Soc 119 final exam

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A person's sex, as determined by his or her biology, does not always correspond with his or her gender:

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

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, three fourths of children of divorced parents live with their mother. What impact might this have on the U.S. male population over time?

differential Association theory

Ali's father was sent to prison when she was 12 for the trafficking of narcotics; her brother was arrested when she was 13 for possession of methamphetamines. By the age of 18, Ali has been arrested 3 times for possession of marijuana. Which theory best describes ally's experiences?

deindustrialization

Areas that once had vast economic growth and large amounts of industry, but are now suffering from the effects of outsourcing are going through a period of:

The belief that men and women behave differently due to differences in their biology

Biological Determinism is:

People base their images on how they think other people see them.

Charles Cooley's concept the looking-glass self hypothesizes that:

transgender

Chase grew up wanting to wear his sister's dresses over his brother's pants and button up shirts. When chase turns 18 he decides to begin living as woman, through he's still only sexually attracted to women, He decides he doesn't want to undergo surgery. Chase is:

Laissez-faire

Christine is president of her in proposition comedy troupe. when making decisions about booking gigs , rehearsal spaces, and cold times, Christine leaves the troupe to decide for themselves. Christine is a ____ leader.

The Hawthorne effect

Class of 3rd graders is told that the assistant principal will be visiting their class to confirm their teachers reports of bad behavior. When the principal visits the students behave perfectly. This is an example of ____.

spanking

Corporal Punishment is another way of saying:

Meritocracy

Elisa graduated from college with a double major and was inducted into the Phi Beta Kappa society, She was then offered a job in New York where she worked 12 hours a day and produced excellent results. Within two years she had over 100 employees working under her. Elisa's hard work had rewarded her with a raise bonus. This from of promotion is based on the principles of:

Ethnocentrism

Elyse travels across Thailand with her friends and to her surprise fans of the country quite unlike the United States I hate the food she tells her family at home I hate the language, I hate the weird customs and awful music. America is clearly the best place to be. This is an example of _______.

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

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

Lobbying for domestic corporate interests

From the functionalist perspective, which of the following is NOT a purpose of government?

necessary; it challenged people's views

Functionalist Emily Durkheim believed dance with him society was:

Charismatic

Hitler was an example of what kind of authority?

The ability to exercise one's will over others

How did Max Weber define power?

A degradation ceremony

In an effort to control a total institution, and to create a community of sameness , inmates are forced to strip down, be searched by the police officers, and given identical uniforms before entering prison. This is an example of _______?

Symbolic interactionism

In recent decades, lobbying has become a powerful force in the political world. Lobbyists frequently meet behind closed doors with senators, lawmakers, and congressmen and women to push influential legislation through the congressional process. Which sociological perspective would be most interested in examining the lobbying movement?

The birth of the first child.

In which part of the family life cycle, do sociologists point to as the most stressful time for a marriage?

Socialization

Jenny is given a doll for her 2nd birthday, while her brother, Tyrone, is given a firetruck. This is an example of gender:

Conflict Theory

Jeremy wrote an essay criticizing the college admissions process arguing that heavy competition and limited educational resources made emissions difficult for the average student. Which perspective would Jeremy's argument fall under?

Independent variable: number of laptops, dependent: variable grades.

John wants to study whether a large number of laptops available to students at his school led to a number of higher grades. Choose the independent and dependent variable.

Symbolic interactionism

Kara has behavioral problems as a young child. As she goes through school, she is labeled "troubled," and told she will never amount to anything. Kara, though intelligent, decides to "live down" to this expectation. Which sociological perspective would be most interested in studying Kara's experience?

Anarchy

Kendra believes the U.S. government to be corrupt, and thinks that there should be no governing force to control people's lives. Kendra believes in:

south korea

Megachurches have become popular in certain parts of the United States. Where else in the world are megachurches widely popular?

value added

Neil Smelser's theory of crowd behavior is referred to as ______ theory:

Steadily increased

Over the past decades, the turnout of minority voters has:

Understand and follow the same norms they themselves follow.

Parents often socialized their child to:

Peter plays different roles with his father and mother.

Peter finds that he always reacts differently to correction from his father than from his mother. What might a symbolic interactionist studying families make of this situation?

A government wherein citizens elect officials to represent their interests.

Please define representative democracy:

Constitutional monarchy

Queen Noor of Jordan is a leader of which form of government?

A measure of a studies consistency that considers how likely results are to be replicated if a study is reproduced

Reliability is defined by the text as.

Rational Choice Theory

Roberto has just moved to a new city. He does not know anyone but he wants to find a mosque where he can practice Islam. Which theory will Roberto use, either consciously or subconsciously, to make a decision?

Polytheism

Sanchita worships three different and separate gods. Her religion falls into which category?

Buying Sarah a toy kitchen to play with us

Some sociologist have pointed out that gender roles are often determined by how a society socializes young boys and girls. Which of the following is an example of a socializing a child into a gender role?

