WorksheetsDIGISCO Power, Space, Systems, and Values & Ethics
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
How is Power described in terms of its nature according to section 2.4B?
A) Temporary and fluctuating
B) Independent of institutions
C) Structural and embedded within institutions, organizations, and governments
D) Unrelated to social relations
What is highlighted about the functions of Different Spaces in section 2.5B?
A) They all serve the same purpose
B) They serve distinct functions for people and communities
C) They have no specific functions
D) Their functions are irrelevant
How do humans interact with Space according to section 2.5A in the context of study?
A) By ignoring cultural features
B) By organizing space based on physical features only
C) By constructing space without social considerations
D) By organizing, constructing, and representing space based on physical, geographic, cultural, and/or social features
According to section 2.4C, what characterizes the distribution of Power in digital society?
A) Equal distribution among all individuals
B) Unequal distribution across various sectors
C) Equally distributed based on need
D) Concentrated in specific groups or entities
According to section 2.5C, what aspects are significant considerations involving Space?
A) Color, shape, and size
B) Access, movement, and flows
C) Historical significance only
D) Static nature of Space
What do Values and Ethics influence and shape based on the information provided?
A) Only ideas and objects
B) Only systems and spaces
C) Ideas, objects, practices, systems, and spaces
D) Only practices and systems
Which frameworks are associated with appreciating the 'unknowability' of complex systems and anticipating their responses to interventions?
A) Structural functionalism
B) Actor-network frameworks
C) Rhizomatic frameworks
D) Systems thinking and complexity
How are Values and Ethics expressed according to the passage?
A) Only through rules and laws
B) Solely through policies and codes
C) Through frameworks, codes, rules, policies, and laws
D) Exclusively through theoretical frameworks
Which of the following is NOT listed as a major ethical perspective supporting conceptual understanding of Values and Ethics?
A) Utilitarianism
B) Deontological ethics
C) Ethical relativism
D) Evolutionary ethics
Which theories or frameworks are mentioned as supporting conceptual understanding of Power in the digital society?
A) Theories on individual empowerment and self-reliance
B) The major power perspectives: realism, liberalism, critical theories, relativism, universalism
C) Theories on traditional power structures only
D) Theories focusing solely on governmental power dynamics
Which theory or framework emphasizes the holistic approach of considering the properties of the whole system as distinct from its parts?
A) Sociological theories
B) Actor-network frameworks
C) Systems thinking and complexity
D) Rhizomatic frameworks
Which type of theories involve understanding the interdependencies and interactions between system elements, tracing back to complexity theory?
A) Structural functionalism
B) Conflict theory
C) Symbolic interactionism
D) Systems thinking and complexity
