____ societies produce no surplus.
a. Agricultural
b. Industrial
c. Postindustrial
d. Hunting-and-gathering
Question 2The increase in the number and diversity of social institutions in society is primarily the result of:
a. an increase in population.
b. the ability to generate an economic surplus.
c. an intermingling of cultures.
d. a change in the environment.
Question 3A __________ would ask, Who benefits from the current system of social institutions?
a. conflict theorist
b. structural functionalist
c. symbolic interactionist
d. sociobiologist
Question 4Conflict theorists would argue that social institutions:
a. increase life satisfaction.
b. help maintain social inequality.
c. inspire social change.
d. give us a sense of security.
Question 5Conflict theorists emphasize that institutions have a negative effect on society because they:
a. stifle social change.
b. create patterns of behavior.
c. help people learn what is approved.
d. meet basic human needs.
Question 6According to structural functionalists, social institutions are functional for all of the following reasons EXCEPT they:
a. are perceived as morally right.
b. provide individuals with security.
c. make daily life easier.
d. contribute to inequality.
Question 7When analyzing social institutions, structural-functional theorists begin with the question:
a. Who benefits most from the institutional arrangements?
b. What is the meaning of the different elements of the social institutions for the participants?
c. How do institutions help stabilize society?
d. Do social institutions rationalize inequality?
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