Sociology and Societal Change Quiz

What is the definition of a society according to the text?

• A group of people who share a culture and a territory

• A group of people who share a language and a religion

• A group of people who share a government and a currency

• A group of people who share a profession and a workplace

What was the major concern in hunting and gathering societies?

• Clothing

• Education

• Shelter

• Food

Which type of society saw the first human settlements and the accumulation of material surplus?

• Hunting and gathering societies

• Horticultural societies

• Pastoral societies

• Agrarian societies

What was the major transition that Max Weber talked about in society?

• From pastoral to postindustrial society

• From agrarian to industrial society

• From hunting and gathering to horticultural society

• From traditional to modern society

According to Durkheim, what is the story of a long transition from mechanical to organic solidarity?

• Technological change

• Ideas and underlying social structure

• Sociocultural evolution

• Conflict and revolution

What was the major source of societal change according to Gerhard Lenski?

• Politics

• Economy

• Religion

• Technology

Which type of society saw the emergence of universal public education for the first time?

• Agrarian societies

• Industrial societies

• Horticultural societies

• Hunting and gathering societies

What was the main shift in ideas that Max Weber talked about in the transition to modern capitalism?

• New religious beliefs and practices

• New artistic and cultural movements

• New techniques in accounting and social organization

• New political ideologies and systems

What did Durkheim argue was the change in what held societies together as they developed?

• Change in social institutions

• Change in solidarity

• Change in political structures

• Change in economic systems

What was the defining change in postindustrial societies according to the text?

• Shift from an economy based on services to an economy based on production

• Shift from an economy based on technology to an economy based on natural resources

• Shift from an economy based on agriculture to an economy based on manufacturing

• Shift from an economy based on raw materials to an economy based on information and technology