sociology exam 3

Robert is walking down the street late at night when a man in a ski mask suddenly sticks a gun in his face and takes his wallet. Sociologists would say that Robert's mugger had ________ but not ________.

power; aurthority

activists supporting the lgbtq rights social movement in the United States secured a repeal of the "don't ask, don't tell" law in 2010 and a Supreme Court ruling in favor of same sex marriages in 2015. what time of social movement does this example represent

progressive

Mary commutes to college in Atlanta from a nearby neighborhood. she ends up marrying Joe, who lives two doors down form her and attends the same school. what is this an example of?

propinquity

the us census bureau defines "family" as

tow or more individuals related by blood, marriage, or adoption who share a household

today, who do average Americans have in mind when they think of their families

a brother or sister

what is it called when individuals must care for both their now children and their elderly parents?

the sandwich generation effect

What would a music critic call "musical miscegenation" if he or she used the term "miscegenation" metaphorically?

the way white country music and black blues music came together to make rock and roll

according to conflict theory, the nuclear family facilitates exploitation

through a sexual division of labor within the home

what is the definition for the "hidden curriculum" concept

lessons that students learn indirectly through the method in which the curriculum is presented and the way the school is organized

demographers noticed ___ in the numbers of unwed individuals living with their romantic partners between 1960n and 2014

a sharp increase

what is false consciousness

a way of thinking that prevents a person from perceiving the true nature of their social or economic situation

singer and celebrity Beyonce Knowles endorsed Barack Obama during the 2012 presidential election. What could Beyonce be considered, to the extent that people pay attention to her and care about what she says?

an opinion leader

public schools that are run by private entities are called

charter schools

what kind of power is exhibited by a police officer who pulls over a suspect after a high speed pursuit

coercive

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

education

what does a sociological perspective tell us about education in the United States?

educational success often has as much to do with social stratification as it does with individual ability

___ is what sociologist call marriage to someone within one's social group

endogamy

what are people called who take advantage of a public good without contributing to it

free riders

the large scale social change making celebrity politicians more popular is the increasing

importance of television

what was the main focus of Piaget's work

intellectual development of children

social mobility that occurs over the course of a individual's lifetime is called

intragenerational mobility

which of the following is true regarding movements reaching the "bureaucratization" stage

it happened when American colonists transitioned form being revolutionaries to the official government leaders

the information revolution is transforming western society from

modern to postmodern

Abdullah II of Jordan succeeded his father, Hussein bin Talal, as ruler of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan in 1999. This makes his government a:

monarchy

how is the custody of minor children usually handled in divorce cases

mother's receive custody in a disproportionate number of cases

sometimes child welfare agencies are called to investigate a child who never seems to have clean clothing and is very skinny. the suspicion would be that the child is a victim of

neglect

which of the following strategies does Arlie hochschild claim some women use to help balance working a paying job and being responsible for the home

no longer caring that there are dirty clothes all over the floor

what is the transformation of a culture over time called

social change

___ is/are behaviors that are rational to any given individual, but lead to disaster for an entire group

social dilemmas

what are organizations formed with he purpose of raising and spending money in order to influence elected officials called?

special interest groups

Arlie Hochschild call mothers who accept the dual workloads of paid labor at work and unpaid labor at home without any help

supermoms

what theoretical perspective argues that technology plays a defining role in shaping society

technological determinism

what stratification system existed during Karl Marx's day?

the bourgeoise and proletariat

according to symbolic interactionists jay gubrium and Jim holstein, what form does the family take in contemporary society?

the family does not exist; rather, family is a fluid, adaptable set of concepts and practices

the curriculum at schools like trinity college or Cambridge leaned heavily on theology during the sixteenth and seventieth centuries in England. today, the vast majority of university students will never take any theory classes. why did this change?

the knowledge, values, and expectations required to succeed in contemporary society are different form those required then

according to c. wright mills, a small and unified group of people occupy the highest positions of the major economic, political, and military institutions and exercise tremendous influence in American social life. what does he call this group?

