SOCI200

"christian schools" of the past two decades are the first to emphasize Christian tradition. T/F

False

age segregation is a manifest educational function in the United States. T/F

False

cabbage patch dolls, trivial pursuit, and ninja turtles are examples of a fashion. T/F

False

in Smelser's theory of collective behavior, the extent to which society's organization makes collective behavior possible is known as structural strain. T/F

False

in the institutional stage of development of a social movement, a formal structure is developed. T/F

False

medicaid is the medical program for retired americans. T/F

False

most health care and research in the United States is based on the social model of illness. T/F

False

most theorists today agree that social change is inevitably for the better. T/F

False

the majority of faculty in colleges and universities are now white females. T/F

False

wrote the most influential book ever written on collective behavior in sociology

Gustave Le Bon

believed that as society grows, the functions of its members become more specialized and better coordinate into the large system

Herbert Spencer

he believed the lifespan of civilizations is limited and ultimately they decay

Oswald Spengler

Inventions can be social as well as technological. T/F

True

according to conflict theory, societies progress to a higher order only if oppressed groups improve their lot. T/F

True

censorship involves prohibiting the dissemination of some type of information. T/F

True

ecological changes are a powerful source of social change. T/F

True

most of the great early civilizations had rational legal systems. T/F

True

most of the world's rural populations have herbalists as their only health-care practitioners. T/F

True

nurses must get certification as registered nurses in the United States. T/F

True

sanitation and nutrition improvements have been as important as medical advances in lowering the death rate. T/F

True

the University of Georgia is the oldest public university in the United States. T/F

True

the interactionist perspective assumes that people in crowds reinforce and heighten one another's reactions. T/F

True

to decentralize the bureaucracy means to put more decision-making processes in the local schools rather than in school boards. T/F

True

the form of social control that involves creating specific policies to eliminate sources of strain that lie behind potential collective behavior is called a. amelioration b. hidden repression c. repressive measures d. police action

a. amelioration

magnet schools are those that a. attract exceptional students b. are run by parent-controlled local school councils c. draw financial support from children with vouchers d. are run by selected universities

a. attract exceptional students

an attempt to manipulate opinions by prohibiting the dissemination of some type of information is a. censorship b. propaganda c. public opinion d. a social movement

a. censorship

the spontaneous, unstructured, transitory behavior of a group of people in response to a specific event is called a. collective behavior b. a public c. a mass d. a social movement

a. collective behavior

variations in the relationship between population and geography are called a. ecological changes b. structural changes c. societal changes d. cyclical changes

a. ecological changes

which theory equates social change with progress? a. evolutionary theory b. cyclical theory c. structural-functional theory d. progressional theory

a. evolutionary theory

in analyzing education and mobility, which of the following is true? a. family background is more closely related to occupation than is level of education b. there will never be an excess of college graduates in the United States c. today, few blue-collar jobs require a high school education d. for the disadvantaged, increased education translates into increased earning power

a. 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 a. hidden curriculum b. elite norms c. upper-class indoctrination d. functional theory or education

a. hidden curriculum

prior to industrialization in Europe, the major killing diseases were a. infectious b. degenerative c. physiological d. mental

a. infectious

sponsored mobility in education is found in a. japan and most european countries b. thailand c. most countries south of the equator d. the united states

a. japan and most european countries

the process whereby preindustrial counties emerge as urban societies with lower birth rates, more goods and services, and some luxuries is known as a. modernization b. development c. dependency d. industrialization

a. modernization

the perspective that argues that the health-care system uses its power to gain wealth and maintain the status quo is the a. functional theory b. conflict perspective c. symbolic interaction theory d. exchange theory

b. conflict perspective

the practice of requiring degrees for most high paying jobs, even when the degrees do not necessarily signify skills necessary to do the job, is called a. overeducation b. credentialism c. undereducation d. elitism

b. credentialism

which theory suggests that societies progress to a higher order as oppressed groups improve their lot? a. evolutionary theory b. cyclical theory c. conflict theory d. structural-functional theory

b. cyclical theory

finding something that has always existed but that no one previously knew about is called a/an a. innovation b. discovery c. invention d. creation

