SOC 100 FINAL EXAM PART 1

Question 1

A _____ is an attribute that discredits individuals because it overshadows other attributes and merits the individual may possess.

[removed]		stigma
[removed]		stereotype
[removed]		typecast
[removed]		character flaw

Question 2

The practice of spatially or socially segregating people on the basis of race or ethnicity is referred to as:

[removed]		Expulsion
[removed]		Apartheid
[removed]		Exclusion
[removed]		Segregation

Question 3

The coexistence of different racial and ethnic groups characterized by acceptance and respect for one another’s differences is referred to as:

[removed]		Cultural relativism
[removed]		Social tolerance
[removed]		Cultural pluralism
[removed]		Ethnic pluralism

Question 4

The study of communities and their social status, practices, and problems to understand patterns of health and disease is referred to as:

[removed]		Racial medical history
[removed]		Social epidemiology
[removed]		Sociobiology
[removed]		Social immunology

Question 5

Less powerful groups who are dominated politically and economically by a dominant group are referred to as:

[removed]		Racial groups
[removed]		Ethnic groups
[removed]		Minorities
[removed]		Socially marginalized groups

Question 6

Patriarchy refers to:

[removed]		Any set of social relationships in which men dominate women
[removed]		The belief that one sex is innately superior to the other, and is therefore justified in having a dominant social position
[removed]		The belief that men should be the breadwinner and make all important household decisions
[removed]		A political system in which women are not allowed to vote or hold office

Question 7

Women’s inequality is primarily the result of imperfect institutions, which can be corrected by reforms that do not fundamentally alter society itself. This statement reflects the beliefs of:

[removed]		Socialist feminism
[removed]		Liberal feminism
[removed]		Radical feminism
[removed]		Multicultural feminism

Question 8

Which of the following is considered the "factory of gendered personalities"?

[removed]		Family
[removed]		Peer groups
[removed]		Religion
[removed]		The workplace

Question 9

How early do sociologists believe parents begin socializing their children into gender?

[removed]		When they begin school
[removed]		When they begin to talk
[removed]		At birth, sometimes even in utero
[removed]		Parents do not socialize their children according to gender

Question 10

Standpoint epistemology, a philosophical perspective that what we can know is affected by the position we occupy in society, is a major tenet of:

[removed]		Black feminist thought
[removed]		Marxist sociology
[removed]		Functionalism
[removed]		Oppression theory

Question 11

In post-industrial societies, serial monogamy describes which of the following?

[removed]		Marriage to more than one person
[removed]		Divorce and remarriage
[removed]		Extramarital affairs
[removed]		Marriage to only one person

Question 12

According to Nancy Chodorow women, are socialized to be _____, seeking close bonds and defining themselves through relationships.

[removed]		interpersonal
[removed]		social
[removed]		nurturing
[removed]		relational

Question 13

Families characterized by parents living with their biological children and apart from other kin are referred to as:

[removed]		Traditional
[removed]		Biological
[removed]		Nuclear
[removed]		Extended

Question 14

In pre-industrial societies, which of the following marriage patterns was most common?

[removed]		Polygamy
[removed]		Polygyny
[removed]		Polyandry
[removed]		Monogamy

Question 15

What expression does Talcott Parsons use to describe the family?

[removed]		Factory of socialization
[removed]		Socialization factories
[removed]		Factory of personalities
[removed]		Sites of socialization

Question 16

On which of the following points do conflict and functionalist theorists agree?

[removed]		A high school degree is necessary for equal opportunity.
[removed]		Education channels individuals into positions for which they are best suited.
[removed]		Education trains people in the dominant norms and values of society.
[removed]		Education reproduces social inequality.

Question 17

_____ refers to the education of racial minorities in schools that are geographically, economically, and/or socially separated from those attended by the racial majority.

[removed]		Educational discrimination
[removed]		Racial tracking
[removed]		School segregation
[removed]		Racial inequality

Question 18

The transmission of society’s norms, values, and knowledge base by means of direct instruction is referred to as:

[removed]		Socialization
[removed]		Acculturation
[removed]		Education
[removed]		Internship training

Question 19

Which of the following is an example of the sociological term "moral education"?

[removed]		Fifth graders learning about laws and rights.
[removed]		Kindergartners learning how to behave in class.
[removed]		Children learning to read biblical literature.
[removed]		High school students learning about inequality

Question 20

Which of the following is an example of a symbolic interactionist approach to studying education issues?

[removed]		Analyzing data about the relationship between education status and income
[removed]		Observing how certain students perform in class after being labeled as "exceptional"
[removed]		Studying patterns of racial segregation in public education
[removed]		Studying the reproduction of inequality in mass education

Question 21

An item believed to have acquired transcendent or magical qualities connecting humans with the divine is known as:

[removed]		Icon
[removed]		Ritual
[removed]		Totem
[removed]		Sacred object

Question 22

Max Weber’s concept of the "routinization of charisma" can be described as:

[removed]		The institutionalization of a charismatic leader’s beliefs into an organized religious structure
[removed]		The loss of the charismatic figure from whose life a religion was born
[removed]		The use of prescribed, tried-and-true techniques by a "charismatic" leader to achieve a mass following
[removed]		The use of modern technology, such as radio, Internet, and television, to evangelize

Question 23

Shared beliefs, values, norms, ideas, institutions, and organizations that create a common identity among a group of people is referred to as:

[removed]		Culture
[removed]		Society
[removed]		Education
[removed]		Religion

Question 24

A system of common beliefs and rituals centered on “sacred things” that unites believers and provides a sense of meaning and purpose is referred to as:

[removed]		Culture
[removed]		Society
[removed]		Education
[removed]		Religion

Question 25

The idea that religions can be understood as organizations in competition with one another for followers is known as:

[removed]		Religious rivalry
[removed]		Sacred economy
[removed]		Religious bureacratization
[removed]		Religious economy

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