Introduction to Sociology

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4. 
   What is the most important commodity in a postindustrial society?
   
   1. 
      Information
      
   2. 
      Money
      
   3. 
      Electricity
      
   4. 
      Computer
      

5. 
   In which sector of an economy would someone working as a software developer be?
   
   1. 
      Quaternary
      
   2. 
      Tertiary
      
   3. 
      Primary
      
   4. 
      Secondary
      

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GLOSSARY

bartering: a process where people exchange one form of goods or services for another
economy: the social institution through which a society’s resources (goods and services) are managed
mechanical solidarity: a form of social cohesion that comes from sharing similar work, education, and religion, as might be found in simpler societies
mercantilism: an economic policy based on national policies of accumulating silver and gold by controlling markets with colonies and other countries through taxes and customs charges
money: an object that a society agrees to assign a value to so it can be exchanged as payment
organic solidarity: a form of social cohesion that arises out of the mutual interdependence created by the specialization of work
subsistence farming: farming where farmers grow only enough to feed themselves and their families

1. 
   George Ritzer (2008). Sociological Theory. McGraw Hill. New York ↵
   

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