Canadian International Matriculation Programme HSB4U Challenge and Change in Society FINAL EXAMINATION

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1 Canadian International Matriculation Programme HSB4U Challenge and Change in Society FINAL EXAMINATION Date: Thursday, December 7 TH 2017 Time: Length: Lecturer: 11:30AM 1:30PM 2 hours Mr. Corey Vincent Student Name: Section/Period: Please read the following instructions carefully before you begin the examination: 1. This exam paper has 6 (six) printed pages (including cover page). 2. The examination is worth 20% of your final mark. 3. The examination consists of THREE (3) sections: SECTION CONTENT MARKS A Knowledge & Understanding 20 B C Application Short answers 15 Thinking & Inquiry; Communication Paragraph Answers 15, 12 TOTAL Section A must be answered directly on the exam paper. 5. Section B & C must be answered in the exam booklet provided, double-spaced. Ensure that you write your name on all answer sheets. 6. For Section B & C, clearly indicate the number of the question which you are answering. 7. Answers must be written in standard English format for an academic audience, unless otherwise stated. 8. Only English paper dictionaries are allowed in the exam. 9. Proofread your answers carefully when you are finished. 10. All answers must be written clearly, using blue or black pen only.

2 PART A: Knowledge & Understanding ( /20 marks) Choose the most appropriate answer for the following multiple choice questions. 1. Ethnography can best be described as: a. Research of people and cultures from scientific evidence b. The systematic study of cultures through observation through active participation c. Studying individual behaviour patterns through questionnaires d. Experimentation of cultures in a controlled environment 2. What are the two broad fields of psychology? a. Experimental Psychology and Behavioural Psychology b. Biological psychology and Personality Psychology c. Clinical Psychology and Experimental Psychology d. Social psychology and Experimental Psychology 3. A source of cultural change according to anthropologists is discovery. Which of the following is an example of discovery? a. The world being round b. The smart phone c. Social Media sites like Facebook d. Artificial intelligence 4. The cost of providing recycling bins, the creation of a recycling centre, and the hiring of workers are examples of which social change factor? a. Expense b. Populace Ready for Change c. Modernizing Elites d. Tradition/Culture 5. Finding Starbucks in almost every country in the world is an example of: a. Globalization b. Americanization c. Cultural Diffusion d. All of the above 6. Which of the following factors doesn t contribute to a population increase? a. Food b. Emigration c. Improved health care d. Famine 7. Factors that can lead to a decline in the death rate of a country include all but: a. Improved sanitation b. Better health care access c. Increase in contraceptive use d. Better nutrition

3 8. Which of the following is not an example of a demographic indicator? a. Birth rate b. Air pollution Index c. Population Growth Rate d. Age 9. A riot where a large number of people get together and exert a hypnotic like influence on one another is an example of: a. Emergent norm theory b. Classical conditioning c. Contagion Theory d. Value Added Theory 10. Which of the following terms does not represent collective behaviour? a. Voluntary b. Spontaneous c. Violation of norms and values d. Institutionalized behaviour 11. A protest which seeks to restore the stability in the norms and values of society represents which school of thought. a. Structural Functionalism b. Conflict Theory c. Behaviour Theory d. Feminist Theory 12. Which of the following examples would indicate someone with a high external locus of control? a. A leader b. A proactive student c. A risk taker d. A pessimist 13. The unemployment rate of a country may lead to a brain drain of young highly skilled workers; the unemployment rate is a variable used to show how populations can change. a. Socioeconomic b. Land use c. Transportation Accessibility d. Natural amenities 14. is a term coined by Durkheim which refers to a lack of social norms and values, and a breakdown of social bonds between an individual and their community. a. Conformity b. Normalization c. Dysfunction d. Anomie

