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