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Dashboard / My courses / SOC 1502 - AY2022-T2 / 9 December - 15 December / Self-Quiz Unit 5

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Grade 9.60 out of 10.00 (96%) Question

1

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The history of technology began __________.

Select one: a.

In the early stages of human societies

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b. With the invention of the computer c.

During the Renaissance

d. During the 19th century

Question

2

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The type of socialism now carried on by Cuba is a form of __________ socialism.

Select one: a.

centrally planned

b. market c.

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utopian

d. zero-sum

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Question

3

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France might be classified as which kind of nation?

Select one: a.

Global

b. Core c.

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Semi-peripheral

d. Peripheral

Question

4

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Slavery in the pre-Civil War American South most closely resembled __________.

Select one: a.

Chattel slavery

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b. Debt bondage c.

Relative poverty

d. Peonage

Question

5

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When it comes to media and technology, a functionalist would focus on __________.

Select one: a.

The symbols created and reproduced by the media

b. The association of technology and technological skill with men c.

The way that various forms of media socialize users

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d. The digital divide between the technological haves and have-nots

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Question

6

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In the mid-90s, the U.S. government grew concerned that Microsoft was a __________, exercising disproportionate control over the available choices and prices of computers.

Select one: a.

Monopoly

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b. Conglomerate c.

Functionalism

d. Technological globalization

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7

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If someone does not earn enough money to pay for the essentials of life he or she is said to be __________ poor.

Select one: a.

absolutely

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b. essentially c.

really

d. working

Question

8

Correct Mark 1.00 out of 1.00

The use of Facebook to create an online persona by only posting images that match your ideal self exemplifies the __________ that can occur in forms of new media.

Select one: a.

Social construction of reality

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b. Cyberfeminism c.

Market segmentation

d. Referencing

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Question

9

Correct Mark 1.00 out of 1.00

If a sociologist says that nations evolve toward more advanced technology and more complex industry as their citizens learn cultural values that celebrate hard work and success, she is using __________ theory to study the global economy.

Select one: a.

Modernization theory

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b. Dependency theory c.

Globalization theory

d. Evolutionary dependency theory

Question

10

Correct Mark 1.00 out of 1.00

If a sociologist points out that corporate interests dominate the global economy, in part by creating global trade agreements and eliminating international tariffs that will inevitably favour the ability of capital to invest in low wage regions, he or she is a __________.

Select one: a.

Dependency theorist

b. Globalization theorist c.

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Modernization theorist

d. Symbolic interactionist

Question

11

Correct Mark 1.00 out of 1.00

When Japanese scientists develop a new vaccine for swine flu and offer that technology to American pharmaceutical companies, __________ has taken place.

Select one: a.

Media globalization

b. Technological diffusion c.

Monetizing

d. Planned obsolescence

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Question

12

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In which sector of an economy would someone working as a software developer be?

Select one: a.

Primary

b. Secondary c.

Tertiary

d. Quaternary

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13

Correct Mark 1.00 out of 1.00

What is the most important commodity in a postindustrial society?

Select one: a.

Electricity

b. Money c.

Information

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d. Computers

Question

14

Correct Mark 1.00 out of 1.00

When did the first economies begin to develop?

Select one: a.

When all of the hunter-gatherers died

b. When money was invented c.

When people began to grow crops and domesticate animals

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d. When the first cities were built

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Question

15

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When it comes to technology, media, and society, which of the following is true?

Select one: a.

Media influences technology, but not society.

b. Technology created media, but society has nothing to do with these. c.

Technology, media, and society are bound and cannot be separated.

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d. Society influences media but is not connected to technology.

Question

16

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A sociologist who focuses on the way that multinational corporations headquartered in core nations exploit the local workers in their peripheral nation factories is using a __________ perspective to understand the global economy.

Select one: a.

Functional

b. Critical sociology c.

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Feminist

d. Symbolic interactionist

Question

17

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Which of the following is not a risk of media globalization?

Select one: a.

The creation of cultural and ideological biases

b. The creation of local monopolies c.

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The risk of cultural imperialism

d. The loss of local culture

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Question

18

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A sociologist working from a symbolic interaction perspective would __________.

Select one: a.

Study how inequality is created and reproduced

b. Study how corporations can improve the lives of their low-income workers c.

Try to understand how companies provide an advantage to high-income nations compared to low-income nations

d. Want to interview women working in factories to understand how they manage the expectations of their supervisors, make ends meet, and support their households on a day-to-day basis

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19

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Comic books, Wikipedia, MTV, and a commercial for Coca-Cola are all examples of:

Select one: a.

Media

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b. Symbolic interaction perspective c.

E-readiness

d. The digital divide

Question

20

Correct Mark 1.00 out of 1.00

One flaw in modernization theory is the unwillingness to recognize __________.

Select one: a.

That semi-peripheral nations are incapable of industrializing

b. That peripheral nations prevent semi-peripheral nations from entering the global market c.

Its inherent ethnocentric bias

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d. The importance of semi-peripheral nations industrializing

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Question

21

Correct Mark 1.00 out of 1.00

Which is evidence that the Canadian workforce is largely a meritocracy?

Select one: a.

Job opportunities are increasing for highly skilled jobs.

b. Job opportunities are decreasing for mid-level jobs. c.

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Highly skilled jobs pay better than low-skill jobs.

d. Women tend to make less than men do for the same job.

Question

22

Correct Mark 1.00 out of 1.00

When all media sources report a simplified version of the environmental impact of hydraulic fracturing, with no effort to convey the hard science and complicated statistical data behind the story, __________ is probably occurring.

Select one: a.

Gatekeeping

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b. The digital divide c.

Technophilia

d. Market segmentation

Question

23

Correct Mark 1.00 out of 1.00

Who was the leading theorist on the development of socialism?

Select one: a.

Karl Marx

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b. Alex Inkeles c.

Emile Durkheim

d. Adam Smith

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Question

24

Correct Mark 1.00 out of 1.00

Which of the following is the primary component of the evolutionary model of technological change?

Select one: a.

Technology should not be subject to patenting.

b. Technology and the media evolve together. c.

Technology can be traced back to the early stages of human society.

d. A breakthrough in one form of technology leads to a number of variations, and technological developments.

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25

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Jerome is able to use the internet to select reliable sources for his research paper, but Charlie just copies large pieces of web pages and pastes them into his paper. Jerome has __________ while Charlie does not.

Select one: a.

A functional perspective

b. The knowledge gap c.

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E-readiness

d. A digital divide

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