SOCY 1000: Exam 2 (McConnell -
Auburn)
Tönnies saw that the contract represents the characteristics of what kind of
society? ...ANSWER...Gesellschaft
What is the social, economic, and political system of the premodern world
called? ...ANSWER...Feudalism
What philosophy observes directly the laws by which things
work? ...ANSWER...Positivism
In what kind of society to individuals base their decisions on thought and
reason? ...ANSWER...Modern
When people in a society no longer believe in supernatural beings, there is
what? ...ANSWER...Secularism
Sociologists generally describe the world before the sixteenth century as
what? ...ANSWER...Premodern
Tönnies called premodern society what? ...ANSWER...Gemeinschaft
Who developed the philosophy of positivism? ...ANSWER...Comte
What modern economy is now based on industry? ...ANSWER...Capitalism
What kind of society developed in northwestern Europe between the sixteenth and
nineteenth centuries? ...ANSWER...Modern
The following quote describes a kind of society Tönnies called what?: "Everybody is by
himself and isolated, and there exists a condition of tension against all others. Their
spheres of activity are sharply separated..." ...ANSWER...Gesellschaft
T/F: Thought and action in modern society follow authority. ...ANSWER...False
, T/F: The population of modern society is more concentrated in urban
centers. ...ANSWER...True
T/F: Relationships in Gesellschaft are more often short-term. ...ANSWER...True
T/F: August Comte is often called the "father of sociology?" ...ANSWER...True
T/F: Feudal society was industrial. ...ANSWER...False - It was agricultural
What are seven major changes which came with the modern world? ...ANSWER...1.
Capitalism: people get rich by selling products on a market and capitalists get rich by
exploiting labor
2. Industry: people do not grow their own food - industrialization was the final step of
modernization
3. Urbanization: world of cities - concentration of people in areas
4. Democracy: political power diffused among the population - people have power in
modern world
5. Reason: a new kind of person is a thinking person who follows reason instead of
blindly following authority
6. Secularism: religion is getting kicked out in modern society - devoid of anything
supernatural - churches have less power and influence
7. Science: now knowledge must be scientific before it is accepted - based on empirical
observation and measurements
According to Marx, the bourgeoisie and proletariat make up what part of capitalist
society? ...ANSWER...Relations of production
What did Marx call the class with ownership and control of the means of
production? ...ANSWER...Bourgeoisie
Marx called the raw materials, land, tools, machines, and buildings of society
what? ...ANSWER...Means of production
Marx's philosophy about how history is made by class struggles is called
what? ...ANSWER...Historical Materialism
When labor power is applied to materials, what is set in motion in
society? ...ANSWER...Forces of production
Auburn)
Tönnies saw that the contract represents the characteristics of what kind of
society? ...ANSWER...Gesellschaft
What is the social, economic, and political system of the premodern world
called? ...ANSWER...Feudalism
What philosophy observes directly the laws by which things
work? ...ANSWER...Positivism
In what kind of society to individuals base their decisions on thought and
reason? ...ANSWER...Modern
When people in a society no longer believe in supernatural beings, there is
what? ...ANSWER...Secularism
Sociologists generally describe the world before the sixteenth century as
what? ...ANSWER...Premodern
Tönnies called premodern society what? ...ANSWER...Gemeinschaft
Who developed the philosophy of positivism? ...ANSWER...Comte
What modern economy is now based on industry? ...ANSWER...Capitalism
What kind of society developed in northwestern Europe between the sixteenth and
nineteenth centuries? ...ANSWER...Modern
The following quote describes a kind of society Tönnies called what?: "Everybody is by
himself and isolated, and there exists a condition of tension against all others. Their
spheres of activity are sharply separated..." ...ANSWER...Gesellschaft
T/F: Thought and action in modern society follow authority. ...ANSWER...False
, T/F: The population of modern society is more concentrated in urban
centers. ...ANSWER...True
T/F: Relationships in Gesellschaft are more often short-term. ...ANSWER...True
T/F: August Comte is often called the "father of sociology?" ...ANSWER...True
T/F: Feudal society was industrial. ...ANSWER...False - It was agricultural
What are seven major changes which came with the modern world? ...ANSWER...1.
Capitalism: people get rich by selling products on a market and capitalists get rich by
exploiting labor
2. Industry: people do not grow their own food - industrialization was the final step of
modernization
3. Urbanization: world of cities - concentration of people in areas
4. Democracy: political power diffused among the population - people have power in
modern world
5. Reason: a new kind of person is a thinking person who follows reason instead of
blindly following authority
6. Secularism: religion is getting kicked out in modern society - devoid of anything
supernatural - churches have less power and influence
7. Science: now knowledge must be scientific before it is accepted - based on empirical
observation and measurements
According to Marx, the bourgeoisie and proletariat make up what part of capitalist
society? ...ANSWER...Relations of production
What did Marx call the class with ownership and control of the means of
production? ...ANSWER...Bourgeoisie
Marx called the raw materials, land, tools, machines, and buildings of society
what? ...ANSWER...Means of production
Marx's philosophy about how history is made by class struggles is called
what? ...ANSWER...Historical Materialism
When labor power is applied to materials, what is set in motion in
society? ...ANSWER...Forces of production
