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Adam is worried that at some point in the future, people would far outnumber the available land and food resources. Which Theory agrees with Adam?

Malthus theorem

The birth rate in Italy is much lower than it was in the past, with the average woman now expected to bear about 1.3 children, far fewer children than are needed to replace two parents. What might this lead to?

A demographic freefall

Skyler is interested in studying how many people live in New Mexico, what race they are, and where the state is most densely populated. What kind of study research would Skyler do?

Demography

The Promise Keepers are a Christian men's organization that seek to train men to be better fathers and husbands. They also work to preserve what they call "traditional" family values, in which the man is the head of the household and makes decisions for his wife and family. In this way, the promise Keepers are

Regressive

When activists begin to amass the things they need to sustain their movement include volunteers, money, and office space they are engaging in

Resource mobilization

The Industrial Revolution led many people to move from__areas.

Rural to Urban

In The past, the vast majority of people lived in rural areas in small-town where it was truly shocking to encounter a genuine stranger, but today most of us live in cities where we are constantly surrounded by total strangers. This leads directly to:

Social atomization

In recent years, salsa has overtaken ketchup as America's most favorite condiment. This is an example of

Social change

Regressive or reactionary social movements are always

Working to make sure things stay the same, or even turn them back to an earlier point in history

The Shriners are a fraternity based on a masonic principles of Brotherhood love relief and Truth. They have roughly 375,000 members and 191 temples in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. The Shriners support Shriners hospitals for children, a system of 22 hospitals dedicated to improving the lives of children by providing specialty Pediatric Care. What prohibits the shiners from being a social movement?

They do not seek to alter the status quo

Will world population continue to grow, or will it eventually stabilize?

We may not know the answer for many years

In the early 1900, what percentage of Americans lived in cities?

40%

A group is organizing to change cultural "codes" related to substance addiction. What would we call this group

A social movement

Why is the decline phase of social movements interesting?

After a movement declines, it is possible that the movement changes and continues

A social movements long-term development often looks Alot Like

Failure

which of the following best describes the economic system found in the United States?

While the United States is a capitalist nation, it also has socialist elements

What do large numbers of people form when they come together?

crowd

The spread of beliefs and practices from one cultural group to another is called

cultural diffusion

What is the process called by which societies lose their uniqueness and begin to resemble one another?

cultural leveling

The study of the size, composition, distribution, and change in a human population is called:

demography

The cultural and economic changes that result from dramatic increases in international trade and exchange are called:

globalization

Given that fertility rates in the United States have dropped below the level needed to maintain the population level, why is the population here growing?

immigration

According to Georg simmel, how do City dwellers relate to one another?

in objective and instrumental terms

Which of the following is a basic demographic variable?

migration

How is urban density measured?

number of people per square mile

Focusing on ideas and cultural debates rather than on material things, and questioning the achievements of science and technology are both characteristic features of:

postmodernity

which of the following is one of the primary principles of capitalism?

privatization of the means of production

The transformation of culture over time is called

social change

What do sociologists call behaviors that are rational for any given individual but that lead to disaster for an entire group

social dilemmas

Azka wants to study human populations and their impact on the natural world. This would be called:

social ecology

Periods in which social change happens so rapidly that whole societies are dramatically redefined are called:

social revolutions

what new technology was integral to the Industrial Revolution

steam engine

The economy is not only about money, but also about:

the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services

What is the most extreme form of Socialism called?

Communism

The Invention and widespread use of the plow (and later irrigation) launched an economic Revolution that is sometimes called the " birth of the modern". The revolution is known as:

Agrarianism

What serious social problem might be made worse if more people were encouraged 2 telecommute?

Alienation and loneliness

Which of the following is an example of corporate welfare?

All of these could be examples of corporate welfare

What is Durkeim's style for a state of normlessness

Anoime

The Industrial Revolution made cities necessary, as a large number of people who had to be brought into work in factories, but ever since then many people have found citylife attractive, why?

Cities offer a high degree of personal freedom

What was one of the earliest theories of collective Behavior?

Contagion Theory

Today, many young people face an unprecedented problem: what to do when their parents try to friend them on Facebook or another social networking site. Technology has given us unprecedented ways to document Our Lives online, but some are not quite sure how to share this documentation with older Generations. What is this problem called?

