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1.The lifestyle of hunter-gatherers primarily depends on which of the following?

2.According to Merton's theory, what do we call an individual who has given up on achieving material success but strictly adheres to the accepted social norms and procedures?

ritualistretreatistrebelinnovator

3.Arrange the following countries in order from highest to lowest GDP:

Switzerland, Sweden, Norway, PortugalSweden, Norway, Switzerland, PortugalPortugal, Switzerland, Norway, SwedenSwitzerland, Norway, Portugal, Sweden

4.Identify the country that is NOT classified as a newly industrialized nation from the list below.

5.What does the term 'Second World societies' primarily describe?

Nations that industrialized following European countriesCountries with less effective industrial development than EuropeStates that developed industry through centralized government planningRegions that have not yet undergone industrialization

6.Which one of the following does NOT represent a pre-modern type of society?

Farming-based communityEarly historical societyIndustrialized societyHerding community

7.In 1999, which of the following regions had the lowest number of telephone mainlines per 1,000 inhabitants?

Latin AmericaSouth AsiaArab countriesEast Asian nations

8.How did Durkheim define social facts?

Patterns of behavior that exist outside individual controlOnly facts that have been empirically verifiedCollective understandings of social conductData gathered through official records

9.Which option below does not describe a feature typical of totalitarian regimes?

Use of propaganda and enforced ideological trainingUnrestricted mobility for the populationGovernance by a single political partyEconomy controlled by centralized planning

10.What did Berger and Luckmann imply by stating that reality is socially constructed?

Researchers are influenced by societal values, leading them to focus on phenomena that validate their hypotheses.Individuals create mutual understandings of their circumstances and act based on these, often overlooking that these social realities are neither permanent nor objective.Sociologists determine what counts as social reality and limit their studies to those aspects.Concepts such as reality lack any meaning beyond the context of language and communication.

11.How do Structural-Functionalists characterize society?

an intricate web of small-scale interactionsa breeding ground for conflict, inequality, and estrangementa fragile system of social connectionsan organized system of roles and social institutions

12.When employees formed unions and compelled management to acknowledge their status as individuals rather than objects, which theories of formal organizations started to undergo revision?

13.What concept did 'Division of Labor in Society' highlight the most?

Mutual dependenceJob specializationWorkplace relationshipsAll of the above

14.What is the meaning of the French term "Anomie"?

DisorderUnityPeaceNot applicable

15.Durkheim emphasized which key element as essential to the functioning of society?

Social solidaritySocial estrangementPersonal independenceNo correct answer

16.How does the communism practiced in the USSR and China compare to Marx's original theory?

Identical to what Marx proposedVaries from Marx's perspectiveContrary to Marx's ideologyDoes not fit any category

17.What did Marx propose as the resolution to the issue of alienation?

18.According to Marx, who rightfully deserves the rewards produced by labor?

The owners of capitalThe laborers themselvesShared equally among everyoneNo particular group

19.What does the term 'bourgeoisie' specifically denote?

The capitalist classThe laboring populationThe intermediary groupNeither of the above

20.What does the term 'species being' refer to?

Self-actualizationRejection of the selfNeither of the aboveBoth self-actualization and self-denial

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