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1
Sociologists use the term social movement to refer to a disorganized activity that spontaneously occurs in response to some newly passed legislation.
A)True
B)False
2
The term relative deprivation refers to the ways in which a social movement utilizes such resources as money, political influence, access to the media, and personnel.
A)True
B)False
3
Sociologists point out that gender is an important element in understanding social movements.
A)True
B)False
4
Auguste Comte, a founder of sociology, was an evolutionary theorist of social change.
A)True
B)False
5
In general, those with a disproportionate share of society's wealth, status, and power have a vested interest in preserving the status quo.
A)True
B)False
6
Many sociologists believe that we are living in a postindustrial society.
A)True
B)False
7
Technological advances have little impact on the material culture.
A)True
B)False
8
The whole issue of privacy and censorship in this technological age illustrates a case of culture lag.
A)True
B)False
9
There is an ever-present danger that a society's most powerful groups will use technological advances to invade the privacy of the less powerful, and thereby maintain or intensify various forms of inequality and injustice.
A)True
B)False
10
The evolutionary perspective of social change emphasizes that social change must contribute to society's stability.
A)True
B)False
11
Social movements imply the existence of conflict.
A)True
B)False
12
There is a single path for social evolution that all societies must pass through.
A)True
B)False





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