In hunting and gathering societies:
men hunt while women gather vegetation
The central element of society, according to Marx, is:
social conflict between classes
Emile Durkheim described cultural norms, values, and beliefs as ______, with the power to guide the lives of individuals
social facts
According to Lenski, the term sociocultural evolution refers to:
changes that occur as a society acquires new technology
People who use simple hand tools to raise crops:
horticultural societies
Deliberate, matter of fact calculation of the most efficient way to accomplish any task
rationality
Fist type of society to generate a material surplus:
horticultural and pastoral
Which type of society has the greatest productive specialization?
industrial
Postindustrial societies are based on:
an information based economy
To compare societies at different times in history, Max Weber made use of:
ideal types
As the mistreatment of workers became worse, Marx predicted that:
the workers would rise up against the capitalist system
How did Weber describe traditional societies?
People pass beliefs from generation to generation
The social standing of women and men in hunting and gathering societies is:
largely egalitarian, both contributing to survival
The experience of isolation and misery resulting from powerlessness
alienation
a condition in which society provides little moral guidance to individuals
anomie
Those who own and operate factories and other businesses in pursuit of profits
capitalists
Type of society which engages in large scale farming based on the use of plows or more powerful energy based sources
agrarian
Organic solidarity is based on:
specialization and independence
True hunting and gathering societies are:
small population and nomadic
Durkheim pointed out that considering the social phenomenon such as crime:
can contribute to the functioning of society
Marx argued that the dominant social institution is:
the economy
The term _________ refers to people who interact in a defined territory and share culture
society
Who believed that the industrial capitalist system was, concentrating wealth into the hands of a few, giving rise to two great classes, and extremely productive?
Karl Marx
As societies generate a greater productive surplus, their people also:
gain more productive specialization