SOC 200 FINAL EXAM ANSWERED ALL
CORRECTLY ANSWERED; LATEST
UPDATED SUMMER 2024
According to class society theory what is the key problem
of living in modern society? - correct answer - People in
modern society suffer from alienation and powerlessness
not anomie
According to David Poponoe, where on earth are the
weakest families? - correct answer - Sweden
According to David Riesman, what is tradition directed
social character and other directed social character? -
correct answer - modernization brings changes in social
character, personality patterns common to members of a
particular society. Tradition-directedness is a rigid
conformity to time-honored ways of living. Other-
directedness is an openness to the latest trends and
fashions, often expressed by imitating others.
According to Max Weber what evidence is there for
modernization? - correct answer - The distinctive
character of modern society was its rational worldview.
Virtually all of Weber's work on modernity centered on
types of people he considered typical of their age: the
,scientist, the capitalist, and the bureaucrat. Each is
rational to the core: The scientist is committed to the
orderly discovery of truth, the capitalist to the orderly
pursuit of profit, and the bureaucrat to the orderly
conformity to a system of rules.
According to Ralph Linton where do most of our elements
to our way of life come from? - correct answer - Many
familiar elements of our culture came from other lands.
For example, the cloth used to make our clothing was
developed in Asia, the clocks we see all around us were
invented in Europe, and the coins we carry in our pockets
were devised in what is now Turkey.
Animism - correct answer - The belief that elements of
the natural world are conscious life forms that affect
humanity.
Biggest killer in high-income nations? - correct answer -
Chronic illnesses, such as heart disease, cancer, and
stroke that cause most deaths, usually in old age
Can every country turn young men into soldiers? How? -
correct answer - YES, through basic training
, Causes and consequences of romantic love and marriage
in the US - correct answer - Causes young people to
leave the nest, form their own families, sexual passion
can help couples through difficult times. romantic love
however is less stable, feelings are changing more
constantly, has helped lead to our high divorce rate
Central point to the American family? - correct answer -
that American families today are not worse off than they
were in the past
Church - correct answer - A type of religious
organization that is well integrated into the larger society
Civil religion - correct answer - a quasi-religious loyalty
linking individuals in a basically secular society
Cult - correct answer - A religious organization that is
largely outside a society's cultural traditions
Denomination - correct answer - A church, independent
of the state that recognizes religious pluralism.
Does social change always happen? - correct answer -
Yes, social change happens all the time, some cultures
CORRECTLY ANSWERED; LATEST
UPDATED SUMMER 2024
According to class society theory what is the key problem
of living in modern society? - correct answer - People in
modern society suffer from alienation and powerlessness
not anomie
According to David Poponoe, where on earth are the
weakest families? - correct answer - Sweden
According to David Riesman, what is tradition directed
social character and other directed social character? -
correct answer - modernization brings changes in social
character, personality patterns common to members of a
particular society. Tradition-directedness is a rigid
conformity to time-honored ways of living. Other-
directedness is an openness to the latest trends and
fashions, often expressed by imitating others.
According to Max Weber what evidence is there for
modernization? - correct answer - The distinctive
character of modern society was its rational worldview.
Virtually all of Weber's work on modernity centered on
types of people he considered typical of their age: the
,scientist, the capitalist, and the bureaucrat. Each is
rational to the core: The scientist is committed to the
orderly discovery of truth, the capitalist to the orderly
pursuit of profit, and the bureaucrat to the orderly
conformity to a system of rules.
According to Ralph Linton where do most of our elements
to our way of life come from? - correct answer - Many
familiar elements of our culture came from other lands.
For example, the cloth used to make our clothing was
developed in Asia, the clocks we see all around us were
invented in Europe, and the coins we carry in our pockets
were devised in what is now Turkey.
Animism - correct answer - The belief that elements of
the natural world are conscious life forms that affect
humanity.
Biggest killer in high-income nations? - correct answer -
Chronic illnesses, such as heart disease, cancer, and
stroke that cause most deaths, usually in old age
Can every country turn young men into soldiers? How? -
correct answer - YES, through basic training
, Causes and consequences of romantic love and marriage
in the US - correct answer - Causes young people to
leave the nest, form their own families, sexual passion
can help couples through difficult times. romantic love
however is less stable, feelings are changing more
constantly, has helped lead to our high divorce rate
Central point to the American family? - correct answer -
that American families today are not worse off than they
were in the past
Church - correct answer - A type of religious
organization that is well integrated into the larger society
Civil religion - correct answer - a quasi-religious loyalty
linking individuals in a basically secular society
Cult - correct answer - A religious organization that is
largely outside a society's cultural traditions
Denomination - correct answer - A church, independent
of the state that recognizes religious pluralism.
Does social change always happen? - correct answer -
Yes, social change happens all the time, some cultures
