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SOCI 209 FINAL EXAM TESTBANK COMPLETE 300 QUESTIONS
AND VERIFIED SOLUTIONS LATEST UPDATE THIS YEAR
Which of the following best reflects Weber's view of the relationship between
Protestantismand capitalism in the 16th -18th centuries:
a. The Protestant Reformation caused Western capitalism to emerge
b. Western capitalism caused the Protestant Reformation to emerge
c. The attitude at the heart of Protestantism had an affinity with the attitude at the heart
ofcapitalism
d. Western capitalism was the brainchild of Protestant reformer John Calvin
c. The attitude at the heart of Protestantism had an affinity with the attitude at the heart
ofcapitalism
Weber interpreted religious beliefs as:
a. an opiate for the masses
b. a way to worship society itself
c. a way to explain the existence of suffering
d. a system of totems and symbols
c. a way to explain the existence of suffering
Which concept (according to Weber) helped disenchant the world so that in no longer hadto
be seen as mysterious and driven by fate?
a. suffering
b. salvation
c. God's will
d. organic solidarity
b. salvation
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simmel was not interested necessarily in interaction itself, but rather the ______
in which interaction takes place.
a. content
b. sociability
c. forms
d. sociation
A particular kind of sociability that epitomizes the duality of social life discussed in
thetextbook is:
a. forms
b. flirtation
c. conflict
d. content
c. conflict
Which of the following was the classical example of the "the stranger" for Simmel?
a. African Americans
b. European Jews
c. Chinese Americans
d. South Africans
b. European Jews
which founding father of soci in response to the industrial revolution, compared modern
society to an "iron cage"
Max Weber
name one major question or issue that preoccupied the first sociologist and spurred the
development of the discipline towards the second half of the 19th century
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what keeps society together in rapid social change/social order in specific reference to social
revolution during industrial modernity (french revolution)
Stopping at the red light because we wat to avoid a traffic ticket is what kind of response?
a. individual-nonrational
b. collectivist-nonrational
c. collectivist-rational
d. individual-rational
d. individual-rational
This is an individual decision (rather than a collective one), and it is rational because it is based
on self-interest and logical reasoning (avoiding punishment) = cost-benefit rationalization
Collectivist approach to social order emphasizes individual freedom and agency T/F?
False
The collectivist approach focuses on social structures, norms, and institutions shaping behavior,
often prioritizing the group over individual autonomy
classes are groups of individuals who share a common position in relation to:
the means of production
for marx, which of the following is a catalyst for social change and the prime mover of
history?
class struggle
according to marxs conception of history, ideas or conciousnes is determined by:
the forces and relations of production; what individuals produce and how they produce it
capitalists derive profit from the surplus value workers earn for them
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true
Define alienation as discussed by marx
-in the process of labour and production, the individual does not own the means of production
and is merely used as a cog in the machine of production - induces feelings of alienation and is
dehumanizing
-work is supposed to make us flourish, be creative, and fulfilled but work under capitalism is
degrading/exploitative and hurts us more than it benefits - society imposes itself on us to
oppress our freedom = collectivist and rational
Durkheims conviction that society is sui generis means:
society is an objective reality that is irriducible to the individuals that compose it
define collective conciousness
totality of beliefs and sentiments common to the average citizens of the same society
Durkheims core concept of "division of labour" would be in which of the following quadrants
for action and order?
a. nonrational, individual
b. nonrational, collective
c. rational, individual
d. rational, collective
d. rational, collective
but is only concept of his that is not collective nonrational!
the type of solidarity that is characteristic of small, traditional societies
mechanical solidarity
SOCI 209 FINAL EXAM TESTBANK COMPLETE 300 QUESTIONS
AND VERIFIED SOLUTIONS LATEST UPDATE THIS YEAR
Which of the following best reflects Weber's view of the relationship between
Protestantismand capitalism in the 16th -18th centuries:
a. The Protestant Reformation caused Western capitalism to emerge
b. Western capitalism caused the Protestant Reformation to emerge
c. The attitude at the heart of Protestantism had an affinity with the attitude at the heart
ofcapitalism
d. Western capitalism was the brainchild of Protestant reformer John Calvin
c. The attitude at the heart of Protestantism had an affinity with the attitude at the heart
ofcapitalism
Weber interpreted religious beliefs as:
a. an opiate for the masses
b. a way to worship society itself
c. a way to explain the existence of suffering
d. a system of totems and symbols
c. a way to explain the existence of suffering
Which concept (according to Weber) helped disenchant the world so that in no longer hadto
be seen as mysterious and driven by fate?
a. suffering
b. salvation
c. God's will
d. organic solidarity
b. salvation
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simmel was not interested necessarily in interaction itself, but rather the ______
in which interaction takes place.
a. content
b. sociability
c. forms
d. sociation
A particular kind of sociability that epitomizes the duality of social life discussed in
thetextbook is:
a. forms
b. flirtation
c. conflict
d. content
c. conflict
Which of the following was the classical example of the "the stranger" for Simmel?
a. African Americans
b. European Jews
c. Chinese Americans
d. South Africans
b. European Jews
which founding father of soci in response to the industrial revolution, compared modern
society to an "iron cage"
Max Weber
name one major question or issue that preoccupied the first sociologist and spurred the
development of the discipline towards the second half of the 19th century
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what keeps society together in rapid social change/social order in specific reference to social
revolution during industrial modernity (french revolution)
Stopping at the red light because we wat to avoid a traffic ticket is what kind of response?
a. individual-nonrational
b. collectivist-nonrational
c. collectivist-rational
d. individual-rational
d. individual-rational
This is an individual decision (rather than a collective one), and it is rational because it is based
on self-interest and logical reasoning (avoiding punishment) = cost-benefit rationalization
Collectivist approach to social order emphasizes individual freedom and agency T/F?
False
The collectivist approach focuses on social structures, norms, and institutions shaping behavior,
often prioritizing the group over individual autonomy
classes are groups of individuals who share a common position in relation to:
the means of production
for marx, which of the following is a catalyst for social change and the prime mover of
history?
class struggle
according to marxs conception of history, ideas or conciousnes is determined by:
the forces and relations of production; what individuals produce and how they produce it
capitalists derive profit from the surplus value workers earn for them
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true
Define alienation as discussed by marx
-in the process of labour and production, the individual does not own the means of production
and is merely used as a cog in the machine of production - induces feelings of alienation and is
dehumanizing
-work is supposed to make us flourish, be creative, and fulfilled but work under capitalism is
degrading/exploitative and hurts us more than it benefits - society imposes itself on us to
oppress our freedom = collectivist and rational
Durkheims conviction that society is sui generis means:
society is an objective reality that is irriducible to the individuals that compose it
define collective conciousness
totality of beliefs and sentiments common to the average citizens of the same society
Durkheims core concept of "division of labour" would be in which of the following quadrants
for action and order?
a. nonrational, individual
b. nonrational, collective
c. rational, individual
d. rational, collective
d. rational, collective
but is only concept of his that is not collective nonrational!
the type of solidarity that is characteristic of small, traditional societies
mechanical solidarity
