chapter 16

Question 1

globalization

Answer 1

the development of social and economic relationships stretching worldwide. in current times, we are influenced by organizations and social networks located thousands of miles away

Question 2

social change

Answer 2

alteration in basic structures of a social group or society. social change is an ever present phenomena in society but has become especially intense in the modern era

Question 3

information society

Answer 3

a society no longer based primarily on the production of material goods but on the production of knowledge. the information society is closely bound up with the rise of information technology

Question 4

service society

Answer 4

a concept related to postindustrial society referring to a social order distinguished by the growth of service occupations at the expense of industrial jobs that produce material goods

Question 5

knowledge society

Answer 5

another common term for information society

Question 6

postindustrial society

Answer 6

based on the production of information rather than material goods.

Question 7

postmodernism

Answer 7

the belief that society is no longer governed by history or progress. postmodern society is highly pluralistic and diverse

Question 8

civil society

Answer 8

the realm of activity that lies between the state and market, including the family, schools, community associations and other noneconomic institutions

Question 9

external risk

Answer 9

dangers that spring from the natural world and are unrelated to the actions of humans, examples of external risks include drought, earthquakes and storms

Question 10

manufactured risks

Answer 10

dangers that are created by the impact of human knowledge and technology on the natural world. includes global warming and GMOs