Unifying; Divisive

Jihad virtues: sense of identity and community, emphasis on solidarity. McWorld virtue: peace, prosperity, global appreciation and progress 

"The planet is falling precipitantly apart and coming reluctantly together at the very same moment" 

Which of the following are not one of the four imperatives, or victories, of the globalization of politics? 

What are virtues of McWorld? 

All of the above 

Both A and C

What are the four imperatives discussed in Jihad vs. McWorld?

Market, resource, information technology, and ecological

In the McWorld society, which of the following are the effects of the ecological imperative?

All of the above

Is it possible for individuals within an inner directed society to feel apathy/disapproval?

Yes, and this causes dismay on a large scale

What became freely transferable for the inner-directed man?

What is deemed most important to the other-directed manager?

 According to Riesman in The Lonely Crowd, what is the solution to other-directed round of life?

Higher level escape is__________. Lower level escape is_________.

Through the arts; through sports, women and novels

What is the change in consumption of pop culture? 

We adjust ourselves to the group 

Which is not an example of economic shift to the "other directed" driven economy? 

Team success to individual success

What do the higher level "away from it all" do for leisure time and pleasure? 

Escape through the arts 

According to the Lonely Crowd, men are in a struggle for: 

self approval 

In the night shift, sex becomes a: 

consumption of a good 

What characterizes private property for an innner-directed man? 

A and B 

All of these are effects caused by a shift to other-directedness , except which one? 

sphere of cares to spheres of pleasure 

According to the authors of The Lonely Crowd, what are the two forms of leisure developed from the inner-directed round of life? 

acquisitive consumerism and getting away from it all

What pyschological problems do inner-directed and other-directed people suffer with? 

inner guilt; other anxiety 

What is the solution to too much guilt or anxiety within the two types of people?

According to Riesman, if you define yourself by what people think of you, when you try to spend leisure time through escape, you can't because...

You fundamentally need others

What is the meaning of demeanor? 

An outward manifestation of the inner-self 

Who offered to give Bart a ride home? 

A and C 

Why does Slim's table not like urban professionals? 

They don't know what hard work is 

What is the commonality that the author describes of each of the members of Slim's table? 

scheduled pattern 

How do the men at Slim's table feel towards women? 

How did the men of slim's table feel about women? 

Victimized by them 

What are the two outgrowths of the younger generation, according to Slim's table? 

urban professionals and drug dealers 

What is the major factor that affects Slim's table's views on current society?

The black metropolis in which they were raised 

When considering "respectability," Slim's table criticizes the younger generation for which of the following?

All of the above 

What was the shift in the black population from 1950 to 1990? 

3-47%

Why do the men of Slim's table consider their knowledge more valuable than knowledge of the university students?

Based on experience 

In Chapter 2, Jackson is offended by his landlord because the landlord's actions fail to demonstrate __________.

Minimal standards of decency 

What is an important theme at Slim's table? 

self-worth 

How do men feel about women in Slim's table?

They feel victimized by women

What is not a type of virtue that the men at Slim's table believe to be the most important of human virtues that they posses?

Which group is most likely to have high levels of social capital? 

Individuals born in the 1920s

Social capital fosters _____, which involves ______. 

political participation; civic engagement

According to Robert Putnam, who are more likely to join groups?

How does T.V. destroy social capital?

A, B, and D

Which invention instigated the most social change in the mid 20th Century?

What is the real reason for decline  in social capital?

Social trust and political trust have a:

Positive correlation

The rise of the welfare state:

Had no measurable impact on social capital

When considering the impact of age on social and political behavior, Putnam suggests several types of effects.  They include all of the following except:  

Economic effects

What was the culprit in destroying social capital?

Which of the following does a decline in social capital not lead to ?

Decline in patriotism

Putnam found as education ______ , social involvement ______, resulting in a(n) _______ in trust.

Increases; increases; increase

What factor most strongly correlates with group trust?

