Question 1

Maureen Hallinan, former president of the American Sociological Association, has been critical of the __________ of social change

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***** equilibrium model

Question 2

Talcott Parsons\' functionalist view of society as tending toward a state of stability or balance is known as

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the equilibrium model.

Question 3

Various religious groups and their followers are very upset about scientific advances in reproductive technology, such as birth control pills, abortion pills, in-vitro fertilization, and genetic engineering. This conflict between religious values and new scientific concepts illustrates

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culture lag

Question 4

Which term is used to refer to the ways in which a social movement utilizes such resources as money, political influence, access to the media, and personnel?

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resource mobilization

Question 5

Which theory of social change holds that society is moving in a definite direction?

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evolutionary theory

Question 6

Those people or groups who will suffer in the event of social change and who have a stake in maintaining the status quo are called

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vested interests

Question 7

Which sociological perspective suggests that censorship is an ever-present danger that society\'s most powerful groups will use to invade the privacy of the less powerful?

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Conflict perspective.

Question 8

Which sociological perspective would suggest that individuals, institutions, and societies will face unprecedented adaptive challenges in adjusting to the technological advances soon to come?

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WRONG - interactionist perspective, conflict

Question 9

By 2010, almost _______ people were connected to the Internet.

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2 billion

Question 10

Which sociological perspective criticizes the functionalist approach to social change for disregarding the crucial significance of change that is needed to correct social injustices and inequalities?

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Conflict

Question 11

Which sociological perspective would likely be interested in the labels attached to activists associated with a social movements such as a feminist student referred to as a \"bra burner\"?

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interactionist perspective

Question 12

Which of these statements is true?

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English is the most commonly used language on the Internet.   Internet usage patterns are changing very quickly.   Use of Chinese language on the Internet has increased 1,000 percent between 2009 and 2008.

Question 13

Which is the second most used language on the Internet?

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Chinese

Question 14

Which one of the following is an example of a new social movement?

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an environmental social movement that focuses on the interconnection of all the world\'s people and resources

Question 15

When did sociologists start to become interested in the transnational phenomenon?

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WRONG the 1960, 1970

Question 16

What term do we use to refer to the act of using existing advertisements and the other public media as a vehicle for protesting the institutions that created them?

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culture jamming

Question 17

Which sociological perspective views transnationals as a way for economies to maximize their use of human labor?

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functionalism

Question 18

Which sociological perspective would suggest that the Internet serves the manifest function of facilitating communication?

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functionalist

Question 19

Which sociological perspective would be most likely to study the bestowal of status that activists assume in their new social roles created through social movements?

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interactionist perspective

Question 20

The PATRIOT Act allows federal officials more latitude in

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gathering electronic data, like banking records.

Question 21

Organized collective activities that address values and social identities as well as improvements in the quality of life are called

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WRONG - resource mobilization

Question 22

Which of the following would be an example of a \"social movement\"?

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all

Question 23

Which of these statements is true?

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When it comes to Internet access, there is a global pattern of inequality.   Almost all of the world\'s Internet hosts are located in Europe and North America.   World systems theory can be applied to information technology issues.

Question 24

Immigrants who sustain multiple social relationships that link their societies of origin with their societies of settlement are known as

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transnationals

Question 25

The most all-encompassing type of collective behavior is/are

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social movements

Question 26

The Electronic Communications Privacy Act, which passed in 1986, requires the authorization of a U.S. attorney general and then the approval of a federal judge before surveillance of

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telephone calls.

Question 27

A group of students is incorrectly labeled by the school system as \"slow learners.\" Their teachers and parents have low expectations for them, and their academic progress is negligible. This situation would exemplify which one of Karl Marx\'s concepts?

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false consciousness

Question 28

Social change is defined as

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significant alteration over time in behavior patterns and culture, including norms and values

Question 29

Which sociological perspective views transnational migration as having increased the economic gulf between developed and developing nations?

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WRONG interactionists

Question 30

Which of these statements about social change is true?

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Some people have a vested interest in resisting social change.

Question 31

Which term is used by sociologists to refer to organized collective activities aimed at bringing about fundamental changes in existing society?

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social movements

Question 32

A new technique of using technology to increase food production and to make agriculture more economical is called

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Genetically modified food

Question 33

The role of women in the family has changed dramatically within the U.S. during the last 50 years. Women have furthered their education and developed careers. This change in the family has necessitated adaptive changes in school systems, corporations, churches, and other facets of society to provide childcare services. This situation reflects which view of social change?

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WRONG - resource mobilization theory & the emergent-norm perspective

Question 34

Which term refers to the period of maladjustment when the nonmaterial culture is still adapting to new material conditions?

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culture lag

Question 35

Which region of the world has the highest number of Internet users?

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WRONG - north america, europe

Question 36

Which of these has been a significant social event in recent decades, according to Maureen Hallinan?

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terrorism   the collapse of communism   the spread of AIDS

Question 37

Which term refers to the conscious feeling of a negative discrepancy between legitimate expectations and present actualities?

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relative deprivation

Question 38

Critics of Nicholas Negroponte\'s plan to cheaply provide his XO laptop to 1.2 billion children of the developing world have called the computer maker a

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cyberevangelist.

Question 39

For many unskilled workers, immigrating illegally to the U.S. involves an economic incentive that would be equivalent to earning ___________ a year for an American.

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WRONG - 50,000 & 100000

Question 40

Consistent with Immanuel Wallerstein\'s world system analysis, peripheral nations connecting to the Internet are required to depend on industrial giants such as North America and Europe to serve as their

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Internet hosts.

Question 41

Which sociological perspective would likely suggest that members of new social movements tend to mobilize as they reject statements made by established authority figures, including scientists and technical authorities?

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conflict perspective

Question 42

One key feature of current consumer technologies is that

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they require more frequent updating.

Question 43

English language usage on the Internet grew by what percentage, between 2000 and 2009?

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252

Question 44

The Internet evolved from a computer system built by the U.S. Defense Department in

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1962

Question 45

For many people in the world, immigration involves

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making more money than would be possible in their native country.   illegally entering a new country.   not being able to return to their native country for one or more years.

Question 46

Which of the following illustrates relative deprivation?

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nomiddle management workers in a corporation who are discontented because they cannot afford the luxury cars or expensive homes that their bosses have

Question 47

False consciousness is defined as

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attitudes that do not reflect the objective position of workers.

Question 48

Which sociological perspective would likely stress that social movements should require leaders to sharpen the awareness of the oppressed, who may suffer from false consciousness?

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conflict perspective

Question 49

In the Dominican Republic, the prevalence of transnational emigration is evident in

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consumer goods bought with remittances AND billboards promoting phone rates to U.S.

Question 50

Rebellious craft workers in nineteenth-century England who destroyed new factory machinery as part of their resistance to the new industrial revolution were known as

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Luddites

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