A. Oswald Spengler
B. Arnold Toynbee
C. Pitirim Sorokin
D. None of these
Related Mcqs:
- What sociological theory of crime and deviance emphasizes sub-cultural belief systems as a major contributor to crime ?
A. Social Control theory
B. Anomie theory
C. Lower Class Focal Value theory
D. Social Process theory
E. Strain theory - According to Bourdieu cultural capital exists in three forms Which one of the following is not one of the three ?
A. an objectified state
B. an institutionalized form
C. a symbolic form
D. an embodied state - Critics of the spread of Western cultural products across the globe argue that a cultural empire has been created What term do they use to describe this ____________?
A. media saturation
B. media globalization
C. media penetration
D. media imperialism - Erik Erikson a German scholar trained in Freudian psychoanalysis presented a theory of life-cycle socialization through ?
A. five stages
B. Seven stages
C. Eight stages
D. None of these - Sreberny-Mohammadi (1996) argues that national cultures can resist American cultural domination of the media by_____________?
A. domesticating its content including more home-produced programmes
B. controlling the distribution of imported products by banning satellite dishes
C. creating reverse flows of their own programmes back to imperial societies
D. all of the above - Who theorized that we might be witnessing the clash of civilizations ?
A. Giles Kepel
B. Amartya Sen
C. Samuel Huntington
D. Michel Maffesoli - Great civilizations of world developed in________________?
A. Mountainous Areas
B. Great deserts
C. Lowlands of great river basins
D. None of these - Which of these distinguishes modern nation-sates from traditional civilizations ?
A. a national identity with an associated set of symbols and beliefs
B. governmental authority over a clearly demarcated territory
C. the granting of citizenship rights to the relevant population
D. all of the above - Which of these distinguishes modern nation-states from traditional civilizations ?
A. a national identity with an associated set of symbols and beliefs
B. governmental authority over a clearly demarcated territory
C. the granting of citizenship rights to the relevant population
D. all of the above - Ritzer presented a theory that the different components of social life work together to influence society and behavior This theory is called_______________?
A. Integration theory
B. Cohesion theory
C. Role theory
D. None of these