It is often the case that our attempts to change society actually end up producing the opposite effects. Why is this, according to Crozier?
a. The people who make change--once they are successful--become selfish partners of the powerful.
b. Leaders of change do not really desire change for the good of society but for the good of themselves.
c. A law of society is that efforts to make change bring anger on the part of the powerful.
d. Sociology is so complicated that it is really impossible for most of us to understand what our efforts will eventually bring.
D
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Which of the following is a true statement about the cultural definition of poverty?
a. It excludes people who are defined as poor based solely on economic criteria.. b. It identifies the poor as those who are permanently and unwillingly poor. c. It applies strict economic definitions to explain the ethnic influence of poverty. d. It states that poverty has become less chronic.
An enduring legacy of the early Christian notion of love is
(a) the freedom couples have to explore sexuality within the boundaries of marriage. (b) teachings on sexuality is available to married couples. (c) the idea that priests and nuns should live celibate lives. (d) that sex for pleasure is permitted only in marriage.
The number of each state's electors in the Electoral College is based on the number of senators and representatives in that state. The problem with this system is states with
a. large populations receive a disproportionatly high number of electoral votes. b. small populations receive a disproportionatly high number of electoral votes. c. more senators receive a disproportionatly high number of electoral votes. d. large populations dominate the Electoral College process.
For poststructuralists, a sociological understanding of contemporary society requires
a. an investigation of local, everyday practices. b. a renewed investigation of society’s structural underpinnings. c. an ability to ignore signs and their real meanings. d. a willingness to embrace signs and their inherent meanings.