Sociology Final Exam

The U.S. Census Bureau

A group of two people or more, one of whom is the house holder, who are related by birth, marriage, or adoption and residing together

debt

A growing concern today is the ____ that students encounter with college attendance

The suspension of laws to respond to crisis

A state of exception refers to

more than half

According statistics on intimate partners violence are difficult to determine, as it is estimated that ___ of non fatal intimate partners violence goes unreported.

A more egalitarian society

According to Karl Marx, struggles between groups are necessary for the development of

cultural capital

According to Pierre Bourdieu, members of upper and middle classes have more ____ than do families of lower-classes status.

Men may be more aggressive which may lead to an increase in crime, domestic violence, etc.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, three fourths of children of divorced parents, live with their mother. What impact might this have on the U.S. male population over time?

more than half

Accurate statistics on intimate partner violence are difficult to determine, as it is estimated that ____ of nonfatal intimate partner violence goes unreported.

intimate partner violence

Affects women at a greater rates than men because women often take the passive role in relationships and may become emotionally dependent on their partners

a continum rather than a strict dichotomy of gay or straight

Alfred Kinsey was among the first to conceptualize sexuality as

global assembly line

Apple computers ship their computer parts to India to be made, and station their tech support in India. This is an example of a:

Max Weber

Believed that the only for underprivileged to eventually gain some measure of equality would be to continue to struggle against one another

People are more concerned today with the quality-of-life issues than with economic growth and security

Best expresses the shift to post-materialism

More likely

Children of divorced parents are _______ to divorce in their own marriage than children of parents who stayed married.

The comparison of working people to non-working people

Dependency Ration

Family

First agent of socialization

Scientific study of process and phenomena of aging and growing old

Gerontology is a

Farming, Fishing, and Foresty

Industries is not projected to experience growth within the United States within the next 10 years

Occupy Wall Street is positive; our capitalist economy is only making social inequality grow larger

Jin is a conflict theorist sociologist. Which of the following statements about Occupy Wall street would most align with Jin's sociologist perspective?

denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance

Kubler-Ross stages of grief

pay more than female dominated jobs

Male dominated jobs______ although they require the same level of skills and training

Polygyny

Marriage form permitting more than one wife at the same time and is the most common form of polygamy in the world's history

Pneumonia and diarrheal diseases

Most frequent causes of death for children under five were

Bartering

Most goods and services were traded as gifts or through an exchange ___ or between small social groups

Transgender

No single, conclusive explanation for why people____ Their expressions and experiences are so diverse that is difficult to identify their origin.

Generally based on lineage, which is defined by one's culture and family.

Passing on one's heritage, possessions, and wealth is

Generally based on lineage, which is defined by one's culture and family.

Passing on one's heritage, possessions, and wealth is:

Sex and Gender

Perhaps been one of the most socially significant social factors in history of the world and the U.S.

State is made up of meaningful interactions of small groups

Represent a symbolic interactionist perceptive on state

subsistence farming

Terrence and his family own a farm in a remote region of Chile. They farm only enough to produce enough food to feed the family, and pay their taxes.

Two-Parent Households

The majority of Canadian children live in

Two-Parent Households

The majority of U.S. children live in:

Increased for both men and women

The median age of first marriage has _____ in the last 50 years

increased for both men and women

The median age of first marriage has ______ in the last 50 years.

Critical Theory

The processes of successful image management are studied from a perspective

nuclear family

The two-parent family structure is known _____ and includes parents and children as the core of the group

Activity Theory

Theory claims that elderly benefit from high level of activity

Nuclear Family

This two-parent family structure is known as a _______ and includes parents and children as the core of the group

Men may be more aggressive which may lead to an increase in crime, domestic violence, etc.

U.S. Census Bureau, three fourths of children of divorced parents, lives with

Speaking slowly and loudly when talking to someone over age 65

Which action reflects ageism?

higher-than-average non-voting political behaviors

Which is not a characteristic of young people's engagement in politics today?

Though many companies are hiring in Washington D.C. unemployment is high in Tennessee

Which of the following is example of structural unemployment?

Quaternary Sector

_____ produces ideas, including the research that leads to new technologies, the management of information, and society's highest levels of education and the arts

The Great Recession

______ arguably the worst economic downturn since the stock market collapse in 1929 and the Great Depression that ended

Polygyny

______ is marriage form permitting more than one wife at the same time and is the most common form of polygamy in the world's history.

The U.S. Census Bureau

a group of two people or more, one of whom is the householder, who are related by birth, marriage, or adoption and are residing together

social gerontology

a specialized field of gerontology that examines the social (and sociological) aspects of aging

intimate partner violence

affects women at greater rates than men because women often take the passive role in relationships and may become emotionally dependent on their partners

Ecclesia

are religions organizations which have grown to be large and are integrated with government and other social institutions

formal education

describes the learning of academic facts and concepts through a formal curriculum

Queer Theory

focuses on mismatches between anatomical sex, gender, identify, and sexual orientation not just division into male/female or homosexual/heterosexual

Christianity

has over two billion followers

The industrial revolution

modernized the world. With growing resources came growing societies and economies. Between 1800 and 2000, the world's population grew sixfold

Rational choice theorists

people are self-interested, and make rational choices that can reasonably be expected to maximize positive outcomes while minimizing negative outcomes.

authority

power that people accept because it comes from a source that is perceived as legitimate

Power

the ability to exercise one's will over others

anarchy

the absence of any organized government

Globalization

the process of integrating governments, cultures, and financial markets through international trade into a single world market

contested illnesses

those that are questioned or questionable by some medical professionals

Atheists

those who do not believe in a divine being or entity.

Sweden

thought to be most liberal when it comes to attitudes about sex. Including sexual practices and sexual openness

disengagemnet theory

three social theories within the functional perspective were developed to explain how older people might deal with later-life experience

Transsexuals

transgender individuals who attempt to alter their bodies through medical interventions such as surgery and hormonal therapy

Second wave

women's movement began in 1960s in the U.S. drew attention to a host of issues include equal rights defeated by anti-feminists

Structural functional theorist

would argue that since the sick are unable to fulfill their normal societal roles their sickness weakens the society