Question 1

Lack of access to the Internet can prevent a country from being fully integrated into the
 global economy.

Accepted Answer

Access to the Internet is crucial for participating in the global economy as it enables communication, trade, and access to information and markets.

Question 2

The first human being was cloned in 1997.

Accepted Answer

No human has been successfully cloned as of October 2023. The first successful cloning of a mammal, Dolly the sheep, occurred in 1996.

Question 3

Air pollution in urban areas is caused primarily by emissions from automobiles, electric  power plants, and heavy industries.

Accepted Answer

Automobiles, electric power plants, and heavy industries are major sources of air pollution in urban areas due to their emissions of pollutants like nitrogen oxides, sulfur dioxide, and particulate matter.

Question 4

To improve air quality during the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles, people were asked to  carpool and stagger their work hours, leading to a significant reduction in ozone levels.

Accepted Answer

During the 1984 Olympics, Los Angeles implemented measures like carpooling and staggered work hours, which contributed to a noticeable decrease in ozone pollution levels.

Question 5

The Kyoto Protocol was signed by all the core nations.

Accepted Answer

The United States, a core nation, did not ratify the Kyoto Protocol.

Question 6

Sociologists Paul Mohai and Robin Saha examined over 600 hazardous waste treatment, storage, and disposal facilities in the United States. They found that ________ of the  people living within one mile of these sites are non-Whites and Latinos.
A) 22 percent
B) 51 percent
C) 12 percent
D) 43 percent

Accepted Answer

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Question 7

Which one of the following is an example of a new social movement?
A) A civil rights protest movement in a major Canadian city.
B) A parents' protest about the closure of a local high school.
C) An environmental social movement that focuses on the interconnection of all the world's people and resources.
D) A local workers' protest against poor wages and working conditions.

Accepted Answer

New social movements often focus on global issues, identity, and quality of life, such as environmental concerns, rather than traditional economic or political issues.

Question 8

Approximately, how many people, worldwide, lack safe and adequate drinking water?
A) approx 1.1 million
B) approx 5 million
C) approx 1 billion
D) approx 600 million

Accepted Answer

Approximately 1 billion people worldwide lack access to safe and adequate drinking water, highlighting a significant global issue.

Question 9

What technique was used by women's liberation activists in the 1960s and 1970s to convince women that they were being deprived of their rights and of socially valued resources?
A) class consciousness groups
B) consciousness-raising groups
C) false consciousness groups
D) deprivation awareness groups

Accepted Answer

Consciousness-raising groups were used by women's liberation activists to help women become aware of the social and political inequalities they faced, fostering a collective awareness and encouraging activism.

Question 10

Those with vested interests in preventing social change will often include which of the following?
A) corporations
B) the proletariat
C) factory workers
D) the poor

Accepted Answer

Corporations often have vested interests in maintaining the status quo to protect their profits and market position, which can lead them to resist social change.

Question 11

Of what is the incorrect notion that traditional societies are simple or primitive an example?
A) ethnocentrism
B) dependency theory
C) colonialism
D) cultural imperialism

Accepted Answer

Ethnocentrism is the belief that one's own culture or ethnic group is superior to others, leading to the misconception that traditional societies are simple or primitive compared to more "advanced" societies.

Question 12

What was the focus of traditional social movements?
A) economic issues
B) class consciousness
C) civil rights
D) discrimination

Accepted Answer

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Question 13

Which of the following is NOT true of global climate change?
A) Climate change will affect the people in wealthy nations more quickly and more severely than it will those in less developed nations.
B) As the ice in the Arctic regions melts due to rising temperatures, this is likely in turn to create further warming.
C) Elimination of the rainforest causes changes in worldwide weather patterns.
D) Energy-hungry nations in the developed world are major contributors to climate change.

Accepted Answer

Wealthy nations often have more resources to adapt to climate change, so less developed nations are typically more vulnerable to its immediate and severe impacts.

Question 14

What it the term for the significant rise in the earth's surface temperatures that occurs when industrial gases like carbon dioxide turn the planet's atmosphere into a virtual greenhouse?
A) global warming
B) air pollution
C) environmental fallout
D) globalization

Accepted Answer

The term "global warming" refers to the significant rise in Earth's surface temperatures due to the greenhouse effect, which is caused by industrial gases like carbon dioxide trapping heat in the atmosphere.

