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Question #1
The distinction between societies based on “mechanical solidarity” and those based on “organic solidarity” is associated with __________.
A.   Ferdinand Tonnies
B.   Emile Durkheim
C.   Karl Marx
D.   Max Weber
Question #2
 “Urbanism as a Way of Life” suggests that cities create a distinct way of life
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #3
Gans suggested that Wirth’s “urbanite” could best be seen as __________.
A.   a product of urban industrial society
B.   a product of ecological systems
C.   none of the above
Question #4
Subcultural Theory is most closely associated with __________.
A.   Alvin Toffler
B.   Louis Wirth
C.   Claude Fischer
D.   Herbert Gans
Question #5
The following is generally true of urban populations: __________.
A.   urban populations are smaller in population size
B.   urban populations are more heterogeneous
C.   urban populations have lower levels of population density
Question #6
In urban areas socioeconomic status is most frequently measured by __________.
A.   religion, race and ethnicity
B.   family, national origin, and religion
C.   income, education, and occupation
Question #7
 “Yuppies,” “Dinks,” and “Bobos” generally fall into Gans’s urban lifestyle category, “the unmarried or childless.”
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #8
Elijah Anderson conducted a 14-year study of two Philadelphia neighborhoods which revealed street etiquette used by young males to get and keep respect.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #9
Gans suggests that the individual is most influenced by __________.
A.   the size of the city
B.   the heterogeneity of the urban area
C.   his or her local community and peer group
D.   the density of the population
Question #10
The Chicago School of sociology focused on the way urban life disrupted traditional ties to kin and community.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #11
Subcultural Theory states that urbanism often strengthens social grouping.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #12
The Chicago School of Urban Sociology has mainly focused on the shift from:
A.   a city to an agricultural life
B.   a rural to an urban life
C.   an urban to a rural life
D.   none of the above
Question #13
According to the Chicago School of Urban sociology, the main social groups people belong to in an urban setting are:
A.   primary
B.   secondary
C.   tertiary
D.   all of the above
Question #14
According to the Chicago School of Urban sociology, cities don’t work because people are homogenous
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #15
According to the Chicago School of Urban sociology, social status in the city is
A.   ascribed
B.   is the same among everyone
C.   achieved
D.   none of the above
Question #16
During the lecture on Thursday, Professor Thomas discussed
A.   the industrial revolution
B.   suburbanization
C.   the requirements for paper 2 - The General Plan

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