Sociology Midterm 2 quiz questions

In 2012 how often, in India, did women die over a dispute over a dowry?

1 every hour

With the recent Occupy Wall Street Movement, the people of the United States keep hearing about the top 1%. How much of the United State's wealth rests in the hands of the wealthiest top 1% of people?

1/3

The following definition of family was used in 19___? "The term 'family' as here used signifies a group of persons, whether related by blood or not,who live together as one household, usually sharing the same table. One person living alone is counted as a family, and, on the other hand, the occupants or inmates of a hotel or institution, however numerous, are treated as a single family

1920

Women were legally denied the right to vote until the year,

1920

According to the PEWRESEARCH.org paper on "Americans Ideal family size......", 48% of Americans believe that the ideal family size is?

2

2018 was a landmark year for women in politics. After the mid-term elections women's representation in both the house and senate increased from less than 10% to _________.

20%

Mohit spent his days combing through garbage in Mumbai, India with his brothers and sisters. Sometimes he would find food, or something to sell for money. He never tried to overcome his lower-class status because he had seen his friends try and fail. So, he accepted his fate, and tried to live life as best he could in a closed society. Mohit is an example of someone living under:

A caste system

Gender Dysphoria is:

A condition of people whose gender at birth is contrary to the one they identify with

When Jeanette's parents find out her twin brother, Rex, has been sexually active, they tell him to use protection. When they found out Jeanette has been sexually active, they ground her for a month. This is an example of:

A double standard

Polygyny is:

A man who is married to more than one woman at a time

The term sexual orientation can be defined as:

A person's emotional and sexual attraction to a particular sex.

88 million people live on less than $1.00 a day. These people are said to be living in

Absolute Poverty

Which continent has the greatest number of impoverished nations in the world?

Africa

Among the percentage of 16 years olds who are currently employed, which of the following groups has an unemployment rate that is double that of the majority group.

African Americans

In the United States, where outsourcing is almost always addressed negatively, companies still get away with outsourcing. How do they do this?

Americans want lower prices for their consumable products, and the only way for companies to deliver those low prices is to outsource the work to cheaper laborers

Laws that banned inter-racial marriage are referred to as:

Antimiscegenation Laws

Which continent has the largest number of people living in poverty in the world?

Asia

Wage and earning gaps between genders extend across racial and ethnic lines. Which of the following groups have the greatest gaps in wage and earnings between men and women?

Asians

Which of the following groups of cities are among the top twenty US jurisdictions of human trafficking?

Atlanta, Seattle, SanFrancisco

According to the PEWResearch.org paper on the "8 facts about love and marriage", what is the fourth reason Americans say is a "very important" reason to get married.

Children

What is the relationship, if any, between people who cohabitate and then get married, and those people who wait to live together after they marry.

Cohabitating, unmarried partners have a slightly higher divorce rate after they get married than those who don't cohabitate until after marriage.

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

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

In recent times, scholars have been trying to sort out why the countries on the continent of Africa, as a whole, have trouble competing to today's global, capitalist economy. While an answer to this question is complex and carries with it many ambiguities, most scholars point to European colonialism as a key to understanding the current state of Africa. A sociologist studying this topic, would ascribe to which theoretical paradigm?

Conflict theory

Hope is desperate for the new designer purse that she saw while window shopping at her local mall. She knew every girl in school would covet her bag and wish to be like her. When she walked in, she whipped out her credit card, and purchased the $5,000 bag. This kind of purchasing is called:

Conspicuous consumption

The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) was created by:

Core nation Countries

_____________________ is defined as "the accumulation of knowledge, behaviors, and skills that one can tap into to demonstrate one's cultural competence, and thus one's social status or standing in society".

Cultural Capital

Ethnicity is defined as:

Cultural distinctions

Areas that once had vast economic growth and large amounts of industry, but are now suffering from the effects of outsourcing are going through a period of:

Deindustrialization

Which theory of Global inequality states it is also a political issue?

