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| 51. |
According the law of diminishing returns ? |
| A. | The marginal product fall as more units of a variable factor are added to a fixed factor |
| B. | Marginal utility falls as more unity of a product are consumed |
| C. | The total product falls as more units of a variable factor are added to a fixed factor |
| D. | The marginal product increases as more units of a variable factor are added to a fixed factor |
| Answer» B. Marginal utility falls as more unity of a product are consumed | |
| 52. |
The legitimate possession of power is a definition of______________? |
| A. | force |
| B. | the police |
| C. | the state |
| D. | authority |
| Answer» E. | |
| 53. |
Religion has the function of________________? |
| A. | supporting societal norms |
| B. | making life anxiety-ridden |
| C. | having the individual lose his/her identity |
| D. | decreasing a person’s sense of security |
| Answer» B. making life anxiety-ridden | |
| 54. |
Which method of child care is best for children ? |
| A. | Spending at least 20 hours with a person other than the mother |
| B. | Being cared for by the biological mother even if she would rather work outside the house |
| C. | We do not really know |
| D. | Being in a day-care center with other children of the same age |
| Answer» D. Being in a day-care center with other children of the same age | |
| 55. |
When internal economies of scale occur ? |
| A. | Total costs fall |
| B. | Marginal costs increase |
| C. | Average costs fall |
| D. | Revenue falls |
| Answer» D. Revenue falls | |
| 56. |
The most important determinant of scholastic success is________________? |
| A. | how well the students’ parents did in school |
| B. | the peer group influence |
| C. | the opinion of the neighbors |
| D. | a family’s values regarding education |
| Answer» E. | |
| 57. |
A nineteenth-century model of rote education which imitated the assembly line was called the______________? |
| A. | Schumpeterian system |
| B. | Birmingham system |
| C. | Topeka system |
| D. | Lancaster system |
| Answer» E. | |
| 58. |
Which of the following is an unintended function of education ? |
| A. | Reinforcement of society’s stratification system |
| B. | Understanding mathematical concepts |
| C. | Reinforcement of grammatical forms in language |
| D. | Formation of youth leadership groups |
| Answer» B. Understanding mathematical concepts | |
| 59. |
The transition from a charismatic religious leaders direct example to routine procedures and observances is called______________? |
| A. | differentiation |
| B. | denomination |
| C. | institutionalization |
| D. | bureaucratization |
| Answer» D. bureaucratization | |
| 60. |
Liberation theory is______________? |
| A. | another name for atheism |
| B. | a fusion of Christianity and Marxism |
| C. | a doctrine of personal transcendence |
| D. | a branch of Roman Catholicism |
| Answer» C. a doctrine of personal transcendence | |
| 61. |
Secularization will_______________? |
| A. | finally destroy religion in the United States |
| B. | promote secular humanism |
| C. | stimulate new sects and cults to overcome the secularization process |
| D. | be punished by God |
| Answer» D. be punished by God | |
| 62. |
The Protestant denomination emphasized in Max Weber,s Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism was_______________? |
| A. | Baptism |
| B. | Anglicanism |
| C. | Calvinism |
| D. | Lutheranism |
| Answer» D. Lutheranism | |
| 63. |
Stressing the desirability of retaining each group,s cultural distinctiveness is part of the ideology of______________? |
| A. | Anglo-conformity |
| B. | melting pot |
| C. | ethnicity |
| D. | cultural pluralism |
| Answer» E. | |
| 64. |
According to functionalism the fundamental human needs are_____________? |
| A. | income safety and deference |
| B. | life liberty and the pursuit of property |
| C. | survival and expressiveness |
| D. | control over nature and the denial of death |
| Answer» D. control over nature and the denial of death | |
| 65. |
From the point of view of Catholicism Protestantism began as a(n)________________? |
| A. | cult |
| B. | charismatic movement |
| C. | fundamentalist movement sect |
| D. | ecclesia |
| Answer» B. charismatic movement | |
| 66. |
The reality that lies beyond human perception is called__________________? |
| A. | transpersonal reality |
| B. | paranormal reality |
| C. | transient reality |
| D. | transcendent reality |