Question 15

What state did Talcott Parsons view as natural for society?
A) equilibrium
B) anarchy
C) relative deprivation
D) goal displacement

Accepted Answer

Talcott Parsons, a sociologist, viewed equilibrium as the natural state for society, where all parts of society function together harmoniously to maintain stability and order.

Question 16

Advances in biotechnology, such as the cloning of sheep like Dolly in 1997, raised  concern among many neo-luddites in terms of the ethical implications this research raises  for members of society. Which sociological concept explains this concern?
A) equilibrium model
B) censorship
C) resource mobilization
D) culture lag

Accepted Answer

Culture lag refers to the period of adjustment when non-material culture is struggling to adapt to new material conditions, such as technological advancements, leading to ethical and societal concerns.

Question 17

What do critics of genetically-modified food call such food?
A) technoproduce
B) frankenfood
C) fake food
D) cloned food

Accepted Answer

Critics of genetically-modified food often refer to it as "frankenfood," a term that suggests unnatural or potentially dangerous alterations, drawing a parallel to Frankenstein's monster.

Question 18

Which of the following has contributed to the global environmental crisis?
A) the rise in global population
B) technological advances
C) secularization
D) globalization

Accepted Answer

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Question 19

Read carefully through the statement, and fill in the blanks from the options A-D below. "The _______________ is concerned with interrelationships between people and their  environment, focusing on how the physical environment shapes and affects people's lives as well as how people influence their surrounding environment. As such the __________________ works to break down the divisiveness between race and social class lines that  ________________ argue is a result of the capitalist treadmill of production which  supports the affluent and negatively affects the less affluent".
A) world systems analysis; environmental justice movement; conflict theorists
B) human ecology perspective; environmental justice movement; conflict theorists
C) environmental justice movement; human ecology perspective; functionalist theorists
D) human ecology perspective; globalization perspective; interactionists

Accepted Answer

The human ecology perspective focuses on the relationship between people and their environment. The environmental justice movement addresses inequalities in environmental protection, and conflict theorists argue that capitalism creates social divisions.

Question 20

Which of the following is NOT a process of social change associated with equilibrium theory?
A) value legitimation
B) differentiation
C) adaptive upgrading
D) inclusion

Accepted Answer

Value legitimation is not a process associated with equilibrium theory; it refers to the justification of social values, whereas equilibrium theory focuses on maintaining social stability through differentiation, adaptive upgrading, and inclusion.

Quiz 8: Social Change

Lack of access to the Internet can prevent a country from being fully integrated into the global economy.

The first human being was cloned in 1997.

Air pollution in urban areas is caused primarily by emissions from automobiles, electric power plants, and heavy industries.

To improve air quality during the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles, people were asked to carpool and stagger their work hours, leading to a significant reduction in ozone levels.

The Kyoto Protocol was signed by all the core nations.

Sociologists Paul Mohai and Robin Saha examined over 600 hazardous waste treatment, storage, and disposal facilities in the United States. They found that ________ of the people living within one mile of these sites are non-Whites and Latinos.

Which one of the following is an example of a new social movement?

Approximately, how many people, worldwide, lack safe and adequate drinking water?

What technique was used by women's liberation activists in the 1960s and 1970s to convince women that they were being deprived of their rights and of socially valued resources?

Those with vested interests in preventing social change will often include which of the following?

Of what is the incorrect notion that traditional societies are simple or primitive an example?

What was the focus of traditional social movements?

Which of the following is NOT true of global climate change?

What it the term for the significant rise in the earth's surface temperatures that occurs when industrial gases like carbon dioxide turn the planet's atmosphere into a virtual greenhouse?

What state did Talcott Parsons view as natural for society?

Advances in biotechnology, such as the cloning of sheep like Dolly in 1997, raised concern among many neo-luddites in terms of the ethical implications this research raises for members of society. Which sociological concept explains this concern?

What do critics of genetically-modified food call such food?

Which of the following has contributed to the global environmental crisis?

Which of the following is NOT a process of social change associated with equilibrium theory?