Question 1 of 20
According to your reading, in tribal societies, the nuclear family is imbedded in a/an:
A. communal group.
B. kinship system.
C. fictive group.
D. extended fictive and nuclear family.
Question 2 of 20
In respect to the Enron Scandal, "creative accounting"–aimed at hiding liabilities and falsifying financial statements–was managed in large part by all of the following EXCEPT:
A. Andrew Fastow.
B. Jeffery Skilling.
C. The Ken Lay Charitable Foundation.
D. Arthur Andersen.
Question 3 of 20
In which of these Asian countries has gendercide been rejected in favor of gender equality?
A. Sri Lanka
B. South Korea
C. Indonesia
D. Tibet
Question 4 of 20
Regarding the Triangle Shirtwaist disaster, which statement is TRUE?
A. It was inevitable.
B. Most of the employees were indigent women.
C. Most of the employees earned good wages.
D. It was not preventable.
Question 5 of 20
According to Schuurman, modern technology:
A. is beginning to penetrate and direct modern culture.
B. is the key to a vibrant and healthy social order.
C. could conceivably replace the entirety of nonmaterial culture.
D. is already directing modern culture.
Question 6 of 20
In a relational mode culture, __________ establish a culture's life ways.
A. sensation and goal setting
B. goal setting and integration
C. sensation and feeling
D. feeling and intuition
Question 7 of 20
In 1893, the Queen of Hawaii was deposed. According to your textbook, what was the primary reason for this event?
A. The queen was heavily indebted to the Dole Company.
B. The queen wanted to restore Hawaiian sovereignty.
C. The queen wanted to impose tariffs on imports.
D. The Hawaiian populace was threatening an armed revolt against the American occupation.
Question 8 of 20
According to Brad Reid, our moral compass will express __________ virtues that will generally trump codes of ethics.
A. common sense
B. traditional
C. historical
D. intuitive
Question 9 of 20
Regarding the Bhopal Disaster, all of these statement are true EXCEPT:
A. plant managers attempted to address worker complaints, but not soon enough.
B. following the spill, the warning siren was turned off to avoid panic.
C. Union Carbide workers addressed numerous complaints to management.
D. most of the first wave of casualties died in their sleep.
Question 10 of 20
From Brad Reid's perspective, with respect to establishing a just and virtuous social order, how does he characterize the role of the legal system in the world of business?
A. It is a vital tool when properly applied.
B. It can be effective, but only when competitors agree to trust each other.
C. It is ineffective since it is the default position when trust is absent.
D. The legal system can assure ethical behavior in the settlement of disputes.
Question 11 of 20
Hopi children learn that Spider Woman spun the world and all the world's creatures. According to Parsons' learning such myths helps a society __________ the peoples' worldview.
A. objectify
B. legitimate
C. integrate
D. intensify
Question 12 of 20
Selling artificial formula to impoverished women was a problem because:
A. many of the women were barely literate and unable to understand the preparation procedures.
B. there was little, if any, access to clean water.
C. there was often no access to fuels needed for simple preparation precautions.
D. All of the above
Question 13 of 20
The term __________ applies when corporations refuse to take responsibility for ecological and social damage, such as water pollution, caused by industrial operations.
A. "externalities"
B. "operational contingencies"
C. "social contingencies"
D. "externalization"
Question 14 of 20
According to Armstrong, a capacity to form bonds with particular aspects of our surroundings is the meaning of the word:
A. relational.
B. heart.
C. intuitive.
D. head.
Question 15 of 20
Parsons' concept of integration corresponds to which of Carl Jung's psychic functions?
A. Feeling
B. Thinking
C. Sensation
D. Legitimation
Question 16 of 20
In China and northern India, the sex ratio, the ratio of male to female infants, is remarkably unbalanced. For every 100 female births there are __________ male births.
A. 110
B. 120
C. 130
D. 108
Question 17 of 20
Among the principles of corporate responsibility, stakeholders include all of the following EXCEPT:
A. competitors.
B. shareholders.
C. the local community.
D. society at large.
Question 18 of 20
Which of Carl Jung's psychic functions correspond to Parsons' concept of goal setting?
A. Sensation
B. Intuition
C. Thinking
D. Feeling
Question 19 of 20
In hunter-gatherer societies, most of the hunting was done by:
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The hunting and fishing was done mainly by men. (Incorrect. I think only "men" could be correct answer)
Question 20 of 20
Which of the following sentences expresses a lesson we might learn from Egbert Schuurman about economic transactions prior to the Industrial Revolution?
A. Craft guilds and artisan associations were seen as unnatural.
B. Codes of conduct were considered to be vital to the social order.
C. The spread of new technologies balanced the social equation.
D. Economic transactions were an aspect of social relations.
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