Sociology 211 Pre 2nd Quiz - Sample Questions

The tastes, habits, and expectations that children "inherit" (or learn) from their parents that help to achieve material success in life are called: A. Cultural Capital B. Ideology C. Class Consciousness D. Social Welfare E. Education

A. Cultural Capital

When parents use a sonogram to find out the sex of their baby and only start decorating the nursery after learning the sex, it is an example of: A. Gender socialization B. Gender and language C. Conflict theory D. Passing E. Feminism

A. Gender socialization

How do sociologists differentiate between sex and gender? A. Sex is biological; gender is social. B. Both relate to genetics, but hormones influence gender more. C. Sex comes from DNA; gender comes from hormones. D. Sex is genetic; gender is about primary and secondary sex characteristics. E. Gender is biological; sex is social.

A. Sex is biological; gender is social.

Belonging to a particular social class has a profound effect on almost every aspect of a person's life. A. True B. False

A. True

Even though a person's sex and gender usually match, this is not always the case. A. True B. False

A. True

Some sociologists suggest that extreme wealth should be thought of as a social problem, just like extreme poverty. A. True B. False

A. True

What has modern science determined about racial categories? A. There is greater diversity between racial populations than within them. B. Biologically there is no such thing as a pure race. C. Some racial groups are genetically predisposed to be more intelligent than others. D. Some racial groups are genetically predisposed to be more athletically inclined than others. E. There has been almost no mixing of races in American history.

B. Biologically there is no such thing as a pure race.

Most poor people in the United States are unemployed. A. True B. False

B. False

A belief in the social, political, and economic equality of the sexes is called: A. Conflict theory B. Feminism C. Social constructionism D. Interactionism E. Darwinism

B. Feminism

If you hear someone say that "real men don't eat quiche," what are they talking about? A. Functionalism B. Gender C. Sex D. Family socialization E. The second shift

B. Gender

How did the G.I. Bill of Rights, which provided funds for home loans, affect African Americans? A. It greatly aided in the creation of an African American middle class. B. Though it was written to help all veterans regardless of race, African Americans were typically excluded from home ownership. C. It helped those who had served in the military, but there were relatively few African American veterans. D. It provided assistance to African Americans in the North, but there was still too much prejudice in the South. E. It helped African Americans buy houses in black neighborhoods, but not anywhere else.

B. Though it was written to help all veterans regardless of race, African Americans were typically excluded from home ownership.

What do most Americans claim about their class status? A. They are upper class. B. They are lower class. C. They are middle class. D. They don't feel they have a class status, or they are unaware of it. E. They don't believe in class.

C. They are middle class.

Which of the following is an example of a prejudice? A. Not hiring someone because of their ethnicity B. Giving African Americans higher mortgage interest rates C. Only searching people of certain ethnicities at the airport D. Believing that Asians are better at math E. Making fun of classmates for looking different

D. Believing that Asians are better at math

The "Jim Crow" laws in the American South, which mandated separate facilities for whites and blacks, were an example of: A. Population transfer B. Assimilation C. Conflict theory D. Individual discrimination E. Institutional discrimination

E. Institutional discrimination

How is prejudice different from discrimination? A. Prejudice is an action, discrimination an attitude. B. Prejudices can only be negative, discrimination can be either negative or positive. C. Prejudice only occurs within minority groups, but discrimination can happen anywhere. D. Prejudice requires the negatively affected group to be a minority group, discrimination does not. E. Prejudice is an attitude, discrimination is an action.

E. Prejudice is an attitude, discrimination is an action.