government final
Which of the following is an example of implicit bias?
A casting director for a radio advertisement rejecting an application because of the applicant's Asian-sounding last name
When Jeanette's parents find out her twin brother, Rex, has been sexually active, they tell him to use protection. When they found out Jeanette has been sexually active, they ground her for a month. This is an example of
A double standard
The term sexual orientation can be defined as:
A person's emotional and sexual attraction to a particular sex
A theory which states that members of society are stratified by age, just as they are stratified by race, class, and gender
Age stratification theory
Which factor is considered when evaluating someone's standard of living?
All of the above Income Class Employment
What is the basic idea behind disengagement theory?
As people age, they generally withdraw from all forms of society
Angela believes that race relations in her country are poor because the ruling class has enacted various laws and regulations to keep other groups from achieving equality. With which sociological perspective does Angela's view best align?
Conflict theory
Alivia is desperate for the new designer purse that she saw while window shopping at her local mall. She knew every girl in school would covet her bag and wish to be like her. When she walked in, she whipped out her credit card, and purchased the $5,000 bag. This kind of purchasing is called:
Conspicuous consumption
A theory which states that the elderly make specific choices to maintain consistency in internal (personality structure, beliefs) and external structures (relationships) remaining active and involved throughout their elder years
Continuity Theory
Prejudiced action against a group of people
Discrimination
a group of people who have more power in society than any other of the subordinate groups
Dominant group
Shared culture, which may included heritage, language, religion and more
Ethnicity
A theory which suggests that we experience an increased dependence as we age and must increasingly submit to the will of others, because we have fewer ways of compelling others to submit to us
Exchange theory
Which person best illustrates opportunities for upward social mobility in the United States?
First-generation college student
Charlotte was born to a lower class family in rural Illinois. After taking a job in the mail room of a large corporate office, Charlotte is slowly promoted through the ranks and becomes CEO of the company by the age of 50. Compared to her parents, Charlotte's store demonstrates what type of social stratification?
Intragenerational mobility
What is the one defining feature of a minority group?
Lack of power
any group of people who are singled out from the others for differential and unequal treatment
Minority group
Some conflict theorists ascribe to the idea that as time and technology ove forward, elderly people are left behind and they lose social standing and power. Which specific theory does this describe?*
Modernization theory
Symbolic interactionists have come to the conclusion that:
Most people only socialize with people in their same social class
Geography and political associations with a person's birthplace or residence
Nation of origin
According to the social construction of race school of thought, race is:
Not biologically identifiable
Biased thought based on flawed assumptions about a group of people
Prejudice
The term discrimination is defined in the text as:
Prejudiced action against a group of people
the use by law enforcement of race along to determine whether to stop and detain someone
Racial profiling
a set of attitudes, beliefs, and practices that are used to justify the belief that on racial category is somehow superior or inferior to others
Racism
Suggests that the dominate group will displace its unfocused aggression onto a subordinate group
Scapegoat theory
What is the difference between sex and gender?
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 .
oversimplified ideas about groups of people
Stereotype
a group of people who have less power than the dominate group
Subordinate group
Brayden believes that most people's racial beliefs are based on images conveyed in popular media since many people never meet members of certain races for themselves. Brayden's perspective is:
Symbolic interactionist.
The Davis-Moore Thesis states:
That the more society values a particular profession, the more the people in that profession will make
assimilation
The process by which a minority individual or group takes on the characteristics of the dominate culture
Which of the following is NOT a product of gender stereotyping.
a father buying a basketball hoop for his daughter's 8th birthday
An older women retires and completely changes her life. She is no longer raising children or working. However, she joins the YWCA to swim every day. She serves on the Friends of the Library board. She is part of a neighborhood group that plays pickle ball on Saturday mornings. Her situation most closely illustrates the _____ theory
activity
Accusing people of DWE (driving while elderly) is considered a type of:
ageism
Which factor most increases the risk of an elderly person suffering mistreatment?
