Sociology: Chapter 10

Intrinsic religiosity is:

a person's inner religious life.

What does a sociological perspective tell us about education in the United States? Selected:

Educational success often has as much to do with social stratification as it does with individual ability.

Why do politics, education, and religion all appear in the same chapter of your text?

Political, religious, and educational concerns often overlap in everyday life.

What is one reason critics object to school vouchers?

They believe vouchers will drain funds from vulnerable public schools and cause them to deteriorate further

What is the central means by which modern society transmits knowledge, values, and expectations to its members?

education

In Who Governs, Robert Dahl examined the way power was distributed in New Haven, Connecticut, and concluded that a wide variety of actors played a role in the political decision-making process. What theory of power does Dahl believe in?

pluralism

The fact that school schedules are organized around Christmas is evidence: Selected:

that the United States is not a totally secular society.

A sociologist tells you that she believes that "the owners and top-level managers in large income-producing properties are far and away the dominant power figures in the United States" because "their corporations, banks, and agribusinesses come together as a corporate community that dominates the federal government." What concept is being described here? Selected:

the power elite

A police officer stops you for driving 73 mph in a 65 mph zone and gives you a ticket that costs $150. If you go home and mail a check, you are acknowledging that the police officer has:

authority.

In the past, most voters formed political opinions by listening to speeches, meeting with representatives of political parties, or attending town hall meetings. How do voters today tend to learn about political issues?

through human interest stories in the media