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Category: Social and Cultural Change
In developing nations which of the following influence(s) social change towards the liberal Western democratic style of society ?
A. literacy education and communication
B. a centrally dominated social order
C. extreme social inequalities
D. homogenous social groups and organizations
__________ are the alterations over time in social structures culture and behavioral patterns ?
A. Reformist movements
B. Social changes
C. Collective behaviors
D. Modernization movements
E. Social movements
The development of computers and the increased use of the internet are examples of what source of social change ?
A. clashes over resources and values
B. diffusion
C. the mass media
D. innovation
_________ refers to the fundamental alterations in the patterns of culture structure and social behavior over time ?
A. cultural lag
B. diffusion
C. social change
D. modernization
The term vested interests was coined by social economist ?
A. William F. Ogburn
B. Talcott Parsons
C. Auguste Comte
D. Thorstein Veblen
The four principles of McDonaldization are_____________?
A. efficiency calculability affordability consistent decor
B. efficiency calculability uniformity automation
C. efficiency dehumanization automation high calories
D. efficiency Big Mac large fries’ milkshake
Which nation(s) has(have) witnessed a significant decline in voter turnout in recent elections ?
A. Japan
B. Great Britain
C. the United States
D. all of the above
Unverified information that is passed on from person to person is called a______________?
A. metaphor
B. contagion
C. convention
D. rumor
E. gossip
What theory of social movement development currently dominates academic though ?
A. Contagion
B. Conflict
C. Resource Development
D. Frame Alignment
E. Linear Evolutionary
________ usually last longer are better organized more goal-oriented and have a longer lasting impact than fads or crazes ?
A. Social movements
B. Developments
C. Conventions
D. Hysterias
E. Protests
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