HALL SOC 200 EXAM 3 FINAL

what term applies to a child who leaves home at 18 but later returns for at least a short period of time? a. emotionally stunted b. boomerang kid c. adult minor d. sandwich kid

b. boomerang kid

jdate, a dating website for jewish people, is sometimes used by non-jews who are interested in dating jews. these non-jews are practicing a. monogamy b. exogamy c. homogamy d. polyandry

b. exogamy

what kind of task is calling a family member to wish them a happy birthday? a. family b. expressive c. operative d. instrumental

b. expressive

social mobility that occurs over the course of an individual's lifetime is called ________ mobility a. life-cycle b. intragenerational c. structural d. intergenerational

b. intragenerational

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? a. it supports economic development b. it brings more people together c. it reinforces sexism d. it creates a bias against homosexuals

b. it brings more people together

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 radio. why? a. the kennedy campaign put out better television advertisements b. nixon refused to take advice on hair, makeup, and clothing that would have made him look better on camera c. the radio program was shorter than the television program and omitted some of kennedy's key arguments d. kennedy smiled a lot

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

what term characterizes postindustrial societies by including a focus on the production and management of information, and skepticism of science and technology? a. postaxial b. postmodernity c. posttechno d. posthumous

b. postmodernity

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 type of social movement does this example represent? a. regressive b. progressive c. retrogressive d. pregressive

b. progressive

what does arlie hochschild call mothers who accept the dual workloads of paid labor at work and unpaid labor at home without any help? a. instrumental leaders b. supermoms c. dual mothers d. revolutionary moms

b. supermoms

________ is the central means by which modern society transmits knowledge, values, and expectations to its members a. religion b. politics c. education d. the hidden curriculum

c. education

________ is what sociologists call marriage to someone within one's social group a. heterogamy b. in-group orientation c. endogamy d. exogamy

c. endogamy

what are people called who take advantage of a public good without contributing to it? a. social dilemmas b. members of a virtual community c. free riders d. interest groups

c. free riders

according to symbolic interactionists jay gubrium and jim holstein, what form does the family take in contemporary society? a. "the family" does not exist; rather, family is a fluid, adaptable set of concepts and practices b. the family is the unit that raises children c. the family is based on legal and economic structures d. the family is the institution for the socialization of children

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

public schools that are run by private entities are called... a. charter schools b. religious schools c. homeschools d. secular schools

a. charter schools

what kind of power is exhibited by a police officer who pulls over a suspect after a high-speed pursuit? a. coercive b. influential c. traditional d. charismatic

a. coercive

the dissemination of beliefs and practices from one cultural group to another is called... a. cultural diffusion b. cultural leveling c. cultural lag d. culture shock

a. cultural diffusion

________ is the physical and legal responsibility for the everyday life and routines of children a. custody b. good parenting c. visitation d. child support

a. custody

the large-scale social change making celebrity politicians more popular is the increasing... a. importance of television b. focus on political platform and policies c. need to connect with young voters d. importance of hollywood stars to fundraising

a. importance of television

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... a. monarchy b. totalitarian state c. pluralist polity d. democratic republic

a. monarchy

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 a. neglect b. incest c. violence d. eldest child syndrome

a. neglect

which of the following strategies does arlie hochschild claim some women use to help balance working a paid job and being responsible for the home? a. no longer caring that there are dirty clothes all over the floor b. divorcing husbands who refuse to help c. forcing their children to take over the majority of the housework d. throwing away clothing when they find it on the floor to teach their husbands a lesson

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

singer and celebrity Beyoncé Knowles endorsed Barack Obama during the 2012 presidential election. what could Beyoncé be considered, to the extent that people pay attention to her and care about what she says? a. opinion leader b. member of the power elite c. member of a special interest group d. a political action leader

a. opinion leader

a gay man who joins a dating website tells his friends that he is frustrated when other men on the website describe themselves as "straight-acting, straight-appearing." he believes that these men are treating gay identity as a stigmatized identity by... a. passing b. in-group orientation c. deviance avowal d. symbolic interactionism

a. passing

__________ are organizations designed to raise money to support the interests of a select group or organization a. political action committees b. media groups c. simulacrums d. power elites

a. political action committees

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 ________ a. power; authority b. authority; power c. authoritarianism; power d. totalitarianism; total power

a. power; authority

activists are engaging in ________ when they begin to amass the things they need to sustain their movement, including volunteers, money, and office space a. resource mobilization b. bureaucratization c. individual behavior d. coalescence

