Sociology

1967's SCOTUS case Loving v. Virginia, a case which legally allowed interracial marriage, is an example of...

Amalgamation

Which of the following is NOT an example of a stereotype?

Cooking a meat-free dinner because she is a vegetarian.

The term discrimination is defined in the text as:

Prejudiced action against a group of people.

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

The scapegoat theory

In the United States, which race would be considered the dominant group?

White

biological determinism is...

Belief of men & women act different due to different biology

Some sociologists 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 socializing a child into a gender role?

Buying Sarah a toy kitchen to play with.

Please define representative democracy:

Citizens elect officials to represent interests for them

Angela believes that race relations in America are poor because the white ruling class has enacted various laws and regulations to keep other racial groups from achieving equality. With which sociological perspective does Angela's view best align?

Conflict Theory

Juan believes that battles such as the French Revolution are necessary for a country to preserve liberty, to maintain or gain land, and will ultimately lead to a more even distribution of wealth among a population. From which sociological perspective do Juan's thoughts come from?

Conflict Theory

When thinking about gender, Jeff sees men as the dominant social group and women the subordinate group. This exploitation of the subordinate group has created social problems, such as high rates of poverty among single mothers. Which sociological perspective best fit Jeff's views?

Conflict Theory

No one in the United States can watch the news without hearing about the struggle over Social Security. Which approach has been used in the past to avoid the program's collapse?

Increase age you can start collecting Social Security Income

What is a dependency ratio?

It is the comparison of working people to non-working people

Which sociologist saw political conflict as the only means of promoting positive change for the underprivileged?

Karl Marx

The term assimilation is defined by the text as:

Minority group takes on characteristics of dominant group

Some conflict theorists ascribe to the idea that as time and technology move forward, elderly people are left behind and they lose social standing and power. Which specific theory does this describe?

Modernization theory

According to the social construction of race school of thought, race is:

Not biologically identifiable

What is the difference between an oligarchy and a monarchy?

Oligarchs dont achieve status based on ties 2 noble ancestry

Gender Dysphoria is...

People whose gender at birth is not the one they identify

What is the difference between sex and gender?

Sex=differences of M & F & gender=ID as masculine/feminine

Tasha believes that gender is about the division of labor in the family. In the pre-industrial era, men were the hunter-gatherers and bread-winners, and women were keepers of the home. After World War II, changes in the family structure allowed women to become breadwinners also, altering the roles of the family. From what sociological perspective do Tasha's thoughts come?

Structural Functionalism (Positivism)

In 1973, the American Psychological Association (APA) declassified homosexuality as an abnormal or deviant disorder. Which sociological perspective would be most interested in the statement the (APA) made to society?

Symbolic Interactionism (interp.)

Max believes that most people's racial beliefs are based on images conveyed in popular media since many people never meet members of certain races for themselves. Max's perspective is:

Symbolic interactionist (interp)

How did Max Weber define power?

The ability to exercise one's will over others

"Applied" Communist regimes, which attempt to control all aspects of citizens' lives, are examples of which form of government:

Totalitarian dictatorship