SOCIOLOGY FINAL
what is the principal sociological critique of the culture of poverty?
tends to blame people for their situation while ignoring societal causes of inequality
which of the following is an example of micro aggression?
men who cat call women walking down the street
you can disregard sociology simply because it goes against your personal opinion
no, sociology is an empirical science
in 2017, the US census identified the poverty threshold for a family of four as
$24,600
differential association theory
Edwin Sutherland's hypothesis that we learn to be deviant through our associations with deviant peers
secondary sex characteristics
Physical features that are associated with gender but that are not directly involved in reproduction.
caste system
a form of social stratification in which status is determined by one's family history and background and cannot be changed
People who believe they do not have to fulfill the work requirements that everyone else does shows
a function of privilege
how do sociologists define ethnicity?
a group with a shared ancestry or shared cultural heritage
intersex
a person whose chromosomes or sex characteristics are neither exclusively male nor exclusively female
gender binary
a system of classification with only two distinct and opposite categories
social class
a system of stratification based on access to such resources as wealth, property, power, and prestige
the term that refers to the legitimate use of power is called
authority
primary sex characteristics
biological factors, such as chromosomes, hormones, and reproductive organs, that distinguish males from females
apartheid is a specific example of what system of social stratification?
caste system
how do sociologists define race
category based on real/ perceived biological differences
what is the second shift?
childcare and housework in addition to duties of paid labor
what do sociologists call awareness of our own and others' class statuses?
class consciousness
what system of stratification is commonly used in modern capitalist societies?
class system
social stratification
division of society into groups arranged in a social hierarchy
what are the means by which society transmits knowledge, values, and expectations to its members?
education
gender is biologically natural
false
sociology is an opinion
false
federal poverty line
federal index that defines "official" poverty in the US based on household income... updated annually
What evidence shows that the number of women who commit crimes is a social structure?
female arrest rates have increased as women have more presence in the labor market
a trans woman, a person who does not identify as male or female can claim the label
gender nonconforming
a queer couple holding hands in public receive abusive comments from other people. this is
homophobia
social mobility that occurs over the course of an individuals lifetime is called ... mobility
intragenerational
the belief that all Irish are drunks is an example of
prejudice
how do most sociologists differentiate between sex and gender?
sex is biological, gender is social
the transformation of culture over time is called
social change
good health is
socially defined
sex
the biological distinction between females and males
gender
the physical, behavioral, and personality traits that a group considers normal for its male and female members
apartheid
the system of segregation of racial and ethnic groups that was legal in South Africa between 1948 and 1991
social change
the transformation of culture and social institutions over time
what do schools, churches, and governments all have in common?
they are all social institutions
why don't girls who do better in school do better in the workplace after graduation?
they are credited for hard work, but not intellectual ability
deviance
to be deviant, you must depart from a norm and generate a negative reaction
educational systems can help to reproduce systems of inequality
true
sociologists argue that no behavior, not even one designed to kill a great number of people, is inherently deviant
true
some sociologists suggest that extreme wealth should be thought of as a social problem
true
some sociologists suggest that, like extreme poverty, extreme wealth should be thought of as a social problem
true
how does the U.S. census bureau define "family"?
two or more individuals related by blood, marriage, or adoption who share a household
hidden curriculum
values or behaviors that students learn indirectly over the course of their schooling
the second-wave feminist movement was associated with the issue of
women's equal access to employment and education
with what issue is first wave feminism most strongly associated?
women's suffrage