SOCI 111 Week 7 M07 Chapters 14&15 Quiz

SOCI 111 Week 7 M07 Chapters 14&15 Quiz | Ivy Tech Community College

M07 Chapters 14&15 Quiz 

Question 1

In the early days of the new monetary system, stockholders were more willing to invest in corporations because of ________, which restricts their financial responsibility to whatever they invested in the company.    

·         payment per unit  

·         limited liability  

·         the enclosure movement  

·         political arbitrage

 

Question 2

One good thing about earning a salary, according to Simmel, is that    

·         you are always paid more than a wage earner.  

·         it is the same as piecework payment: one can barter to get a higher wage.  

·         workers still get paid, even if the electricity goes out for the day and no work gets done.  

·         it lasts long after a person has retired.

 

Question 3

Leanne is writing a story about a "typical American family." She researches the work lives of the statistically typical family and concludes that her story will focus on    

·         a husband and wife who both work.  

·         a husband who is the sole provider.  

·         a single mother who is the sole provider.  

·         a husband, wife, and live-in grandparents who all work.

 

Question 4

In this economic system, there is a free labor market and individuals can own property, but the basic needs of the people, such as health care, education, elder care, and law enforcement, are met by the government. This economic system is called    

·         capitalism.  

·         socialism.  

·         communism.

·         Marxism.

 

Question 5

Some people consider corporations to be "psychopathic" because corporations    

·         routinely kill employees in the name of consensus.  

·         maintain long-term relationships even when they are harmful.  

·         have multiple personalities.  

·         show little regard, remorse, or guilt for harming others.

 

Question 6

According to sociologists Jerry Jacobs and Kathleen Gerson, because workers want to advance in their careers, many avoid taking full advantage of    

·         health insurance benefits.  

·         education opportunities.  

·         family-friendly office policies.  

·         the family wage.

 

Question 7

According to theories proposed by Adam Smith, the most efficient way to produce something is    

·         with the use of skilled craftsmen who control the entire production process.  

·         with a mechanical assembly line that carries the product to the workers.  

·         through the use of interchangeable parts.  

·         through a division of labor that breaks production into its constituent parts.

 

Question 8

Because the monetary system is increasingly depersonalized, Georg Simmel argues that we can now    

·         work for someone whom we don't like.  

·         marry someone from a lower social class.  

·         have true and meaningful friendships.  

·         work with people that we don't know.

 

Question 9

James decides to start a religious movement of people who both work and worship with intensity. He studies religious history and decides to focus on a theology that will make people feel insecure about their eternal destiny, so that they will work hard in an attempt to prove themselves worthy. James's religious movement is an application of whose theory?

  

·         Karl Marx  

·         Georg Simmel  

·         Adam Smith  

·         Max Weber

 

Question 10

In a capitalist economic system, the price and distribution of goods and services are determined by what?    

·         number of workers  

·         competition  

·         location  

·         monetization

 

Question 11

Following the rapid industrialization that took place between the late eighteenth century and the early twentieth century, many states began adopting various policies developed to meet social needs. This is known as    

·         the paradox of well-being.  

·         social policy.  

·         social insurance.  

·         Social Security.

 

Question 12

In a society governed by legal-rational authority, personality and tradition are less important than    

·         multiple leaders.  

·         formal rules.  

·         a supreme ruler.  

·         justification for legal decisions.

 

Question 13

A famous British economist argued that government intervention, in the form of social expenditures, could pull the economy out of a recession by stimulating demand for products and services. This is referred to as    

·         Keynesian economics.  

·         Marxist welfare.  

·         social services.  

·         economic recession.

 

Question 14

Why does Puerto Rico have higher voting rates than most of the United States?    

·         There are more incentives for Puerto Ricans to vote.  

·         Nonvoters are socially ostracized.  

·         Election Day is a holiday.  

·         Voting is mandatory.

 

Question 15

The civic voluntarism model points to three components to explain political participation or nonparticipation. One of these components is    

·         political apathy.  

·         race and ethnicity.  

·         exposure to political advertising.  

·         mobilization efforts.

 

Question 16

According to Lukes's first dimension of power, power is most visible    

·         during cultural displays, such as military parades.  

·         during everyday conversation.  

·         when no conflict is apparent.  

·         when different agendas clash and conflict results, with one side prevailing.

 

Question 17

At the post office one day, you spy a mother and her three unruly children. She consistently threatens to spank them when she gets them home if they don't stop behaving badly. They continue to ignore her threats. Finally, she swats one of them on the bottom, making the other children laugh, suggesting that she has lost control of the situation. This could be seen as    

·         coercion.  

·         idle threat.  

·         the paradox of authority.  

·         Keynesian authority.

 

Question 18

The sociology club helps organize the collection of items for a fundraiser for the local homeless shelter. There is no monetary reward associated with doing this. The work of each club member can be described as    

·         professionalization.  

·         altruism.  

·         game theory.  

·         charismatic authority.

 

Question 19

Social rights to public assistance, such as Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), are contingent on proof of limited funds. These are known as    

·         opposition to rights.  

·         rights to contributory programs.  

·         rights to means-tested programs.   

·         individual rights.

 

Question 20

Max is a firm believer that we need to show utmost respect for our parents, for our professors, and for the laws of the U.S. government. This is best seen as an example of domination by    

·         power.   

·         authority.  

·         economic power.  

·         government.