SOC TEST 3
in 2011 the median income of women working full time year round was_______ compared to mens income of
37,118; 48,202
by 1988 what % of women held full time jobs outside the home?
57%
sexual harassment is reported by ____% of working women to be a _____ problem
92%; serious
which author is associated with the view that the US is ruled by a power elite
C wright mills
the sociologist who believes that our political system is one of political pluralism is
David Riesman
expectations about behavior considered appropriate for a given age are called
age norms
prejudice and discrimination based on age are referred to as
ageism
according to conflict theorists, how does the american edu system perpetuate inequality
all of the above
manifest functions of religion include which of the following
all of the above
marriage rates are influenced by
all of the above
sociologists consider the family to be a
all of the above
stratification in the US school system is evident in
all of the above
the social basis of gender differentiation means which of the following
all of the above
which of the following is true of compulsory US public education
all of the above
magnet schools are those that do which of the following
attract exceptional students
power considered legitimate by those it affects is called
authority
keary and amy who are married, trace their ancestry through both sides of their families. this illustrates
bilateral descent
the group having the shortest life expectancy is
black males
what religion is usually practiced along with a native religion
buddhism
which of the following is not one of the elements durkheim identified as being common to all religions
church buildings
conflict theorist argue that men have historically done which of the following
considered women as valuable property
which of the following is not a latent function of education
creating new knowledge
the practice of requiring degrees for most high paying jobs, even when degrees do not necessarily signify skills necessary to do the jobs is called
credentialism
the power structure in which people govern themselves is called
democracy
the theory that states that as people grow older they go through a period of withdrawal is the
disengagement theory
official state religions are referred to as
ecclesia
the idea of comparable worth calls for which of the following
equal pay for work requiring similar levels of skill, even if not identical
the amendment that would have guaranteed women equal protection under the constitution was the
equal rights amendment
which norm requires that people marry outside their group
exogamy
in analyzing education and mobility which of the following is true
family background is more closely related to occupation than is level of education
teaching values and norms necessary for maintaining the stratification system is part of the
hidden curriculum
the religion that stresses submission to the will of allah is
hinduism
power is legitimate when
it is accepted by the people in a society
which of the following is true of the influence of hormones on the nervous system
it is the same for all humans
sponsored mobility in education is found in
japan and most european countries
oldest religion in the western worldd
judaism
the idea that every society has a rule that every child should have a father is called the principle of
legitimacy
an age related progression or sequence of roles and group memberships that people are expected to follow is called
life course
the average years of life remaining for people who attain a certain age is referred to as
life expectancy
buddy and paulette who were recently married, live with her side of the family. this residential pattern is
matrilocal
who identified three types of authority
max weber
the elderly most often live in
metropolitan areas
in the US the religious belief that a dramatic transformation of the world will occur and that christ will rule the world is called
millennialism
harvard was founded in 1636 to educate
ministers, with an emphasis on morales and ethics
in the US the typical family is the
modified extended family
the family that consists of two or more people related by blood, marriage, or adoption who share a common residence is the
nuclear family
which of the following is true
old people generally dont have health problems
the most common form of polygamy is
polygyny
the belief and worship of more than one god is known a
polytheism
the largest religious denomination in the US
roman catholic
the pattern of ending a marriage with one spouse and marrying another is called
serial monogamy
people in certain societies who are believed to have special knowledge and influencing spirits are called
shamans
the branch of gerontology that focuses on the social and cultural fctors relating to age and the aging process is known as
social gerontology
an organization that attempts to influence the political process on a specific issue is a
special interest group
the women's movement in Europe focused on
special privileges for women
the _________ theory believes that a society is built on a common set of values
structural-fuctioanl
the dependency ratio compares
the number of aged and young to the working population
what do structural functionalists argue?
the roles of the husband and wives are becoming similar
a system of rule in which the government has total control is
totalitarianism
the queen of englands authority is
traditional