soc101Midterm Exam

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A single mother who works in a factory sewing large sheets of canvas would be considered Select one: a. upper class . b. middle class . c. lower middle class . d. working class . Which sociological perspective would be most likely to emphasize that a person's health and educational opportunities are a ff ected by his or her class position in important ways? Select one: a. functionalist perspective b. conflict perspective c. interactionist perspective d. global perspective Which sociological perspective suggests that the higher rates of poverty among single mothers are due to the di ffi culty women have finding a ff ordable child care, to sexual harassment, and to sex discrimination in the labor market? Select one: a. functionalist perspective b. conflict perspective c. interactionist perspective d. global perspective The fact that an unemployed coal miner in Appalachia has a higher standard of living than a doctor in Congo illustrates the idea that Select one: a. poverty is absolute. b. poverty is relative. c. being a doctor is not a high-prestige occupation in all countries. d. Americans are ethnocentric. An 83-year-old woman is placed at a small table in a dark corner of a trendy nightclub and is ignored by the sta ff . Her shoddy treatment is probably due to her age, which is a(n) ________ status. Select one: a. ascribed b. achieved c. horizontal d. structural Which of the following did Max Weber suggest were analytically distinct components of stratification? Select one: a. class , caste, and power b. class , status, and power c. class , caste, and age d. class , prestige, and esteem Which of the following statements regarding parental monitoring of the digital world is true? Select one: a. Parents profess that they have a large amount of knowledge pertaining to their children's online behavior. b. Mothers are more likely to monitor online activity than are fathers. c. Parents who have higher incomes tend to discuss online activity more than those with lower incomes. d. All parents know their children's passwords for e-mail and cell phones. According to George Herbert Mead's stages of the self, the preparatory stage occurs when Select one: a. children imitate the people around them, particularly family members. b. children become able to pretend to be other people. c. children grasp not only their own social positions, but also those of others around them. d. we observe ourselves through the looking-glass self. Susie is beginning to use words and symbols to distinguish objects and ideas. According to Jean Piaget's cognitive theory of development, Susie is in the Select one: a. sensorimotor stage. b. preoperational stage. c. concrete operational stage. d. formal operational stage. In total institutions , people are subjected to humiliating rituals known as Select one: a. degradation ceremonies. b. resocialization . c. anticipatory socialization . d. reverse socialization . The analysis of Isabelle is important because it emphasizes the relevance of Select one: a. twin studies in sociology and psychology. b. the consistency of the developmental processes. c. the sensorimotor stage of development. d. social interaction in human development. Philip Zimbardo's study of a simulated prison environment that used college students as prisoners and prison guards Select one: a. indicated that it is impossible to replicate a "real life" situation in a laboratory. b. demonstrated that a social structure can influence the type of social interactions that occur. c. indicated that social interactions are not influenced by social structure characteristics. d. demonstrated that a social structure cannot influence the type of social interactions that occur. Ascribed statuses may be based on an individual's Select one: a. race, gender, and age. b. age, educational achievements, and gender. c. employment status, age, and race. d. gender, race, and social class . According to Herbert Blumer, a distinctive characteristic of human interaction is that Select one: a. the reality of humans is shaped only by our perceptions. b. humans respond to behavior in a negative fashion. c. humans interpret or define each other's actions. d. humans will only react to each other's actions. A primary group is a small group that is Select one: a. characterized by impersonality, with little intimacy or mutual understanding. b. characterized by intimate, face-to-face association and cooperation. c. used as a standard for evaluating oneself and one's behavior. d. characterized by impersonality and face-to-face associations. Which sociological perspective suggests that a society or a relatively permanent group must accomplish certain major tasks if it is to survive? Select one: a. functionalist perspective b. conflict perspective c. interactionist perspective d. feminist perspective In Ebaugh's four stages of the process of role exit , which of the following is a core element of the first stage? Select one: a. searching for alternatives b. identity creation c. doubt d. action Which sociological perspective emphasizes that social roles contribute to a society's stability by enabling members to anticipate the behavior of others and to pattern their own actions accordingly? Select one: a. functionalist perspective b. conflict perspective c. interactionist perspective d. feminist perspective A sociologist who studies the unequal economic reality between men and women would probably be following which of the following perspectives? Select one: a. functionalism b. interactionism c. conflict d. globalism Which sociologist is especially known for making an important contribution to the discipline by successfully combining theory and research? Select one: a. C. Wright Mills b. Jane Addams c. Harriet Martineau d. Robert Merton Inequality, capitalism , and stratification are key concepts of which theoretical perspective? Select one: a. functionalist perspective b. conflict perspective c. interactionist perspective d. global perspective Which sociological approach would view sports as an agent for defining people's social positions as players, coaches, and referees as a result of their performances and reputations? Select one: a. functionalist perspective b. conflict perspective c. interactionist perspective d. feminist perspective George Herbert Mead served on committees dealing with Chicago's labor problems and public education . His activities fall under the field of Select one: a. social inequality. b. applied sociology. c. basic sociology. d. economic inequality. Which of the following statements is true? Select one: a. Clinical sociologists take