Sociology Review II

With the recent Occupy Wall Street Movement, the people of the United States keep hearing about the top 1%. How much of the United State's wealth rests in the hands of the wealthiest top 1% of people?

1/3

When news of Proposition 8 broke in California in 2008, hundreds of thousands of protestors came together using Twitter, Facebook, and the media to get their message of protest out. Which stage of Blumer and Tilly's social movement outline represents this?

Coalescence stage

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

Despair

Which of the following is NOT a result of the commodification of health care?

HIV spreading across the United States at a rapid rate in the 1980's

Which is a social issue that many elderly females discover they are victims of?

Having their medical ailments trivialized by doctors.

Medical sociology is the systematic study of:

How humans manage issues of health and illness, disease and disorders, and health care for both the sick and the healthy

What is particularly unique about the United States middle class?

It is broken into two subcategories: upper and lower middle class.

Which of the following contributes lower percentage of voter turnout from those who come from lower socioeconomic backgrounds?

Lower-paying jobs frequently have less flexible hours, making time to vote difficult.

What is the difference between an oligarchy and a monarchy?

Members of an oligarchy do not necessarily achieve their status based on ties to noble ancestry, while members of a monarchy do.

What factors contribute to inequality within the educational system in the United States?

Racism and socioeconomic status

Roberto has just moved to a new city. He does not know anyone but he wants to find a mosque where he can practice Islam. Which theory will Roberto use, either consciously or subconsciously, to make a decision?

Rational Choice Theory

PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) is an animal rights group that has over 2 million members across the country and spends millions of dollars on advertising (print, broadcast and social media) in order to spread social awareness about their cause each year. Which theory attempts to explain PETA's success?

Resource mobilization theory

The term assimilation is defined by the text as:

The process by which a minority individual or group takes on the characteristics of the dominant culture.

Maria babysits as a form of income while she is in college. Because the amounts she gets per job are not huge, Maria never bothers to report her earnings to the IRS. Maria is a part of the

Underground economy

Jackson lives in rural Chile, and is the son of a poor farmer. The nearest school is 50 miles away, and he has no means to get there. What does the educational system in Jackson's country lack?

Universal access

Dana's lives in a country which guarantees healthcare for all of its citizens. Dana lives in a country which uses:

Universal healthcare

In the United States, which race would be considered the dominant group?

White

To a conflict theorist, marriage and families are fascinating because:

Within the family are social standings and power struggles

Which of the following is an example of a convergence cluster?

A group of friends traveling to New York City for the weekend

What is the Kinsey Scale?

A six-point rating system that ranges from exclusively heterosexual to exclusively homosexual orientation.

How is global stratification different from social stratification?

Global stratification examines a myriad of different types of prejudice and inequality, while social stratification covers the social class and standing of individuals.

Which of the following industries is not projected to experience growth within the United States within the next 10 years?

Farming, Fishing, and Forestry

When social movements link their goals to the goals of other social movements and merge into a single group, this is referred to as:

Frame alignment process

What did Marx and Freud see as the downfall of religion that would lead to the secularization of society?

Modernization of society

Which is an aspect of city life that might catch a human ecologist's attention?

The decision to make sidewalks narrower so that a city road can provide on-street parking.

Paris has been studying the demography of the United Kingdom. The U.K. is very similar to the United States or Sweden in that it is industrialized, has relatively long life expectancy, and infant mortality is low. Which stage in the Demographic Transition Theory would the U.K. fall into?

Stage 4

Terrence and his family own a farm in a remote region of Chile. They farm only enough to produce enough food to feed the family, and pay their taxes. What are Terrence and his family engaging in?

Subsistence Farming

Biological determinism is:

The belief that men and women behave differently due to differences in their biology.

In which part of the family life cycle, do sociologists point to as the most stressful time for a marriage?

The birth of the first child.

Josh sits in his kitchen in the city projects trying to sip his coffee while inhaling the nauseating fumes wafting from the town dump that was relocated to within a mile of his home. He desperately wishes he could move, but he works two jobs just to make ends meet for his family. Josh lives in the poorer part of town; the part that is greatly overlooked by local government officials. What might a sociologist call this phenomenon?

environmental racism