Sociology chapters 9,10,11,12

As of 2020, what position has not been held by an American woman?

Chief justice President

Advocates of black nationalism contend that feminism

Distracts women

Which of the following statements are true about extended families in comparison with nuclear families

Extended families have the advantage of forming a larger economic unit for a family farm or business. Extended families are better able to provide support to family members in times of crisis.

Identify a true statement about prejudice

Perpetrates false definitions of individuals

Which of the following is a representation of the unequal status of women in industrialized countries?

Position of women in division of housework blah blah blah

In Mexican American culture, which of the following are characteristics of machismo

Pride in maleness Virlilkty Sense or personal worth

What is the major difference between feminists and conflict theorists regarding gender roles

Feminists advocate political action.

Which of the following is a multinational company most likely to do when faced with increasing labor demands?

Move to a different country

Which of the following is a benefit provided by immigration for countries receiving immigrants?

alleviation of labor shortages

Gender roles can vary significantly across cultures based on all of the following except

biological factors

Which of the following are racial minority groups in the United States?

Native Asian pacific African Americans

What is the term for people who are granted the right to enter a country while still residing abroad?

refugees

When people identify only sporadically with their heritage, rather than having deeper ties to it, they are engaging in

symbolic ethnicity

Which of the following actions support the perspective that multinational corporations exploit local workers?

- repression of political rights to organize - repressive labor laws - reduction of workers' rights and securities

Which of the following are racial minority groups in the United States?

African American s Asian pacific Americans Native Americans

In the United States, a prominent instance of segregation is that of

African Americans in the South prior to the 1960s.

The word genocide can be used to describe

Nazi Germany's attempt to exterminate Jews during World War II. the United States' policies toward Native Americans in the 19th century.

Conflict theorists contend that the relationship between males and females has traditionally been one involving

-the subjugation of women by men -a higher valuation of men's skills -unequal power

Which of the following jobs are typically expected to be fulfilled by males in U.S. society

Airline pilot Construction worker

How do interactionists view gender roles?

As being socially constructed in our everyday interactions

How are men in American culture usually viewed when they take on roles that are normally considered feminine?

As less masculine

Which of the following statements is true of intersectionality in the United States?

Awareness of intersectionality grew as female scholars noted than an emphasis on race could result in ignoring other related processes of domination

How do media influence women's perception of body image

By celebrating a specific body type

Latina women have been excluded from decision making by what two social institutions that most affect their daily lives

Catholic Church Family

Actions undertaken in an attempt to eradicate discrimination in the United States include

Civil rights act Affirmative action programs

examples of institutional racism

College admission Employment leave English at interview

There are innate biological reasons to designate completely different gender roles for men and women

False

Which sociological perspective asserts that white dominance over black peoples in the first half of the 20th century was achieved through both Jim Crow Laws and violence perpetrated by ordinary citizens

Conflict

What permits members of the majority to enhance their wealth power and prestige at expense of others

Discrimination

Which of the following describes the practice of redlining

Discrimination against people who try to buy homes

Sociologists using a convergence perspective might look at which of the following indicators when studying modernization

Energy use Degree of urbanization Literacy Birth control use

Match the theoretical perspective to its view on gender

Functionalists- gender differences contributes to social stability Conflict- gender inequality is rooted in the female male power relationship Feminist- women's subjugation is integral to society and social structure Interactionist- "doing gender" is reflected in everyday behavior

The willingness of state governments to allow people to indicate that they are neither male nor female on their officially issued drivers license is an implicit recognition of

Gender fluidity

Traditional views of proper "masculine" or "feminine" behavior are an important component because

Homophobia

Which of the following statements about the middle class in developing nations at the beginning of the 21st century are true

Millions of people in nations entered the middle class

According to what sociological perspective do we "do gender" by reinforcing traditionally masculine and feminine actions

Interactionist

What examines gender stratification on the micro level of everyday behavior as they believe people "do gender" by reinforcing traditionally masculine and feminine actions

Interactionist

Identify a true statement about institutional discrimination

It affects certain racial and ethic groups more than others

Government money give to affluent people and to corporations often has what characteristic

It coincides with the work of special interest groups

What do functionalists see as a positive result of differentiation in gender roles

It increases overall social stability.

Which of the following is a criticism of intersectionality

It overemphasizes identity politics

Which of the following are considered to be ethnic groups

Latinos Jewish Americans

Which of the following are considered to be ethnic groups?

Latinos Jewish Americans

In the 1960's who was a notable leader of the black power movement

Malcom x

Identify a criticism of the modernization theory

Modernization increases the dominance of core nations over developing countries.

