The shift from traditional societies into industrial societies is called ________.
A) positivism
B) postmodernism
C) modernization
D) contemporization
Question 2In attempting to establish social control, society targets the poor, the mentally ill, criminals, and political dissidents as ________.
a. subcultures
b. deviants
c. conflict theorists
d. none of the above
Question 3Marx's notion that religion diverts the thoughts of workers to the afterlife rather than toward rebellion against their worldly oppressors is expressed by his statement ________.
A) If people believe the situation is real, it is real in the consequences.
B) The sum of the whole is no greater than the sum of the parts.
C) Religion is ... the opium of the people.
D) You can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drink.
Question 4Which of the following statements is not identified as a reason why sport is an important mechanism of an ideological control?
a. The Olympics and other international sporting events are treated as a political contest, a symbolic world war in which nations win or lose, thus, prompting citizens to unite behind their flag and their athletes.
b. There is the integral relationship between sport and nationalism, which is obvious in the blatantly militaristic pageantry that surrounds sport contests.
c. Sport deflects people's attention away from the serious social problems.
d. Sport is a valid means of upward mobility for people from the lower classes.
Question 5The __________ reorganized the production of goods from a craft system to large-scale factory production.
Fill in the blank with correct word
Question 6Although the media does investigative reporting and occasionally questions the system, its overall impact is ________ the system.
a. not supportive of
b. critical of
c. supportive of
d. neutral toward
Question 7Sociology emerged in __________ in the early nineteenth century.
Fill in the blank with correct word
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