SOCA 101 Exam 1 (Latest update), Questions and answers with Complete Solutions

SOCA 101 Exam 1 (Latest update), Questions and answers with Complete Solutions
A wave of personal bankruptcies that lead to bank failures is an example of what
aspect of sociological imagination? - ✔✔- private troubles and public issues
the growth of the service sector and white collar work in the mid 20th century
gave rise to what age? - ✔✔- the postindustrial age
In the united states, manufacturing has ______ since the middle of the 20th
century, signaling a move out of the ________ age. - ✔✔- decreased; industrial
the postindustrial age began around the middle of the 20th century but
transitioned to the ___________ at the beginning of the 21st century - ✔✔-
information age
traditionally, the largest unit of analysis in sociology has been _________. - ✔✔-
society
Sociologists are interested in the development of new "________" economy,
where business such as uber, airbnb.com, and others are a growing model for
providing services using technology - ✔✔- sharing
Regarding self driving cars, some people say out highways will be safe and injury
rates lower because of the sensors in self driving cars whereas others say we will
have more air pollution and therefor more illness because there will be so many
self driving cars on the roads. This debate resonates with the sociological
concept of ___________. - ✔✔- butterfly effect