Sociology chapters 9,10,11,12
As of 2020, what position has not been held by an American woman?
Chief justice President
Advocates of black nationalism contend that feminism
Distracts women
Which of the following statements are true about extended families in comparison with nuclear families
Extended families have the advantage of forming a larger economic unit for a family farm or business. Extended families are better able to provide support to family members in times of crisis.
Identify a true statement about prejudice
Perpetrates false definitions of individuals
Which of the following is a representation of the unequal status of women in industrialized countries?
Position of women in division of housework blah blah blah
In Mexican American culture, which of the following are characteristics of machismo
Pride in maleness Virlilkty Sense or personal worth
What is the major difference between feminists and conflict theorists regarding gender roles
Feminists advocate political action.
Which of the following is a multinational company most likely to do when faced with increasing labor demands?
Move to a different country
Which of the following is a benefit provided by immigration for countries receiving immigrants?
alleviation of labor shortages
Gender roles can vary significantly across cultures based on all of the following except
biological factors
Which of the following are racial minority groups in the United States?
Native Asian pacific African Americans
What is the term for people who are granted the right to enter a country while still residing abroad?
refugees
When people identify only sporadically with their heritage, rather than having deeper ties to it, they are engaging in
symbolic ethnicity
Which of the following actions support the perspective that multinational corporations exploit local workers?
- repression of political rights to organize - repressive labor laws - reduction of workers' rights and securities
Which of the following are racial minority groups in the United States?
African American s Asian pacific Americans Native Americans
In the United States, a prominent instance of segregation is that of
African Americans in the South prior to the 1960s.
The word genocide can be used to describe
Nazi Germany's attempt to exterminate Jews during World War II. the United States' policies toward Native Americans in the 19th century.
Conflict theorists contend that the relationship between males and females has traditionally been one involving
-the subjugation of women by men -a higher valuation of men's skills -unequal power
Which of the following jobs are typically expected to be fulfilled by males in U.S. society
Airline pilot Construction worker
How do interactionists view gender roles?
As being socially constructed in our everyday interactions
How are men in American culture usually viewed when they take on roles that are normally considered feminine?
As less masculine
Which of the following statements is true of intersectionality in the United States?
Awareness of intersectionality grew as female scholars noted than an emphasis on race could result in ignoring other related processes of domination
How do media influence women's perception of body image
By celebrating a specific body type
Latina women have been excluded from decision making by what two social institutions that most affect their daily lives
Catholic Church Family
Actions undertaken in an attempt to eradicate discrimination in the United States include
Civil rights act Affirmative action programs
examples of institutional racism
College admission Employment leave English at interview
There are innate biological reasons to designate completely different gender roles for men and women
False
Which sociological perspective asserts that white dominance over black peoples in the first half of the 20th century was achieved through both Jim Crow Laws and violence perpetrated by ordinary citizens
Conflict
What permits members of the majority to enhance their wealth power and prestige at expense of others
Discrimination
Which of the following describes the practice of redlining
Discrimination against people who try to buy homes
Sociologists using a convergence perspective might look at which of the following indicators when studying modernization
Energy use Degree of urbanization Literacy Birth control use
Match the theoretical perspective to its view on gender
Functionalists- gender differences contributes to social stability Conflict- gender inequality is rooted in the female male power relationship Feminist- women's subjugation is integral to society and social structure Interactionist- "doing gender" is reflected in everyday behavior
The willingness of state governments to allow people to indicate that they are neither male nor female on their officially issued drivers license is an implicit recognition of
Gender fluidity
Traditional views of proper "masculine" or "feminine" behavior are an important component because
Homophobia
Which of the following statements about the middle class in developing nations at the beginning of the 21st century are true
Millions of people in nations entered the middle class
According to what sociological perspective do we "do gender" by reinforcing traditionally masculine and feminine actions
Interactionist
What examines gender stratification on the micro level of everyday behavior as they believe people "do gender" by reinforcing traditionally masculine and feminine actions
Interactionist
Identify a true statement about institutional discrimination
It affects certain racial and ethic groups more than others
Government money give to affluent people and to corporations often has what characteristic
It coincides with the work of special interest groups
What do functionalists see as a positive result of differentiation in gender roles
It increases overall social stability.
Which of the following is a criticism of intersectionality
It overemphasizes identity politics
Which of the following are considered to be ethnic groups
Latinos Jewish Americans
Which of the following are considered to be ethnic groups?
Latinos Jewish Americans
In the 1960's who was a notable leader of the black power movement
Malcom x
Identify a criticism of the modernization theory
Modernization increases the dominance of core nations over developing countries.
