Deck 18: Sociology of the Environment

Question 1

Most people in agrarian societies live ________.

A) In suburbs
B) In cities
C) In villages scattered throughout the countryside
D) In luxurious mansions

Answer 1

C

Question 2

_______ is not a mountainous area of the world.

A) The alps
B) The Basque region in Spain
C) The Himalayas
D) The "breadbasket" of the USA

Answer 2

D

Question 3

In the 18^th and 19^th centuries the governments of Europe, as well as Japan and China were ______.

A) Democracies
B) Single ruler states/monarchies
C) Communist states
D) Nonexistent

Answer 3

B

Question 4

In a _____, people are generally able to vote on decisions that affect them.

A) Democracy
B) Monarchy
C) Totalitarian state
D) Dictatorship

Question 5

The ______ in England, forced the King to follow certain laws and procedures, gave nobles certain rights, and allowed people to appeal unjust imprisonment.

A) Declaration of Independence
B) Theory of Evolution
C) Didactic Treatise on Liberty
D) Magna Carta

Question 6

________ is the right to appeal unlawful imprisonment.

A) Magna Carta
B) Habeas Corpus
C) E Pluribus Unum
D) Memento Mori

Question 7

The aristocracy in France made their money by _______.

A) Turning to commercial agriculture
B) Taxing the peasantry
C) Innovation and invention
D) Gambling

Question 8

Which war did not lead to democracy in its respective country?

A) The American Civil war
B) The English Civil war
C) The French Revolution
D) The Communist revolution in China

Question 9

Revolutions did not bring down the state in _______.

A) England
B) China
C) France
D) Russia

Question 10

Successful revolutions were characterized by _______.

A) Outside conflict strengthening the state
B) The military siding with the revolutionaries
C) The military siding with the government
D) All of the above

Question 11

Which country was not an English settler society?

A) USA
B) Canada
C) France
D) Australia

Question 12

A free country does not have ______.

A) Open political competition
B) Respect for civil liberties
C) Denial of political rights
D) Independent media

Question 13

_______ described the state as "the handmaiden of the ruling class".

A) Durkheim
B) Marx
C) Mills
D) Hessemer

Question 14

_______ see that power is less concentrated in a democracy.

A) Pluralists
B) Singlists
C) Democratists
D) Communists

Question 15

________ is a grassroots movement of many people aimed at political reform or change.

A) A Strategic Dichotomy
B) A lobby group
C) A government
D) A social movement

Question 16

_____ was not a method used to deprive African-Americans of rights in the USA.

A) Poll taxes
B) Literacy requirements
C) "grandfather laws"
D) Voting incentives

Question 17

What was the famous and false term used to justify segregation

A) "Separate but equal"
B) "Not Separate, just not together"
C) "Unity and Justice"
D) "Equality through difference"

Question 18

Who famously refused to leave her seat on the bus?

A) Louisa May Alcott
B) Rosa Parks
C) Betty Friedan
D) Marie Curie

Question 19

East Germany after World War II was a ______ state.

A) Democratic
B) Free
C) Communist
D) Rich

Question 20

Things began to change in the 80s under the new soviet leader _______.

A) Khrushchev
B) Stalin
C) Gorbachev
D) Tolstoy

Question 21

Germany was reunified _______.

A) November 9, 1989
B) October 3, 1990
C) September 11, 2001
D) July 14, 1991

Question 22

The shah of Iran was overthrown in _______.

A) 1919
B) 1945
C) 1979
D) 1989

Question 23

______ is not an Islamist militant group.

A) Al Qaeda
B) The IRA
C) Hezbollah
D) Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade

Question 24

A social movement is more likely to succeed if it enlists ______.

A) External allies
B) External enemies
C) Internal enemies
D) None of the above

Question 25

_______ is the theory that social movements only succeed if they successfully mobilize both resources and money to solve logistical problems.

A) Divergence theorem.
B) Social Mobility theory
C) Separate logistics theory
D) Resource Mobilization theory

Question 26

In most agrarian societies there is a monarch of some sort.

Question 27

Mountainous societies throughout the world are famous for being easy to control.

Question 28

As societies become larger and more complex, more power and authority generally becomes concentrated in the state.

Question 29

Democracy did not exist before the modern USA.

Question 30

The Declaration of Independence is generally regarded as the beginning of Democracy in England.

Question 31

The English Civil War weakened Parliament.

Question 32

French became a representative democracy in the 19^th century.

Question 33

The revolution after World War II in China led to communism.

Question 34

States are less likely to fall if the military deserts them.

Question 35

All English settler societies were established as democracies.

Question 36

The majority of rich countries today are still communist.

Question 37

A non free country denies many civil liberties.

Question 38

C.Wright Mills argued that state policies reflect the interests of the "power elite"

Question 39

Pluralists see that power is less concentrated in a democracy.

Question 40

The civil rights movement in the US was a social movement.

Question 41

The Iranian revolution was not a result of a social movement.

Question 42

Many African-Americans could vote in the South in the late 19^th century.

Question 43

African-Americans, in the early 20^th century, received an equal amount of public spending in the South.

Question 44

Germany was unified until its split in 1990.

Question 45

In the summer of 1989, Hungary opened its borders to the west.

Question 46

The official destruction of the Berlin wall began in 1989.

Question 47

Iran is currently an Islamic republic.

Question 48

Women have equal rights in Iran.

Question 49

Most people drawn to fundamentalist Islam are young men.

Question 50

What are the 4 conditions for a social movement to occur?

Question 51

What are characteristics of successful social movements?

Question 52

What was the result of the Iranian revolution?

Question 53

Describe the reunification of Germany.

Question 54

How were African-Americans treated in the south in the early 20^th century?

Question 55

What are some examples of social movements?

Question 56

How does pluralism work? Give examples.

Question 57

What characterizes a free country?

Question 58

Why was the American civil war crucial for democracy in the US?

Question 59

Why was the Magna Carta important for democracy in England?

Question 60

What regions are the most difficult to control? Give examples.

Question 61

Describe the development of human polities across hunting and gathering, horticultural, agrarian and industrial societies.

Question 62

When do social movements occur? When are they likely to succeed? Support your answer with examples.