Dependency theory

In 2008 the United States, as well as the rest of the world, felt the effects of the recession. After the collapse of the housing market, people lost their jobs and they quit spending money. Many people could not afford their mortgages anymore and their homes went into foreclosure. For many people, it was a time of __________.

Downward Mobility

Capitalism promotes poverty by:

Employers pay workers the least possible wage Investment decisions made without regard for the impact on employees Labor surplus maintained to keep wages low Correct! All of

President Franklin D. Roosevelt's executive order 9066, which authorized the establishment of internment camps for anyone with as little as one-eighth Japanese ancestry following Pearl Harbor, is an example of:

Expulsion

An example of slavery, according to Anti-Slavery International, is: Factories employing adults at salary level Factories using child labor Children attending school Children playing with friends

Factories using child labor

Which of the following sociological theories is interested in family life as experienced by those with a minority status?

Feminisim

Cedric's uncle believes that racism and discrimination have made a positive impact on society - but only in the lives of those who are members of the dominant group. Which sociological perspective is Cedric's uncle coming from?

Functionalism

Use of the pronuouns- They, Their, Them, are the preferred pronouns of people that are __________

Gender fluid/non-binary

How is global stratification different from social stratification?

Global stratification examines a myriad of different types of prejudice and inequality, while social stratification covers the social class and standing of individuals.

Which number does the World Bank use to determine the status and classification of each nation?

Gross National Income per capita

Which of the following groups continue to lag behind in household incomes compared to the majority group.

Hispanics and African Americans

According to the experts in Racial and Ethnic relations, the singular BEST way to understand current patterns of racial/ethnic relations is to first understand their ____________.

History of thier arrival

What seems to be the key (although not the rule) to upward social mobility?

How much education you have

Which factor is considered when evaluating someone's standard of living? Socio-Economic-Standard (SES)

Income Employment Class Correct! All of the above

The gross inequalities we see in Income, Education and Employment are examples of which of the following concepts:

Institutionalized Inequality

The sociological theory that states that status categories such as race, ability, and gender all influence one another is called:

Intersectionality

Since the 1960's civil rights movements, the 1970's legal protections such as affirmative action and other forward movements to end racism, why is Race something that we continue to discuss?

It matters because of the consequneces of one's life chances

Whose work do conflict theorists rely on to help form their arguments surrounding social stratification?

Karl Marx

Which is an effect of absolute poverty that also contributes to its cyclical nature?

Lack of education

Which of the following areas of the United States tend to have higher percentages of food insecurity?

Lower southern states

Which is one reason that sociologist cite to explain why men and women are delaying marriage until their mid-to-late twenties?

Many young people place education and career higher than marriage on their list of priorities.

The view that the institution of marriage is increasingly being threatened by hedonistic pursuits of personal happiness at the expense of long-term commitment is attributed to those who advocate the __________ perspective.

Marital Decline

The following statement describes which theory of global inequality? "the model of economic and social development that explains global inequality in terms of technological and cultural differences between nations"

Modernization theory

Which trend has the World Bank seen in its study of poverty in low-income nations?

More women live in poverty than men

Symbolic interactionists have come to the conclusion that:

Most people only socialize with people in their same class

If you work with children, why is it important to be ever vigilant for any signs of child abuse?

Most reports of child abuse come from non-relative adults who interact with the child.

The official poverty line is calculated by:

Multiplying the average costs of three meals a day times the number of family members

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

Not biologically indentifiable

The wage gap between men and women has been steadily declining- from a low of 60 cents on the dollar to now 89 cents on the dollar. There is more than one explanation for this, but the one explanation many don't realize is attributed to :

Overall all wages are declining-escpecially men's

Which of the following is the largest minority category within the U.S. population?

People of Hispanic descent

Asad's first grade class is diverse: there are two students from Korea, five students from South America, two students from the United States, three students from Kuwait, a student from Mexico, two students from England, and five students from western Europe. Asad's class is:

Pluralistic

The term discrimination is defined in the text as:

Prejudiced action against a group of people

The idea that women are not a good investment to employers because they will leave intermittently to have children is referred to as:

Pronatalism

Which of the following economic policies has been repeatably proposed as a solution to end poverty?

