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According to the critical theorists, what does culture displace as the most important aspect of society?
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| | A) | the economy
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| | B) | industry
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| | C) | family
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| | D) | the state
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Newspapers and pop music are examples of:
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| | A) | class culture.
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| | B) | high culture.
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| | C) | mass culture.
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| | D) | opiates.
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Thinking based on instrumentally rational criteria is:
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| | A) | democratic.
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| | B) | plutocratic.
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| | C) | critical.
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| | D) | technocratic.
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Thinking in terms of justice, freedom, and happiness is:
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| | A) | rationality.
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| | B) | philosophy.
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| | C) | reason.
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| | D) | technocratic.
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The culture industry is based in:
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| | A) | the media.
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| | B) | business.
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| | C) | universities.
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| | D) | tradition.
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Fordism is a technique of:
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| | A) | craft production.
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| | B) | mass production.
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| | C) | automobile production.
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| | D) | reason.
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Post-Fordist workers are:
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| | A) | exploited.
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| | B) | experienced.
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| | C) | specialized and skillful.
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| | D) | tasteful.
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Specialized production for niche markets is sometimes referred to as:
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| | A) | McDonaldization.
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| | B) | Fordism.
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| | C) | Taylorization.
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| | D) | sneakerization.
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The rich industrial center of the world economy is the:
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| | A) | core.
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| | B) | periphery.
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| | C) | semi-periphery.
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| | D) | heartland.
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The civilizing process is described by which of the following theorists?
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| | A) | Jurgen Habermas
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| | B) | Herbert Marcuse
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| | C) | Norbert Elias
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| | D) | Max Weber
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Long-term changes in everyday behaviors are caused by:
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| | A) | politics.
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| | B) | the capitalist world economy.
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| | C) | rationalization.
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| | D) | the civilizing process.
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According to Norbert Elias, manners have become more:
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| | A) | sloppy.
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| | B) | diverse.
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| | C) | memorable.
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| | D) | important.
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According to Elias, over time, sports have become:
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| | A) | less violent.
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| | B) | less exciting.
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| | C) | more violent.
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| | D) | less fun.
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Process Sociology deals with:
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| | A) | production routines.
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| | B) | the labor process.
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| | C) | figurations.
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| | D) | reifications.
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Which of the following terms does Jurgen Habermas use to describe the interactions of everyday life?
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| | A) | the system
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| | B) | civilization
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| | C) | society
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| | D) | the lifeworld
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According to Habermas, free and open communication is essential for achieving:
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| | A) | mutual discourse.
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| | B) | civility.
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| | C) | consensus.
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| | D) | pluralism.
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The force of the best argument is a basic criterion of:
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| | A) | positive rationalization.
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| | B) | negative rationalization.
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| | C) | comprehension.
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| | D) | remorse.
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Which of the following would be an example of the juggernaut of modernity?
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| | B) | faster computers
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| | C) | earthquakes
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| | D) | global warming
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Modern individuals who think about actions and their consequences are:
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| | A) | rational.
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| | B) | civilized.
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| | C) | experts.
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| | D) | reflexive.
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According to Anthony Giddens, modern societies are increasingly:
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| | A) | physically proximate.
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| | B) | metaphysically proximate.
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| | C) | spatially dispersed.
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| | D) | spatially related.
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Risk is an element of:
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| | A) | traditional societies.
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| | B) | peripheral states.
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| | C) | modern society.
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Efficiency, predictability, calculability, and control are qualities of:
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| | A) | Post-Fordism.
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| | B) | the system.
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| | C) | modernity.
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| | D) | McDonaldization.
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Predictability means:
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| | A) | consistent outcomes.
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| | B) | fundamental outcomes.
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| | C) | desirable outcomes.
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| | D) | risk management.
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A fry machine that rings automatically when the fries are done is an example of:
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| | A) | predictability.
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| | B) | efficiency.
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| | C) | control.
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The spread of McDonald's across the globe is an example of:
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| | A) | homogenization.
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| | B) | diversification.
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| | C) | hybridization.
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| | D) | evolution.
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Herbert Marcuse is a leading neo-Durkheimian theorist.
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The Nazi concentration camps are an extreme example of technocratic thinking at work.
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| | A) | True
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In Weberian fashion, the critical theorists were optimistic that the culture industry could be made into a tool of the revolutionary proletariat.
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| | A) | True
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The Fordist system of production aided the formation of labor unions because worker dissatisfaction became uniform as well.
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Automobiles of the same model with a variety of options are an example of flexible production.
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In the Middle Ages, the bride and groom copulated right in front of the wedding party.
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Jurgen Habermas was concerned that the juggernaut of modernity could careen out of control.
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About one-fourth of McDonald's restaurants are located outside the United States.
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Globalization theorists believe the nation-state is more important than ever, especially the United States.
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According to Weber, Marcuse, Habermas, and Ritzer, the modern world is becoming increasingly rationalized.
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| | A) | True
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| | B) | False
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