SOC 100 FINAL EXAM PART 2

Question 1

According to Domhoff, the _____ is made up of individuals who are linked to the social upper class, the corporate community, and the policy-formation organizations that influence government policy.

Question 2

Which of the following would be considered a political right?

Question 3

The codified rules of behavior established by a government and backed by the threat of force are known as:

Question 4

A single people or nation governed by a political authority or state is commonly referred to as:

Question 5

Economically productive activities that do not result directly in a physical product are known as:

Question 6

Karl Marx introduced the idea of a _____, a pool of job-seekers whose numbers outpace the available positions and who contribute to keeping wages low and conditions of work tenuous.

Question 7

The replacement of human labor by machines in the process of manufacturing is known as:

Question 8

Highly educated professionals who engage in mental labor and the manipulation of symbols are also known as:

Question 9

Which of the following is the number one cause of premature death in the United States?

Question 10

An institutionalized system for the scientific diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of illness is known as:

Question 11

What is the definition of morbidity?

Question 12

Which of the following food categories receives the most federal subsidies?

Question 13

The phenomenon of war boosting economic productivity and employment is referred to as:

Question 14

Violence that is intentionally dramatic and enacted for the purpose of attracting attention and publicity and spreading fear is known as:

Question 15

Of the 2.5 million young enlisted U.S. men served in Vietnam, about what percentage were from working-class and poor backgrounds?

Question 16

The U.S.-Afghanistan conflict is an example of:

Question 17

The science of population size, distribution, and composition is defined as:

Question 18

Which of the following is a characteristic of a second demographic transition?

Question 19

Which is the preferred measure for demographers to estimate future fertility?

Question 20

What total fertility rate represents replacement rate fertility (in which each parent is able to replace himself or herself)?

Question 21

Temporary gatherings of closely interacting people with a common focus are known as:

Question 22

The development of increasing societal complexity through the creation of specialized social roles and institutions is referred to as:

Question 23

Dominant ideas that lead people to consent to their own domination are known as:

Question 24

Which of the following theorists highlighted the importance of ideas in maintaining order and oppression in society?

Question 25

According to Antonio Gramsci, _____ intellectuals are those who emerge from oppressed groups and create counterhegemonies that challenge dominant and dominating ideas.