Principles of Sociology
Exam Two Sample
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1. The belief that the shortcomings of individuals themselves, rather than society, are responsible for many of the problems people experience is called by Marx _______.
personal pathology
misplaced interpretation
class consciousness
false consciousness
2. The paradigm associated with the sociological approach of Karl Marx is
symbolic-interactionism
social-conflict
structural-functionalism
none of the above
3. Which of the following help(s) produce sociocultural continuity?
the economic cost of change
socialization
the fact that existing arrangements work
all the above
4. An invention is:
the additional of new cultural information
a source of cultural continuity
a new combination of existing cultural elements
none of the above
5. What is the term Emile Durkheim used to refer to any part of society that has an existence in and of itself?
objective fact
externalized fact
social fact
ideal type
6. A fundamental innovation is one that:
increases the general rate of innovation
leads to a series of further changes
substantially alters the conditions of life
all the above
7. The rate of innovation _______ between the years 1000 and 1900 AD.
increased
decreased
remained constant
none of the above
8. The oldest type of society we will be studying is known as:
hunting and gathering society
primitive society
fishing society
all of the above
9. Which of the following is the key concept in Weber's sociological approach?
technology
social conflict
social solidarity
human ideas
10. According to Max Weber pre-industrial societies tend to be
traditional
ideal types
rational
value free
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