Sociology

Scapegoting

Blaming immigrants for high unemployment rates is an example of

C

Cohabitation is on the rise. which of the following does your text cite as a possible reason for this rise? a. young people today have less familial support than the previous generations did b. married couples incur tax penalities c. changing attitudes about religion have made sexual relationships outside marraige more socially acceptable d. people today participate in monogamous relationships at a younger age

D

From the functionalist perpective, which of the following is a function of social media D. all of the above

cable, and online revenue have remained greatly unchanged, while newspaper and magazine advertising revenue have fallen greatly

How has advertising revenue significantly changed in the past few years?

Patriarchy

One common characteristic of all societies with regard to gender relations is that they are systems of?

reaching the age 65

Sociologists have adopted the phrase "the graying of the US" what does this phrase mean.

C

The Davis-Moore Thesis states a. that economic hardship and skyrocketing inflation is the cause for all social stratification in the US b. that karl marx was correct and that stratification can only be solved by converting to a socialist government c. that the more society values a particular profession, the more the people in that

B

The United states healthcare system consists of a. socialized medicine b. public and private insurance coverage c. global healthcare d. private insurance coverage only

parents reading to their children and helping them with homework

What is Pierre Bourdieu referring to when talking about cultural capital?

Talcott Parsons

What sociologist pioneered the concept of "the sick role"

C

Which of the following is NOT a result of the commodification of health care? HIV spreading across the US at a rapid rate in the 1980s

Mass Media

Which of the following is NOT one of the 5 primary social instututions?

Functionalism

Which sociological perspective argues that sick people fill a societal role, and are stigmatized by society if they spend longer in that role than is appropriate

monogamy

a form of marriage in which each married partner is allowed only one spouse at any given time is called

Slavery

a form of stratification in which some people are owned as property is known as?

the relationship between education and social inequality

a sociological analysis of education would include

Despair

according to Erik Erikson's theory on again, what is the final hurdle that most people who reach old age must overcome?

class struggle

according to Karl Marx, the primary factor in social change is

moral community

according to sociologists, religious beliefs, rituals and bonds create a ____ in which all members know how to behave

employers are less likely to invest in their females employees because they believe the women will have more interruptions in their careers such as child rearing

according to the human capital theory, why do women, on average, earn less than men?

C

because religions provide a major source of norms and values, sociologist understand them to be a. very rarely a source of conflict b. among the least important institutions in society c. a signficant source of social solidarity d. not very useful in patterning social organization

a social group whose members are bound by legal, biological, or emotional ties, or a combination of all 3

how to contemporary sociologist define family?

Brown V Board

in 1954, which US supreme court case unanimously decided that "separate educational facilities are inherently unequal"?

content is much less important than the diploma or credential itself

the credentialism approach in understanding sociology and education advocates the at the

dividing students into groups that receive different instruction on the basis of perceived ability or attainment

the practice of tracking can be described as

prejudiced action against a group of people

the term discrimination is defined in the text as

the worldwide integration of media through the cross-cultural exchange of ideas

the term media globalization can be defined as

A

the term minority group is potentially ambiguous and confusing, particularly for sociologist, because a. they use the term to mean disadvantaged, not necessarily a group of less that 50% of the population b. the relative proportions of minority and majority groups change over time

the physical separation of 2 groups, particularly in residence, but also in workplace and social functions

the term segregation is defined in the text as

A

the term technological diffusion is defined as a. the spread of technology across borders b. the global lack of access to online media c. the breakdown of communication between technological innovators and the general public

the madrid plan

the would population is growing and aging. in an effort to collectively deal with some of the challenges facing the elderly, several countries gathered at a summit. which plan was the result of this summit

media globalization

today, the majority of mass-media outlets are owned by 6 corps. this is a product of?

governments censoring information for their benefit

what is a negative risk of media globalization?

Clean water access

what is one of the largest contributors to health problems in low-income countries

C

what is the basic idea behind disengagement theory? a. as people age they think less and less about neing married to their spouse and more about their individuality b. as people age, they disengage with their friends in order to spend more time with their families c. as people age, they generally withdraw from all forms of society

sex refers to physical or physiological differences between males and females, while gender is the extent to which one identifies as being either masculine or feminine

what is the difference between sex and gender?

6 point grading scale

what is the kinsey scale

at birth

when does gender socialization begin?

burden of housework that awaits a woman when she returns home from work

when sociologist refer to the second shift for working women, they mean the

all of the above

which factor is considered when evaluation someone's standard of living?

a father buying a basketball for his daughters 8th birthday

which of the following is NOT a product of gender stereotyping?

elderly people lose all appetite and drive for sex

which of the following is NOT true about old age?

those who are in the highest positions in politics, the economy, and the military come from similar social backgrounds, have parallel interests, and often know one another personally

which of the following statements is true, according to C. Wright Mills in The Power Elite

the high cancer rates surrounding a large manufacturing plant in New Mexico

which of the following would a social epidemiologist be likely to study

Symbolic interactionism

which of the theoretical perspective considered throughout the text might explore how family relations are created and maintained in daily interactions?