Bailey Sociology Final: Quiz Questions
US women in the3 labor force working full time earn approximately ___________ on the dollar, compared to men working full time
80 cents
What is the Kinsey Scale?
A 6-point rating system that evaluates a person's sexual orientation
The term sexual orientation refers to
A person's emotional and sexual attraction to a particular sex
"Race" refers to
A socially constructed category focusing on physical traits
Institutional prejudice and discrimination refers to the fact that
Bias is built into the operation of today's institutions
After the collapse of the US housing market in 2008, people lost their jobs and stopped spending money. Many could not afford their mortgages anymore and their homes went into foreclosure. This is an example of ____________
Downward social mobility
The 1954 case Brown vs Board of Education of Topeka is an example of the efforts to
End established institutional discrimination in the education system
Eli's parents chose a bride for him whose parents had the same amount of wealth and belonged to the same stratification group as they did. Eli and his bride will have a __________________ marriage.
Endogamous
Which of the following terms refers to shared cultural heritage?
Ethnicity
Stereotypes are
Exaggerated descriptions applied to everyone in some category
True/False: Only Women have been negatively affected by sexist ideology
False
True/False: Status inconsistency is not likely in the United States.
False
The term "homophobia" refers to:
Fear of close personal interaction with people thought to be gay, lesbian, or bisexual
_________________ refers to the advocacy of social, political, and economic equality between men and women
Feminism
To which theoretical perspective does the following statement most apply: Women continue to assume the responsibility in the household along with paid occupation because it keeps the household running smoothly.
Functionalist
Which term refers to the unequal distribution of income, wealth, and power between men and women in a society?
Gender stratification
Josef Stalin's murder of as many as 30 million people in the former Soviet Union is an example of
Genocide
Which of the following concepts refers to an invisible barrier that prevents many women from rising beyond middle-management positions?
Glass ceiling
_______________ are people who have some combination of female and male genitalia?
Intersexuals
Charlotte was in the lower class when she accepts a job at a large corporate office. She is slowly promoted through the ranks and becomes CEO of the company by the age of 50. What type of stratification is sown in this story?
Intragenerational social mobility
"Pink-Collar" work refers to
Jobs dominated by women
What seems to be the key (although not the rule) to upward social mobility?
Level of educational attainment
Which of the following concepts refers to social organization in which females dominate males?
Matriarchy
Which of the following in the largest and most diverse social class?
Middle class
What is the term for a category of people, distinguished by physical or cultural traits, who are socially disadvantaged?
Minority
Which of the following terms refers to biological reproduction by people of different racial categories?
Miscegenation
Which of the following groups would be considered an ethnic minority?
Native Americans
Which of the following terms refers to a state in which racial and ethnic minorities are distinct but have social parity?
Pluralism
What term refers to a belief that one racial category is innately superior or inferior to another?
Racism
The development of breasts in females and deeper voices in males are example of
Secondary sex characteristics
The existence of the "Negro leagues" in professional baseball in the United States during the 1930s and 1940s is an example of
Segregation
____________is the biological distinction between men and women
Sex
Which term refers to the belief that one sex is innately superior to the other?
Sexism
One main issue in studying global social inequality is
Social inequality is relative and therefore difficult to compare across cultures
The movement of individuals or groups within a stratification structure is referred to as
Social mobility
Which term refers to the hierarchical system used to rank societies and their people?
Stratification
The Davis-Moore Thesis indicates
That the more society values a profession, the more the people in that profession will make
Which historical event was greatly responsible for global stratification as we see it today?
The Industrial Revolution
Gender refers to
The expectations and behaviors associated with males and females
A person who is biologically male, but identifies with the female gender, but has not undergone physical alterations is
Transgender
Conflict theory states that prejudice is
Used by powerful people to justify oppressing others
The amount of money plus assets minus all outstanding debt is
Wealth
Which of the following is not an example of violence against women found in nations around the world?
Women's suffrage
Which group is often referred to as the "model minority"?
Asian Americans
The adoption of the English language by Croatian immigrants to the United States is an example of
Assimilation
While prejudice is a matter of _____, discrimination is a matter of _____.
Attitude; behavior
Social status is inherited and cannot be changed when on is a part of a
Caste system
A _______________ system is one in which an individual's social status is based on birth and personal effort.
Class
An exploitation of the subordinate group had created social problems, such as high rates of poverty among single mothers. Which sociological perspective best fits this view?
Conflict theory
Hope walked into a high-end store and purchased designer shoes for $700. She showed them off to her friends on the first day of school. Purchases such as this are called
Conspicuous consumption
Speedy Gonzalez is a popular cartoon character but is widely considered an inappropriate stereotype. Many children are raised watching Speedy Gonzalez cartoons, unaware that such stereotypes are negative. This is a product of
Culture of prejudice