Sociology Final
how do sociologists define ethnicity
a group with shared history or cultural heritage
mechanized seed spreaders and crop rotation techniques are associate with which revolution
agricultural
why do you see more girls paying sports than boys jumping rope
boys who cross gender lines are more severely mocked
according to Jonathan Kozol's savage inequalities, how do schools reinforce inequalities?
by using property taxes to fund schools
"A group creates a collective mind. The crowd forms a single being." Which theory is described
contagion theory
which of the following is sued to disenfranchise part of the American population today?
denying felons the right to vote
why are there racial differences in life expectancies
disparities in access to health care
second wave feminism was associated with the issue of
equal access to employment and education
attending religious services would be an example:
extrinstic religiosity
what is main reason men make more money than women
gender socialization concentrates women in low paying jobs
almost all small electronics used in the US are made in Asia. This is a ex of:
globalization
how do sociologists define a minority group
group whose members are denied access to power
why would Alfred NOT have asked "Do you identify as gay or straight?
he saw sexuality as a continuism
What can you make of if you only know a persons SES
his/her level of education
A public goods dilemma occurs when:
individuals give to a collective resource
According to the video, "Wealth Inequality in America." which of the following is true
inequality is much more severe than most Americans realize
"Explained: The Racial Wealth Gap.: showed discriminatory laws and policies, examples of:
institutional discrimination
Children of the working class parents managing to get a professional job is an example of
intergenerational mobility
black women is racially profiled & her husband expects her to do all cooking. This is
intersectionality
in 2009 the US govt granted a massive bailout of large banks. The means the US:
is mostly capitalist, with some socialist traits
what is the principal sociological critique of the cultural poverty
it blames victims of poverty & ignores structural issues
Muslims pray the adman 5 times a day, simultaneously, what function of religion is this?
it creates social solidarity
which of the following statements about social changes true
it is always happening
Which of the following is true of the upper class today
it is largely self sustaining
why would a company outsource labor?
its cheaper
one of the basic principles of social stratification
its is maintained through widely shared beliefs
how has union membership changed in recent years?
membership has steeply declined
which is an example of the hidden curriculum reinforcing inequality?
most professors and teachers are white
Why are people more likely to marry individuals with social background similar to their own
people have access to people like themselves
which of the following is an example of a special interest group
police unions
Which of the following is one of the principles of captialism
privatization of the means of production
In Jane Elliots experiment, which of the following is an example of a self fulfilling prophecy
privileged groups outperformed disadvantages groups
people often think pablo is Arab & are surprised he identifies white. What does this tell us
race is socially defined and varies
in the video we watched, what factor influenced the way someone interprets Obama's race:
respondents race
How do sociologists differentiate between sex and gender
sex is biological gender is social
what do functionalists generally believe to be true about gender
social roles are better suited to one gender than the other
Mother Theresa who had a lot of power but was poor is an example of
status inconsistency
the many people who got rich quick during the ".com" boom of 1990s is example of
structural mobility
poverty is useful because it keeps wages low, would be associated with what theory?
strucutral functionalsim
what is the real source of racism according to conflict theory
struggle between groups over power and control
Rosentahl & Jacobson's Pygmation in the classroom showed that:
teacher expecations influence student performace
why might the number of evangelical christians be rapidly increasing?
the emphasize gaining new converts
when women are more likely to live in poverty than men. Its referred to
the feminization of poverty
C. Wright Mills calls few people who occupy the powerful position of major institutions
the power elite
why are politics, education, and religion all in the same chapter
the three tend to overlap in everyday life
Fisherman catch as many fish as possible threatening the fish with extinction, an example of
the tragedy of the commons
though computers are useful, they have caused a rise in neck & back injuries, an example of:
the unintended consequences of social change
According to the Princeton University study, how does public support affect laws being passed
there is a relationship for wealthy americans only
why did Karl Marx believe that workers in a capitalist system are alienated
they have no ownership of the things they produce
How do we decade when to display situational ethnicity
we analyze the pros and cons of doing so