SOE 312 EXAM 2 QUESTIONS AND ACCURATE
ANSWERS A+ RATED
What are two ways that hunter gather societies functioned differently than the Industrial
societies? - ANSWER 1) They were smaller populations than industrial societies due to limited
resource availability
2) Kin tied relationships were more popular in hunting and gathering societies which lead to a
more narrow social perspective for social interaction
What is the difference between Industrial societies and Post-Industrial societies? - ANSWER
Industrial societies had labor that centered more around material collection and machine
manning but post-industrial is centered more along the lines of services. Automation is the
main difference between societies, with post-industrial causing a shift in labor needs.
According to the reading, what is a society (as opposed to a social group or institution)? -
ANSWER A society refers to a group of people who live within the same territory and share a
common culture. This differs from a social group as it is more than an anonymous grouping
as it has two layers. It also differs from an institution as a society as it can describe multiple
institutions or an institution may hold a type of society. Society is simply the overlapping of
geographic location with culture similarities
What does the author mean by country competence? - ANSWER Country competence is
described to be a type of country masculinity that distinguishes country boys from city boys
Most firefighters acquire many of the dispositions and skills necessary to perform their jobs
, long before they become employees of the forest service. Explain. - ANSWER The firefighters
join the forest service as crew members due to their competency. They know that they know
what is needed for the job. These skills come as they stay with the forest service and grow.
They eventually join the forest service over some years. This of low wages and a dangerous
work environment
The article says that when becoming a firefighter an "individual becomes entangled in a
political battle." What two major groups is the battle between? Explain - ANSWER
Environmentalists and government agencies are involved with wildfire management.
Environmentalist criticize the the fire management while government agencies fight
environmentalists stating that they do not know what is best.
What is the relationship between country competence and firefighter competence? - ANSWER
Country competence leads to the firefighter competence. Without the country competence, it
is viewed that your could not be a firefighter.
What are four main characteristics of social groups? - ANSWER 1) Boundaries - inside/outside
2) An "objective existence" is attributed
3) Set of norms and values
4) Sense of allegiance - "we-ness"
What is the "glue" that holds social groups together? - ANSWER The importance of shared
meanings
ANSWERS A+ RATED
What are two ways that hunter gather societies functioned differently than the Industrial
societies? - ANSWER 1) They were smaller populations than industrial societies due to limited
resource availability
2) Kin tied relationships were more popular in hunting and gathering societies which lead to a
more narrow social perspective for social interaction
What is the difference between Industrial societies and Post-Industrial societies? - ANSWER
Industrial societies had labor that centered more around material collection and machine
manning but post-industrial is centered more along the lines of services. Automation is the
main difference between societies, with post-industrial causing a shift in labor needs.
According to the reading, what is a society (as opposed to a social group or institution)? -
ANSWER A society refers to a group of people who live within the same territory and share a
common culture. This differs from a social group as it is more than an anonymous grouping
as it has two layers. It also differs from an institution as a society as it can describe multiple
institutions or an institution may hold a type of society. Society is simply the overlapping of
geographic location with culture similarities
What does the author mean by country competence? - ANSWER Country competence is
described to be a type of country masculinity that distinguishes country boys from city boys
Most firefighters acquire many of the dispositions and skills necessary to perform their jobs
, long before they become employees of the forest service. Explain. - ANSWER The firefighters
join the forest service as crew members due to their competency. They know that they know
what is needed for the job. These skills come as they stay with the forest service and grow.
They eventually join the forest service over some years. This of low wages and a dangerous
work environment
The article says that when becoming a firefighter an "individual becomes entangled in a
political battle." What two major groups is the battle between? Explain - ANSWER
Environmentalists and government agencies are involved with wildfire management.
Environmentalist criticize the the fire management while government agencies fight
environmentalists stating that they do not know what is best.
What is the relationship between country competence and firefighter competence? - ANSWER
Country competence leads to the firefighter competence. Without the country competence, it
is viewed that your could not be a firefighter.
What are four main characteristics of social groups? - ANSWER 1) Boundaries - inside/outside
2) An "objective existence" is attributed
3) Set of norms and values
4) Sense of allegiance - "we-ness"
What is the "glue" that holds social groups together? - ANSWER The importance of shared
meanings