Most people only socialize with people in their same social class

Symbolic interactions have come to the conclusion that:

Living with their grandparent(s)

The U.S. Census Bureau keeps records of different statistics that pertain to families. For example, in 2010, there were three million children who did not live with their parents. 54% of these children were:

Talmud; Torah

The ___________ records Jewish interpretations of the _____________ which is their sacred text

A situation in which society no longer has the support of a firm collective consensus.

The anomie concept can be defined as:

A type of nonacademic knowledge that one learns through informal learning and cultural transmission.

The concept hidden curriculum can be defined as:

the bible

The holy book of Christians.

A violation of establishment contextual, cultural, or social norms, weather folkways, mores , codified law.

The term deviance can be defined as:

. Prejudiced action against a group of people

The term discrimination is defined in the text as

the bureaucracy where membership and advancement is based on proven and documented skills

The term meritocracy is defined by the text as:

When a person's self concept and behavior begin to change after his or her actions are labeled as deviant by members of society

The term secondary deviance can be defined as:

grade inflation

To make students more competitive in the work force and for graduate school, college professors are beginning to lower the standard for student grades (i.e. what was once considered a B, is now considered an A). This is known as:

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

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

Religion was very influential over the economy and the habits of workers.

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

Mores main carry serious consequences if violated; folks do not

What is one difference between a more and a folkway?

Members of an oligarchy do not necessarily achieve their status based on ties to noble ancestry, while members of a monarchy do.

What is the difference between an oligarchy and a monarchy?

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

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

It reaffirmed the concept that each person's vote should be counted equally.

What was the significance of the famous case Reynolds v. Sims?

tracking

When Ahmed is in 5th grade, he does poorly in math and science. His teachers recommend him for lower-level classes throughout middle school in all subjects, and he's not given the chance to excel elsewhere. This process is known as:

A sect within the Christian faith.

When Hildegard visited a Church of Christ, she realized just how similar their practices and beliefs are to her regular denomination of choice, the Episcopalian Church. These similarities probably mean that the Church Christ is:

A double standard

When Jeanette's parents find out her twin brother, Rex, has been sexually active, they tell him to use protection. When they found out Jeanette has been sexually active, they ground her for a month. This is an example of:

Patrilocal residence

When Maria married John, she moved to John's house which was adjacent to his parent's house. Her mother-in-law was always over giving Maria advice on everything from decorating to icing cakes. Maria lives in a:

reference group

When Michael starts high school , he joins the basketball team period he begins to look to his teammate friends for cues on how to behave at dances , in hallways, and even in the classroom. Michael's basketball team is serving as Michaels ____.

africa

Which continent has the greatest number of impoverished nations in the world?

Mills v. Board of Education of the District of Columbia

Which court case set the precedent for access to education within the United States for students with disabilities?

The Asian American community

Which group within the United States has been stereotyped as the model minority?

the industrial revolution

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

lack of education

Which is an effort of absolute poverty that also contributes to its cyclical nature?

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

Which is one reason that sociologist cite to explain why men and women are delaying marriage until their mid-to-late twenties?

Geographic distribution of male and female students

Which of the following does NOT account for the differences in the educational system from country to country?

Mandatory tutoring

Which of the following is NOT a method used within the United States to produce educational equality?

Religion is a symbol of high culture

Which of the following is NOT true of the sociological perspective on religion?

. The hippie movement of the 1960s

Which of the following is an example of a counterculture?

Personality-based promotion

Which of the following is not a characteristic of bureaucracy:

middle class

Which social class is quickly disappearing from the modern economies?

Pierre Bourdieu

Which sociologist studied how cultural capital helps an individual navigate their culture?

. Sacred; profane

Which two words did Émile Durkheim use to distinguish between religious objects and non-religious objects?

Carol Gillan

Whose study describes the differences in the way that boys and girls view Morality?

karl marx

Whose work do conflict theorists rely on to help form their arguments surrounding social Stratification?

Structural functionalist.

____ view society as a structure with a interrelated parts designed to meet the biological and social needs of individuals who make up that society.

agriculture

________ societies relied on permanent tools for survival, and expanded due to innovations such as crop rotation and fertilizer.

The ideas, attitudes and beliefs of a particular society.

a cultural universe is

The condition which the individual is isolated and divorced from his or her society, word, or sense of self.

alienation is defined as

The process by which a minority individual or group takes on the characteristics of the dominant culture.

assimilition of defined as

auguste comte

coined the term positivism

how individuals understand their own and others past relation to history and social structures

define c. wright mills sociological imagination

. A symbolic system through which people communicate and through which culture is transmitted.

define language

false

deviance is always considers a crime

A federal program that provides academically focused preschool to students of low socioeconomic status.

head start program is:

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how many pillars are essential to islamic faith

Participant observations

in order to better understand the sorority pledging process at her University for her sociology thesis, Carmen pledges with a popular sorority. This is an example of _____.

The decline of the middle class

what is the most significant threat to the relatively high standard of living people are accustomed to in the United States?

More women live in poverty than men.

which trend has the world bank seen in its study of poverty in low-income nations?

The Scapegoat theory

. Adolf Hitler blaming Germany's pre-war problems on the Jewish population is an example of:

Racism and socioeconomic status

. What factors contribute to inequality within the educational system in the United States?