Bailey Sociology Final: Quiz Questions

US women in the3 labor force working full time earn approximately ___________ on the dollar, compared to men working full time

80 cents

What is the Kinsey Scale?

A 6-point rating system that evaluates a person's sexual orientation

The term sexual orientation refers to

A person's emotional and sexual attraction to a particular sex

"Race" refers to

A socially constructed category focusing on physical traits

Institutional prejudice and discrimination refers to the fact that

Bias is built into the operation of today's institutions

After the collapse of the US housing market in 2008, people lost their jobs and stopped spending money. Many could not afford their mortgages anymore and their homes went into foreclosure. This is an example of ____________

Downward social mobility

The 1954 case Brown vs Board of Education of Topeka is an example of the efforts to

End established institutional discrimination in the education system

Eli's parents chose a bride for him whose parents had the same amount of wealth and belonged to the same stratification group as they did. Eli and his bride will have a __________________ marriage.

Endogamous

Which of the following terms refers to shared cultural heritage?

Ethnicity

Stereotypes are

Exaggerated descriptions applied to everyone in some category

True/False: Only Women have been negatively affected by sexist ideology

False

True/False: Status inconsistency is not likely in the United States.

False

The term "homophobia" refers to:

Fear of close personal interaction with people thought to be gay, lesbian, or bisexual

_________________ refers to the advocacy of social, political, and economic equality between men and women

Feminism

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.

Functionalist

Which term refers to the unequal distribution of income, wealth, and power between men and women in a society?

Gender stratification

Josef Stalin's murder of as many as 30 million people in the former Soviet Union is an example of

Genocide

Which of the following concepts refers to an invisible barrier that prevents many women from rising beyond middle-management positions?

Glass ceiling

_______________ are people who have some combination of female and male genitalia?

Intersexuals

Charlotte was in the lower class when she accepts a job at a large corporate office. She is slowly promoted through the ranks and becomes CEO of the company by the age of 50. What type of stratification is sown in this story?

Intragenerational social mobility

"Pink-Collar" work refers to

Jobs dominated by women

What seems to be the key (although not the rule) to upward social mobility?

Level of educational attainment

Which of the following concepts refers to social organization in which females dominate males?

Matriarchy

Which of the following in the largest and most diverse social class?

Middle class

What is the term for a category of people, distinguished by physical or cultural traits, who are socially disadvantaged?

Minority

Which of the following terms refers to biological reproduction by people of different racial categories?

Miscegenation

Which of the following groups would be considered an ethnic minority?

Native Americans

Which of the following terms refers to a state in which racial and ethnic minorities are distinct but have social parity?

Pluralism

What term refers to a belief that one racial category is innately superior or inferior to another?

Racism

The development of breasts in females and deeper voices in males are example of

Secondary sex characteristics

The existence of the "Negro leagues" in professional baseball in the United States during the 1930s and 1940s is an example of

Segregation

____________is the biological distinction between men and women

Sex

Which term refers to the belief that one sex is innately superior to the other?

Sexism

One main issue in studying global social inequality is

Social inequality is relative and therefore difficult to compare across cultures

The movement of individuals or groups within a stratification structure is referred to as

Social mobility

Which term refers to the hierarchical system used to rank societies and their people?

Stratification

The Davis-Moore Thesis indicates

That the more society values a profession, the more the people in that profession will make

Which historical event was greatly responsible for global stratification as we see it today?

The Industrial Revolution

Gender refers to

The expectations and behaviors associated with males and females

A person who is biologically male, but identifies with the female gender, but has not undergone physical alterations is

Transgender

Conflict theory states that prejudice is

Used by powerful people to justify oppressing others

The amount of money plus assets minus all outstanding debt is

Wealth

Which of the following is not an example of violence against women found in nations around the world?

Women's suffrage

Which group is often referred to as the "model minority"?

Asian Americans

The adoption of the English language by Croatian immigrants to the United States is an example of

Assimilation

While prejudice is a matter of _____, discrimination is a matter of _____.

Attitude; behavior

Social status is inherited and cannot be changed when on is a part of a

Caste system

A _______________ system is one in which an individual's social status is based on birth and personal effort.

Class

An exploitation of the subordinate group had created social problems, such as high rates of poverty among single mothers. Which sociological perspective best fits this view?

Conflict theory

Hope walked into a high-end store and purchased designer shoes for $700. She showed them off to her friends on the first day of school. Purchases such as this are called

Conspicuous consumption

Speedy Gonzalez is a popular cartoon character but is widely considered an inappropriate stereotype. Many children are raised watching Speedy Gonzalez cartoons, unaware that such stereotypes are negative. This is a product of

Culture of prejudice