A. cultural lag
B. technological innovation
C. cultural diffusion
D. sociocultural drift
Related Mcqs:
- When the American Cigar Co buys a pizza chain the process is called________________?
A. monopoly
B. diversification
C. planned obsolescence
D. takeover attempt - Some American Indians cannot express the idea of time in their tribal languages This fact shows that_____________ ??
A. their culture is still at a primitive stage
B. they have not yet reached the industrial stage of evolution when time is money
C. like all lower-class persons they focus on the present
D. time is not an important value in their culture - A decline in the rural population was due chiefly to________________?
A. factories
B. the continued improvements in agricultural methods
C. population size
D. the favor of the local tyrant - Communism has a history of attracting Third World nations because of the fact that_____________?
A. the ideology is static
B. the ideology changes to suit conditions
C. it has not led to dictatorship
D. it promises to give more power to the masses - One of the functions of public policy is to________________?
A. mediate among conflicting economic goals
B. plan to ensure the correct mix of supply and demand
C. ensure that everyone is a sinner in the economy
D. none of the above - Scientific research relates to________________?
A. controlled inquiry
B. relationships among variables
C. consideration of independent and dependent variables
D. all of the above - The chief function of interest group is to________________?
A. provide group representation above and beyond that provided by our elected officials in Congress
B. provide geographic representation
C. bring into the open obscure problems to be solved
D. choose candidates for political office - Stratification systems tend to________________?
A. differentiate among people within societies
B. equalize the status of people in a society
C. oppress children and the old
D. create conflict between old and young - The “feminization of poverty ” refers to________________?
A. the fact that most men are rich
B. an equal number of men and women being poor now
C. the fact that female-headed households are usually poor
D. the fact that women are more blessed than men in spite of poverty - Functionalists approach the state as a tool to________________?
A. maintain order
B. protect the privileged few
C. protect private property
D. maintain the state of nature
