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chapter 9-12
exam 3- Global studies Human Societies
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Sociology
Undergraduate 2
11/15/2011

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greater informational resources and larger population
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factor that kept the industrial rev. going
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changing attitudes toward innovation
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factor that kept industrial rev. going
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the rise of modern science
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factor that kept ind. rev. going
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war
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factor that kepth the industrial rev. going
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environmental feedback
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factor that kept the industrial rev. going
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higher standards of living
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factor that kept the industrial rev. going
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when and where did the industrial revolution begin?
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england 18th century 1760-1830
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why did productivity increase during the industrial rev.
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invention of new machines
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limiting the liabilty of stockholders to the investment itself stimulating the Flow of capital into a new form of enterprise.
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limited liability
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cheif form of economic activity prior to the industrial revolution
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agriculture
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believed that the evils in society came from the institution of private owned property
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Karl marx
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the father of socialism
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Karl marx
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the revolution in technology has involved these 3 critical innovations
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new energy, new machines, new materials
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socialists should seek power by democratic means and after coming to power let other parties compete freely.
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democratic socialism
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argue that failure to practice political democracy subverts the nature of socialism
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democratic socialism
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peruit of pleasure
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hedonism
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caused by a powerful set of social forces
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democratic trend
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this phase of the industrial revolution brought about new machines that use new sources of energy
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phase 1
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the steam engine, railroads, and steam ships (most important developments of industrial rev.) were invented during this phase
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phase 2
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the airplane, telephone, electricity, radios, and movies were invented during this phase of the industrial revolution
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phase 3
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the current phase of the industrial revolution. the information age
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phase 4
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distribution of income in industrial societies
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varies between societies, in some it is more equally distributed
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cheif determinant of income for industrial societies
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occupational stratification
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institutionalized set of answers to questions of how a society should be governed
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polity
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the basic economic resources of a scoiety should be the common prpoert of all its members, and used for the benefit of all
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socialism
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basic choices among economic alternatives are made by tiny political elite
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command economy
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producers freely exchange what they produce for goods and services produced by others
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market economy
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an inquirt in the nature and causes of the wealth a of nations
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Adam Smith
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father of capitalism
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adam smith
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stated that the intervention of government into the economic life of a society retards growth and growth
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Adam smith
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productions are owned in common,rather than individuals
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communism
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what is the most striking characteristics of the economies of industrial societies?
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remarkable productivity
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