Sociology

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In the 2008 presidential campaign, the total amount spent by presidential candidates, candidates for congress, political parties and independent interest groups trying to influence the federal election was approximately

5 billion

Why do we have different expectations for people at different ages?

Age norms vary widely

The secularization of american society is most apparent in that fewer people

Are concerned with religious organizations

Disengagement theory states that elderly

Are deprived of employment

Referenda are

Ballot questions

The group having the shortest life expectancy is

Black males

Miranda you sink I don't even have a nose or the ability to smell because I am a Robot but I can still smell you.....plea

Boy this food smell bussin I'm bout hungry as crank if I'm keeping it one thousand

Assimilation and pluralism

Can occur together

A matrillneal system is one in which

Children are considered descendants of the mother

What theory highlights the effects of a hidden curriculum in the education system

Conflict theory

Jewish americans are distinguished from the majority of americans on the basis of their

Cultural traditions

The teaching of darwinism in public schools has been critcized by some religious groups for which of the following reasons

Darwinism goes against literalists religious beliefs in divine creation

Structural functionalists believe that women will eventually

Develop roles similar to those of their husbands

New religious movements in the us reflect the social need for

Diversity, reflecting a complex society

In the united states the womens movement focused on

Equal rights for women

Choice of marriage partner in the us is regulated by norms of

Exogamy Endogamy Incest

The developmental perspective on the family suggests which of the following

Families develop in stages

Heterosexual cohabitation is

Generally a short term event

The study of the medical care of the aging population is known as

Geriatrics

The field that encompassed the study of aging

Gerontology

Exchange theory assumes that marriage is based on

Getting the best spouse for what one has to offer

A one parent family is usually

Headed by a woman

Womens economic role in society is

Important in all societies and always has been

The president of the united states by definition has

Legal authority

Compared with middle class children, poor children are politically

Less socialized because they don't experience the same equality

Structural functionalists believe women in the workforce will

Move into higher postions in the bureaucracy

Belief that spiritual or divine truths come from intuition and meditation

Mysticism

Prejudice is a

Negative attitude toward another group Indication of low self-esteem Action to exclude another group

In the us, political socialization

Occurs in all areas of life

Sects are intent on

Returning to the old ways

What is emphasized by the teaching of rules in the educational system

Rules must be obeyed

The sacred was defined by durkheim as anything

Set apart and treated with reverence and awe

Racial groups are

Socially defined based on selected physical characteristics

The system of compulsory public education grew quickly during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries to accomodate

The influx of immigrants

Modernization theorists hold true which of the following?

The lack of skills among elderly workers causes their unemployment

Americans tend to vote for

The same party year after year

Prior to the founding of john hopkins univeristy, professions such as medicine, law, and dentistry were usually learned

Through apprenticeship

People in the united states have great faith that education will provide

Upward mobility

Local school boards primarily consist of

White males White male business people White male professional people

What are stereotypes

Widely held beliefs about the character and behavior of members of a group

In the middle ages, what was the status of the woman?

Women could join communes or convents if they did not wish to marry


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