Sociology

23. Some believe that religion is Important because it adds meaning to people's lives... a sociologist following which theory would agree with this statement?

A structural functionalist

6. What is the relationship if any between people who cohabitate and then get married, and those who wait to live together after they marry?

Cohabitating, unmarried partners have a slightly higher divorce rate after they get married than those who don't cohabitate after marriage.

Why do sociologists find the study of family to be so important when trying to group the mores and norms of a culture?

Families provide for each other and teach

13. If you consider the university of Virginias national marriage project what can be concluded from their study?

Finances are an important foundation for a successful marriage.

Passing on one's heritage, passiveness and wealth is:

Generally based on lineage, which is defined by one's culture and family

32. When Rosa and Sergei realized that the poor were being neglected... this is an example of:

Liberation theology

5. The US census bureau keep records of different statistics that pertain to families. For example, in 2010 there were three million children who did not live with their parents. These children were:

Living with their grandparents

7. Which one is one reason that sociologists cite to explain why men and women are defying marriage until their mid to late twenties

Many young people place education and career higher than marriage on their list of priorities

15. What is the relationship between intimate partner violence (IPV) and marriage?

Men and women who are married experience less abuse.

14. According to the US census bureau.. What might impact this have o the US male population over time?

Men may be more aggressive which may lead to an increase in crime, domestic, violence etc.

33. What did Marx and Freud see as the downfall of religion that would lead to the secularization of society?

Modernization of society

17. If you work with children why is it important to be ever vigilant for ant signs of child abuse?

Most reports of child abuse come from non-relative adults who interact with the child.

28. What name do Buddhists gave to their four basic rules?

Noble truths

27. Sanchita worships three different blah blah..

Polytheism - POLY MEANS MANY

30. Megachurches have become popular in certain parts of The US. Where else in the world are megachurches widely popular?

South Korea

29. If someone who follows the teaching of confiuscanism mentions the word jen. They are referring to:

a mystical type of meditation

34. On any given day, there is often a story about prayer in school in the news....... This controversy is a great example of tension between...

church and state

25. A sociologist studying how religious beliefs become so deeply rooted in people and they can hate people off other religion probably is:

conflict theorist

Family is a term that is difficult to define. When studying sociology it is important to remember that?

sociologists try to keep definition open to encompass all types of people who are emotionally close to each other.

18. Corporal punishment is another way of saying:

spanking

24. You are interested in Durkheim...

symbolic interactionist

11. Which factors do sociologists suspect were the cause for such a high divorce rate during the 1960's?

there was an increase in women working

22. Which position describes Karl Marx views in relation and society

Religion simply kept the ploteraiat in their low social class

16. What is one of the biggest challenges facing groups and organizations that try to prevent

The victim of IPV do not report the abuse.

26. Roberto has just moved to a new city... which theory will Roberto use to use either consciously or subconsciously to make a decision?

A. Rational something something...

10. Peter finds that he always reacts differently to correction from his father than from his mother. What might.

PETER PLAYS DIFFERENT ROLES WITH HIS FATHER AND MOTHER

19. Which of the following is NOT true of the sociological perspectives on religion?

Religion is a symbol of high culture

21. What correlation between religion and society did Max Weber see and study?

Religion was influential over the economy and the habits of workers

20. Which two words who did Emile Durkheim use to distinguish between religions object and non - religious objects?

Sacred; profane

31. The.... Records Jewish interpretations of the... which is their sacred text

Talmud; Torah

35. Many people are familiar with the ting-yang symbol. From which religion does this come

Taoism

36. Which text is considered sacred of Christians of all sects

The Bible

12. In which part of the family life cycle do sociologists point to be the most stressful time for a marriage?

The birth of the first child

Watching television shows can be a good way to understand and study families because?

They teach us how a family on screen can represent the values of the era in which they aired.

8. Polygamy is

a man who is married to more than one woman at a time

9. To a conflict theorist, marriage and families are fascinating because:

within the family are social standings and poer struggle.