1) According to your textbook, the one unmistakable global trend today is a. the accelerating pace at which social change occurs b. social change is always predictable c. social change is often precipitated by violence d. social chance is most likely to take place in first world countries 2) Sociologists refer to the changes in the typical features of a society over time, such as its norms and values, as instances of a. collective behaviour. b. social change. c. social movement. d. collective change. 3) Which term refers to behaviours that occur when people come together to achieve a meaningful short-term goal? a. social change b. collective behaviours c. social movements d. charismatic change 4) Which of the following is NOT a condition for social change to occur a. Nonmaterial rather than material b. Cutting edge sources c. Strongly felt need among the public d. Compatibility with people’s existing values 5) The first stage of any social change is a. collective unrest. b. disturbance. c. innovation. d. optimism. 6) A new concept introduced by Prensky that refers to students who have spent their entire lives using computers, accessing the Internet, using cell-phones, and playing video games is "digital ______." a. subjects b. immigrants c. natives d. subcultures 7) Which is not a stage of the life cycle of social change? a. innovation b. exponential growth c. saturation d. consensus 8) Veblen coined this term to describe why privileged members of society typically resist change. a. vested interests b. conspicuous consumption c. conspicuous interests d. hidden agendas 9) Which is not an inspiration for social change as discussed in the text? a. social movements and ideas b. governments and technology c. economic competition and physical environment d. war and peace 10) Which theoretical approach saw change occurring through a process of differentiation? a. functionalism b. conflict theory c. evolutionary theory d. cyclical theory
1) According to your textbook, the one unmistakable global trend today is
a. the accelerating pace at which social change occurs
b. social change is always predictable
c. social change is often precipitated by violence
d. social chance is most likely to take place in first world countries
2) Sociologists refer to the changes in the typical features of a society over time, such as its norms and values, as instances of
a. collective behaviour.
b. social change.
c. social movement.
d. collective change.
3) Which term refers to behaviours that occur when people come together to achieve a meaningful short-term goal?
a. social change
b. collective behaviours
c. social movements
d. charismatic change
4) Which of the following is NOT a condition for social change to occur
a. Nonmaterial rather than material
b. Cutting edge sources
c. Strongly felt need among the public
d. Compatibility with people’s existing values
5) The first stage of any social change is
a. collective unrest.
b. disturbance.
c. innovation.
d. optimism.
6) A new concept introduced by Prensky that refers to students who have spent their entire lives using computers, accessing the Internet, using cell-phones, and playing video games is "digital ______."
a. subjects
b. immigrants
c. natives
d. subcultures
7) Which is not a stage of the life cycle of social change?
a. innovation
b. exponential growth
c. saturation
d. consensus
8) Veblen coined this term to describe why privileged members of society typically resist change.
a. vested interests
b. conspicuous consumption
c. conspicuous interests
d. hidden agendas
9) Which is not an inspiration for social change as discussed in the text?
a. social movements and ideas
b. governments and technology
c. economic competition and physical environment
d. war and peace
10) Which theoretical approach saw change occurring through a process of differentiation?
a. functionalism
b. conflict theory
c. evolutionary theory
d. cyclical theory
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