4.2 Review Questions

QuestionAnswer
Organic solidarity is most likely to exist in which of the following types of societies?
Industrial
Hunter-gatherer
Agricultural
Feudal
According to Marx, the _____ own the means of production in a society.
bourgeoisie
proletariat
vassals
anomie
Which of the following best depicts Marx’s concept of alienation from the process of one’s labor?
A construction worker is laid off and takes a job at a fast food restaurant temporarily, although he has never had an interest in preparing food before.
A supermarket cashier always scans store coupons before company coupons because she was taught to do it that way.
A businessman feels that he deserves a raise, but is nervous to ask his manager for one; instead, he comforts himself with the idea that hard work is its own reward.
An associate professor is afraid that she won’t be given tenure and starts spreading rumors about one of her associates to make herself look better.
The Protestant work ethic is based on the concept of predestination, which states that ________.
God has already chosen those who will be saved and those who will be damned
performing good deeds in life is the only way to secure a spot in Heaven
salvation is only achievable through obedience to God
no person can be saved before he or she accepts Jesus Christ as his or her savior
The concept of the iron cage was popularized by which of the following sociological thinkers?
Max Weber
Karl Marx
Émile Durkheim
Friedrich Engels
Émile Durkheim’s ideas about society can best be described as ________.
functionalist
conflict theorist
symbolic interactionist
rationalist

The content of this course has been taken from the free Sociology textbook by Openstax

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