being frail to the point of dependency or care
Ethnicity describes shared
beliefs religion language
what is discrimination?
biased actions against an individual or group
The behaviors, customs, and norms associated with a class are known as:
class traits
When thinking about gender, Jeff sees men as the dominant social group and women the subordinate group. Exploitation of the subordinate group has created social problems, such as high rates of poverty among single mothers. Which sociological perspective best fit Jeff's views?
conflict theory
thanatology is the study of
death and dying
gender dysphoria is
distress felt by some people whose gender identity doesn't align with their sex assigned at birth
Based on meritocracy, a physician's assistant would:
earn a pay raise for doing excellent work
People who are ated 110 or older are called centenarians
false
geriatrics is the deference and respect to one's parents and ancestors in all things
false
stereotypes can be based on
gender, ethnicity, and race
which intergroup relation displays the least tolerance
genocide
What is dependency ration?
it is the comparison of working people to non-working people
america's baby boomer generation has contributed to all of the following except
medicaid being in danger of bankrupt
the voluntary use of lethal medication by a doctor to end a life
phys-assis suicide
what intergroup relationship is represented by the salad bowl metaphor
pluralism
While visiting your dad at his nursing home, you see an elderly lady sitting at the table with a full tray of food in front of her. She is in a wheel chair and seems depressed. You conclude that she is experiencing:
secondary aging
A theory based on the idea that successful personal development throughout the life course and subsequent mastery of the challenges associated with everyday life are based on the components of selection, optimization, and compensation.
selective optimization with compensation theory
Peggy accepts a job offer as an advertising copywriter, Her boss immediately assigns her campaigns for products such as makeup and cleaning products. Peggy asks for different clients, but her boss tells her she should stick to what she knows best. Peggy is experiencing:
sexism
Jenny is given a doll for her 2nd birthday, wile her brother, Tyrone, is given a fire truck, This is an example of gender:
socialization
which action reflects ageism
speaking slowly and loudly when talking to someone over 65
Tasha believes that gender is about the division of labor in the family. In the pre-industrial era, men were the hunter-gathers and bread-winners, and women were keepers of the home. After World War II, changes in the family structure allowed women to become breadwinners also, altering the roles of the family. From what sociological perspective do Tasha's thoughts come?
structural functionalism
A symbolic interactionist may choose to study senior centers, and other groups of elderly people. Which theory might they find most useful for their study.
subculture of aging theory
Elizabeth Kubler-Ross's book On Death and Dying added much content knowledge to which field?
thanatology
which of the following is true about intersex people
their intersex characteristics can be discovered at any time in their lives
Chase grew up wanting to wear his sister's dresses instead of his brother's pats, and button up shirts.. When Chase turns 18, he decides to begin living as a women, though he's still only sexually attracted to women. He decides he doesn't want to undergo surgery. Case is:
transgender
A person's sex, as determined by their biology, does not always correspond with their gender.
true
Colorism is a form or racism in which someone believes one type of skin tone is superior or inferior to another within a racial group.
true
Elder abuse could include a caretaker intentionally depriving an older person of car or harming the person in their charge.
true
Gerontology is a field of science that seeks to understand the process of aging and the challenges encountered as seniors grow older
true
People in the United States born between approximately 1946 and 1964 are called Baby Boomers
true
The dependency ratio is the number of productive working citizens to nonproductive citizens (young, disabled, elderly)
true
de jure segregation is segregation that enforces by laws
true
hospice is a form of healthcare that treats terminally ill people by providing comfort during the dying process
true
life expectancy is the number of years a newborn is expected to live
true
racial profiling is a type of structural racism that involves the singling out of racial minorities for a different treatment, usually a harder treatment
true
systemic racism is systems and structures that have procedures or processes that disadvantages racial minority groups
true
As a white person i the United States, being reasonably sure that you will be dealing with authority figures of the same race as your is a result of
white privilege