Overla - Social Structure And Society
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- 1.The earliest type of society was the ______ society
- A.
Pastoral
- B.
Hunting and gathering
- C.
Agricultural
- D.
Industrial
- 2.A ______ society is characterized by the domestication of plants.
- A.
Pastoral
- B.
Hunting and gathering
- C.
Horticultural
- D.
Post-industrial
- 3.An example of a(n) ______ status would be being the child of a school teacher.
- A.
Role
- B.
Achieved
- C.
Performance
- D.
Ascribed
- 4.
- A.
Master status
- B.
Social structure
- C.
Ascribed status
- D.
Role conflict
- 5.An example of a teacher's ____ is to be respected by his/her students.
- A.
Rights
- B.
Conflicts
- C.
Obligations
- D.
Status
- 6._____ societies make heavy use of mechanization.
- A.
Horticultural
- B.
Pastoral
- C.
Industrial
- D.
Hunting and gathering
- 7.
- A.
More people work in white collar jobs than in blue collar jobs
- B.
More people work in blue collar jobs than in white collar jobs
- C.
People attempt to assess and plan technological chance before introducing it
- D.
Technological knowledge is important in the workplace
- 8.
- A.
Organic solidarity
- B.
Nomadism
- C.
Role strain
- D.
Role conflict
- 9.An example of a student's _____ is to study the material presented by the instructor in class.
- A.
Rights
- B.
Conflicts
- C.
Obligations
- D.
Status
- 10.According to Ferdinand Tonnies, industrial societies are characterized by _____
- A.
Interdependence among people because of job specialization
- B.
A strong sense of interconnectedness among people
- C.
Very little competition
- D.
more personal social relationships than in preindustrial societies
- 11.
- A.
Role conflict
- B.
Role strain
- C.
Social interaction
- D.
Mechanical solidarity
- 12.
- A.
Social unity is achieved through a consensus of beliefs and values
- B.
People have complex specialized statuses that make them interdependent
- C.
There are stronger pressures to conform than in other societies
- D.
There is little competition
- 13.In _____ societies, most people work in white-collar jobs.
- A.
Horticultural
- B.
Industrial
- C.
Agricultural
- D.
Postindustrial
- 14.
- A.
We are living in a postindustrial society
- B.
Because our roles are highly specialized, very few people experience role strain
- C.
The pressure to conform to society's norms is higher than at earlier times in history
- D.
In recent years, our society has been increasing static
- 15.Emile Durkheim stated that social solidarity is a result of a society's division of labor
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 16.Being a professional ballplayer would be an example of an ascribed status
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 17.We live in a postindustrial society
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 18.The industrial revolution took place in the 1970's when computers first became commonplace in American businesses and homes
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 19.Role conflict can be reduced when we try to take a positive attitude when examining our situation
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 20.In an industrial society, machines have replaced the power previously supplied by people and animals
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 21.This society subsists primarily by growing food with the help of plows and animals
- A.
Postindustrial
- B.
Hunting and gathering
- C.
Agricultural
- D.
Pastoral
- 22.In this society, most people have service-related jobs
- A.
Postindustrial
- B.
Hunting and gathering
- C.
Agricultural
- D.
Pastoral
- 23.This society exists primarily by raising animals that have been domesticated
- A.
Agricultural
- B.
Horticultural
- C.
Pastoral
- D.
Industrial
- 24.This society subsists by manual farming, with the aid of equipment or animals, and society members generally raise enough for themselves and their family
- A.
Agricultural
- B.
Postindustrial
- C.
Industrial
- D.
Horticultural
- 25.Members of this society exist by hunting animals and gathering naturally grown fruits and vegetables
- A.
Industrial
- B.
Hunting and gathering
- C.
Pastoral
- D.
Horticultural
- 26.This society is marked by interdependence, basic goods and services are produced with the aid of science and technology
- A.
Pastoral
- B.
Industrial
- C.
Postindustrial
- D.
Hunting and gathering
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