During the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries, European and American whalers killed tens of thousands of whales in Arctic waters for commercial purposes, with little effective resistance from environmental or animal rights groups. Today, whaling is a highly monitored activity subject to quotas. This change in reaction to whaling suggests that
a. behavior considered deviant at one time and place may not be considered deviant at another.
b. people have consistent ideas about what is considered deviant.
c. something is deviant only if it is considered deviant across time and place.
d. Native people who still whale should be punished.
Question 2The Ghost Dance of the Plains Indians is an example of a:
a. millenarian movement.
b. revitalization movement
c. religious sect
d. universal church.
e. cult movement.
Question 3The government of Greenland joined with four large corporations to create an export promotion strategy and an international branding strategy for the country. Sociologists classify such corporations as organizations.
a. formal
b. voluntary
c. emerging
d. informal
Question 4Marvin Harris has shown that the Hindu taboo against eating beef ensures:
a. a large supply of cow dung that is a source of fertilizer and fuel.
b. that people eat healthier foods.
c. a large supply of beef for the future, when it will be needed to feed a growing population.
d. that cows do not have to be fed.
e. the continuance of their religion.
Question 5Sociologists look to identify the scarce resources that pulled Greenlanders into the global division of labor. From the 16th through the late 19th centuries that resource was
a. oil, extracted from the ground.
b. oil, extracted from whales.
c. rubber.
d. ivory.
Question 6A major criticism of Weber's theory is that:
a. Protestants do not believe in predestination.
b. the work ethic was also found in other contemporary religions.
c. religion has no relationship to the social order in the modern world.
d. all of the above
e. none of the above
Question 7Climate change is fueling the emergence of two opposing groups (an ingroup and an outgroup). Those groups are
a. Arctic peoples/tropical islanders versus people who live in highest greenhouse gas producing societies.
b. capitalists versus ecotourists.
c. cold weather versus warm weather peoples.
d. wind versus solar power users.
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