Unit 2 Practice Test

1) According to lecture, Durkheim proposed that as society moved from the pre-industrial to industrial periods, a.        Social integration increased and anomie decreased b.        Scarcity increased and distribution decreased c.        Scarcity decreased and distribution increased d.        Social integration decreased and anomie increased  

a. Alienation from fellow workers   2) According to Marx, workers in capitalism become alienated. Which is NOT a form of alienation Marx mentioned? a.        Alienation from fellow workers b.        Alienation from our unique creative capacity c.        Alienation from the products we make d.        Alienation from the Bourgeoisie

3) In contrast to Marx’s consideration that all power is based in the economic system, Weber proposed three types of resource power. Which is NOT one of his power resource types? a. Class b. Status c.  Privilege d. Party

  4) According to Ch. 8,  when the growth of multinational corporations and the expansion of the mass media are used to spread American values and norms to other societies, it may be considered to be a form of … Cultural exchange Cultural imperialism Cultural reification Cultural dialectism

5) According to Jhally's video, there are three key questions to ask about a society’s culture and these three questions can be asked about advertising as well. Which is NOT one of those questions? a.        How do micro and macro intersect? b.        How is happiness achieved? c.        What is society? d.        What does the future hold?  

Eliminated domestic work Increased work efficiency 6) In Bowling Alone, Putnam notes that secondary associations have declined as new technology has increasingly… Eliminated domestic work Increased work efficiency Expanded leisure time Privatized leisure time  

7) Ritzer points out that self-checkout lines and ATMS among other do-it-yourself trends make… a. Capitalists lose profit b. Workers empowered c.  Consumers into unpaid workers d. Consumers empowered  

8) Which of the following list of societal characteristics does NOT belong with the others? a. McDonaldization b. Cyborgization c.  Linear thinking d. Privatized leisure  

9) Which of the following list of societal characteristics does NOT belong with the others? Secular orientation Use value Complex division of labor Heterogenity

1) According to lecture, Durkheim proposed that as society moved from the pre-industrial to industrial periods, a.        Social integration increased and anomie decreased b.        Scarcity increased and distribution decreased c.        Scarcity decreased and distribution increased d.        Social integration decreased and anomie increased  

a. Alienation from fellow workers   2) According to Marx, workers in capitalism become alienated. Which is NOT a form of alienation Marx mentioned? a.        Alienation from fellow workers b.        Alienation from our unique creative capacity c.        Alienation from the products we make d.        Alienation from the Bourgeoisie

3) In contrast to Marx’s consideration that all power is based in the economic system, Weber proposed three types of resource power. Which is NOT one of his power resource types? a. Class b. Status c.  Privilege d. Party

  4) According to Ch. 8,  when the growth of multinational corporations and the expansion of the mass media are used to spread American values and norms to other societies, it may be considered to be a form of … Cultural exchange Cultural imperialism Cultural reification Cultural dialectism

5) According to Jhally's video, there are three key questions to ask about a society’s culture and these three questions can be asked about advertising as well. Which is NOT one of those questions? a.        How do micro and macro intersect? b.        How is happiness achieved? c.        What is society? d.        What does the future hold?  

Eliminated domestic work Increased work efficiency 6) In Bowling Alone, Putnam notes that secondary associations have declined as new technology has increasingly… Eliminated domestic work Increased work efficiency Expanded leisure time Privatized leisure time  

7) Ritzer points out that self-checkout lines and ATMS among other do-it-yourself trends make… a. Capitalists lose profit b. Workers empowered c.  Consumers into unpaid workers d. Consumers empowered  

8) Which of the following list of societal characteristics does NOT belong with the others? a. McDonaldization b. Cyborgization c.  Linear thinking d. Privatized leisure  

9) Which of the following list of societal characteristics does NOT belong with the others? Secular orientation Use value Complex division of labor Heterogenity