University of Alabama, Birmingham

SOC 100

Module 12

1)According to Mills, which of the following groups should be considered the true “power elite”?

2. When a ruler’s authority is considered legitimate due to her/his particular characteristics or person, Weber calls this type of authority:

3. Which is NOT a criticism of capitalism forwarded in course materials?

4. What is best reflected in the following statement? “Power in our society is distributed among various groups so that no one particular group rules on all issues.”

5. As argued in Inside Islam, most Muslims do not feel the need to make a point of distancing themselves from 9/11 terrorists any more than do most Christians find a need to distance themselves from the  , a group that employs Christian iconography and biblical passages to support their cause.

6. Inside Islam: What was the purpose of the Gallup Poll?

7. Gallup poll data (from Inside Islam) suggests it is not our policies but our culture that cause resentment.

8. Inside Islam: Data from this study show that Muslims aspire to the same ideals many of us in the US aspire to (freedom,democracy).

9. According to course materials, which type of economy is best described in the following statement? “Private profit is allowed, but it is not paramount and it is less important than the good of the whole society.”