Sociology Quizzes Review
Some sociologists suggest that extreme wealth should be thought of as a social problem, just like extreme poverty.
True
According to sociologists, an individual's genetic makeup will always determine what kind of personality and character traits he develops in life.
false
If you hear someone say that "real men don't wear masks" what are they talking about?
gender
When parents use a sonogram to find out the sex of their baby and only start decorating the nursery after learning the sex, it is an example of:
gender socialization
Social class is one form of social stratification.
true
Social media is a powerful agent of socialization.
true
Strong identification with and loyalty to the in-group often results in discrimination against members of the out-group.
true
There is a social tie between my best friend's uncle and I even though I've never met him.
true
When people move from one place, job, or life situation to another, they often have to undergo resocialization.
true
When we try to understand a culture on its own terms, we are practicing cultural relativism.
true
How does the U.S. Census Bureau define "family"?
two or more individuals related by blood, marriage, or adoption who share a household
What group was most likely to move away from the urban core to the suburbs?
white people
Who is more likely to return home after a full day of paid labor and then have to put in a "second shift" at home taking care of domestic work?
women
How is prejudice different from discrimination?
Prejudice is an attitude; discrimination is an action.
What is the difference between quantitative research and qualitative research?
Qualitative research is converted into words while quantitative research is converted into numbers.
How do sociologists differentiate between sex and gender?
Sex is biological; gender is social.
If an urban neighborhood were to suddenly develop an assortment of upscale restaurants, coffee shops, hip boutiques, and art galleries, then the neighborhood is:
becoming gentrified
What type of research does Mitch Duneier use in the reading "Sidewalk"?
ethnographic research
Members of which of the following think of themselves as belonging together while also interacting with each other?
group
Given that fertility rates in the United States have dropped below the level needed to maintain the population level, why is the population here a bit more stable than some countries in Europe?
immigration
Which of the following research techniques focuses on gaining an insider's perspective of the everyday lives of subjects under investigation, often dispelling stereotypes about the group being investigated?
participant observation
Which of the following are characterized by long-term, intimate, face-to-face relationships?
primary groups
Sociologists refer to the webs of direct and indirect ties connecting individuals to others who influence them as:
social networks
What school of social theory believes that society is a stable system of structures, each of which contributes to the equilibrium of the whole?
structural functionalism
The shift of large segments of the population away from the urban core and toward the edges of cities is called:
suburbanization
Which of the following theories focuses on how our behaviors are dependent upon the ways we interpret, makes sense of, and define ourselves, others, and social situations?
symbolic interactionism
According to the structural strain theory of deviance, as articulated by Robert Merton, one of the principal reasons that people turn to deviant behavior in the United States is that:
the goal of success is shared by a majority of people, but not everyone has equal means to achieve that goal
According to conflict theory, how does the nuclear family facilitate exploitation?
through a sexual division of labor within the home
A person's sex and a person's gender does not always match.
true
A triad is slightly more stable than a dyad.
true
What has modern science determined about racial categories?
Biologically there is no such thing as a pure race.
Barbara Ehrenreich found that she was able to live off of minimum wage, as long as she worked full-time.
False
Research papers in the discipline of sociology that don't include statistics are weaker than research papers that do include statistics.
False
What term did the sociologist George Ritzer use to describe the spread of rationalization and bureaucratic ways of operating into everyday life?
McDonaldization
How does Karl Marx differentiate between members of the proletariat and the bourgeoisie?
Members of the bourgeoisie own the means of production, while the proletariat possess only their labor.
What do most Americans claim about their class status?
They are middle class.
What was once mainstream may later be defined as deviant.
True
Which of the following is an example of a prejudice?
believing that Asians are better at math
Running water, packaged food, and indoor plumbing are all conveniences made possible by:
bureaucracies
All left-handed people in the United States would be classified as a(n):
category
Because laws represent the interests of those in power, crimes committed by the upper classes are typically treated more leniently than crimes committed by the lower classes. This argument is consistent with:
conflict theory
Which social theory asks the question: Who is benefitting at whose expense?
conflict theory
The tastes, habits, and expectations that children "inherit" (or learn) from their parents that help to achieve material success in life are called:
cultural capital
The study of the size, composition, distribution and change in a human population is called:
demography
In order for a behavior, trait, or belief to be considered deviant, it must:
depart from a norm and generate a negative reaction
In the United States today, very few people marry outside of their own socioeconomic class, suggesting that there is a high degree of:
endogamy
Deviance is always defined in the same way, regardless of the historical, cultural, or situational context in which it occurs.
false
A belief in the social, political, and economic gender equality is called:
feminism
Which of the following is a characteristic of a bureaucracy?
formal organization a division of labor written rules
Which of the following is a latent function of the educational system in the United States?
keeping children out of trouble while parents are at work
Arlie Hochschild's study of two-income families found that women were much more likely to do the majority of the unpaid labor inside the home even after a full day's work outside the home. What term is used to describe this extra labor?
the second shift
According to Charles Cooley, there can be no sense of self without society.
true
According to the sociologist Howard Becker, there are no inherently deviant acts, only societal reactions to acts that make them deviant.
true
After we have been socialized to follow a norm, we internalize it and it seems as if it is "natural" or has always been a part of us.
true
Jeans are a part of material culture.
true
How did the G.I. Bill of Rights, which provided funds for home loans, affect African Americans?
Though it was written to help all veterans regardless of race, African Americans were typically excluded from home ownership.
Culture is the total way of life of a group of people.
True
The "Jim Crow" laws in the American South, which mandated separate facilities for white people and black people, were an example of:
institutional discrimination
Every four years, when it's time to elect a new president, we pay much attention to surveys, though we usually call them "polls." Even though there are more than 300 million people in the United States, most political pollsters ask about 1,000 people who they plan to vote for and use that information to predict how the election will turn out. Who is the sample for a presidential poll?
the 1,000 people who are asked who they will vote for
Gestures, language, values, norms, sanctions, folkways, and mores are all examples of symbolic culture.
true