Chapter Quizzes

When environmental sociologist study the problems of waste in consumption, how are they understanding the environment?

As a social problem

What do sociologist called the tendency to marry someone of a similar background?

Endogamy

True or false city life is the most common way of living even before the 19th century

False

True or false hunger remains widespread in many parts of the world, but not in the United States

False

Given that fertility rates in the United States have dropped below the level needed to maintain the population level, why is the population here growing?

Immigration

How has union membership changed in recent years?

It has steeply declined

According to Robin Leidners "Fast food, fast talk" what are the consequences of scripting workers interaction with customers

It makes interactions more fluid

True or false marriage between people of different racial backgrounds was legal in the United States for most of the country's history

So true

The economic system based on collective ownership of the means of production and collective distribution of goods and services is called:

Socialism

What is it called when individuals must care for both their own children and their elderly parents?

The sandwich generation effect

What change cause people to migrate to the cities from rural area's?

The switch to a manufacturing economy

The shift of large segment of the population away from the urban core and toward the edges of cities is called:

Suburbanization

When students are tested and the test results are used to place them in a certain category of classes (remedial, advanced, college prep, etc.), this process is called

Tracking

The study of the size, composition, distribution, and change and a human population is called:

Demography

According to your textbook, what do all religions have in common?

A system of beliefs and rituals that establish a relationship between the sacred and the profane

How would a sociologist define family?

And interdependent social group on by legal, biological, or emotional ties

What is the central means by which modern society transmits knowledge, values, and expectations to its members?

Education

True or false pollution and environmental decay affect all members of a particular society equally, regardless of social class, race, or status

False

True or false there is no link between poverty and access to adequate water supplies

False

True or false? It is becoming increasingly common for American workers to have the same job for most of their adult lives.

False

True or false? Religion plays no role in United States presidential politics

False

Anti-Malthusians believe that Thomas Malfus couldn't have envisioned the many modern developments that impact population demographics. What is it that the anti-Malthusians worry about?

Populations will spiral out of control, far outstripping the supply of food

The economy is not only about money but also about:

The production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services

What what is symbolic interaction is studying the family be most interested in?

The way giftgiving within an extended family make some bonds more important then Others

What do schools, churches, and governments all have in common?

They are all social institutions

True or false people tend to choose me to live in close geographic proximity

True

True or false the United States produces more greenhouse gases per capita than any other nation on earth

True

True or false the number Americans age 65 or older is growing twice as fast as the population as a whole

True

True or false? Educational systems can help to replicate systems of inequality

True

True or false? Not all citizens are equally represented by a democratic government

True

True or false? Religion is a source of both conflict and misunderstanding, but also a source of both comfort and meaning

True

On January 30, 2005, Iraq held what many claim with the first free and fair election in its history, after many decades of military dictatorship. This was seen as a first step in transforming Iraq into a?

Democracy

True or false Polyandry, a kind of polygamy where a woman has multiple husbands, has never been documented

True

True or false according to conflict theory, the nuclear family contributes to oppression

True

True or false even in the United States, there is some degree of socialism

True

True or false? The Industrial Revolution changed not only working conditions, but also many other elements of daily life.

True

True or false? The economic benefits of outsourcing our gain by businesses, but the disadvantages are felt by workers.

True

True or false? The majority of workers in the United States whole jobs that involve working with information

True

True or false? The media play a key role in the political process

True

Who is more likely to return home after a full day of pay labor and then have to put in a second shift at home taking care of domestic work?

Woman