SYG 2000 Final Review

Cities

What sorts of places are associated with an increase in social atomization?

Chronic; Acute

Whereas the top causes of death in the United States are ____________ illness, people in the developing world are continually affected by the threat of ____________ illness.

He believed that sexuality is a continuum and wanted to classify people more precisely.

In determining what percentage of the population was homosexual and what percentage was heterosexual, why would Alfred Kinsey have avoided asking the question, "Do you identify as gay or straight?"

Endogamy

In the United States today, very few people marry outside of their own socioeconomic class, suggesting that there is a high degree of:

Essentialists

People who see gender as immutable and deriving solely from biology are called:

It makes them unhappy and emotionally numb.

Some women accept the burdens of the "second shift" in order to avoid conflict with their husbands or children. How does this affect them?

Social Institutions

Systems and structures that persist over time and help organize group life are called:

Selection

The Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco is an icon of the "City by the Bay" and a world-renowned tourist destination. It is also the number one suicide magnet in the world. Which theoretical explanation for suicide would best explain the high rates of suicide at the bridge?

Gender Identity

The roles, traits, and behaviors that are associated with a particular gender are called:

Exogamy

Until recently, South Korea had laws in place banning marriage between people who belonged to the same clan. This means that they practiced:

Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSA)

What do demographers call urban areas with at least 50,000 inhabitants?

Endogamy

What do sociologists call the tendency to marry someone of a similar background?

the Industrial Revolution

What historical change led to a devaluation of women's work in the home?

Disenfranchisement

What is it called when a government bars an individual, either temporarily or permanently, from voting?

Totalitarianism

What is it called when a government seeks to control every aspect of life?

Epidemiology

What is the study of the social aspects of diseases called?

Privatization of the means of production

Which of the following is one of the primary principles of capitalism?

Selection

Which theoretical explanation for suicide emphasizes the lure of a place and factors that draw people with suicidal tendencies to it?

Acute Diseases

______________ come on suddenly and are often contagious.

Areas that are near urban areas

What sort of rural areas are most likely to experience a "rural rebound"?

It has shifted the economy toward the production of knowledge and services.

How has the Information Revolution changed the nature of work and the economy?

An edge city has its own centers of employment and commerce.

How is an edge city different from a suburb?

Miscegenation Laws

What sort of laws prohibited the mixing of racial groups through marriage, cohabitation, or sexual contact?

Second-wave feminists hid the differences between women, so the concerns of women of color, lesbians, and lower-class women tended to be marginalized.

Why might a third-wave feminist be annoyed with members of the second wave for talking about how women needed access to jobs and careers, like those available to men, that would give their lives meaning?