SOCI-1301

On average, what percentage of men's pay do women physicians make?

80

Which of these is true of the risks people take around their health?

Many people take risks that endanger their health, their bodies, and their lives.

Which of these is associated with the rise of Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) premiums?

Too many sick people enrolled

A major factor in the rise of rise of individualized marriage was the changing place in society of women, especially middle-class women.

True

A postindustrial society is one where the focus is on service work rather than manufacturing of goods.

True

A religious organization marked by bureaucracy, training, highly codified beliefs, and elaborate rituals is called a church.

True

Women are more likely than men to obtain a bachelor's and/or master's degree.

True

Betty Hart and Todd Risley's research shows that there is a correlation between children's exposure to difference in parenting practices are which of these?

children's vocabulary growth

Which of these is an example of a risky behavior?

cigarette smoking

Each year, the Lopez family spends time visiting national historical monuments in Virginia and Washington, DC. This ritual is part of which of these?

civil religion

What is the term for the beliefs, experiences and rituals that provide a sense of collective national identity?

civil religion

The process by which the most advantaged individuals are awarded the best opportunities is referred to as the _________.

cumulative advantage

Jews, Syrians, and Iraqis have all been dispersed across the globe. Their dispersals are known as which of these?

diasporas

Which of these refers to a large group of people who are marginally attached to the workforce?

discouraged workers

The process of deprofessionalization refers to the fact that the power of _________ has declined in recent years, whereas the power of _________ has increased.

doctors; patients

Sandy is a nurse who is often asked to engage in helping her patients emotionally cope as well as physically recover. Sandy is experiencing which of these?

emotion work

Which of these is a characteristic of a failed state?

large flows of refugees

Which country has the highest rate of single parents?

the United States

Looks-related stress and depression can be found globally among men and women; however, _________ are particularly susceptible.

young women

In 2017, the United States spent _________ of its GDP on heath expenditures, raking ___________ in country expenditures as a proportion of GDP.

17%; first

According to the text, differences in the children's educational levels can be detected as early as ______________.

2 years of age

The life expectancy of Black Americans is how many years less than the life expectancy of White Americans?

3.7

What percentage of the U.S. adult population report having one or more tattoos?

42

According to the chapter text, in 1970, married couples comprised 71% of all U.S. households. By 2018, married couples comprised what percentage of all households?

50

According to the World Heath Organization, how many people die globally each year because of direct tobacco use?

6 million

Which of these is true of the Ebola vaccine?

After people from developed countries were infected, drug companies have made significant progress developing a vaccine.

Which religion has moved from its origins in India but primrily resides on the Asian Continent?

Buddhism

Which sociologist is associated with the power elite theory?

C. Wright Mills

The religion with the largest number in the world's population is __________.

Christianity

Which area has been most devastated by AIDS?

Eastern and Southern Africa

Conflict theorists see the family as a social institution which is necessary for the stability of society.

False

Education makes a big difference at the individual level but varies too much person by person to affect the national level of income.

False

Eric Klinberg found that younger people who live alone tend to be socially isolated.

False

Group marriage is referred to as exogamy.

False

Monogamy means marriage only between one man and one woman.

False

Most democratic states do not guarantee citizens the right to freely express dissent, freedom of the press, or the right to due process and equality before the law.

False

One effect of globalization is that all populations are now aware of the health risks associated with smoking.

False

Passionate love is more likely than companionate love to lead to a long-term intimate relationship.

False

People who live in wealthier nations are more likely to be religious than those who live in poorer nations.

False

Same-sex marriage was declared constitutional by the Supreme Court in the United States in 1990.

False

Studies on preschool have concluded that it is unlikely to produce long-term results around educational inequality.

False

Tattoos and piercings continue to be seen as culturally deviant.

False

The United States has had a decrease in the number of one-person households over the last 40 years.

False

The United States has the highest rate of cohabitation of all developed countries.

False

The United States has the lowest percentage globally of children who are being taught at home.

False

The decline of manufacturing plants and the rise of service jobs is referred to as outsourcing.

False

The definition of the family, according to the Census Bureau, includes only those who are related by birth or marriage.

False

The power elite theory's assertion that society is stable is problematic.

False

Today, the vast majority of Jews live in the Middle East.

False

Vietnamese children who have never been to Vietnam but who see themselves as apart of an international group rooted in Vietnam are considered a diasopora.

False

We can tell that American education is meritocratic because social origin ascribed statuses have little effect on how much students learn and how far they go in school.

False

Anna's Family has becoming increasingly religious over the past three generations, and religious experiences are a major part of their recent family history. Anna's family history. Anna's family could be said to be secularized.

False St

Which of these is true of global economic flows?

