Cyclical theorists_______________?

A. Try to predict the course of a civilization or society
B. Focus on analyzing a single society at a time
C. Believe that cultures pass through stages of growth quite different from the ones individuals pass through
D. Postulate that each culture possesses a life span of approximately 200 years

Which of the following is likely to occur as a result of the computer revolution in the United States ?

A. A restriction in the amount of information available to the general public
B. A plateauing of the amount of automation the workplace
C. A centralized accumulation of power in the hands of those who have access to computers
D. An increased involvement in society by people with disabilities

In developing nations which of the following influence(s) social change towards the liberal Western democratic style of society ?

A. Literacy education and communication
B. A centrally dominated social order
C. Extreme social inequalities
D. Homogenous social groups and organizations

How do fashions differ from fads ?

A. Fashions are norms fads are not
B. Fashions are long-lived fads are short-lived
C. Fashions enjoy widespread acceptance within society fads enjoy acceptance only among a segment of the population
D. Fashions include crazes fads do not mass hysteria

Crowds have three characteristics in common Which of the following is NOT one of those characteristics ?

A. Deindividualization
B. Invulnerability
C. Suggestibility
D. Transformation

According to Smelser’s model which of the following determinants of collective behavior occurs first ?

A. Growth of a generalized belief
B. Precipitating factors
C. Structural conduciveness
D. Structural strain

The four principles of McDonaldization are________________?

A. Efficiency calculability affordability consistent decor
B. Efficiency calculability uniformity automation
C. Efficiency dehumanization automation high calories
D. Efficiency big mac large fries’ milkshake

Ogburn distinguished three forms of the social effects of inventions One is Dispersion or multiple effects of a single mechanical invention for example ?

A. Automobile
B. Radio
C. Both a and b
D. None of these

Nineteenth-century theories of social change reflect the pioneering work in biological evolution done by ____________?

A. Albert einstein
B. Charles darwin
C. Harriet martineau
D. Benjamin franklin

The feeling of aimlessness or despair often associated with unsettling conditions is_____________?

A. Alienation
B. Amorality
C. Anomie
D. Ascription