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The Global Information Grid is a technological advance in education to connect virtually every university in the world to the World Wide Web.

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Historically,four social revolutions have occurred as a result of new technologies. List the technologies which led to these social changes and their consequences.

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The first social revolution was the dome...

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The term propaganda is a neutral term.

Based on Ogburn's theory,identify and explain the three processes of social change and provide an example of each process.

Democracy,citizenship,and capitalism all qualify as being social inventions.

Who is Big Brother?

The competition between the Most Industrialized Nations' push for continued economic growth and the Industrializing Nations' efforts to catch up and develop their economies is having a disastrous impact on the global environment.

Which of the following types of social movements are global in scope?

Who is suspected of being responsible for the thousands of attacks that have been launched against the U.S.'s military computers?

Which nation has approved an identity chip the size of a grain of rice that can be injected under the skin?

Which statement is MOST accurate regarding the effect the rapid disappearance of the rain forests will have on global conditions?

-Why is Figure 15.1,"Marx's Model of Historical Change," analogous to a "dog chasing his tail?"

What are the four stages in Karl Marx's model of historical change?

Is increased social inequality an inevitable consequence of technological change? Must the current Least Industrialized Nations remain in a perpetual pauper status in relation to the Most Industrialized Nations? Explain why or why not.

Which sociologist traced the emergence of capitalism to the Protestant Reformation?

The Japanese adopted baseball as a national sport after they saw American GIs playing it following World War II. This adoption of baseball by the Japanese is an example of ________.

What was the impetus for each of the four social revolutions?

Combining glass,a filament,and metal base (all of which previously existed) to form a new tool called the light bulb is an example of ________.

What is the main source of pollution in the Most Industrialized Nations?

Based on the classic Marxist view,what is the new arrangement of power that develops when the previous position is altered due to its inherent contradictions?