Sociology Chapters 11-14
What intergroup relationship is represented by the "Salad Bowl" metaphor:
B: pluralism
The measure that compares the number of men to women in a population is:
B: sex ratio
Which action reflects ageism:
B: speaking slowly and loudly when talking to someone over the age of 65
Research suggest that people generally fell that their current family is ___________ than the family they group up with:
C: at least as close
Which factor most increases the risk of an elderly person suffering mistreatment:
C: being frail to the point of dependency on care
Thanatology is the study of:
C: death and dying
An older man retires from his job and completely stops doing anything and stays at home alone, what theory is he:
C: disengagement
Which intergroup displays the least tolerance:
C: genocide
In general, children in ______________ households benefit from divorce:
C: high-conflict
The median age of first marriage ___________ in the last 50 years:
C: increased for both men and women
Which of the following is the best explanation of racism as a social fact:
C: it does not need the actions of individuals to continue
What is the one defining feature of a minority group:
C: lack of power
America's baby boomer generation has contributed to all of the following except:
C: medicaid being in danger of going bankrupt
Which of the following is true in intimate partner violence (IPV):
C: nearly half of instances of IPV involve drugs or alcohol
Which of the following is the best example of the role peers play as an agent of socialization for school-aged children:
C: peers tend to reenforce gender roles by criticizing and marginalizing those who behave outside of their assigned roles
Which of the following is the best example of gender stereotype:
C: women tend to be overly emotional, while men tend to be level headed
Which of the following is true regarding the explanation for transgenderism:
D: currently, there is no definition for transgenderism
Which assertion about aging in men would be made by a sociologist following the functionalist theory:
D: men who remain active after retirement play supportive community roles
A child who associated his line of descent with his father's side only is part of a ____________ society:
D: patrilineal
Stereotypes can be based on:
D: race, ethnicity, and gender
What doctrine justified legal segregation in the South:
D: separate but equal
Current divorce rates are:
D: steadily declining
For individual people of a certain culture, the life course is__________:
D: the typical sequence of events in their life
What makes Native Americans unique as a subordinate group in the US:
D: they are the only group that did not come here as immigrants
Same-sex couple households account for ________ percent of US households:
A: 1
An elderly woman retires and changes her life. She no longer has kids, but is heavily involved in commented and stays active, what theory is she:
A: activity
Compared to most Western societies, US sexual attitudes are considered:
A: conservative
In the US, the life expectancy rates in recent decades have ________:
A: continued to gradually rise
Which theoretical perspective stresses the importance of regulating sexual behavior to ensure marital cohesion and family stability:
A: functionalism
The term ___________ refers to society's concept of how men and women are expected to act and how they should behave:
A: gender role
Sociologist tend to define family in terms of:
A: how a given society sanctions the relationship of people who are connected through blood, marriage, or adoption
What is the primary driver of modernization theory:
A: industrialization
Amalgamation is represented by the_____________ metaphor:
A: melting pot
Children of divorced parents ___________ to divorce in their own marriage than children of parents who stayed married:
A: more likely
In Erik Erickson's developmental stages of life, with which challenge must older people struggle:
A: overcoming despair to achieve integrity
Which federal act or program was designed to allow more Hispanic American immigration, not block it:
A: the Bracero Program
The "graying of the US" refers to________________:
A: the increasing percentage of the population of people over the age of 65
The majority of US children live in:
A: two parent households
Which subordinate group is often referred to as the "model minority":
B: Asian Americans
What Western country is thought to be the most liberal in its attitudes towards sex:
B: Sweden
According to the study cited by the US Bureau Census, children who live with married parents grow up with more advantages than children who live with:
B: a single parent
According to national surveys, most US parents support which type of sex education program in school:
B: abstinence plus sexual safety
What is discrimination:
B: biased actions against an individual or group
If elderly people suffer abuse, it most often is perpetrated by _______________:
B: caregivers
Veterans are two to four times more likely to_____________ as people who did not serve in the military:
B: commit suicide
Scapegoat Theory shows that:
B: dominate groups blame subordinate groups for their problems
Only women are affected by gender stratification:
B: false
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, i.e., a state of balance:
B: functionalism
The term "masculine" and "feminine" refer to a person's_______:
B: gender
Research indicated that individuals are aware of their sexual orientation __________:
B: in early adolescents
Today in the US the poverty rate of the elderly is:
B: increasing
Which of the following is a criticism of the family life cycle model:
B: it is too narrowly focused on a sequence of stages
In most countries, elderly women ___________ than elderly men:
B: live a few years longer
Which type of child abuse is most prevalent in the US:
B: neglect
Speedy Gonzalez is an example of:
B: stereotyping
A person who is biologically female but identifies with the male and has undergone surgery to alter her body is considered ______________:
B: transsexual
What is the approximate median age of the US:
C: 37
Who wrote the book On Death and Dying, outlining the five stages of grief:
C: Elisabeth Kubler-Ross
Many Arab-Americans face __________, especially after 9/11:
C: Islamophobia
A woman being married to two men would be an example of:
C: polyandry
Couples who cohabitate before marriage are __________ couples who did not cohabitate before marriage to be married at least ten years:
C: slightly less likely
As a Caucasian in the US, being reasonably sure that you will be dealing with authority figures of the same race as you is a result of:
C: white privelege
The Age Discrimination in Employment Act counteracts which theory:
D: age stratification
According to the symbolic interactionist perspective, we "do gender":
D: all the time, in everything we do
Ethnicity describes shared:
D: beliefs, language, and religion
Why did most white ethnic Americans come to the US:
D: better life and to escape oppresion
The Racial Term "African American" can be referred to:
D: black person in America, ancestors coming to US by slave trade, and white person originated from Africa
Which of the following is an example of a numerical majority being treated as a subordinate group:
D: blacks under apartheid in South Africa
Sociologist associate sexuality with:
D: person's capacity fro sexual feelings