Families in weak economies may be separated for long periods of time.

Families flow globally in four major forms. Which of these statements accurately describes on of the major patterns of such flows?

Family flows happen because people move to create new families.

Which of these is an effect of global conflict on the family?

Family members may be forced to flee to other countries.

Which of the following is true of gay marriage?

Gay marriage is legal in all 50 states of the United States.

Which religion, heavily concentrated in India, spans six continents through migration and the spread of its teaching?

Hinduism

Which of these is true of the divorce rate in the United States in recent years?

It has declined.

Fundamentalism can be connected to the globalization in which of the following two ways?

It is expansionist and also largely impacted by globalization.

Which religion has a significant historical and contemporary impact despite being on of the smallest of the world's religions?

Judaism

Which of these groups would sociologists identify as denomination?

Lutherans

Which of these is more likely to be found in the Global North than the Global South?

MRIs

Why did U.S. labor unions begin to decline?

Many unionized jobs were automated and thus workers were no longer in those jobs to form unions.

Increasingly the Internet offers more and more health information for consumers. Which of these is a result according to your text?

Patients are more informed about their health.

What was the outcome of the Perry Preschool policy experiment?

Perry Preschool children were more likely than the control group to finish high school and college.

Which of these is a true according to the power elite theory?

Power is concentrated in a small number of people who control the major institutions of the state.

What is the premise of Zygmunt Bauman's Liquid Love?

Relationships form and end more easily, which challenges marriage as an institution

Which of these is an effect of global conflict on the family?

The "marriage squeeze" leaves men without enough suitable women to partner with for marriage.

Why does medicine cost so much in the United States?

The medical industry is driven by a for-profit model.

Which of these is true for Black Americans?

The stress they experience from racism contributes to decreased life expectancy.

According to Andrew Cherlin, one cause of marriage deinstitutionalization is the change in norms about having children within the context of marriage and the family.

True

Asian countries rank highest in the PISA scores form math, reading, and science.

True

Banking practices tied to the U.S. housing market and such financial instruments set off a chain reaction that devastated international economic flows and triggered a global recession.

True

Black female students report more satisfaction with their bodies that White and Latina women.

True

China has the largest number of Buddhists in the world.

True

Contemporary religious organizations compete among themselves for consumers of religion much like manufacturers compete for customers.

True

Current sociological research reveals the paradox that people want to be legally defined as couples and families while they also want to be free of constraints and act as individuals.

True

Early childhood differences in health by social class tend to have long-lasting effects over the life span.

True

Education can serve as a buffer to those with higher educational levels in times of economic recession.

True

Facebook exemplifies the model of prosumer capitalism.

True

Global human trafficking encompasses such activities as prostitution, human organ selling, and adoptions.

True

In Ha's religious group, members spend a considerable amount of time praying and chanting. In other words, Ha's religion involves the use of many rites of passage.

True

In modern democracies, people vote to choose their legislators rather than managing their own political affairs and directly making decisions about the things that affect their lives.

True

In the United States, the Fourth of July is celebrated with fireworks and lively music. These practices are part of the country's civil religion.

True

Jews can be defined as a nation.

True

Khloe is married to Andrew and both of them have high-income, high-stress careers. They do not intend to have children. Andrew Cherlin would call this an individualized marriage.

True

Lindsay borrows much more than she can likely repay. This is an example of hyperdebt.

True

Many sociologists have moved away from a focus on family and marriage and perfer to discuss "relationships" and "personal life".

True

Metabolic syndrome, while based on real physical markers, is also a social construct that fails to consider social and environmental factors.

True

Michael is a college graduate who enjoys sports and Italian food. He is married to Jennifer, who is also a college graduate and enjoys playing sports and going out to Italian restaurants. Michael and Jennifer's relationship is endogamous.

True

Michelle is from a high-income family and all her relatives have advanced degrees. Michelle is likely to have a college-going habitus.

True

Migration has contributed to the increase in "borderless diseases."

True

Most nonresident parents are fathers.

True

Nuclear families made up less than 20% of all U.S. households in 2018.

True

Pure relationships are those entered for what each partner can get from them.

True

Recent research on school effects has contradicted the findings of the Coleman Report.

True

Risk-taking, while potentially dangerous, can also make some people happier and mentally, and perhaps even physically, healthier.

True

Secularization refers to the decline of the significance of religion at the societal and individual levels.

True

Structural functionalists are interested in the socialization of children because their focus is on how family creates social order.

True

The Church of Scientology is an example of a new religious movement.

True

The goal of welfare states is to provide for the well-being of its citizens through programs such as national health plans and old age plans.

True

The nature of what constitutes intimacy in a society changes over time.

