SOCS 185 FINAL EXAM 3 – WEEK 8 QUESTION
AND ANSWERS
Question 1
pts
(TCO 8) _____ is the incidence of childbearing in a country’s population, while _____ refers to maximum
possible childbearing.
Fertility; fecundity
Active fertility; childbearing potential
Birth rate; population growth
Fertility; childbearing potential
Fecundity; fertility
Chapter 15
Question 2
pts
(TCO 8) According to Emile Durkheim, while traditional, rural societies were built on _____, modern urban
societies are held together by _____.
likeness; difference
difference; likeness
money; morals
trust; duct tape
choice; conformity
Chapter 15
, Question 3
pts
(TCO 3) Max Weber’s thesis on the Protestant ethic and the spirit of capitalism highlighted the importance
of which of the following in the process of social change?
Invention
Ideas
Social conflict
Cultural diffusion
Discovery
Chapter 16
Question 4
pts
(TCO 3) What is an appropriate criticism of the Logic of Growth arguments?
It is by no means logical.
It ignores the globally dramatic increase in population.
It is unnecessarily pessimistic.
It assumes that natural resources will always be plentiful.
No logic, no growth; know logic, know growth.
Chapter 15
Question 5
pts
(TCO 8) Which English economist and clergyman warned that rapid population increase would lead to
social chaos?
AND ANSWERS
Question 1
pts
(TCO 8) _____ is the incidence of childbearing in a country’s population, while _____ refers to maximum
possible childbearing.
Fertility; fecundity
Active fertility; childbearing potential
Birth rate; population growth
Fertility; childbearing potential
Fecundity; fertility
Chapter 15
Question 2
pts
(TCO 8) According to Emile Durkheim, while traditional, rural societies were built on _____, modern urban
societies are held together by _____.
likeness; difference
difference; likeness
money; morals
trust; duct tape
choice; conformity
Chapter 15
, Question 3
pts
(TCO 3) Max Weber’s thesis on the Protestant ethic and the spirit of capitalism highlighted the importance
of which of the following in the process of social change?
Invention
Ideas
Social conflict
Cultural diffusion
Discovery
Chapter 16
Question 4
pts
(TCO 3) What is an appropriate criticism of the Logic of Growth arguments?
It is by no means logical.
It ignores the globally dramatic increase in population.
It is unnecessarily pessimistic.
It assumes that natural resources will always be plentiful.
No logic, no growth; know logic, know growth.
Chapter 15
Question 5
pts
(TCO 8) Which English economist and clergyman warned that rapid population increase would lead to
social chaos?
