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Chapter 4: Society and Social Interaction

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Chapter 4: Society and Social Interaction

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4-1 §4.1 source ↗

Which of the following fictional societies is an example of a pastoral society?
  1. a.
    The Deswan people, who live in small tribes and base their economy on the production and trade of textiles
  2. b.
    The Rositian Clan, a small community of farmers who have lived on their family’s land for centuries
  3. c.
    The Hunti, a wandering group of nomads who specialize in breeding and training horses
  4. d.
    The Amaganda, an extended family of warriors who serve a single noble family

Answer

C. The Hunti, a wandering group of nomads who specialize in breeding and training horses

4-3 §4.1 source ↗

Which of the following societies were the first to have permanent residents?
  1. a.
    Industrial
  2. b.
    Hunter-gatherer
  3. c.
    Horticultural
  4. d.
    Feudal

Answer

C. Horticultural

4-5 §4.2 source ↗

According to Marx, the _____ own the means of production in a society.
  1. a.
    proletariat
  2. b.
    vassals
  3. c.
    bourgeoisie
  4. d.
    anomie

Answer

C. bourgeoisie

4-7 §4.2 source ↗

The Protestant work ethic is based on the concept of predestination, which states that ________.
  1. a.
    performing good deeds in life is the only way to secure a spot in Heaven
  2. b.
    salvation is only achievable through obedience to God
  3. c.
    no person can be saved before he or she accepts Jesus Christ as his or her savior
  4. d.
    God has already chosen those who will be saved and those who will be damned

Answer

D. God has already chosen those who will be saved and those who will be damned

4-9 §4.2 source ↗

Émile Durkheim’s ideas about society can best be described as ________.
  1. a.
    functionalist
  2. b.
    conflict theorist
  3. c.
    symbolic interactionist
  4. d.
    rationalist

Answer

A. functionalist

4-11 §4.3 source ↗

According to Peter Berger and Thomas Luckmann, society is based on ________.
  1. a.
    habitual actions
  2. b.
    status
  3. c.
    institutionalization
  4. d.
    role performance

Answer

A. habitual actions

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Problems and answers are adapted from Introduction to Sociology 3e by Tonja R. Conerly, Kathleen Holmes and Asha Lal Tamang, OpenStax, and are used under the CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 licence. Access for free at https://openstax.org/books/introduction-sociology-3e/pages/1-introduction. Illustrations: Copyright Rice University, OpenStax, under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 license. This adaptation is released under the same licence, is non-commercial, and is neither affiliated with nor endorsed by OpenStax or Rice University.