SOCS 185 Final Exam – Question and Answers

SOCS 185 Final Exam – Question and Answers (TCO 8) Why is the term called the crude birth rate? (TCO 8) The basic idea behind demographic transition theory is (TCO 3) The concept of modernity refers to changes in social patterns brought on by which of the following? (TCO 3) What must be limited according to Limits of Growth critics? (TCO 8) The environmental racism thesis falls within which theoretical approach? (TCO 3) David Riesman believes that pre-industrial societies promote _____, while modern societies promote _____. (TCO 3) Which term is used to refer to the ways in which a social movement utilizes such resources as money, political influence, access to the media, and personnel? (TCO 8) Which sociologist pointed out that material culture changes faster than nonmaterial culture? (TCO 3) David Riesman described other-directed social character as which of the following? (TCO 8) Scholars who take a postmodernist approach claim that