| Answer» E. | |
| 67. |
The noncustodial parent______________? |
| A. | renounces all responsibility for his children |
| B. | is often a “deadbeat dad” |
| C. | is usually unfit to be a parent |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» C. is usually unfit to be a parent | |
| 68. |
The “real revolution” of the last twenty years according to one sociologist refers to_______________? |
| A. | the jailing of spouse abusers and marital rapists |
| B. | “serial” or “throwaway” marriages |
| C. | male bonding and tribalism |
| D. | women,s lack of interest in marriage |
| Answer» E. | |
| 69. |
Marx believed religion was used to_______________? |
| A. | help people improve their lives |
| B. | support the exploitation of the masses |
| C. | deal with reality |
| D. | attain immortality |
| Answer» C. deal with reality | |
| 70. |
Cohabiting couples__________________? |
| A. | are predominantly homosexual |
| B. | represent an example of premarital life |
| C. | are an old phenomenon |
| D. | represent the great majority of couples |
| Answer» C. are an old phenomenon | |
| 71. |
Metropolitan areas with a population of 1 million or more are called_______________? |
| A. | CMSAs (Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Areas) |
| B. | SMSAs (Standard Metropolitan Statistical Areas) |
| C. | CBSAs (Core Bases Statistical Areas) |
| D. | MSAs (Micropolitan Statistical Areas) |
| Answer» D. MSAs (Micropolitan Statistical Areas) | |
| 72. |
The Micropolitan Statistical Area consists of_______________? |
| A. | one urban cluster of at lest 10,000 but less than 50.000 population |
| B. | one city of at least 50,000 population |
| C. | one city of at least 1 million population |
| D. | a region of the country |
| Answer» B. one city of at least 50,000 population | |
| 73. |
There is a growing realization that divorce______________? |
| A. | is a normal process from which people quickly recover? |
| B. | means freedom and happiness |
| C. | may bring devastating economic and emotional consequences |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» D. none of the above | |
| 74. |
Before ecological problems can be resolved what will probably need to happen ? |
| A. | It will have to become politicized |
| B. | The smog will have to increase |
| C. | Acid rain will have to destroy our crops |
| D. | Cultural values will have to change |
| Answer» E. | |
| 75. |
Among the leading causes of divorce are______________? |
| A. | infidelity |
| B. | personality differences |
| C. | incompatibility |
| D. | only b and c |
| Answer» E. | |
| 76. |
The ethnic groups among whom arranged marriages are common include______________? |
| A. | Indians (natives of India) |
| B. | Hasidic Jews |
| C. | Muslim |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 77. |
Which two factors have engendered problems that threaten the environment ? |
| A. | overpopulation and urban life |
| B. | agriculture and horticulture |
| C. | fishing and mining |
| D. | low population growth and low density |
| Answer» B. agriculture and horticulture | |
| 78. |
The ecosystem is__________________? |
| A. | the way inanimate objects are placed into the natural system |
| B. | a systematic application of the economy |
| C. | the way living things interact and interrelate with each other and their environments |
| D. | what Hobbes called the “state of nature” |
| Answer» D. what Hobbes called the “state of nature” | |
| 79. |
The realist school of international relations defines war and security as_____________? |
| A. | brinkmanship |
| B. | statecraft |
| C. | high politics |
| D. | low politics |
| Answer» E. | |
| 80. |
The United Stats in an exception in that_________________? |
| A. | wealth correlates with religion |
| B. | wealth does not correlate with religion |
| C. | in most wealth nations religion is very important |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» C. in most wealth nations religion is very important | |
| 81. |
Critics maintain that the following issues are present in higher education______________? |
| A. | high tuitions |
| B. | a lowering of standards |
| C. | muzzling of academic freedom |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 82. |
Both fiscal and monetary policies focus on____________________? |
| A. | the supply side of the market |
| B. | the demand side of the market |
| C. | both sides of the market |
| D. | the global market |
| Answer» C. both sides of the market | |
| 83. |
