Question 1

The goal of sociologists who see sociology as a science is primarily ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  knowledge-gathering
B)  social change
C)  myth-busting
D)  advocacyE) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 2

Amir must repeat the same script to customers who come through a fast-food drive-through,regardless of what time of day or year it is.This is an example of the calculability dimension of McDonaldization.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Which of these is an example of a modern military-industrial complex?

Accepted Answer

A)  the United Nations
B)  the Great Recession
C)  the War on Terror
D)  the World BankE) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 4

Which discipline might study a society's cultural aspects in details,such as looking at a specific tribe and its practices-what they eat,how they organize families,and how they use resources?

Accepted Answer

A)  psychology
B)  anthropology
C)  geography
D)  communication studiesE) All of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 5

McDonaldization is a concept that describes which of these?

Accepted Answer

A)  the processes of globalization
B)  the creation of rational systems that can guide mass production
C)  the way that cultural diffusion happens
D)  the creation of an unskilled and low-paid underclass of workersE) A) and C)
F) None of the above

Exam 1: An Introduction to Sociology in the Global Age

The goal of sociologists who see sociology as a science is primarily ______.

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Amir must repeat the same script to customers who come through a fast-food drive-through,regardless of what time of day or year it is.This is an example of the calculability dimension of McDonaldization.

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Which of these is an example of a modern military-industrial complex?

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McDonaldization is a concept that describes which of these?

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Which discipline might study a society's cultural aspects in details,such as looking at a specific tribe and its practices-what they eat,how they organize families,and how they use resources?

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Amir must repeat the same script to customers who come through a fast-food drive-through,regardless of what time of day or year it is.This is an example of the calculability dimension of McDonaldization.

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Which of these is an example of a modern military-industrial complex?

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McDonaldization is a concept that describes which of these?

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Which discipline might study a society's cultural aspects in details,such as looking at a specific tribe and its practices-what they eat,how they organize families,and how they use resources?

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