4 15. The Asch experiment provided insight into why people conform and identifies which two types of influences: a. Positive; negative b. Informational; normative c. Conformational; internal d. External; influential 16. The power that Hitler exerted over Nazi Germany was an example of how peoples behaviour can be influenced by a leader and an admired person. This is an example of: a. Contagion theory b. Informational influence c. Anomie d. Normative influence 17. Merton s Strain Theory identifies five ways people can adapt when faced with a strain; becoming a homeless drug addict may be considered a form of deviance and an example of: a. Rebellion b. Retreatism c. Conformity d. Innovation 18. is the tendency for an individual to seek consistency in their beliefs and opinions; once inconsistency (anxiety) becomes present in attitudes and behaviours something must change. a. Learning Theory b. Cognitive Dissonance Theory c. Conflict Theory d. Emergent Norm Theory 19. is the spread of cultural beliefs and social activities from one group to another a. Technological Determinism b. Americanization c. Cultural diffusion d. Globalization 20. In cultural materialism, changes most likely occur in the which cause subsequent changes in the structures and super structures, an example being. a. Structures; religion b. Superstructures; farming c. Structures; Family d. Infrastructure; new technology

5 PART B: Application (15 marks) Must answer three (3) questions, out of the four. Answer each in a well-developed paragraph (PPA) inside the exam booklet. 1. Refer to the picture below. Choose a sociological school of thought to apply to this cartoon. In a well-developed paragraph, apply the theory to the cartoon. Explain your choice through analysis. (A: /5) 2. State the best collective behaviour theory for the following scenario, and give an explanation of your choice, with an application of theory. (A: /5) a) You and your classmates are left without teachers for a week after teachers have decided to protest inequality in the workplace. There are no adults around, and no lessons planned, but due to your impending exam and university entrance preparation you have to act. Examine human behaviour in this scenario. (2.5 marks) b) After some convincing by a few members of your class, the entire class and another class has decided to boycott and not attend classes the following Monday in protest of the actions and behaviour of one of your teachers. Although you and your classmates are not the instigators, you join in anyways. (2.5 marks) 3. Using the theory of Locus of Control, explain which type of person would be most likely to conform to an inappropriate situation involving deviant behaviour. Compare aspects of the theory within your analysis. Justify your explanation with an example. (A: /5) 4. Karl Marx indicated that there are 4 ways in which a worker is alienated. Apply 2 (two) of his reasoning s to your hypothetical job of a waiter in a restaurant. Explain both types of alienation in reference to how a waiter may become alienated and what the result may be. (A: /5)

6 PART C: Thinking & Inquiry (15 marks); Communication (12 marks) From the following 4 questions please CHOOSE 3 TO ANSWER. If more than 3 are written, the first 3 will be marked. Each must be in a well-developed paragraph (PPA) in the exam booklet. Communication marks will be assessed from the 3 paragraphs. Rubrics for communication are provided on the following page. 1. Canadian PM Justin Trudeau vowed to legalize marijuana in Canada for recreational use and sale by If you were a policy maker on this bill, how would you navigate the controversial issue of legalizing marijuana. Discuss the ethics, and practical implementation of this law. What would be a force for or against change that people may consider and explain? (T/I: /5 marks: 2 for discussing ethics, 2 for discussing implementation, 1 force for change) 2. Technology as a force for change is evident in many of the challenges and changes we have studied throughout the course. Choose 1 way in which technology has been a force for change and provide specific evidence to support your example. What forces may have acted against that change? How has your example changed or impacted society? (T/I: /5: 1 mark for choice, 2 marks for/against, 2 marks for explanation) 3. Ethnology is the branch of anthropology that compares and analyses different cultures. In your opinion, is it ever right to say a different culture is wrong / bad or just different. Why? Justify your explanation of this with examples from different cultures around the world and your understanding of course material. (T/I: /5: 1 mark for informed opinion, 4 marks for explanation, examples, course material) 4. Address the issues of either overpopulation, or declining populations within a country. Using a specific example, explain the possible causes/impacts of the population issue and discuss the possible consequences/implications of it on that particular society. (T/I: /5: 1 mark for example, 2 marks for explanation of causes, 2 marks for consequences/implications) You may use this space for rough notes.

7 Paragraph #1 Organizes and expresses ideas, information and understanding Written in proper paragraph format. Use of conventions, vocabulary and terminology of the discipline. Level % Level % Level % some some some Level % limited limited limited Level R >50% Paragraph #2 Organizes and expresses ideas, information and understanding Written in proper paragraph format. Use of conventions, vocabulary and terminology of the discipline. Level % Level % Level % some some some Level % limited limited limited Level R >50% Paragraph #3 Organizes and expresses ideas, information and understanding Written in proper paragraph format. Use of conventions, vocabulary and terminology of the discipline. Level % Level % Level % some some some Level % limited limited limited Level R >50%

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