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Cultural diffusion only occurs when one society considers the culture or technology of another society to be useful.

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: False

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The feminist movement is considered as a reform movement.

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: True

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AIDS activists have also successfully pressured pharmaceutical companies to allow developing countries to important generic drugs. What was the result?

A skyrocketing number of people receiving treatment

Increased sexual activity between unmarried partners

Declines in fertility

A halt to AIDS research and new drug production

Answer

Correct Answer: A skyrocketing number of people receiving treatment

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Social movements often arise when the political structure is ______.

Firm and unyielding

Stable and strong

Fair and equitable

Weak or corrupt

Answer

Correct Answer: Weak or corrupt

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A social movement that attempts to overthrow an entire system is called a ______ movement.

Counter

Reform

Revolutionary

Systems

Answer

Correct Answer: Revolutionary

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Sometimes, rapid changes can lead to a condition where a society is no longer able to regulate and control the conduct of its members. People find that the old rules they once lived by are no longer applicable to their everyday experiences. Sociologists refer to this condition as ______.

Disenfranchisement

Anarchy

Anomie

Anachronism

Answer

Correct Answer: Anomie

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This term refers to a steady rise in the earth’s temperature brought about by increasing amounts of carbon dioxide in Earth’s atmosphere.

Global diffusion

Global climate change

Global climate diffusion

Global cooling

Answer

Correct Answer: Global climate change

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Which of the following is least likely to promote social change?

Population increases

Cultural innovation

A single dramatic event

Technological and cultural diffusion

Answer

Correct Answer: A single dramatic event

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Which sociologist discussed the concept of anomie?

Karl Marx

Max Weber

Emile Durkheim

Talcott Parsons

Answer

Correct Answer: Emile Durkheim

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Which label do sociologists commonly use to describe U.S. society?

Industrial

Agricultural

Post-industrial

Post-agricultural

Answer

Correct Answer: Post-industrial

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Anomie is a condition in which rapid change has disrupted society’s ability to adequately regulate and control its members and the old rules that governed people’s lives no longer seem to apply

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: True

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