Sociology 101 final

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How do sociologists define a minority group?

A group whose members are denied access to power

How do sociologist define ethnicity

A group with shared history or cultural heritage

Mechanized seed spreaders and crop rotation techniques are associated with which revolution?

Agricultural

Why do you see more girls playing sports than boys playing jump rope?

Boys who cross gender lines are more severely mocked

According to Johnathan Kozol's Savage inequalities, how do schools reinforce inequalities?

By using property taxes to fund schools

"A group creates a collective mind. The crowd forms a single being." Which theory is described?

Contagion theory

Which of the following is used to disenfranchise part of the American population today?

Denying felons the right to vote

Why are there racial difference in life expectancies?

Disparities in access to health care

Second wave feminism was associated with the issue of?

Equal access to employment and education

Attending religious services would be an example of

Extrinsic religiosity

What is the main reason men make more money than women?

Gender socialization concentrated women in low paying jobs

Almost all small electronics used in the US are made in Asia. This is an example of:

Globalization

Why would Alfred Kinsey NOT have asked "do you identify as gay or straight"

He saw sexuality as a continuum

What predictions can you make about a person if all you know if their SES?

His/her level of education

A public food dilemma occurs when:

Individuals give to a collective resource

According to the video "Wealth Inequality in America," which of the following is true?

Inequality is much more severe than most Americans relaize

"Explained; The Racial Wealth Gap," showed discriminatory laws and policies, examples of:

Institutional discrimination

Children of working class parents managing to get a professional job is an example of:

Intergenerational mobility

A black woman is racially profiled and her husband expects her to do all the cooking, this is:

Intersectionality

In 2009, the US government granted a massive bailout of large banks. This means the US:

Is mostly capitalist, with some social traits

What is the principal sociological critique of the culture of poverty?

It blames victims of poverty and ignores structural issues

Muslim pray the Adhan 5 times a day, simultaneously. What function of religion is this?

It creates social solidarity

Which of the following statements about social change is true?

It is always happening

Which of the following is true of the upper class in the US today?

It is largely self sustaining

Which of the following is one of the basic principles of social stratification?

It is maintained through widely shared beliefs

Why would a company outsource labor?

It's cheaper

How has union membership changed in recent years?

Membership has steeply declined

Which is an example of the hidden curriculum reinforcing inequality?

Most professors and teachers are white

Why are people more likely to marry individuals with social background similar to their own?

People have access to people like themselves

Which of the following is an example of a special interest group?

Police unions

Which of the following is one of the principles of capitalism?

Privatization of the means of production

In Jane Elliot's experiment, which of the following is an sample of a self-fulfilling prophecy?

Privileged groups outperformed disadvantaged groups

People often think Pablo is Arab and surprised when he identifies white. What does this tell us?

Race is socially defined and varies

I'm the video we watched, what factor influenced the way someone interprets Obama's race?

Respondents race

How do sociologists differentiate between sex and gender?

Sex is biological , gender is social

What do functionalists generally believe to be true about gender?

Social roles are better suited to one gender than the other

Mother Teresa, who had a lot of power and prestige but was poor, is an example of:

Status inconsistency

"Poverty is useful because it keeps wages low" would be associated with which theory?

Structural functionalism

The many people who got rich quick during the ".com" boom of the 1990's are example of:

Structural mobility

Rosenthal and Jacobsons Pygmalion in the classroom showed that:

Teacher expectations influence student performance

When women are more likely to live in poverty than men, it is referred to as:

The feminization of poverty

C. Wright Mills falls the few people who occupy the powerful positions of major institutions:

The power elite

What is the real source of racism according to conflict theory?

The struggle between groups over power and control

Why are politics, education, and religion all in the same chapter of your text?

The three tend to overlap in everyday life

Fishermen catch as many fish as possible threatening the fish with extinction, an example of:

The tragedy of the commons

Though computers are useful, they have caused a rise in neck and back injuries, an example of:

The unintended consequences of social change

According to the Princeton university study, how does public support affect laws being passed?

There is a relationship for wealthy Americans only

Why might the number of evangelical Christians be rapidly increasing?

They emphasize new converts

Why did Karl Marx believe that workers in a capitalist system are alienated?

They have no ownership of the things they produce

How do we decide when to display situational ethnicity?

We analyze the pros and cons of doing so


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