A. have no specialized and enduring work groups governments, or standing armies
B. exhibit increased power of the state and size of the territory it controls
C. experience the emergence of social stratification due to production of a social surplus
D. have complex divisions of labor and exchange relationships
Related Mcqs:
- Spengler and Toynbee deny_____________?
A. existence of upward progress
B. cyclic
C. cultural growth from simple to complex
D. None of these - The use of terms such as flaming and chat rooms by the subculture of early internet users is an example of______________?
A. charisma
B. argot
C. equilibrium
D. virtual reality - Which of the following is true regarding culture ?
A. Culture is genetic
B. Culture is passed down generation to generation
C. Culture includes physical artifacts not abstract creations
D. none of the above - Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a post-industrial society ?
A. Increasing numbers of workers are employed in the service sector
B. Many processes in the work place are automated
C. Economic self-sufficiency is displaced by complex divisions of labour exchange relationships and national and international market systems
D. Changes are accompanied by the knowledge explosion based on the creation processing and distribution of knowledge - In a sense xenocentrism is a reverse form of_________________?
A. cultural integration
B. cultural relativism
C. ethnocentrism
D. culture shock - August Comte viewed cultural development in_____________?
A. Three Stages
B. Four Stages
C. Two stages
D. None of these - The view of things in which ones won group is superior to others is_____________?
A. Counter Culture
B. Ethnocentrism
C. Xenocentrism
D. None of these - Alteration is the state of affairs in which_____________?
A. the society has no norms and if there are any nobody follows them
B. the individual has no claim over the product that he has finished
C. the worker is least emotionally related to the product that he develops the co-workers and the work environment
D. None of these - Which sociological perspective emphasizes that ethnocentrism that ethnocentrism serves to maintain a sense of solidarity by promoting group pride ?
A. functionalist perspective
B. conflict perspective
C. interactionist perspective
D. dramaturgical perspective - Cultural change can also occur through______________?
A. mass media and adaptation
B. invention and discovery
C. multiculturalism and assimilation
D. language and symbols
E. diffusion and technology