In the context of immigration, which of the following holds true for the sending nation?

Migration can relieve economies unable to support large numbers of people

When it comes to gender role socialization, which of the following is the first and most crucial agent of gender role socialization

Parents

Systematic removal of a group of people from society

expulsion

The economy is made up of online economic transactions that place buyers and sellers in direct peer-to-peer contact with no charge of ownership of goods and services

Sharing

Which of the following statements about Mexican Americans is true?

Since 2000 the number of Mexican Americans who were born in the United States had exceeded those who immigrated here They are the largest Latino population in the United States

To compensate for the injustices of forced servitude, some have called for

Slabs reparations

which of the following is true of boys who successfully adapt to cultural standards of masculinity

They often grow up to be inexpressive and isolated

According to conflict theorists: gender differences are a reflection of

Subjugation of one group by another

What is the matrix of domination

The convergence of social forces that contribute to a person's social standing.

Which of the following statements about Cuban American immigrants are true?

The first wave of Cuban immigrants in the 1960s included many professions with higher levels of education Cuban Americans tend to settle in the Miami Florida region

Which of the following comparisons about the life chances of black and white Americans are true?

The median household income of blacks is 60 percent that of whites The unemployment rate of blacks is more than twice that of whites

Which of the following is an example of the pattern of inter group relations known as succession?

The partition of India

Which of the following statements accurately describe inter generational mobility patterns amount industrial countries

The position of parents in stratification systems Mobility opportunities are influenced

In any society, gender stratification requires

The promotion and support of traditional gender roles by social institutions

The process by which people come to define a group as a race based in part on physical characteristics, but also on historical, cultural, and economic factors is known as

The social construction of race

Many people prefer the terms gay and lesbian because

The word homosexual has been stigmatized

Identify a true statement about gender roles in major institutions of society

These institutions often discriminate against women in their normal daily operations

Concerning rigid traditional gender roles, what is a major point of agreement between conflict theorists and feminist theorists?

They do not benefit women.

Since the 1960's, u.s. policy has encouraged which of the following groups to immigrate to the United States?

Those with needed skills People who have relatives here

Which of the following statements about mobility in developing countries are true

Urban industrial sectors cannot provide enough jobs for those wanting to work. There is usually a large wage difference between rural and urban areas.

Native Americans in the south were

Usually matriarchal

Identify a true statement about sexism

Usually refers to male prejudice and discrimination against wonen

The first wave of Cuban American refugee population has been overrepresented in

White collar professions

Identify a view of Talcott Parsons and Robert Bales on gender roles

Women take supportive role and men take the practical role

Identify a view of functionalists on gender

Womens intrest in expressive goals frees men for instrumental tasks

Cross-cultural studies of industrial and developing countries have found

an increase in intergenerational mobility

In the political landscape of the United States, women

are underrepresented.

What is the term for foreigners who have already entered a nation and seek protection because persecution or a well founded fear of persecution?

asylees

According to Interactionist theorists, prejudice and discrimination

can be overcome with the establishment of interracial coalitions. can be overcome with increasing contact between individuals from dominant and subordinate groups.

Which of the following are examples of advantages Peggy McIntosh found to be associated with white privilege

cashing checks without suspicion browsing freely in stores being around people of the same race

The tax breaks, bailouts, direct payments, and grants that the government gives to corporations are referred to as

corporate welfare

Assimilation can take many forms, including

joining a different religion. adopting a new name. no longer speaking a native language.

Which has the greatest influence on gender role differentiation

culture

Which has the greatest influence on gender-role differentiation

culture

When people refuse to hire highly qualified people of a different race and instead hire a less-qualified applicant who is of their own race, it is called

discrimination

The single most unifying force among Arabs is the Arabic

language

The various Latino groups share a heritage that includes the Spanish language, culture, and traditions, which can cause serious problems with which two things?

education assimilation

The passing of the Jim Crow laws in the southern states was designed to

enforce official segregation

Some critics of modernization theory suggest that it increases the dominance of core countries and facilitates further _________ of developing countries.

exploitation

The approach of world systems analysis in understanding global inequality is based on which two sociological perspectives?

functionalist and conflict

Which is a significant factor in maintaining masculine and feminine gender roles

homophobia

Which of the following fostered an increase in upward social mobility to the middle class in developing nations in the early 21st century

microfinancing entrepreneurship

The most socially significant type of mobility in large developing countries is movement out of

poverty

Traditional gender roles have

restricted women more than men.

Sociologists define pluralism as

various groups in a society having mutual respect for one another's cultures.