SOC EXAM 4
Using the three sets of data from Question 22, which of the following is an accurate statement?
A. More men and women are living alone in 2010 than in 1960
How does the academic achievement of homeschooled students compare to that of public school students?
B. homeschooled students perform significantly better, on average, than public school students
What happens to marital satisfaction when chilren are born?
B. it goes down
According to the text, what does it mean to be "disenfranchised?"
B. it means a person is stripped of voting rights, either temporarily or permanantely
What was the U.S Supreme Court ruling in Abington Township School District v. Schempp (1963)?
B. it recognized the need to separate church and state
Why would a compnay outsource or contract out labor they might otherwise employ their own staff to perform?
B. it's cheaper
Advertising, engineering, marketing, product design, and web design are all examples of ___
B. knowledge work
What would a symbolic interactionist studying the family be most interested in?
B. the way that gift giving within an extended family makes some bonds more important than others
Although all young people face similar financial pressures while in their twenties, considerably more men move back in with their parents than women. Why?
B. women lose more independence when they move back home more than men do
A society that separates church and state is a(n) ___ society
Secular
Which of the following is a criticism of the No Child Left Behind Act (passed by Congress in 2002)?
The median income by sex and education attainment
In class, we learned that approximately ___ of all U.S marriages are mixed race
A. 8 percent
The traditional professions include ___.
A. Academia, law, medicine and the ministry
___ is an economic system characterized by the private ownership of the means of production, the pursuit of profit and market competition.
A. Capitalism
Melissa hates her job as a banker. She gets paid a lot of money but she finds the work boring and uninspiring. Melissa appears to appreciate the ___ of her work.
A. Extrinsic Value
Which of the following is an accurate statement about the above data? (Living alone / marital status / median age at first marriage census)
A. Over a 60-year period, the median age at first marriage for men and women has risen
When office workers hang pictures in their cubicles or waste time daydreaming while on the clock, this is an example of ___
A. individual resistance
In class, we discussed same-sex marriage in the United States over the last 50 years?
A. inter-racial marriages
As discussed in class, why is the teacher-student relationship so important?
A. it usually begins as a relationship of strangers; yet, the teacher is in a position to positively or negatively influence a student's life
Robert is walking down the street late at night in New York City when a man in a ski mask, suddenly sticks a gun in his face and takes his wallet. Sociologists would say that Robert's mugger had ___ but not ___.
A. power; authority
A running theme for this class can be summaraized with the following statement. "Personal choices are influenced by ___."
A. social forces
According to lecture, what do we currently know about marriage in the United States over the last 50 years?
A. the number of marriages is decreasing
According to C. Wright Mills, who rules America?
A. the power elite
"The theory of pluralism suggests that in a democracy, power is held in a variety of hands; each group is assumed to have equal access to power and can thus serve as a system of checks and balances." This statement best represents ___.
A. the structural functionalist perspective
Why are remarriage rates lower today than they were in the 196s?
A. there has been an increase in cohabitation among unmarried couples
The Latin root of religion is "religoare" Religoare means ___, thus, suggesting a link between religion and tradition.
B. "to bind"
Which of these workers would be most typical of the economy in America today?
B. A 30-year old women who works as a customer service rep for a cell phone compnay
___ is marriage between people of the same social category (ex. the same race); ___ is marriage between people of different social categories (e.g, different races)
B. Endogamy; Exogamy
Jane loves her job as a historical fiction writer. She doesn't get paid a lot of money, but writing is her passion. Jane appears to appreciate the ___ of her work.
B. Intrinsic Value
Who led campaigns to end child labor and increase workplace safety?
B. Unions
"While the United States is a capitalist nation, it also has socialist elements" Is this an accurate statement?
B. Yes
Who are more likely to be negatively affected by their parents' divorce?
B. boys
What are the three branches of government in the United States?
B. executive, judicial, legislative
What did Wal-Mart do when the butchers at the Supercenter in Jacksonville, Texas, voted to unionize?
C. Eliminated meat cutting in all of its Texas stores
In the Loving v. Virginia (1967) Supreme Court Ruling, the Court - in a 9 to 0 ruling - found that the Lovings' ___ rights were violated.
C. Fourteenth Amendment
What technological development is associated with the Information Revolution?
C. The Microchip
Why did Karl Marx believe that workers in a Capitalist economy experience alienation?
C. They are paid for their labor but do ot own the things they produce.
The Brady Bunch was an American sitcom that originally aired in the late 1960s and the early 1970s, and was about a large family, produced when Mike Brady, an architect with three boys, married Carol Martin, who had three girls. In both cases the children were from previous marriages. This makes the Brady family an example of ___.
C. a blended family
A hetereosexual married couple living in the same household and raising their children is defined as
C. a nuclear family
Theoretical knowledge, self-regulating practice, authority over clients and community orientation rather than self-interest are all characteristics of ___.
C. a profession
How is a sociological definition of religion different from a commonsense, everyday definition?
