SOC 1010 – Quiz Set 12

12 July 2023
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What effect did the agricultural revolution in Europe have on the transition to capitalism? The agricultural revolution in Europe:
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helped capitalism develop.
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According to Adam Smith, the most efficient way to produce something is:
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through a division of labor that breaks production into its constituent parts.
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Georg Simmel saw the development of monetary payment systems as part of a historical evolution leading to:
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the depersonalization of exchange.
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Karl Marx described workers as:
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alienated from the process of production.
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Feminist sociologists claim that the family wage is a patriarchal bargain because it implies that:
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women depend on a man's wage.
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With regard to the family wage, women:
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were seen to be working just for "extra money," so they were not paid the same as men.
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Globalization in the twenty-first century is characterized by:
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the emergence of new markets, new means of exchange, new players, and new rules that are intensifying worldwide interdependencies.
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Authority most explicitly refers to:
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the justifiable right to exercise power.
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A person who is always the center of attention and comfortable being a leader probably has what kindof authority, according to Weber's theory?
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charismatic
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[BLANK] authority is based on standard, regular procedures, and is the type of authority supposedly most pervasive in modern society.
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Legal-rational
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Which of the following is a characteristic of a bureaucracy?
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has positions that are highly specialized
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With industrialization, families were less able to rely on extended networks to help take care of children, the elderly, and those who were disabled. As a result, the government intervened to take care of these people. When governments assume responsibility for the basic needs of citizens, this is called a(n):
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welfare state.
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Sociologist T. H. Marshall discussed three types of citizenship rights. Which of the following is one of these rights?
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political rights
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Hollywood films are often popular abroad and can be vehicles for some of the favored U.S. ideologies, such as free trade or democratic political institutions. This is an example of:
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soft power.
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A system of government wherein power theoretically lies with the people-and citizens are therefore allowed to vote in elections, speak freely, and participate as legal equals in social life-is referred to as:
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democracy.
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[BLANK] groups gain power by trying to persuade elected officials to advocate their agendas.
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Interest