the power elite

why are child and elder abuse likely to go unreported

the victims are relatively powerless

which of the following is an advantage of school vouchers often cited by the vouchers' supporters?

vouchers give parents more choices in their children's education

what are the steps in the research process

1) selecting a topic, (2) defining the problem, (3) reviewing the literature, (4) formulating a hypothesis, (5) choosing a research method, (6) collecting the data, (7) analyzing the results, and (8) sharing the results.

what is the term for the legitimate right to wield power

authority

what term applies to a child who leaves home at eighteen but later returns for at least a short period of time

boomerang kid

according to max weber, protestant values contributed to the rise of

capitalism

which of the following statements about social change is true

it is always happenign

what kind of task is calling a family member to wish them a happy birthday

expressive

What term did Karl Marx use to describe the fact that most of the population accepts inequality even when it does not benefit them personall

false consciousness

the adhan is the islamic call to prayer that is recited five times each day. this means that, in theory, five times each day every muslim is doing the exact same thing at the exact same time. what function or dysfunction of religion does the adhan help bring about?

it brings people together

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

they are social institutions

the 19th amendment to the constitution, nazism, birth control, and protestantism all

are products of social movments

the dissemination of beliefs and practices form one cultural group to another is called

cultural diffusion

the political theorist Benjamin Barber argues that exported American movies are not just mindless entertainment because they "sell" what might be considered "American values and ideals" to the world. what term or concept could describe these exports?

cultural imperialism

___ is the physical and legal responsibility for the everyday life and routines of children

custody

jDate, a dating website for Jewish people, is sometimes used by non-Jews who are interested in dating gJews. These non-Jews are practicing

exogamy

the industrial revolution changed the common meaning of family because

it shifted the meaning form extended family to nuclear family

John f. Kennedy and Richard nixon debated during the 1960 presidential campaign. voters who watched the debate on television were more likely to see Kennedy as the winner than those who listened to it on the radio. why?

nixon refused to take advice on hair, makeup, and clothing that would have made him look better on camera

a gay man who joins a dating website tells his friend that he is frustrated when other men on the website describe themselves as "straight acting" and "straight appearing." He believes that this even are treating gay identity as a stigmatized identity by

passing

what is essentialism

people have natural characteristics which are inherent and unchanging

what sort of actions do abusive partners take to keep their partners in the relationship

periodically enter a cycle of loving contrition

____ are organizations designed to raise money to support the interests of a select group or organization

political action committees

what term characterizes postindustrial societies by including a focus on the production and management of information, and skepticism of science and technology

posmodernity

the increasing number of Americans who move out of state to attend college will decrease the importance of ___, assuming that students tart new romantic relationships in school

propinquity

when African Americans joined protest movements because it was harder for them to vote than it was for white Americans, they were acting out of

relative deprivation

activists are engaging in __ when they being to amass the things they need to sustain their movement, including volunteers, money, and office space

resource mobilization

talcott parsons held the view that family is responsible for the reproduction of society as it produces and socializes children who will in turn become future workers and produce and socialize more new members of society. what type of theoretical viewpoint is this?

structural functionalist

What does Arlie Hochschild call mothers who accept the dual workloads of paid labor at work and unpaid labor at home without any help?

supermoms

according to Armand mass, what happens in the "incipient" stage of a social movment

the public just begins to take notice of an issue and define it as a problem

what is an individual saying when they describe someone who is related to them biologically as "not really kin"

the relative has not exercised their rights or fulfilled their obligations as a family member

individual companies have an economic interest in fossil fuels, although they might cause great deal of harm in the long run. what is it called when the pursuit of individual gain leads to loss for a larger group

tragedy of the commons

what is a term for someone who labels themselves "spiritual but not religious

unchurched

"Homogamy" is a term sociologists use to explain the tendency to choose romantic partners based on similarities in background and group membership. Why is this common?

we tend to have more access to people like ourselves

which of the following is an example of fictive kin?

your dad's best fiend whom you refer to as uncle Pete even though he's not really your uncle