True or False Quiz


1	Monopolistic practices are a key component of laissez-faire capitalism as it was explained by British economist Adam Smith.
		A)	True
		B)	False


2	In the view of conflict theorists, students in the United States are socialized to view capitalism and representative democracy as the "normal" and most desirable ways of organizing a nation.
		A)	True
		B)	False


3	Generally, in societies based on legal-rational authority, leaders are viewed as having absolute power passed down from generation to generation.
		A)	True
		B)	False


4	In reality, the economy of each industrial society¾including the United States, Great Britain, and Japan¾includes elements of both capitalism and socialism.
		A)	TRUE
		B)	FALSE


5	Observing from an interactionist perspective, sociologist Carol Couch points out that the growth of the electronic media has facilitated the development of rational authority.
		A)	True
		B)	False


6	Political apathy and low voter turnout is, unfortunately, unique to the political process in the United States.
		A)	True
		B)	False


7	Karl Marx believed that society is ruled by a small group of individuals who share a common set of political and economic interests.
		A)	True
		B)	False


8	The power elite model developed by C. Wright Mills is, in many respects, similar to the work of Max Weber.
		A)	True
		B)	False


9	Some sociologists believe that by 2015 the total number of male and female workers may be the same.
		A)	True
		B)	False


10	Among Black, Hispanic, and White workers who were laid off from their jobs in the late 1980s, Black workers were least likely to find a new job.
		A)	True
		B)	False

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