Which of the following does Putnam not suggest might be responsible for a decline in social capital?

Which of the following provided the strongest evidence for the erosion of social capital?

As new generations arise, they live in a different world resulting in different values

According to Putnam, what is the leading cause of the decline of the social capital?

What is the main reason for the decline in association membership?

A and B

Which of the following is a counter-trend in the current decline in civic engagement?

interest groups

The more educated you are, the ________ you are to be civicly engaged.

more likely

What does Putnam think is responsible for the decline in social trust and group interaction?

Rise of television

What did Putnam believe caused the decline in social capital in America?

Which of the following is not a reason for the decline in  social capital, according to Putnam?

economic growth

When one picks and choses what personal information they present about themselves, it is called "market _____"

According to Putnam, what form of media has resulted in a loss of social capital in America ?

What thing does Putnam consider to be the #1 factor affecting social and political association?

Older generations are _________ trusting, but we ______ trust more as we age.

more; do not

Which is correct, according to Reich in Supercapitalism?

Peopole feel satisfied as consumers, but frustrated as citizens.

How did companies play the market in the 1940s and 1970s?

the iron triangle system

Which of these is a true statement in reference to Reich in Supercapitalism?

Capitalism has become more responsive to what we want as consumers, but democracy has grown less responsive to what we want as citizens

Which of the following represents the correct order of events, according to Reich in Supercapitalism?

Equality, innovation, inequality

or

Inequality, innovation, equality

What are the answers proposed by Reich to solve the issue of supercapitalism?

During what time period was there the smallest gap between rich and poor?

According to Reich, which two hats do men wear?

consumer and citizen

What made 1945-1975 the "not quite golden age"?

All of the Above

___________ of Americans said in ___________ that "democracy  works for me."

2/3; 1970

What good did the Cold War bring?

technological innovations and education

According to Reich's thinking, why was war beneficial? (especially in regards to the Cold War)

The development of technology allowed for better living conditions

What does Reich outline as the issue in supercapitalism?

When the consumer and the citizen have separate roles

Which of the following was the biggest contributor to income inequality in the U.S., according to Reich?

technological innovation

Reich uses which of the following terms to describe the U.S. economy between 1945 and 1975 when giant corporations controlled mass production of goods?

What was America's first anti-trust law?

Sherman Act

What is the role of capitalism?

To enlarge the economic pie

Which president instituted the National Interstate Defense Highway Act?

Which of the following would Reich agree would fix the gap between companies and citizens?

A and B

What is Reich's definition of supercapitalism?

Capitalism to the point of detriment toward democracy

What does Reich believe to have been the biggest factor in the growth of capitalism after 1975?

Technological advances

What made the time period Reich focused on "not quite the Golden Age"?

B and C only

According to supercapitalism, what was not a characteristic of the 1945-1975 time period?

Full of competition and inequality

What is the main difference between democracy and capitalism?

Democracy focuses on equality while capitalism focuses on the economy

Which of the following does not describe democracy?

National religion

Which of the following is not an example of an oligopoly in practice?

Walmart buys out a local competitor and replaces all of its stores with Walmarts

What resulted from technological advances that occured during the Cold War?

All of the above

Dr. Evans shares in common the leadership style of _______.

Which of the following is a pressure on the life of a senator, according to JFK?

Which of the following is an accurate pairing?

JFK; charismatic

Which of the following senators does not recieve treatment in Robert Kennedy's Profiles in Courage?

Henry Clay

Courage involves making a difficult choice in the face of:

A red rose on the lapel of a gentleman represented _______?

An anti-women's suffrage vote

What leadership style most resembles Dr. Evans?

Which of the following wasn't one of the pressures that Kennedy thought was imposed on senators?

What type of leader would be best suited to deal with different groups of people with different leadership styles?

Who is an example of a transformational leader?

According to Kennedy, what is the most admirable of all human attributes?

Kennedy would most likely agree that courage can be defined as:

Doing what is morally correct

In the example of a white water rafting trip, which type of leader is best to keep the group safe and ensure they do what they should?