Cultural Lag

Increasingly, over the second half of the twentieth century, people in every nation came to watch more of the same movies. What would your textbook call this phenomenon?

Cultural leveling

the dramatic decline in the population of Vietnam due to refugees leaving the country during the Vietnam war is an example of:

Emmigration

T/F? A political campaign is a social movement because it has leadership.

False

T/F? Social change happens only at times of great upheaval like the French Revolution or the Civil War.

False

T/F? There is no link between poverty and access to adequate water supply

False

How does a fad differ from fashion?

Fashion tend to last longer than fads

Based on what you read about the Agricultural Revolution, which of the following is true?

Food production was greatly increased by new Innovations in farming in animal husbandry.

German sociologist Ferdinand Tonnies, in 1887, wrote a work entitled, Gemeinschaft and Gesellschaft, which roughly translates as "Community" and "Society''. The United States, given the choice would be considered a _____, and Japan would be considered a______.

Gesellschaft, Gesellschaft

The cultural and economic changes resulting from dramatically increased international trade and exchange in the late 20th and early 21st centuries are called:

Globalization

The psychologist who proclaimed that in crowds, "the individual mind becomes the collective mind" was:

Gustave Le Bon

What was one of the key differences between hunting and Gathering societies and Horticultural societies?:

Horticultural societies tended to have more permanent settlements

You are walking across campus and see a large group of students gathered outside the Student Union listening to someone talk. You stop and try to listen, but you cannot get close enough. You asked another member of the crowd what is happening and you are told that someone was proselytizing and some students gather to listen While others argued with them. What does this tell you about crowds?

In any crowd, people have many different motives

which of the following brought about the rapid transformation of social life resulting from the technological and economic development that begin with the assembly line, steam power, and urbanization?

Industrial Revolution

How has Earth's population changed in the last 50 years?

It has more than tripled

which of the following is a characteristic of capitalism?

It is based on the laws of Market competition

In what sense is it now possible for a country to become "occupied" by an invisible Invader that arrives through Airwaves and wireless networks?

It's almost impossible to block foreign countries' satellite broadcasts and internet transmissions

Which of the following statements about social change are true?

Its always happening

If Georg simmel is correct, in which type of community would be least likely to have a friendly relationship with your neighbors?

Large city

figure 15.4 population change in the United States, If the neo-Malthusians are correct, what dramatic changes would you expect to occur in this map at some point in the future?

Life expectancy with decline almost everywhere

What do sociologists call it when a large number of people either collectively or individually engage in similar Behavior

Mass behavior

The information revolution is transforming Western Society from

Modern/Postmodern

The decline of traditional communities, the increase in individual autonomy, and a strong belief in the power of Science and Technology to improve the world are typical of

Modernity

On average, participants in social movements are

More socially engaged than nonparticipants.

The number of deaths in a given year per 1,000 people is referred to as the

Mortality rates

If the anti mathison's are correct, what will this graph look like over the next several hundred years?

New on the population will eventually level off to a more or less straight line

A company that hires an engineer in India because she can be paid significantly lower wages than an engineer in the United States is practicing;

Outsourcing

anti mathewson's believe that Thomas Malthus couldn't have envisioned the many modern developments that impact population demographics. What is it that the anti-Malthusians worry about?

Populations will begin to drop

Today, it is common for parents to call their children because they need help performing a simple task on a computer like ripping a CD, using email to send a song to someone, or do you like. Typical, parents teach children, not the other way around. What creates situations in which parents have to turn to their children for help?

Social change

A sociologist who examines how cities are organized or the migration of human population is studying:

Social ecology

What theoretical perspective argues that technology plays a defining role in shaping society?

Technology determinism

What is the uneven distribution of Technology called between different parts of a society or of the world?

The digital divide

T/F? All successful social movements are eventually incorporated into institutions.

True

T/F? Not all social movements challenge the Norms or values of the dominant culture.

True

T/F? The Industrial Revolution changed not only working conditions, but also many other elements of daily life.

True

T/F? The economic benefits of Outsourcing are gained by businesses, but the disadvantages are felt by workers.

True

Benny does freelance work from home. What is most likely the best benefit of this arrangement?

flexibility

Which of the following would most worry Thomas Malthus?

the U.S. government refusing to fund international agencies that provide family planning services


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