Sociology - Social Problems. Helping Quiz 8

1

Bob is on the board of Megagiant Corp. and Karen is on the board of Supersize Inc. Both Bob and Karen serve on the board of Mega-Superbank. This type of interlocking directorate is called a(n) __________.

2

According to the chapter, a family's location in the __________ is the single most important determinant of family life.

3

Which of the following was a principal aim of the No Child Left Behind Act?

4

Poor pregnant women are __________ to receive prenatal and postnatal health care.

5

After the Great Recession hit in late 2007, federal and state governments had to reduce or eliminate programs. Where were the biggest cuts made?

6

A country club that restricts its membership to include only WASPs and excludes African-Americans and Jewish people is founded on __________.

7

Marilyn and Carolyn are both retirees from Detroit, Michigan. Marilyn has decided that she is fed up with winter and is moving to Phoenix, Arizona. Carolyn is going to stay in Detroit. Based on the chapter, which of the following statements is most likely to be true?

8

Every day at least one __________ occurs on a college campus, and every minute a college student somewhere sees or hears racist, sexist, homophobic, or otherwise biased words or images.

9

The terms dominant group and minority group describe __________, regardless of the size of the groups.

10

Research shows that there is little hormonal difference between girls and boys prior to puberty. Research also shows that boys and girls are equally likely to use social aggression, and __________.

11

Caitlyn was born with a male body but identifies as female. She has started taking steps to live as a woman instead of a man. The term that describes her situation is __________.

12

The precipitating event for gay and lesbian unity was the __________, which occurred on June 28, 1969, in response to a police raid.

13

Feminist theologian Mary Daly said, "As long as God is male, the __________."

14

What term is used in the chapter to refer to fugitive slaves who formed small guerrilla groups that harassed neighboring plantations and helped other slaves to escape?

15

The chapter notes that even if "racism in the head" disappeared, "racism in the world" would not, because it is the system that disadvantages. This is because discrimination __________ occur without __________ bigotry.

16

Even before the economic crisis of 2007 to 2009, employees in the United States were working about __________ more hours per year than their European counterparts.

17

The health care system found in Germany, Japan, France, Belgium, and Switzerland is known as the __________. It uses private health insurance plans that are financed by both employers and employees.

18

Minorities, especially __________, have the highest number of work-related deaths.

19

The two categories of fundamentalist Christians are __________ and __________.

20

__________ refers to an individual's movement within the class structure of society.

21

Legal tax loopholes that permit certain individuals and corporations to pay lower taxes or no taxes at all are known as __________.

22

The gender __________ approach emphasizes traits that individuals acquire during the course of socialization, such as independent or dependent behaviors and ways of relating.

23

Violators of important social norms are often __________; that is, they are set apart by being socially disgraced.

24

Charles Murray and Richard Herrnstein published The Bell Curve in 1994, which received a lot of attention for its contention that economic and social hierarchies reflect a single dimension, that of __________.

25

What term was used by the early feminists who demanded that women be given to the right to vote?

26

The Bell Curve was a book published in 1994 that supported the theory of __________ deficiency, a form of deficiency theory, by claiming that Blacks are innately inferior to Whites.

27

Which of the following was a finding by the Women's Media Center regarding media content produced in late 2013?

28

Shortly after World War II, the NAACP challenged the concept of separate but equal schooling in the courts. In 1954, the Supreme Court ruled in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas that separate educational facilities are __________.

29

Which of the following is characteristic of primary groups?

30

Who wrote a book about how the Internet has upped the ante regarding deviance and public shame?

31

One of the functions of a hierarchical system in the workplace is to encourage obedience to rules by __________.

32

The chapter cites two fundamental turning points in human history. What and when was the first of these two major turning points?

33

__________ theory is based on the idea that the major factor in the different work experiences of men and women is the individual characteristics they bring to their jobs.

34

Which term is defined as the processes by which everyone on Earth becomes increasingly interconnected economically, politically, culturally, and environmentally?

35

Which of the following represents the psychoanalytic view of socialization?

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