Autocratic leader

Laissez-faire leadership, "let them do" style leading, is most opposite to ________ leadership.

Which of the following is not a pressure on a senator, according to JFK?

Staying completely partisan, no compromise

Which of the following is not a pressure on senators ?

Which type of leadership allows for the most freedom amongst staff?

Laissez-faire

Which of the following are the three pressures on a senator in the correct order?

Camaraderie, re-election, constituents

What type of leadership exerts high levels of power over others?

What has caused a supposed "decline in courage" in the U.S. Senate, according to President J.F. Kennedy in Profiles in Courage?

All of the above

What are the pros of autocratic leadership?

A and D

What is the second pressure of a senator?

Re-election

Autocratic leadership best describes which historical figure?

What leader is the best example of autocratic leadership?

Which is not one of the three pressures on senators?

They want to have money

Hitler exemplified which type of leadership?

Autocratic leadership

Which of these people was not examined in Profiles in Courage?

Joe McCarthy

Which of these leadership styles is incentive structured?

Which is not one of the three pressures duscussed in Profiles in Courage?

Desire to serve the country

What leader from the personality test did the class agree fit Dr. Evans?

What is a major pressure for a U.S. Senator?

All of the Above

Who spares little thought for their staff?

Task-oriented; too concerned with the detailed tasks

What leadership style was Hitler's?

Which of the following is not one of the four principles for building social capital accoring to the Better Together Report?

Community Network Principle

Which is not a principle for building social capital through politics and government?

Bridge occupational divides

Which of these is not a principle for building social capital?

None of the above

To what does "C2C" originally refer?

Consumer to consumer

Which principle for building social capital involves people from different communities learning from each other?

Is social capital expendable? Why or why not?

No; when it is transferred to someone they transfer to others

Dr. Nicholas Christakis gave a TED talk on "The Hidden Influence of Social Networks."  What originally piqued his interest in this topic?

The Widower Effect

or

None of the Above

What are the three principles for building social capital through politics and government?

View government and civil society as compliments; Do no harm and foster greater democratic deliberation

What are the four principles for building social capital?

Social capital impact, recycling, bridging, C2C

What are the roles of the workplace in building social capital?

As communities, they are more diverse than neighborhoods and serve to bridge social divides.

Which of the following is not a principle of building work-based social capital?

Create off-site civic associations

What is not a principle for building social capital?

The Do No Harm Principle

What are the principles for building social capital?

All of the above

In what way did the authors of the article suggest the decline in political participation could be resolved?

Both A and C

While we see _________ capital surging, we are not seeing _________ capital surging.

financial; social

What is the "C2C" Principle?

Political conversation between citizens is beneficial for building social capital and for building community.

Which of the following is NOT a recommendation for building social capital?

Who is responsible for "legitimizing" social capital in the workplace?

The CEO

The Recycling Principle states that social capital is:

Infectious

According to The Human Condition, humans have switched from focusing on _______ to focusing on ___________.

Immortality; the Eternal

According to Arendt, you could only enter the polis if:

Your household was in order

What are the three very different things that Arendt say contribute to the "good life"?

I. Religion

II. Participation in the polis

III. Work

IV. Bodily pleasures

V. Contemplation

II, IV, V

What does Arendt say has replaced the pursuit of the good life?

According to Arendt, humans tend to evaluate the _______ & ___________, but not the ___________.

Far away; the inner; here and now

What are three fundamental  activities in The Human Condition?

Labor, work, action

According to Arendt, Galileo provided us with:

An Archimedean point

Arendt describes action as:

Human plurality

Who invented the telescope?

None of the above

According to Arendt, what effect has the telescope had on our world view?

It has caused us to feel insignificant and focused away from ourselves

What is one of the three great events that has caused us to feel alienated?

Which of the following  is one of the three great events that Arendt  refers to ?

Which three great events have led us to feel alienation?