a. resource mobilization

talcott parsons held the view that the 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? a. structuralist/functionalist b. dramaturgical c. symbolic interactionist d. conflict theory

a. structuralist/functionalist

what theoretical perspective argues that technology plays a defining role in shaping society? a. technological determinism b. symbolic interactionism c. structural functionalism d. idealism

a. technological determinism

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? a. the power elite b. a variety of organizations and institutions that represent different interest groups c. political action committees that raise money and advocate on behalf of their donors d. the media

a. the power elite

what is an individual saying when they describe someone who is related to them biologically as "not really kin"? a. the relative has not exercised their rights or fulfilled their obligations as a family member b. the relative is part of the extended rather than the nuclear family c. the relative does not belong to the relevant voluntary associations d. the relative has died

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

what is it called when individuals must care for both their own children and their elderly parents? a. the sandwich generation b. elderly caregiving c. extended family care d. dual workloads

a. the sandwich generation

what would a music critic call "musical miscegenation" if they used the term "miscegenation" metaphorically? a. the way white country music and black blues music come together to make rock and roll b. the way pop stars become disconnected from their roots c. the way the press treats pop superstars and the effect this has on contemporary music d. the role the piano has played in twentieth-century jazz

a. the way white country music and black blues music come together to make rock and roll

according to conflict theory, the nuclear family facilitates exploitation a. through the use of nannies and domestic workers b. by making geographic mobility possible c. through a sexual division of labor within the home d. by exploiting the working class whose products it consumes

a. through a sexual division of labor within the home

"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? a. we tend to have more access to people like ourselves b. people are rebelling against the common knowledge that "opposites attract" c. we are hardwired to actively look for partners similar to ourselves d. it is too difficult to raise children with people who have different backgrounds from us

a. we tend to have more access to people like ourselves

today, who do average americans have in mind when they think of their families? a. an uncle or aunt b. a brother or sister c. any person in their ethnic group d. a cousin

b. a brother or sister

demographers noticed ________ in the numbers of unwed individuals living with their romantic partners between 1960 and 2014 a. a very slight increase b. a sharp increase c. a sharp decrease d. no change

b. a sharp increase

individual companies have an economic interest in fossil fuels, although they might cause a 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? a. social change b. a tragedy of the commons c. a fad or fashion d. a public goods dilemma

b. a tragedy of the commons

the nineteenth amendment to the constitution, nazism, birth control, and protestantism all... a. began in the twentieth century b. are the products of social movements c. have had a negative effect on society d. are the products of a single charismatic leader

b. are the products of social movements

which of the following is an example of fictive kin? a. your cousin who lives two time zones away who you have not seen in decades but your grandparents always tell stories about her during holidays b. your dad's best friend whom you refer to as "Uncle Pete" even though he's not really your uncle c. any relatives who are related by marriage and not blood d. any stepsiblings or stepparents

b. your dad's best friend whom you refer to as "Uncle Pete" even though he's not really your uncle

what is the term for the legitimate right to wield power? a. government b. politics c. authority d. state

c. authority

which of the following is true regarding social movements reaching the "bureaucratization" stage? a. it always happens at the beginning b. it has not yet happened for the gay rights movement c. it happened when american colonists transitioned from being revolutionaries to the official government leaders d. it happened for the environmental rights movement with the release of the film "An Inconvenient Truth"

c. it happened when american colonists transitioned from being revolutionaries to the official government leaders

the industrial revolution changed the common meaning of family because... a. it stopped mattering whether children were present b. family no longer exclusively referred to people who shared a household c. it shifted the meaning from nuclear family to extended family d. it shifted the meaning from extended family to nuclear family

c. it shifted the meaning from extended family to nuclear family

the Information revolution is transforming Western society from... a. traditional to modern b. traditional to postmodern c. modern to postmodern d. postmodern to modern

c. modern to postmodern

how is custody of minor children usually handled in divorce cases? a. fathers are now slightly more likely than mothers to receive custody b. mothers always receive custody c. mothers receive custody in a disproportionate number of cases d. mothers and fathers are about equally likely to receive custody

c. mothers receive custody in a disproportionate number of cases

what sort of actions do abusive partners take to keep their partners in the relationship? a. keep up a constant stream of threats b. stop the cycle of abuse and truly reform c. periodically enter a cycle of loving contrition d. seek psychological help

