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The text cites which of the following as a recognized definition of social change? |
| | A) | tumultuous, revolutionary alterations that lead to changes in leadership |
| | B) | a significant alteration over time in behavior patterns and culture |
| | C) | regular alterations in a consistent social frame of reference |
| | D) | subtle alterations in any social system |
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Immigrants with an allegiance to more than one nation are termed |
| | A) | multinationals. |
| | B) | binationals. |
| | C) | transnationals. |
| | D) | internationals. |
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Which man, considered a founder of sociology, was an evolutionary theorist of change? |
| | A) | Charles Darwin |
| | B) | Auguste Comte |
| | C) | Talcott Parsons |
| | D) | Ralf Dahrendorf |
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A new slang term, __________, refers specifically to those who resist technological devices that have become part of our daily lives. |
| | A) | neo-Luddites |
| | B) | urban amish |
| | C) | neo-evolutionists |
| | D) | urban creationists |
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Which theorist found that the functionalist approach and the conflict approach to social change were ultimately compatible, despite their many points of disagreement? |
| | A) | Talcott Parsons |
| | B) | Karl Marx |
| | C) | Auguste Comte |
| | D) | Ralf Dahrendorf |
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Which of the following is NOT one of the more controversial advancements in biotechnology? |
| | A) | sex selection |
| | B) | cloning |
| | C) | cyberspace |
| | D) | "Frankenfood" |
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Which of the following statements is false? |
| | A) | Geneticists do not want to invest more time and effort in research on race. |
| | B) | DNA analysis shows conclusively that there is a genetic difference between races. |
| | C) | Race is socially constructed. |
| | D) | A group's economic and political power helps to determine which diseases scientists study. |
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Charles Darwin's pioneering work in biological evolution contributed to __________ theory, which views society as moving in a definite direction. |
| | A) | functionalist |
| | B) | conflict |
| | C) | evolutionary |
| | D) | interactionist |
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The Internet is dominated by users in Europe and |
| | A) | Australia. |
| | B) | Latin America. |
| | C) | North America. |
| | D) | Asia. |
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_____ theorists charge that globalization and international migration have increased the economic gulf between developed and developing nations. |
| | A) | Interactionist |
| | B) | Functionalist |
| | C) | Conflict |
| | D) | All |
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According to Talcott Parsons' __________ model, as changes occur in one part of society, there must be adjustments in other parts. |
| | A) | disruption |
| | B) | equilibrium |
| | C) | conflict |
| | D) | interactionist |
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Talcott Parsons maintained that four processes of social change are inevitable. Which of the following is NOT one of these? |
| | A) | differentiation |
| | B) | adaptive upgrading |
| | C) | value generalization |
| | D) | All of these are among the four processes of social change. |
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__________ theorists contend that social institutions and practices continue because powerful groups have the ability to maintain the status quo, and change is needed to correct social injustices and inequalities. |
| | A) | Evolutionary |
| | B) | Functionalist |
| | C) | Conflict |
| | D) | Interactionist |
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Which of the following statements regarding Karl Marx is NOT true? |
| | A) | Marx accepted the evolutionary argument that societies develop along a particular path. |
| | B) | Marx believed that history proceeds through a series of stages, each of which exploits a class of people. |
| | C) | Marx accepted Parson's equilibrium model, which states that as changes occur in one part of society, there must be adjustments in other parts if stability is to be maintained. |
| | D) | Marx argued that conflict is a normal and desirable aspect of social change. |
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Social economist Thorstein Veblen coined the term __________ in referring to those people or groups who will suffer in the event of social change. |
| | A) | vested interests |
| | B) | functional prerequisites |
| | C) | class consciousness |
| | D) | target groups |
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William F. Ogburn used the term __________ in referring to the period of maladjustment during which the nonmaterial culture is still adapting to new material conditions. |
| | A) | economic shift |
| | B) | political turmoil |
| | C) | social change |
| | D) | culture lag |
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In France during the 1800s, angry workers threw their wooden shoes into factory machinery to destroy it, thereby giving rise to the term |
| | A) | "throw a monkey wrench into it." |
| | B) | "wooden heart." |
| | C) | "sabotage." |
| | D) | "Luddites." |
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Which of the following is NOT a common complaint of the typical neo-Luddite? |
| | A) | the Federal barriers to advancements in biotechnology |
| | B) | the incessant expansion of industrialization |
| | C) | the increasing destruction of the natural and agrarian world |
| | D) | the "throw away" mentality of contemporary capitalism |
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_____ theorists are interested in the day-to-day relationships transnationals have with the people around them. |
| | A) | Conflict |
| | B) | Interactionist |
| | C) | Functionalist |
| | D) | All |
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Which sociological perspective would contend that social change can correct social injustices and inequalities? |
| | A) | evolutionary |
| | B) | functionalist |
| | C) | conflict |
| | D) | interactionist |
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Which perspective charges that globalization and international migration have increased the economic gulf between developed and developing nations? |
| | A) | functionalist |
| | B) | conflict |
| | C) | interactionist |
| | D) | evolutionary |
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English is still the primary language of Internet users; however, __________ is the second most used language. |
| | A) | Spanish |
| | B) | Chinese |
| | C) | French |
| | D) | German |
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Which of the following is NOT an example of nonmaterial culture? |
| | A) | ideas |
| | B) | norms |
| | C) | communication |
| | D) | technology |
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The __________ perspective sees many aspects of online technology fostering communications, providing, for example, a forum for groups with few resources to reach an audience of millions of people. |
| | A) | functionalist |
| | B) | conflict |
| | C) | feminist |
| | D) | both functionalist and feminist |
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According to Parsons' equilibrium model, during which process do social institutions become more specialized in their purposes? |
| | A) | differentiation |
| | B) | adaptive upgrading |
| | C) | inclusion |
| | D) | value generalization |
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