Redistribute Weatlh

Which labor market is characterized by lower wages, few to none promotional opportunities and poor working conditions?

Secondary Labor Market

What is the difference between sex and gender?

Sex refers to physical or physiological differences between males and females, while gender is the extent to which one identifies as being either masculine or feminine

Jenny is given a doll for 2nd birthday, while her brother, Tyrone, is given a fire truck. This is an example of gender:

Socialization

Family is a term that is difficult to define. When studying sociology it is important to remember that:

Sociologists try to keep the definition open to encompass all types of people who are emotionally close to each other.

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

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

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

The Davis-Moore Thesis states:

That the more society values a particular profession, the more the people in that profession will make.

Which group within the United States has been stereotyped as the model minority?

The Asian American Community

Which historical event was greatly responsible for global stratification as we see it today?

The Industrial Revolution

Which social class is quickly disappearing from modern economies?

The Middle Class

Which of the following social class groups tend to be more socially liberal? The Lower Class The Upper Class The Middle Class The Working Poor

The Upper Class

Biological determinism is:

The belief that men and women behave differently due to differences in their biology

In which part of the family life cycle, do sociologists point to as the most stressful time for a marriage?

The birth of the first child

Speedy Gonzalez is a popular cartoon character, but is widely considered an inappropriate stereotype. Many children are raised watching Speedy Gonzalez cartoons, unaware that such stereotypes are negative. This is a product of:

The culture of prejudice

The term segregation is defined in the text as:

The physical separation of two groups, particularly in residence, but also in workplace and social functions

The term assimilation is defined by the text as:

The process by which a minority individual or group takes on the characteristics of the dominant culture

What is the purpose of queer theory?

To question the ways society perceives and experiences sex, gender, and sexuality.

Child labor and sweatshops have existed since the Industrial Revolution and even before that. Many products sold today are created in these sweatshops, even though, living in the 21st century, we like to think we are above such practices. What is one practical way we can try and stop multinational companies from using such labor?

We can be responsible consumers and research products before buying them.

A person's position in a country's social stratification is determined by:

Wealth, power, income, race, education

When Alexander, who is white, drives his car over the speed limit, a police officer lets him off with a warning. When Christopher, who is Hispanic, drives his car at the same speed as Alexander on the same road, the officer gives him a ticket, even though his record is clean. This is an example of

White privilege

To be intersexed means that one is born ____________________.

With ambiguous genetalia

To a conflict theorist, marriage and families are fascinating because:

Within the family are social standings and power struggles

Social exchange theory approaches theory of family as:

a rational exchange designed to maximize rewards and contain costs

Immanuel Wallerstein's classification of nations uses which set of terms?

core nation, peripheral nation, semi-peripheral nation

Who is more likely than the others to live below the poverty line? a) an urban single male b) a suburban married couple c) an urban married couple with kids d) a rural single female with children at home

d)

What is the first agent of socialization?

family

In the case of trafficking who is more likely to be trafficked for labor exploitation?

men

Absolute poverty and Relative poverty are two concepts which describe different qualities of poverty. Which do we find most often in the US?

relative

Thinking on a global scale, What is the most common place where sexual violence occurs?

school

What is the most significant threat to the relatively high standard of living people are accustomed to in the United States?

the decline of the middle class

Since the social classes in the United States do not have any clear boundaries, how is a sociologist supposed to determine whether their subjects are in the upper class or the upper-middle class?

Upper class is often defined as having control over one's life and the lives of people around you, while the upper-middle class is often defined as having control only over one's own life

Gender inequalities produce social problems in the following ways:

Wage Gaps Workplace Inequalities Feminzation of poverty All of the above

The term doing gender can be defined as:

When people perform tasks based upon the gender assigned to them by society and, in turn, themselves.

Of the following which structural condition (s) contribute to trafficking? Consumerisim Poverty Patriarchy All of the above

all of the above