In the context of immigration, which of the following holds true for the sending nation?
Migration can relieve economies unable to support large numbers of people
When it comes to gender role socialization, which of the following is the first and most crucial agent of gender role socialization
Parents
Systematic removal of a group of people from society
expulsion
The economy is made up of online economic transactions that place buyers and sellers in direct peer-to-peer contact with no charge of ownership of goods and services
Sharing
Which of the following statements about Mexican Americans is true?
Since 2000 the number of Mexican Americans who were born in the United States had exceeded those who immigrated here They are the largest Latino population in the United States
To compensate for the injustices of forced servitude, some have called for
Slabs reparations
which of the following is true of boys who successfully adapt to cultural standards of masculinity
They often grow up to be inexpressive and isolated
According to conflict theorists: gender differences are a reflection of
Subjugation of one group by another
What is the matrix of domination
The convergence of social forces that contribute to a person's social standing.
Which of the following statements about Cuban American immigrants are true?
The first wave of Cuban immigrants in the 1960s included many professions with higher levels of education Cuban Americans tend to settle in the Miami Florida region
Which of the following comparisons about the life chances of black and white Americans are true?
The median household income of blacks is 60 percent that of whites The unemployment rate of blacks is more than twice that of whites
Which of the following is an example of the pattern of inter group relations known as succession?
The partition of India
Which of the following statements accurately describe inter generational mobility patterns amount industrial countries
The position of parents in stratification systems Mobility opportunities are influenced
In any society, gender stratification requires
The promotion and support of traditional gender roles by social institutions
The process by which people come to define a group as a race based in part on physical characteristics, but also on historical, cultural, and economic factors is known as
The social construction of race
Many people prefer the terms gay and lesbian because
The word homosexual has been stigmatized
Identify a true statement about gender roles in major institutions of society
These institutions often discriminate against women in their normal daily operations
Concerning rigid traditional gender roles, what is a major point of agreement between conflict theorists and feminist theorists?
They do not benefit women.
Since the 1960's, u.s. policy has encouraged which of the following groups to immigrate to the United States?
Those with needed skills People who have relatives here
Which of the following statements about mobility in developing countries are true
Urban industrial sectors cannot provide enough jobs for those wanting to work. There is usually a large wage difference between rural and urban areas.
Native Americans in the south were
Usually matriarchal
Identify a true statement about sexism
Usually refers to male prejudice and discrimination against wonen
The first wave of Cuban American refugee population has been overrepresented in
White collar professions
Identify a view of Talcott Parsons and Robert Bales on gender roles
Women take supportive role and men take the practical role
Identify a view of functionalists on gender
Womens intrest in expressive goals frees men for instrumental tasks
Cross-cultural studies of industrial and developing countries have found
an increase in intergenerational mobility
In the political landscape of the United States, women
are underrepresented.
What is the term for foreigners who have already entered a nation and seek protection because persecution or a well founded fear of persecution?
asylees
According to Interactionist theorists, prejudice and discrimination
can be overcome with the establishment of interracial coalitions. can be overcome with increasing contact between individuals from dominant and subordinate groups.
Which of the following are examples of advantages Peggy McIntosh found to be associated with white privilege
cashing checks without suspicion browsing freely in stores being around people of the same race
The tax breaks, bailouts, direct payments, and grants that the government gives to corporations are referred to as
corporate welfare
Assimilation can take many forms, including
joining a different religion. adopting a new name. no longer speaking a native language.
Which has the greatest influence on gender role differentiation
culture
Which has the greatest influence on gender-role differentiation
culture
When people refuse to hire highly qualified people of a different race and instead hire a less-qualified applicant who is of their own race, it is called
discrimination
The single most unifying force among Arabs is the Arabic
language
The various Latino groups share a heritage that includes the Spanish language, culture, and traditions, which can cause serious problems with which two things?
education assimilation
The passing of the Jim Crow laws in the southern states was designed to
enforce official segregation
Some critics of modernization theory suggest that it increases the dominance of core countries and facilitates further _________ of developing countries.
exploitation
The approach of world systems analysis in understanding global inequality is based on which two sociological perspectives?
functionalist and conflict
Which is a significant factor in maintaining masculine and feminine gender roles
homophobia
Which of the following fostered an increase in upward social mobility to the middle class in developing nations in the early 21st century
microfinancing entrepreneurship
The most socially significant type of mobility in large developing countries is movement out of
poverty
Traditional gender roles have
restricted women more than men.
Sociologists define pluralism as
various groups in a society having mutual respect for one another's cultures.