b. discovery

a superficial or trivial behavior that is very popular for a short time is a a. mass b. fad c. fashion d. diffusive collective

b. fad

the most common type of medical practice is conducted on a a. pre-paid basis b. free-for-service basis c. sliding scale basis d. state-supported basis

b. free-for-service basis

a device constructed by putting two or more things together in a new way is a/an a. discovery b. invention c. innovation d. creation

b. invention

the document that provided for shared political power in Europe was the a. natural vindication of the rights of man b. magana carta c. natural vindication of the rights of woman d. declaration of interdependence

b. magna carta

a collective action involving mass violent and mob action is a a. mob b. riot c. casual crowd d. conventional crowd

b. riot

hospitals provide a. primary care b. secondary care c. tertiary care d. heroic care

b. secondary care

most mental illnesses are an example of a. pathological illness b. statistical illness c. adult disorders d. physiological disorders

b. statistical illness

a temporary group of people in face-to-face contact who share a common interest or focus of attention is a a. public b. social movement c. crowd d. mob

c. crowd

prepaid medical care is provided by a. medical centers b. proprietary hospitals c. health maintenance organizations d. voluntary hospitals

c. health maintenance organizations

which of the following is NOT a type of mass behavior? a. fashion b. mass hysteria c. panic d. fad

c. panic

which of the following types of nations are dominated and exploited? a. core nations b. industrialized nations c. peripheral nations d. developed nations

c. peripheral nations

which theory suggests that social institutions act to restore equilibrium when society is disrupted by social changes? a. conflict theory b. cyclical theory c. structural-functional theory d. evolutionary theory

c. structural-functional theory

formed, doubtless transitory, but presenting very clearly defined characteristics

collective mind

what percentage of all cases of cancer are environmentally induced? a. 10-20 percent b. 20-30 percent c. 60-70 percent d. 80-90 percent

d. 80-90 percent

which type of crowd acts on the basis of aroused impulse and may be volatile and aggressive? a. casual crowd b. conventional crowd c. expressive crowd d. acting crowd

d. acting crowd

according to conflict theorists, how does the American educational system perpetuate inequality? a. by encoring conformity to elitist customs and values b. by selectively teaching certain topics and excluding others c. by implementing the hidden curriculum d. all of the above

d. all of the above

compulsory U.S. public education a. helped immigrant children assimilate into the mainstream culture b. was developed during the eighteenth and nineteenth century c. met with resistance from a variety of groups d. all of the above

d. all of the above

stratification in the United States school system is evident in a. the composition of school boards b. the gender of elementary school teachers c. the gender of school administrators d. all of the above

d. all of the above

the preconditions of collective behavior include a. structural conduciveness b. structural strain c. a generalized belief d. all of the above

d. all of the above

what did Max Weber argue about Protestantism? a. it provided a rational ideology that motivates businesses b. it stressed the work ethic c. it provided for accumulated wealth and political influence d. all of the above

d. all of the above

which of the following have been considered outside of the health-care system? a. nurses b. registered dietitians c. nutritionists d. chiropractors

d. chiropractors

which of the following is NOT a latent function of education? a. age segregation b.baby-sitting services c. prolonging adolescence d. creating new knowledge

d. creating new knowledge

which model of illness suggests that sickness is an individual problem requiring individual treatment? a. functionalist model b. conflict model c. social model d. medical model

d. medical model

Harvard College was founded in 1636 to educate whom? a. sociologists, with an emphasis on explaining society b. architects, with an emphasis on designing buildings c.physicians, with an emphasis on preventive medicine d. ministers, with an emphasis on morals and ethics

d. ministers, with an emphasis on morals and ethics

an attempt to manipulate opinions by presenting limited, selective, or false information is called a. public opinion b. structural strain c. censorship d. propaganda

d. propaganda

when sick people are expected to reduce their performance in other roles, they are fulfilling what Talcott Parsons called the a. hypochondriac syndrome b. Flexner report c. sick syndrome d. sick role

d. sick role

where certain students come to believe they have no hope to be successful

self-fulfilling prophecy

medical center provides long-term care, requiring complex technology, usually at a great expense

tertiary care