SOC Quiz
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1.docx1. Which term is used by sociologists to refer to a structured ranking of groups of people that perpetuates unequal economic rewards and power in society?
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Social Mobility |
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Status |
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Stratification |
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Hypergamy |
2. An individual's salary and wages are called:
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finances |
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income |
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Wealth |
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prosperity |
3. Achieved status is a social position:
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given based upon his or her age, race, or gender |
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) attained through his or her own effort |
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"assigned" to a person by peers |
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assigned at birth |
4. A system of enforced servitude, in which people are legally owned by others, is known as:
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fedudalism |
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slavery |
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caste system |
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communiism |
5. A class system is a social ranking based primarily on:
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caste |
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age |
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religion, ethnic group |
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economic position |
6. Which term is used by Karl Marx to refer to the capitalist class, which owns the means of production?
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Peasantry |
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Proletariat |
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Oligarchy |
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Bourgeoisie |
7. In Karl Marx's view, members of each class share:
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a distinctive culture |
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a dominant ideology |
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all |
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prestige rankings |
8. Max Weber uses the term "class" to refer to people who share a similar level of:
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culture |
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power |
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wealth and income |
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esteem |
9. Which sociologist maintained that a person's position in a stratification system reflects some combination of their class, status, and power?
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Karl Marx |
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Ralf Dahrendorf |
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Gerhard Lenski |
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Max Weber |
10. The objective method of assessing social class assigns individuals to classes on the basis of:
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the neighborhood in which they reside |
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assessments by friends and colleagues |
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occupation, education, income, and place of residence |
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self-assessment |
11. An ethnic group is a group:
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members have significantly less control over their own lives than members of a dominant group |
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set apart from others because of its national origin or distinctive cultural patterns |
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reached very moral decisions about a way of life |
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set apart from others because of obvious physical differences |
12. A minority group is a group:
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significantly less control over own lives than the members of a dominant group |
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set apart from others because of obvious physical differences |
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set apart from others because of its national origin or distinctive cultural patterns |
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reached very moral decisions about a way of life |
13. Which of the following is a minority group in the United States?
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women |
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all |
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whites |
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protestants |
14. In sociological terms, members of a minority group:
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speak a different language |
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experience unequal treatment |
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members of a different religious group than the dominant group |
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are outnumbered by the dominant group |
15. Which of the following statements about racial groups is true?
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All cultures believe that there are three racial groups: black, white, and Asian. |
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All members of a racial group speak the same language. |
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There are no pure races |
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All members of a racial group share a common culture. |
16. Which term is used to refer to a negative attitude toward an entire category of people?
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Pluralism |
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Prejudice |
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Exploitation |
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Discrimination |
17. Racism is:
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respond to and act on the basis of stereotypes |
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belief that one race is supreme while others are innately inferior |
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denying opportunities and equal rights to individuals and groups because of prejudice |
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systematic killing of an entire people or nation |
18. Hate crime laws are directed at crimes involving issues of:
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all |
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religion |
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sexual orientation |
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race/ethnicity |
19. Prejudice is to discrimination as:
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norm is to value |
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behavior is to attitude |
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attutde is to behavior |
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good is to bad |
20. Which type of technology has allowed race-hate groups to expand ?
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None |
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Internet |
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Television |
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Radio |
27. The systematic study of social behavior and human groups is known as:
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political science |
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anthropology |
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sociology |
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psychology |
28. The awareness of the relationship between an individual and the wider society is referred to as:
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a theory |
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the sociological imagination |
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anthropology |
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verstehen |
29. The body of knowledge obtained by methods based upon systematic observation is called a (an):
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science |
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theory |
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verstehen |
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ideal type |
