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Which question is a sociologist of religion most likely to ask?
“Which religion offers the most access to universal truths?” “How are religious beliefs patterned by social forces?” “What is the individual’s experience of faith and religion?” “Does God exist?”
Which of the following is a problem caused by deforestation in Africa?
soil erosion lack of crop rotation decrease in animal population dehydration
An example of a(n) ____________ social movement occurred during the civil rights movement, when African Americans boycotted buses.
redemptive revolutionary reformative alterative
To understand the role of religion in people’s lives and how individuals value and experience their faiths, which type of sociological approach should we adopt?
microsociology mesosociology macrosociology all of the above
New technologies requiring more skills resulted in:
potentially toxic fertilizers being used incorrectly. schooling for women in rural areas. more competition between nations for skilled laborers. all of the above.
Which of the following is an example of civil religion?
laws that forbid employers to ask about a job applicant’s religion movements to abolish the death penalty national holidays such as Washington’s birthday and Martin Luther King Day when political leaders end speeches with the phrase “God bless America”
Value-added theory was “borrowed” from the discipline of:
sociology. economics. history. psychology.
Since the late 1990s a large portion of Asia has been:
farming a mix of crops. dependent on rain to feed crops. using nontoxic pesticides. using high-yield rice seeds.
The time period that is characterized by concentric circles of social affiliation is the period of:
modern societies. premodern societies. postmodern societies. early modern societies.
With regard to people changing their religious affiliation, which of the following is TRUE?
Nearly all Americans change their religious affiliation more than once during adulthood. There is more growth among conservative Protestant denominations; moderate and liberal denominations have lost members. Teenagers tend to feel less connected to religion once they have “shopped around” for a denomination. Religion shopping is less common among young adults than it is among middle-aged adults.
Which of the following is a reason why some social movements fade away during the coalescence stage?
lack of funds and time commitment not enough members lack of political support no interest by the general population
With regard to gender and religion, which of the following statement is FALSE?
Women’s groups exist in a third of all congregations; men’s groups exist in about a quarter. Women tend to be more religious than men. Women’s organizations in churches have maintained their numbers even as women have entered the workforce in greater numbers since the 1970s. Traditional religious beliefs tend to be correlated with traditional gender roles.
What is the factor responsible for important scientific advancements?
normal science scientific revolutions political–social factors scientific theory
Charles Perrow believes that although disasters from manufactured risks are a part of modern life, we can:
better plan how to handle disasters. simply rebuild after a disaster. reduce their impact. evacuate people from disaster areas.
According to the normative view of science, what should scientists leave at the laboratory door?
life stresses personal values social structures historical forces
Which of the following defines a “church”?
a religious body that has a high degree of tension with civil society a religious body that coexists with its surroundings with little tension a religious body that offers an alternative to secular engagement a religious movement that makes new claims about the supernatural
Which of the following is NOT a reason your text mentions that causes researchers to choose their area of study?
social concerns interest in topic available funding politics
In 1977, Wangari Maathai started the ____________ due to her concern with the effects of deforestation on rural communities.
Black Belt Project anti-forestation movement Green Belt Movement Global Warming Project
Genetic modifications may reduce waste by:
keeping plants in stores fresher. keeping plants ripe longer. decreasing plant maturation time. all of the above.
What was one the largest American social movements that effected major social change?
the women’s movement the civil rights movement the anti–Vietnam War movement the abolition of slavery
In the 1960s, Peter Berger wrote that pluralism would cause a ____________ in which religion would lose its legitimacy, as the ____________ would come apart. The result would be psychological malaise and a loss of meaning to life.
secularization of society; tenets of faith diversity of belief structures; society resurgence of faith; tenets of faith crisis of credibility; sacred canopy
Participating in “the wave” at a baseball game is an example of:
contagion theory. convergence theory. mass collective theory. emergent norm theory.
Rap music, the Seagram Building in New York City, and the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris are cultural examples from which time period?
early modern premodern modern postmodern
Secularization is:
the process by which a religious group becomes seen as a fringe group that deviates from the main teachings and doctrines of a church. the transformation of a society away from religion and toward a separation of religious and social institutions such as politics, the economy, and the family. the confinement of religious interests to narrow and specific tenets, rather than an acceptance of all parts of religious doctrine. none of the above.
According to scientists, what is the number one contributor to rising global temperatures?
deforestation CO2 emissions drought alteration in rainfall patterns
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