SOA CHAPTER 1 EXAM WITH 100%
CORRECT ANSWERS
When globalization increases negative flows, such as spreading diseases or pollution, it
is called: - Answer- Deviant globalization
The rise in credit card debt from 1969 to the present day is used as evidence of what
trend? - Answer- The dramatic increase in personal consumption among Americans
Who was a social reformist who focused on the relationships between the military and
influential leaders of major corporations? - Answer- C. Wright Mills
What is the ability to look at the social world from different perspectives? - Answer-
Sociological imagination
A 2011 White House report describes how women are more likely than men to work in
positions that are more poorly paid within the same occupational field- an example is
that some are more likely to be dental hygienists than dentists, or legal assistants rather
than lawyers. Many women might feel that this is a personal shortcoming, but is also
affects society because women who might contribute a great deal to a field are in
limiting roles. This is an example of: - Answer- the links between private troubles and
public issues using sociological imagination
Who is often considered one of the earliest important sociologists who who studied the
link between micro and macro issues when he studied workers in the capitalistic
economic systems? - Answer- Karl Marx
What is the significance of the individual to have the capacity to influence the shape of
society and culture? - Answer- Agency
The iPhone has been purchased by millions of people and has revolutionized the ways
phones function in society. This shows that increased consumption patterns: - Answer-
Influences not just the economy but also culture
McDonaldization is a concept that describes: - Answer- The creation of rational systems
that can guide mass production
There are four defining characteristics of McDonaldization. Which of the following is
NOT one of these characteristics? - Answer- Expansion
CORRECT ANSWERS
When globalization increases negative flows, such as spreading diseases or pollution, it
is called: - Answer- Deviant globalization
The rise in credit card debt from 1969 to the present day is used as evidence of what
trend? - Answer- The dramatic increase in personal consumption among Americans
Who was a social reformist who focused on the relationships between the military and
influential leaders of major corporations? - Answer- C. Wright Mills
What is the ability to look at the social world from different perspectives? - Answer-
Sociological imagination
A 2011 White House report describes how women are more likely than men to work in
positions that are more poorly paid within the same occupational field- an example is
that some are more likely to be dental hygienists than dentists, or legal assistants rather
than lawyers. Many women might feel that this is a personal shortcoming, but is also
affects society because women who might contribute a great deal to a field are in
limiting roles. This is an example of: - Answer- the links between private troubles and
public issues using sociological imagination
Who is often considered one of the earliest important sociologists who who studied the
link between micro and macro issues when he studied workers in the capitalistic
economic systems? - Answer- Karl Marx
What is the significance of the individual to have the capacity to influence the shape of
society and culture? - Answer- Agency
The iPhone has been purchased by millions of people and has revolutionized the ways
phones function in society. This shows that increased consumption patterns: - Answer-
Influences not just the economy but also culture
McDonaldization is a concept that describes: - Answer- The creation of rational systems
that can guide mass production
There are four defining characteristics of McDonaldization. Which of the following is
NOT one of these characteristics? - Answer- Expansion