Max Weber intended his “ideal type” of bureaucracy as an_______________? |
| A. | accurate description of existing bureaucracies |
| B. | idealized or exaggerated model of rational administration |
| C. | explanation of elite domination |
| D. | obviously false portrait of democratic administration |
| Answer» C. explanation of elite domination | |
| 84. |
In some cultures a women a can have several husbands at one time. This custom is called____________? |
| A. | lunacy |
| B. | polyandry |
| C. | polygyny |
| D. | serial marriage |
| Answer» D. serial marriage | |
| 85. |
The percentage of people around the world who lived in cities in 2005 is approximately________________? |
| A. | 20 percent |
| B. | 49 percent |
| C. | 50 percent |
| D. | 80 percent |
| Answer» C. 50 percent | |
| 86. |
The emphasis on rural virtues__________________? |
| A. | has been reinforced by recent studies |
| B. | is based on stereotypes |
| C. | helped democratic representation in the states |
| D. | gave urban dwellers an inferiority complex |
| Answer» C. helped democratic representation in the states | |
| 87. |
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 |
| Answer» C. population size | |
| 88. |
Social organization in the city brought ALL BUT which one of these changes ? |
| A. | The class structure became more rigid |
| B. | Families became nuclear |
| C. | Primary group ties became less important |
| D. | Formal agencies of control multiplied |
| Answer» B. Families became nuclear | |
| 89. |
An ecological city is___________________? |
| A. | the central city suburbs and satellites |
| B. | one with a recycling enter |
| C. | one containing a clean water supply for the area |
| D. | where urban planning originates |
| Answer» B. one with a recycling enter | |
| 90. |
Which subject is NOT studied by demography ? |
| A. | Birthrates death rates sex rates |
| B. | Age groups marriage incidence divorce frequency |
| C. | Human mobility |
| D. | Rock forming land shaping soil forming |
| Answer» E. | |
| 91. |
Reform movements________________? |
| A. | are always progressive |
| B. | may be reactionary or progressive |
| C. | are equally successful in all types of societies |
| D. | have brought about both communism and fascism |
| Answer» C. are equally successful in all types of societies | |
| 92. |
In developing nations cities are growing along with rural areas because_______________? |
| A. | of lower death rates |
| B. | of high birth rates |
| C. | cultural values encourage large families |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 93. |
The number of births in a population in relation to every 1000 women of childbearing age in a year is called the________________? |
| A. | birthrate |
| B. | fertility rate |
| C. | population pyramid |
| D. | population growth rate |
| Answer» B. fertility rate | |
| 94. |
Overpopulation is a problem worldwide but only in relation to________________? |
| A. | demography |
| B. | poor contraception |
| C. | population density |
| D. | political organization |
| Answer» B. poor contraception | |
| 95. |
The idea that technology changes social organization and ideology is called______________? |
| A. | scientific determinism |
| B. | technological revolution |
| C. | evangelical determinism |
| D. | secular humanism |
| Answer» C. evangelical determinism | |
| 96. |
When citizens or government agencies attempt to peacefully correct laws or institutions they are engaged in_____________? |
| A. | revolution |
| B. | reform |
| C. | diffusion |
| D. | innovation |
| Answer» C. diffusion | |
| 97. |
The processes of cultural change include______________? |
| A. | conservatism and reactionism |
| B. | innovation and invention |
| C. | conformity and obedience |
| D. | nationalism and patriotism |
| Answer» E. | |
| 98. |
Redemptive movements include________________? |
| A. | the antinuclear movement |
| B. | fundamentalist Christianity |
| C. | the civil rights movement |
| D. | the women’s liberation movement |
| Answer» C. the civil rights movement | |
| 99. |
Placing workers and machines in one building is called______________? |
| A. | cottage industry |
| B. | guild system |
| C. | factory system |
| D. | exploitation of the proletariat |
| Answer» D. exploitation of the proletariat | |
| 100. |
The Ku Klux Klan is an example of a(n)_________________? |
| A. | change-resistant movement |
| B. | progressive movement |
| C. | fascist movement |
| D. | neo-Nazi movement |
| Answer» B. progressive movement | |