Practice mode / Social and Cultural Change What do cyclical theorists do? A Option A: Believe that cultures pass through stages of growth quite different from the ones individuals pass through B Option B: Focus on analyzing a single society at a time C Option C: Try to predict the course of a civilisation or society D Option D: Postulate that each culture possesses a life span of approximately 200 years Correct answer C. Try to predict the course of a civilisation or society Explanation Cyclical theorists such as Spengler and Toynbee look for recurring patterns of growth and decline in civilisations in order to predict their future course. Show answer Report a problem Answer checked 11 October 2026 · How we write and check questions
Question 01 / Social and Cultural Change Which outcome is likely to result from the computer revolution in the United States? A Option A: A restriction in the amount of information available to the general public B Option B: A centralised accumulation of power in the hands of those who have access to computers C Option C: An increased involvement in society by people with disabilities D Option D: A plateauing of the amount of automation the workplace Correct answer B. A centralised accumulation of power in the hands of those who have access to computers Show answer Open question
Question 02 / Social and Cultural Change In developing nations, which factors push social change towards a liberal Western democratic type of society? A Option A: A centrally dominated social order B Option B: Literacy education and communication C Option C: Extreme social inequalities D Option D: Homogenous social groups and organisations Correct answer B. Literacy education and communication Show answer Open question
Question 03 / Social and Cultural Change In what way does a fashion differ from a fad? A Option A: Fashions are long-lived, fads are short-lived B Option B: Fashions are norms, fads are not C Option C: Fashions enjoy widespread acceptance within society, fads enjoy acceptance only among a segment of the population D Option D: Fashions include crazes, fads do not Correct answer C. Fashions enjoy widespread acceptance within society, fads enjoy acceptance only among a segment of the population Show answer Open question
Question 04 / Social and Cultural Change Crowds share three characteristics. Which of the following is NOT one of them? A Option A: Deindividuation B Option B: Suggestibility C Option C: Transformation D Option D: Invulnerability Correct answer C. Transformation Show answer Open question
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