Quiz Fall 10-Sociology - Introductory Sociology

In a liquid society, being connected to others by loose and flexible bonds allows a person to __________

Sociologists do not attempt to explain collective behavior because it is so unstructured

The advent of Lara Croft and other women of action has clearly divided children with an interest in action films into two camps – one supporting male characters and the other the supporting emerging female characters

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Contrary to popular belief, the melting of the glaciers will have no appreciable effect on global climate change.

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What is labor market segmentation, and what is its relevance for gender inequality?

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Which of the following can be a feature of a social revolution?

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According to__________, parents teach children gender roles because those roles are an important part of the economic workings of a family.

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Approximately _________ of Americans are in the working class

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Many manufacturing plants in the Northeast, since the 1960s, have closed and many lost their jobs. This is an example of ______.

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Political terrorism is actually considered a form of unconventional warfare. It uses intimidation, coercion, threats of harm, and other violence that attempts to bring about a significant change in or overthrow an existing government

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The structural-functional approach is concerned with ________

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Which of the following is a common characteristic among feminist researchers?

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Describe sexism and its effects on women

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__________ refers to the tendency of some neighborhoods, cities, or regions to grow and prosper while others stagnate and decline

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What is meant by the term "life expectancy"?

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According to this article, what is a problem that can occur when monoracial women get married?

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Military socialization places a high premium on _____

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The ________ theory proposed by Richard Quinney is closely related to the Marxian view of the role of law in capitalist society

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Karl Marx believed that revolutions __________

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When you meet your new supervisor for the first time, you forget to extend your hand to her for a handshake. Which of the following cultural components has your behavior violated?

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From a sociological point of view, sex is __________ and gender is __________

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George Herbert Mead believed that the self:

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The semiotic model which is the foundation for French structuralism and the poststructural critique of the sign was developed by

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Which of the following statements about poverty and wealth is true?

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An important characteristic of the industrial cities of the nineteenth century was that:

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Using the sociological definition used in your text, it is safe to say that the minority group is always the group that is smallest in size

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According to symbolic interactionists, culture a. serves the interests of powerful groups

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Propose a qualitative study on the gender wage gap. Discuss how you would go about this study and what types of questions you would ask participants.

Ans: Varies: For a qualitative study on the gender wage gap, I would interview women who work as paralegals, for example, to gain knowledge on their perspectives and opinions of the wage gap and how it is impacting their lives. I chose to interview women since they are the ones impacted by the wage gap by receiving less pay for doing the same job as their male counterparts. Next, I would interview 20 women separately to get a deeper understanding of how the wage gap impacts their day-to-day lives, bills, and housing. Questions would look like: How does the wage gap impact where you live? and so on.
KEY: Learning Objective: 2.1: Describe the scientific method and distinguish between qualitative and quantitative research.
REF: Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: Sociology and Common Sense
Difficulty Level: Medium

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Breault, Hampton, and Brown observe that research conducted by Breault and his colleague Kposowa revealed a relatively weak connection between marital status and an individual's probability of committing suicide

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Regulate the use of and access to power

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Rosenthal and Jacobson's 1968 study, though controversial, demonstrated the power of

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Social movements that seek to overthrow existing stratification systems and institutions and replace them with new ones are termed reformist movements

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How do aligning actions restore social order?

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Tocqueville thought the United States was a democracy because of _______. Select all, but only those that apply.

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Charter schools are ________

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Please use at least four themes discussed in the text and explain how they do (or do not) relate to your own upbringing. For example, were you raised in a nuclear family? Did you witness traditional division of labor within the household? Did you witness a divorce in the family?

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The concept of "government" refers to the formal organization that directs the political life of a society

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Harsh criminal punishment for white collar criminals has been directed mostly at ______ rather than ______.

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From the perspective of symbolic interactionism, the expectations that teachers have for students and the way they interact is an important determinant of educational outcomes

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Summarize the transformation of medicine in the United States from the colonial period to the time it was developed into a professional practice

In the 1700s, medicine had no standards as a practice. It required no formal education or certification. Anyone could be a physician through self proclamation. The closest thing to training in the profession was apprenticeship with an established physician. The effectiveness of the apprenticeship would be contingent on the ability of the physician serving as the teacher. In the 1800s, medical schools began to develop, some of which provided licensure. But these schools were often poorly staffed, and training was inconsistent. Even prestigious schools, such as Harvard, only provided an eight month course to become a physician. When the Carnegie Foundation contracted Abraham Flexner to evaluate medical schools, it resulted in a criticism of the poorly operated schools and an upgrading of standards for schools that wished to continue offering medicine as a course of study. The result was fewer medical schools operating in the U.S. and fewer doctors, but a higher quality of service and the professionalization of the discipline.

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Churches that serve as training grounds for community leaders and allow members to refine their organizational skills are performing a

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Nations

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Industrial societies typically define people in old age as

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Countries in the Global North provide assistantship to citizens who are unemployed, sick or elderly, preventing poverty in those countries.

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Shaw and McKay used ____ to explain why delinquency rates remained high in certain neighborhoods even though the ethnic composition changed over the years