direct responsibility for implementing their ideas. b. There are no established methods for educating clinical sociologists. c. Applied and clinical sociology are the same. d. Clinical sociology has existed for only the last 20 years. A sociologist sets up an experiment on the e ff ects of energy drinks on sleep. The individuals who are given a placebo drink are considered to be the Select one: a. independent variable . b. control group . c. experimental group . d. dependent variable . Sociological studies have indicated that people who are married are less likely to commit suicide than people who are divorced. In this example, suicide is a(n) Select one: a. hypothesis. b. independent variable . c. dependent variable . d. index. Which of the following is a common characteristic among feminist researchers? Select one: a. They tend to involve and consult subjects more. b. They are more oriented toward stability, rather than change. c. They are more inclined to conduct research that appeases the masses. d. They tend to focus more on quantitative versus qualitative data. People may behave di ff erently in artificial situations than they would in the "real world." This poses a particular problem for researchers using Select one: a. questionnaires. b. content analysis. c. replication. d. laboratory experiments. Which of the following institutions has continuously perpetuated a highly sexualized society? Select one: a. mass media b. government c. health organizations d. public A research measure that provides consistent results is considered Select one: a. valid. b. reliable. c. an index. d. a scale. Psychologist Shalom Schwartz researched values in more than 60 countries and found which of the following values widely shared? Select one: a. Benevolence b. Holding grudges c. Disloyalty d. Power What term refers to the polarization of society over controversial cultural elements such as abortion, religious expression, gun control, and sexual orientation? Select one: a. Cultural shock b. Culture war c. Subcultures d. Contracultures A dominant ideology is Select one: a. a set of cultural beliefs that help to maintain powerful social, economic, and political interests. b. a subculture that rejects societal norms and values and seeks an alternative lifestyle. c. a specialized language used by members of a group or subculture . d. None of these answers is correct. Bilingualism is the use of two or more languages Select one: a. in all sectors of public and private life. b. in particular settings, such as workplaces or educational facilities, treating each language as equally legitimate. c. only in educational settings. d. only in workplaces. In the study of language, which sociological perspective suggests that gender-related language reflects the traditional acceptance of men and women into certain occupations? Select one: a. Functionalist perspective b. Conflict perspective c. Interactionist perspective d. Feminist perspective According to sociologist Robin Williams, which of the following is considered an American value? Select one: a. E ff ectiveness b. Equality c. Frugality d. Supremacy of faith General customs and practices that are found in every culture are called Select one: a. cultural integration. b. cultural di ff usion. c. cultural universals. d. cultural relativism . Media advertising contributes to a Select one: a. consumer culture. b. counter culture. c. nonmaterial culture. d. hierarchy culture. Which metaphor for the media's reach does sociologist Todd Gitlin consider more apt than "global village"? Select one: a. global torrent b. global wave c. global city d. global quagmire The U.S. government was heavily criticized for which of the following media monitoring behaviors after the September 11, 2001, attacks? Select one: a. censoring college newspaper Internet content b. editing Clear Channel Radio news program broadcasts c. censoring ABC Nightly News reports d. authorizing wiretaps of U.S. citizens' telephone conversations A major network news agency that discourages reporting of issues concerning homosexuality is most likely practicing Select one: a. a dominant ideology . b. a narcotizing dysfunction. c. a surveillance function. d. gatekeeping. The creation of unreliable generalizations that distort the reality of persons, groups, and cultures is indicative of Select one: a. posture enabling. b. the surveillance function. c. the narcotizing dysfunction. d. stereotyping. The term media monitoring is used most often to refer to Select one: a. parents checking what their child watches. b. the government censoring media. c. interest groups' monitoring of content. d. studios following what is a "hit." A professional criminal is Select one: a. an a ffl uent individual who commits crimes in the course of daily business activities. b. always a member of a highly structured criminal organization that is involved in smuggling, drug tra ffi cking, prostitution, and gambling. c. a person who pursues crime as a daily occupation, developing skilled techniques and enjoying a degree of status among other criminals. d. an individual who commits one to two crimes within their lifespan. In a city on the East Coast, organized crime was dominated by an Italian "family," but they were eventually displaced by African Americans. This would be an example of Select one: a. assimilation . b. ethnic succession. c. labeling. d. di ff erential association . Which of the following connections to criminality is commonly rejected by sociologists? Select one: a. environmental influences b. genetic roots c. social structure d. Gemeinschaft and Gesellschaft In his anomie theory of deviance, Robert Merton Select one: a. described five types of deviance. b. created a typology to explain the basic types of adaptations people make to culture. c. noted that people will always follow one of the five modes of adaptation and maintain that mode for an extended period of time. d. suggested that conformists tend to ignore societal goals. Monica, a new student at Valley High School, becomes friends with a group of teenagers who use marijuana and remain seated during the singing of the national anthem. Although Monica had never used marijuana and used to sing the anthem, she begins to engage in the same behavior as her new friends. This is an example of Select one: a. di ff erential association and anomie . b. conformity and labeling. c. labeling and social disorganization. d. di ff erential association and conformity. The societal-reaction approach is also known as Select one: a. the human relations approach. b. the anomie theory of deviance. c. labeling theory . d. the dramaturgical approach . th My Account