True

The population that is most vulnerable to the spread of HIV/ AIDS is the least likely to have access to high-quality health care and expensive drugs that can slow the progress of the disease.

True

Three main components of religion are beliefs, rituals, and experiences.

True

Which of these is a criticism of democracies?

Voters are typically uninformed about political issues.

In which part of the world has resistance to creating cultural and religious space for Muslim immigrants been greatest?

Western Europe

Globally, which of these is the most common form of family violence?

Wife beater

Which of these is a highly organized form of religion with professional leaders that is made up of people from a variety of social class backgrounds who were typically born into the group?

a church

People who share similar cultural, religious, ethnic, and linguistic characteristics over long periods of time are categorized as which of these?

a nation

Syria has lost control over much of its territory. However, it is still a geographical area that encompasses people with shared identities and culture with a government. Syria would be considered which of these?

a nation-state

Jamie, her husband, and their daughter live together in a small town. Their family is an example of which of the following?

a nuclear family

Structural-functionalism answers the question "Who rules the United States?" with which of these?

a plurality of groups

A group who believes in a shared religious message, wants to remain apart from society, and admits only new members who conform to the group's norms exemplifies which of these?

a sect

Which of these is a part of global trafficking, that directly impacts families?

adoptions

Which of these was the most popular cosmetic procedure in the United States in 2017?

breast augmentation

Some argue the importance of beauty in our culture has its roots in ______________.

evolution

Vera belongs to a religious group that explains that most members of society are damned. It encourages members to return to basic beliefs and views the world in very Black and White ways. Which of these terms applies to Vera's group?

fundamentalism

Which of these is an example of a rite of passage?

getting married

Deinndustrialization is caused by which of these?

globalization

One strand of structual-functionalism focuses on ___________, in which society has many different players who compete for access to political power.

group pluarlism

Gianna's credit card debt is $25,000, and she can barely make the mortgage on her seven-bedroom estate. What does Gianna's situation exemplify?

hyperdebt

Jews, Syrians, and Iraqis have all been dispersed across the globe but retain a collective memory of their homeland and desire to return to it that they transmit to their children. Many, however, have no contact with their homeland. Their identifications with their homelands that they now have no part of are examples of which of the following?

imagined communities

Richard Herrnstein and Charles Murray argue that educational inequalities and differences in learning and schooling are largely determined by which of these?

inborn differences in intelligence

Exercise-related injuries in sports have been ___________ in recent years.

increasing

An increasing emphasis on ______________ is an important factor in divorce rates today.

individualism

Juan and Reina's marriage is marked by each of them focusing on their freedoms. Which type of marriage is this?

individualized

Sociologists who study the meanings that family members attach to identities and roles within their families are utilizing the ____________ theoretical perspective.

inter/ actionist

Mitchell is a wrestler who frequently stops eating to make his goal weight for matches. Mitchell may be at risk for which of these?

manorexia

Studies show the ratio of men to women who have coronary artery disease is which of these?

narrowing

Which of these is the main reason today for the absence of nonresident fathers?

nonmarital childbearing with the parents never having lived together

Ashley is married to three husbands. This type of martial pattern is referred to as which of these?

polyandry

Which of the following has been medicalized for women?

reproductive health

Compared to Fordism, post-Fordism is associated with which of these?

smaller production runs

According to Ryan Hatch, what must be included to adequately address metabolic syndrome?

social and environmental factors

Former U.S. secretary of state Madeleine Albright offered a checklist of behaviors that should alert us to the rise of fascism. Which of the following is included in her checklist?

speaking casually about the use of violence against enemies

The correlation and educational attainment and employment earnings is __________.

strong and positive

Which theoretical perspective focuses on the fact that girls learn from an early age that family responsibilities take precedence over all other aspects of their lives?

structural-functional

Annette has a sore throat and she contacts a service called iPhysician on the Internet to get instant information. Which of these is she enlisting?

telemedicine

Which of these is associated with the decreasing power of doctors according to your text?

the ability of patients to inform themselves about medical problems and options through the Internet

Which of these is the best example of increasing consumerism in contemporary medicine?

the decision to market pharmaceutical drugs directly to consumers

Which of these factors worsened the international financial situation during the euro crisis?

the difficulty in borrowing money to keep economies functioning

Which one of the following is not addressed within the field of medical sociology?

the genetic differences between women and men

Leisure-time activities are more likely to be found among which social class?

the upper class

In recent years, which of these has been a global trend in capitalism?

transnational capitalism

Renita lost her job at a corporation due to downsizing. She has a degree in electrical engineering, but she cannot find a job in her profession. Which term best describes Renita's job status?

unemployed