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1
The statement, "Social change can correct social injustices and inequalities," is reflective of the evolutionary perspective on social change.
A)True
B)False
2
Functionalist sociologists focus on what changes a system.
A)True
B)False
3
Veblen coined the term vested interests to refer to those people or groups who will suffer in the event of social change.
A)True
B)False
4
August Comte, a founder of sociology, was an evolutionary theorist of social change.
A)True
B)False
5
Conflict theorists contend that social institutions and practices persist because powerful groups have the ability to maintain the status quo.
A)True
B)False
6
Many sociologists believe that we are living in a postindustrial society.
A)True
B)False
7
Dubai has been referred to as the richest city in the world.
A)True
B)False
8
Technological advances have little impact on the material culture.
A)True
B)False
9
The whole issue of privacy and censorship in this technological age illustrates a case of culture lag.
A)True
B)False
10
Viewed from a conflict perspective, there is an ever-present danger that a society's most powerful groups will use technological advances to invade the privacy of the less powerful, and thereby maintain or intensify various forms of inequality and injustice.
A)True
B)False
11
Conflict theorists assume that social institutions would not persist unless they continued to contribute to society.
A)True
B)False
12
Economic factors do not play an important role in resistance to social change.
A)True
B)False
13
The evolutionary perspective on social change emphasizes that social change must contribute to society's stability.
A)True
B)False
14
Spanish is the second most used language on the Internet.
A)True
B)False
15
Multinationals are immigrants who sustain multiple social relationships that link their societies of origin with their societies of settlement.
A)True
B)False





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