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
Related Mcqs:
- Diffusion is a _______ way process?
A. one
B. two
C. three
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 - 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 - Social revolutions_______________?
A. involve the gradual evolution of existing state and class structures into new social arrangements
B. are most likely to occur when political
C. appear to follow no “natural history”
D. often begin with intellectuals withdrawing their support of the existing regime - The preoccupation with eating habits following the Atkins diet is an example of a(n) _____________?
A. fad
B. craze
C. interest
D. fashion
E. resistance - Changes of relationships are primarily___________________________?
A. Individual changes
B. Social Change
C. Cultural Change
D. None of these - Europeans gave firearms whiskey and small pox to India in exchange of corn potatoes tobacco This is an example of_____________?
A. cultural Exchange
B. Diffusion
C. Imperialism
D. None of these - 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 - Which of the following is an accurate statement about rumors ?
A. Rumors are effective ways to disseminate reliable information
B. Rumors are easy to verify
C. Rumors are transmitted from person to person in a relatively rapid fashion
D. Rumors typically arise when people trust official sources of information - Early theories of collective behavior emphasized ________ a view that crowd behavior is like a mental illness that a person cannot resist ?
A. contagion
B. convention
C. group thinks
D. expressiveness
E. reformation
