SOC-213 Test Prep 1

An ethnicity is a group of people with

a common cultural identification.

The family wage refers to the ________.

wage necessary for a male earner to provide for his wife and children

Which immigration act lifted all numerical restrictions on the immigration of spouses, children, and parents of U.S. citizens?

1965 Amendments to the Immigration and Nationality Act

What is the relationship between industrial change and Black family structure in the past 40 years?

As manufacturing opportunities declined, marriage rates declined.

Why does the textbook author attribute the rise in women's autonomy to the American Revolution?

The leaders of the American Revolution espoused the virtue of autonomy, which women began to embrace for themselves.

How did the United States v. Windsor ruling change the legal definition of marriage?

It resulted in the federal government recognizing all marriages that are legally valid in the states.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the greatest recent population growth can be found within which race or ethnicity?

Latino

According to your textbook, the consensus perspective takes which view?

Order is the core of social life.

Federal mortgage guarantees enabled who to afford to buy homes?

White baby boom parents

Between 1920 and 1965, as families acquired new household technologies such as dishwashers and microwave ovens, household labor changed in what way?

Women experienced only a modest change in the hours of housework they did.

In sociology, a group that occupies a subordinate status in society is called

a minority group.

According to the text, what had a significant impact on the emergence of the dating system in the early to mid-twentieth century?

cars

Elizabeth owns a small farm and generates income by selling vegetables and meat at the local market. When she marries, her citizenship is incorporated into her husband's, and he now owns her farm and income. What type of practice does this scenario describe?

coverture

Since 2009, the number of undocumented immigrants to the United States has ________.

decreased

Since the 1900s, the trend in age at first marriage ________.

decreased until the 1950s and then significantly increased

The textbook argues that it is challenging to define family because

different people and cultures use different definitions

José and Maria came to the United States from Mexico with their parents. They quickly learned English, but their parents struggle and also want to continue to speak Spanish at home in order to maintain their culture. This is an example of ________.

dissonant acculturation

As discussed in the textbook, Annette Lareau learned of sharp contrasts in parenting style—and the meanings parents attributed to childhood—according to the social class of the family. What type of research did Lareau use?

ethnography

How frequently have the race and ethnicity categories on the U.S. Census changed since 1880?

every 10 years

Contemporary American Indians who live on reservations or other tribal lands are often socially isolated and poor. These social conditions may contribute to ________.

higher rates of suicide, diabetes, and alcoholism

By 1980, the census form dropped the category "household head" and replaced it with ________.

householder

It is difficult for historians to know which aspects of family life among enslaved Africans were African traditions because

language and customs were suppressed.

For the purposes of the contemporary census, a family

must occupy the same household

A family guided by the authority of the father would be considered a

patriarchal family.

Ford Motor Company's "Five Dollar Day" wage increase is an example of

promoting economic opportunities to achieve an idealized breadwinner-homemaker family.

What kind of identities and categories reflect perceptions about physical similarities that are assumed to be innate?

racial

Parents praise their daughter when she does something kind and they complement her when she plays dress up. As she grows older, the girl continues to emulate these qualities, trying to be nice in all circumstances and wanting look like a princess. A feminist theorist might say this is an example of what?

socialization

Which of the following examples provides evidence that the role of the state is changing?

the growth of public services in health care and education

In which institutional arena does wealth accumulation take place?

the market

In which institutional arena does facilitation of divorce take place?

the state