Among the results of urbanization is the:

Among the results of urbanization is the:
 
  a. dispersion of populations
  b. increasing interdependence of populations
  c. increasing isolation of one city from another
  d. need for increased rural populations to feed city dwellers

Question 2

Among the results of mass publics in American society are all of the following EXCEPT the
 
  a. building of a network of highways
  b. creation of celebrities
  c. decline of the leisure industry
  d. transformation of the national landscape

Question 3

Compared with modern cities, ancient cities lacked all of the following EXCEPT:
 
  a. a central administrative apparatus
  b. efficient means of transporting goods over long distances
  c. enough surplus food to feed an urban population
  d. scientific medicine

Question 4

The values and attitudes of mass publics are referred to as:
 
  a. a social movement
  b. an ideology
  c. collective behavior
  d. public opinion

Question 5

All of the following are among the factors that limited the size of early cities EXCEPT:
 
  a. continuing wars that weakened the population
  b. insufficient agricultural surpluses
  c. lack of efficient transportation of goods
  d. lack of scientific medicine

Question 6

The panic resulting from the broadcast of The War of the Worlds can be attributed to a:
 
  a. desire of mass publics for excitement
  b. desire of the networks to gain publicity
  c. failure of the audience to respond rationally
  d. failure to anticipate the reaction of mass publics

Question 7

Chinatown, Little Italy, and similar communities within large cities develop as a result of:
 
  a. assimilation
  b. chain migration
  c. gentrification
  d. the demographic transition