Sociology Final

Which court case set the precedent for access to education within the United States for students with disabilities? -Plessy v. Ferguson -Brown v. The Board of Education -Mills v. Board of Education of the District of Columbia -Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission

Mills v. Board of Education of the District of Columbia

The ______ records Jewish interpretations of the _______ which is their sacred text. -Talmud; Torah -Torah; Talmud -Hasidic texts; Aggadic Midrashim -Tanakh; Tawrat

Talmud; Torah

A sociologist studying how religious beliefs become so deeply rooted in people that they can hate people of other religions probably is: -conflict theorist -a structural functionalist -a feminist -a symbolic interactionist

a conflict theorist

When Hildegard visited a Church of Christ, she realized just how similar their practices and beliefs are to her regular denomination of choice, the Episcopalian Church. These similarities probably mean that the Church Christ is: -a faith that is not part of any larger category. -a cult within the Christian faith. -a sect within the Christian faith. -an ecclesia within the Christian faith.

a sect within the christian faith

Some believe that religion is important because it adds meaning to people's lives and provides answers to difficult questions. A sociologist following which theory would agree with this statement? -a feminist -a symbolic interactionist -a conflict theorist -a structural functionalist

a structural functionalist

The concept hidden curriculum can be defined as -a type of nonacademic knowledge that one learns -the emphasis on certificates or degrees to show that a person -the unexpected subjects students take an interest in after being -the course objectives teachers incorporate into their syllabi after the

a type of nonacademic knowledge

The term sorting can be defined as: -the use of education to improve ones social standing -classifying students based on academic merit or potential -a formalized system that places students on "tracks" (advanced, low) -the process by which students are allowed to choose their own

classifying students based on academic merit or potential

`When news of proposition 8 broke in California in 2008, hundreds of thousands of protesters came together using Twitter, Facebook, and the media to get their message of protest out. Which stage of Blumer and Tilly's social movement outline represents this? -technological response stage -social media stage -institutionalization stage -coalescence stage

coalescence stage

Which of the following sociological perspectives argues that the educational system reinforces and perpetuates social inequalities arising from differences in class, gender, race, and ethnicity? -none of these -functionalism -symbolic interactionism -conflict theory

conflict theory

Malik grew up in an affluent household which embraced activities such as attending the opera, visiting museums, and traveling to foreign countries at least once a year. When Mali goes to college, he finds he has much to talk about with professors, and fellow students from similar backgrounds. Malik is enjoying the benefits of: -grade inflation -cultural capital -tracking -the education gap

cultural capital

An airplane has crashed on a deserted island off the coast of Fiji. The survivors are forced to learn new behaviors in order to adapt to the situation and each other. This is an example of which theory? -abrams -emergent norm -assembling -immersed socialization

emergent norm

Which of the following does NOT account for the differences in the educational system from country to country? -amount of time devoted to education -value places on education -geographic distribution of male and females students -financial resources from the government and population

geographic distribution of male and female students

To make students more competitive in the work force and for graduate school, college professors are beginning to lower the standard for students (i.e. what once was considered a B, is now considered an A). This is known as: -GPA debt -academic bribing -systematic grading -grade inflation

grade inflation

Assembling perspective falls under which sociological perspective? -interactionist -functionalist -conflict theorist -feminist

interactionist

William Ogburn's Social Change Theory consisted of what three stages? -tools, procedures, skills -invention, discovery, diffusion -born, youth stage, decline with age -production, owner-worker relations, ideology

invention, discovery, diffusion

Which of the following is NOT a method used within the United States to produce educational equality? -head start -bussing -charter schools -mandatory tutoring

mandatory tutoring

Tarah is attending a sold out Metallica concert at Madison Square Garden with thousands of other Counting Crows fans. Tarah is part of a: -casual crowd -public -mass -norm

mass

The anti-drug campaign in the 1980s encouraged students to "just say no" to put and end to drug use and drug violence. Which type of framing did this campaign use? -referential -diagnostic -motivational -prognostic

motivational

What name do Buddhists give to their four basic rules? -pathways to meditation -communion -noble truths -commandments

noble truths

Which of the following is NOT true of the sociological perspective on religion? -religion is a social institution -religion is a symbol of high culture -religion is a cultural universal -religion is a system of beliefs

religion is a symbol of high culture

Which two words did Emile Durkheim use to distinguish between religious objects and nonreligious objects? -sacred; profane -secular; religious -unclean; holy -ordinary; sanctified

sacred; profane

Which of the following academic disciplines emphasized the influence that society has on people's attitudes and behavior and the ways in which people shape society? -economics -physics -sociology -anthropology

sociology

Kara has behavioral problems as a young child. As she goes through school, she is labeled "troubled," and told she will never amount to anything. Kara, though intelligent, decides to "live down" to this expectation. Which sociological perspective would be most interested in studying Kara's experience? -symbolic interactionism -conflict theory -functionalism -feminist theory

symbolic interactionism

You are interested, like Durkheim, in how ordinary objects become sacred. Which theoretical approach will help you most in analyzing the data you collect. -structural functionalism -symbolic interactionism -conflict theory -feminism

symbolic interactionism

Many people are familiar with the yin-yang symbol. From which religion does this come? -confucianism -baha'i -taoism -jainism

taoism

Which text is considered sacred to Christians of all sects?

the bible

Which of the following is the best definition of social change? -an act of a bill passing in the house and the senate -the change in society created through social movements as well as -an act of military rebellion -a group of people gathered to protest or rally in favor of a bill or law

the change in society created through social movements as well as...

When Ahmed is in 5th grade, he does poorly in math and science. His teachers recommend him for lower-level classes throughout middle school in all subjects, and hes not given the chance to excel elsewhere. This process is known as: -manifest function -feminism -grade inflation -tracking

tracking

Neil Smelser's theory of crowd behavior is referred to as ______ theory: -immersed socialization -value added -assembling -crowd intonation

value added

When did the first social revolution occur? -when the plow was invented -when cities developed -when man learned how to make fire -with the domestication of plants and animals

with the domestication of plants and animals