c. periodically enter a cycle of loving contrition

mary commutes to college in atlanta from a nearby neighborhood. she ends up marrying joe, who lives two doors down from her and attends the same school. what is this an example of? a. endogamy b. miscegnation c. propinquity d. exogamy

c. 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... a. contentedness b. relative mobility c. relative deprivation d. deprived rationality

c. relative deprivation

________ is/are behaviors that are rational for any given individual, but lead to disaster for an entire group a. cultural leveling b. postmodern dilemmas c. social dilemmas d. fads

c. social dilemmas

what are organizations formed with the purpose of raising and spending money in order to influence elected officials called? a. power elites b. media groups c. special interest groups d. unions

c. special interest groups

according to armand mauss, what happens in the "incipient" stage of a social movement? a. the social movement begins to fade away b. the very bureaucracies and institutions that it initially challenged absorb the movement c. the public just begins to take notice of an issue and define it as a problem d. members of the social movement begin to organize and select leaders

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

what do schools, churches, and governments all have in common? a. they are all secular institutions b. they are all less important today than in the past c. they are all social institutions d. they function only at the macro level

c. they are all social institutions

according to max weber, protestant values contributed to the rise of... a. opinion leaders b. hidden curriculum c. religion d. capitalism

d. capitalism

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? a. postmodernity b. cultural lag c. technological determinism d. cultural imperialism

d. cultural imperialism

what does a sociological perspective tell us about education in the United States? a. anyone who works hard can get good grades b. education is the pathway to material success and rewards the best and brightest individuals c. tracking helps students from disadvantaged backgrounds achieve material success d. educational success often has as much to do with social stratification as it does with individual ability

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

what term did karl marx use to describe the fact that most of the population accepts inequality even when it does not benefit them personally? a. class consciousness b. existentialism c. ethnomethodology d. false consciousness

d. false consciousness

which of the following statements about social change is true? a. it occurs exclusively during unmistakable periods in history b. it happens quickly c. it occurs rarely d. it is always happening

d. it is always happening

what is the definition for the "hidden curriculum" concept? a. the ideal of a self-denying, highly moral life accompanied by self-sacrifice b. higher grades given for the same work, or a general rise in student grades without a corresponding rise in learning c. subjects that are rarely taught, which require students to seek them out on their own time d. lessons that students learn indirectly through the method in which the curriculum is presented and the way the school is organized

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

the increasing number of americans who move out of state to attend college will decrease the importance of ________, assuming that students start new romantic relationships in school a. homogamy b. monogamy c. exogamy d. propinquity

d. propinquity

what is the transformation of a culture over time called? a. social revolution b. cultural evolution c. social iteration d. social change

d. social change

the curriculum at schools like Trinity College at Cambridge (The College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity) leaned heavily on theology during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries in England. today, the vast majority of university students will never take any theology classes. why did this change? a. universities in those days were controlled by the state b. the internet has altered social relations to such an extent that education in certain subjects no longer seems important c. there are more colleges now, so students who are told they must take theology classes can simply transfer to a different school d. the knowledge, values, and expectations required to succeed in contemporary society are different from those required then

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

arlie hochschild's study of two-income families found that women were much more likely than men to do the majority of the unpaid labor inside the home, even after a full day's work outside the home. what term do sociologists use to describe this extra labor? a. women's work b. the female burden c. the double standard d. the second shift

d. the second shift

why are child and elder abuse likely to go unreported? a. few authority figures care enough to investigate abuse b. neither kind of abuse is perceived as a serious problem in america today c. most child and elder abuse is done carefully so as to make it hard to prove in court d. the victims are relatively powerless

d. the victims are relatively powerless

The U.S. Census Bureau defines "family" as... a. people who are emotionally or materially interdependent b. people who share a household c. parents living with minor children d. two or more individuals related by blood, marriage, or adoption who share a household

d. two or more individuals related by blood, marriage, or adoption who share a household

what is a term for someone who labels themselves "spiritual but not religious"? a. fundamentalist b. evangelical c. atheist d. unchurched

d. unchurched

which of the following is an advantage of school vouchers often cited by the vouchers' supporters? a. vouchers provide more funding for public schools b. vouchers provide better pay for teachers, which improves the quality of education across the board c. vouchers create more schools that specialize in math and science d. vouchers give parents more choices in their children's education

d. vouchers give parents more choices in their children's education