B) | false |
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For Harry Braverman, management does not necessarily mean control. |
| | A) | true |
| | B) | false |
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For Michael Burawoy, coercion is the primary reason workers work so hard. |
| | A) | true |
| | B) | false |
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Immanuel Wallerstein's world-empire is based on economic domination. |
| | A) | true |
| | B) | false |
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David Harvey sees time-space compression as a radical break between modernism and postmodernism. |
| | A) | true |
| | B) | false |
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