Exploration, reformation, invention of the telescope

Which is not one of the three great events that contribute to world alienation, according to Arendt?

Advances in weapons developement

What was the good life replaced with?

Why did the three great events lead to world alienation?

It made humanity realize how small they are in the universal aspect, leading to inward asceticism

In Arendt's discussion of world alienation, how does she explain surveying capacity?

Knowing how big the Earth is and comprehending it

According to Arendt, exploration allowed us to shrink distance through...

All of the above

According to Arendt, which three events led to world alienation?

Exploration, Reformation, the telescope

What major invention did Arendt feel contributed to alienating people?

Which of the following did Arendt say was a great event that led to alienation?

All of the above

Labor, as described by Arendt, means _______________.

Survival of a species through actors

In the Human Condition, what does the author say is emphasized over immortality?

Which of the following lists the three fundamental kinds of activity, according to Arendt?

Labor, work, action

Which of the following is one of the three types of activities present within the Vita Activa?

A, C, and D

The members of Slim's table come to Valois to escape a place of isolation. What type(s) of isolation are they escaping?

Both A and C

When Valois was being remodeled, where did the man go to instead?

What facilitates community, according to Slim's Table?

Which philosopher is most closely related to the following statement?

The Greeks who own Valois believe it is estremely important to protect their space/environment that contains the community in Slim's Table.

Which of the following does not facilitate community?

Who is Willie?

A flashy black man in a pink suit

What happened when Valois closed for remodeling?

The friends move to Wendy's to eat

How does Slim look to Bartas?

A father figure

What do restauarants facilitate for the community?

All of the above

How did meeting at Valois validate the men's self worth?

All of the above

What does not facilitate community?

Which of the following events occured in Slim's Table as a result of the restaurants remodeling?

A and C only

What facilitates community, according to Slim's Table?

A and C

When a person sits alone, they "people watch" to satisfy ________?

Classification of people based on their attributes

The remodeling of Valois causes what in the self?

A reevaluation of their place

Which of the following is considered to be disrespectful according to Slim's Table?

A, B and C

What happens socially when Valois is shut down for remodeling?

Slim's Table become more inclusive

Which of these is highest among blacks when compared to any other racial group?

Divorce rate

What is the common factor in facilitating community shared in the Lonely Crowd and Slim's Table?

According to Hobbes, man's state of nature is a state of war; in Slim's Table what "sovereign" preserves the peace at Valois?

What does not facilitate community?

Is racism good or bad?

Bad; It facilitates negative stereotypes

Following in teh same line of thinking as that of "Slim's Table," Valois was different from toher institutions in Chicago in that:

It served as a sanctuary, free of judgement

What do the regulars of Valois do when the cafeteria is remodeled?

Congregate together at Wendy's

What do the black regulars gain through their sincerity

What makes Valois special from other places?

A and B

Which of the following does Valois not provide for its regular customers?

Total group consensus

The members of Slim's Table come to Valois to escape a place of isolation. What type(s) of isolation are they escaping?

Both A and C

Which of the following is true of technology?

A, C, and D

According to Goodsell, which four areas were part of the civic movement:

I. Versailles

II. Paris

III. Berlin

IV. D.C.

V. London

All but V.

How does Goodsell define civic space?

Enclosed, ceremonial

We looked at four major scenes of civic space in class. Which city is NOT a location of a civic space in which we covered?

Rome, Italy

Which of the following is NOT an extension of the generic definition of public space?

The four dimensions of a civic space are all of the following, except:

According to Goodsell, what indicates power in a space?

Height, cetrality, distance and placement

Which of the following is/are included in Goodsell's four characteristics of civic space?

A, C, and D

Which of the following is not one of the four scenes of which Goodsell spoke of?

St. Petersburg

According to Goodsell, which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a civic space?

Large

Which of the following is not one of the four dimensions of civic space?

Size of the audience

Which is not a characteristic of civic space, according to Goodsell?

Federally owned