C. a sociological definition must be broad enough to encompass all brands of religious experience
What are the benefits of telecommuting?
C. businesses get increased productivity and fewer sick days
According to our class discussion on the GSS data, what is the worst thing about being unemployed?
C. experiencing a shortage of money
What is the 26th Amendment of the U.S Constitution?
C. lower voting age to 19 years (1971).
What is religiosity?
C. the extent of a person's commitment to religion
The economy is not only about money, but also about ___.
C. the production, distribution and consumption of goods and services
In 2005, teaching assistants at the University of Oregon went on strike. What feature of their job made it easier for them to strike than most American workers?
C. their jobs can't be moved overseas
In the past, most voters formed public opinions by listening to speeches, meeting with representatives of political parties, or attending town hall meetings. How do voters today learn about political issues?
C. through human interest stories in the media
Which of the following is an advantage cited by supporters of school vouchers?
C. vouchers give more choices to parents in their children's education
An individual is most likely to be murdered by ___
D. A family member
Using the same data, what more could we say about the data, keeping in mind our discussion in class?
D. All of the above - a person who holds a GED would fall under the cateogry of "high school graduate" / a male high school graduate will make more money than female with some college units / the "some college" category includes academic work at communicty college and/or four year university
Which of the following is an accurate statement about the data above?
D. All of the above - education affects income, in all categories of education, men earn more than women / the higher the education, the greater the income difference between men and women
What evidence suggests that America's educational system is in crisis?
D. All of the above - literacy rates are low, teachers are poorly paid, school infrastructure is in poor condition
The government's definition of family determines
D. All of the above - medical decision making / inheritance rights / tax benefits
According to lecture, how do sociologists view and study religion
D. All of the above - sociologists explain the appeal of religious movements in terms of social forces rather than personal, spiritual or psychological factors / often view religion as a major source of social solidarity / especially concerned with the social organization of religion
Using the same data, what more can we say about the data, keeping in mind our discussion in class?
D. All of the above - the data represents men and women age 25 and over, the data represents full time work , the data represents year round work
How are workers' situations different in socialist -- as opposed to capitalist -- economies?
D. All of the above - workers are less risk of extreme poverty / workers are less vulnerable to technoligical innovation eliminating jobs / workers do not enjoy the same consumption patterns
The fact that almost all of the small electronics used in the United States are made in Asia is an illustratin of ___
D. Globalization
The fact that school schedules are organized around Christmas is evidence ___.
D. That the U.S is not a totally secular society
What is a sweatshop?
D. a workplace with poor working conditions, below standard wages, and long hours
What was the U.S Supreme Court ruling in Westside School District v. Mergens (1990)?
D. all of the above (students with religious affiliations may meet on school property / religious organizations may only have voluntary membership / religious organizations may meet outside school hours - before/after school)
What do victims of domestic violence stay in abusive relationships?
D. all of the above - they don't believe that they can make it on their own / they feel responsible for their own abuse / they don't have the resources to get away
Which of the following will shape a person's political ideology?
D. all of the above - where a person lives, a person's age, a person's sex
The ___ definition of family includes two or more people, related by blood, marriage, or adoption (who usually live together).
D. legal (government
Using the same three sets of data from Question 22, what else is important about the data information?
D. none of the above (neither A - the three sets of data examine men and women who live in the western part of the U.S, B - the three sets of data examine men and women who have either a college or university degree, C - the three sets of data examine men and women who live in the middle class, this includes lower-middle, middle-middle, and upper-middle.
The increasing number of Americans who move out of state to attend college will decrease the importance of ___, assuming that students start new romantic relationships in school.
D. propinquity
What historical change led to the devaluation of women's work in the home?
D. the Industrial Revolution
Lyn is a student. Lyn's art teacher considers Lyn talented, creative and promising. This teacher encourages Lyn to apply to art school. Lyn applies to art school with a solid recommendation letter from the art teacher. Lyn is accepted into art school. This scenario is an example of ___
D. the Pygmalion effect
The general social survey (GSS) comes from the National Opinion Research Center (NORC) located at ___
D. the University of Chicago
Where did the Industrial Revolution begin?
England
According to our class discussion on the GSS data, what is an effective way to find and get a job?
Networking
Why was the discussion about Terry Shiavo's life story sociologically interesting?
Terry Shiavo's parents and husband were both legally defined as family; therefore, both parties had the legal right to her medical discussion.
Chrysler was one of America's original automobile makers, established in Detroit in 1925. However, from 1998 to 2007, they were part of the German-based company Daimler Chrysler, and after they declared bankruptcy in 2009, they explored a merger with Fiat, an Italian automotive manufacturer. This example reminds us that most big companies today are ___
Transnational
How is custody of minor children usually handled in divorce custody?
Women receive custody in a disproportionate number of cases
How do female and male life expectancies compare in the U.S today?
c. women live an average of almost 6 years longer than men
