Intro to SOC - Module 5 - Quiz

How did Max Weber define power?

Juan believes that battles such as the French Revolution are necessary for a country to preserve liberty, to maintain or gain land, and will ultimately lead to a more even distribution of wealth among a population. From which sociological perspective do Juan thoughts come from?

What is the term for power legitimized on the basis of a leader's exceptional personal qualities?

Which sociological perspective would consider activism such as Occupy Wall Street and Teacher's Union rallies undesirable, because they force political change?

Which sociologist studies the power elite, and wrote the book entitled Who Rules America?

Communist regimes, which attempt to control all aspects of citizens' lives, are examples of which form of government

In recent decades, lobbying has become a powerful force in the political world. Lobbyists frequently meet behind closed doors with senators, lawmakers, and congressmen and women to push influential legislation through the congressional process. Which sociological perspective would be most interested in examining the lobbying movement?

What is the definition of representative democracy?

Which of the following contributes lower percentage of voter turnout from those who come from lower socioeconomic background?

Which sociologist saw political conflict as the only means of promoting positive change for the underprivileged?

Which of the following best defines the term commodity?

During what time period did economies begin to develop globally?

Which of the following is an example of polarization?

Jin is a conflict theorist sociologist. Which of the following statements about Occupy Wall Street would align with Jin's sociological perspective?

The term xenophobia can best be defined as:

Which of the following best defines the term globalization?

Apple computers ship their computer parts to India to be made, and station their tech support in India. This is an example of a:

Keshawn used to work for an IT company in Baltimore, but lost his job when his company decided to use workers in New Delhi instead. This is an example of:

Which of the following is not an example of underemployment?

Alex's country was once communist, but now allows limited private ownership of companies, and lets market forces determine production and pricing decisions. What kind of economy id Alex living in?

A sociologist is studying how the population of certain countries influences and affects the population and environment of other neighboring countries. This sociologist is most likely a:

Paris has been studying the demography of the United Kingdom. The U.K is very similar to the Untied States or Sweden in that it is industrialized, has relatively long life expectancy, and infant mortality is low. Which stage in the Demographic Transition Theory would the U.K. fall into?

IN 2013, the number of refugees, asylum-seekers, and internally displaced people worldwide exceeded ________ people for the first time since the end of World War II.

Which is an aspect of city life that might catch a human ecologist's attention?

If we consider the concentric zone model, which is a conflict theorist's critique?

What type of nations are the greatest sources of greenhouse gases?

Why do we have two words for a big city: metropolis and megapolis?

What have sociologists begun to realize about the nomadic lifestyle?

Why has e-waste become an issue, especially in the 21st century?

Josh sits in his kitchen in the city projects trying to sip his coffee while inhaling the nauseating fumes wafting from the town dump that was relocated to within a mile of his home. He desperately wishes he could move, but he works two jobs just to make ends meet for his family. Josh lives in the poorer part of town; the part that is greatly overlooked by local government officials. What might a sociologist call this phenomenon?

Which social class is quickly disappearing from modern economies?

How is global stratification different from social stratification?

In recent times, scholars have been trying to sort out why the countries on the continent of Africa, as a whole, have trouble competing to today's global, capitalist economy. While an answer to this question is complex and carries with it many ambiguities, most scholars point to European colonialism as a key to understanding the current state of Africa. A sociologist studying this topic, would ascribe to which theoretical paradigm?

Women's employment outside the agricultural sector remains under 20 percent in:

Immanuel Wallerstein's classification of nations uses which set of terms?

Which number does the World Bank use to determine the status and classification of each nation?

Which trend has the World bank seen in its study of poverty in low-income nations?

Maria babysits as a form of income while she is in college. Because the amounts she gets per job are not huge, Maria never bothers to report her earnings to the IRS. Maria is a part of the _______.

Child labor and sweatshops have existed since the Industrial Revolution and even before that. Many products sold today are created in these sweatshops, even though, living in the 21st century, we like to think we are above such practices. What is one practical way we can try and stop multinational companies form using such labor?

An example of slavery, according to Anti-Slavery International, is: