SOC Homework 10

A major benefit of the biotech society is that it will create a more equal global society, narrowing the gap between rich and poor nations.

false

Because the American economy is based on state capitalism, manufacturers have a totally free hand in producing and distributing whatever goods and services the market will bear.

false

Bureaucratic authority and charismatic authority are identical forms of power

false

City-states first appeared with the industrialization of society.

false

The Democrats and Republicans are classified as noncentrist parties because their political views diametrically oppose each other.

false

The society that engaged in the lowest amount of trading was the hunting and gathering society.

false

Convergence theory occurs when former capitalist nations adopt features of socialism and former socialist nations adopt features of capitalism, while each transforms into the other.

true

In theory, socialists believe that profit is immoral and that capitalists create social inequality and exploit poorly paid workers.

true

Of the three ideal types of authority, charismatic authority has the least formalized rules for succession of a new leader.

true

Sociologist Nicholas Timasheff suggests that social causes of war are can be traced to societies that have a cultural tradition of war combined with an antagonistic situation involving incompatible objectives.

true