Economics MCQs

4475 MCQs  (Page 431 of 448)

Modernization in Britain was not as disruptive as in other countries because_______________?
A. The british are smarter
B. The rate of change was slower, so integration of new values was possible
C. The british were ahead of other societies in their level of civilization
D. The british had the magna carta which protected civil rights
sociocultural change means that______________?
A. Social change is really separate from cultural change
B. Cultural change has nothing to do with social change
C. Social and cultural change are interrelated
D. The concept is a contradiction in terms
The popularity of spaghetti in the United States resulted from_______________?
A. The discovery of noodles
B. The invention of pasta machines
C. Diffusion
D. An innovation in agriculture
The technological revolution that led to the control of food production is called the_______________?
A. Paleolithic revolution
B. Industrial revolution
C. Agricultural revolution
D. Cultural revolution
Placing workers and machines in one building is called______________?
A. Cottage industry
B. Guild system
C. Factory system
D. Exploitation of the proletariat
The idea that technology changes social organization and ideology is called______________?
A. Scientific determinism
B. Technological revolution
C. Evangelical determinism
D. Secular humanism
The fact that pizza is now a popular American food is due to________________?
A. Cultural lag
B. Technological innovation
C. Cultural diffusion
D. Sociocultural drift
Which is false of the process of diffusion ?
A. It tends to be reciprocal
B. Only some elements of a culture are accepted by other cultures
C. Borrowing cultures modify the traits they accept
D. A complex culture borrows more elements from a simple culture than the other way around