Intro Soc 3

Which of these perspectives would explain family relationships in terms of the subjective meanings and everyday interpretations that people give to their lives?

A man who has divorced and remarried five times in fifteen years exemplifies

All of the following are characteristics of persons most likely to divorce

The most common form of kinship tracing in industrial societies is

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a socialist economic system?

What is the term is used to describe a situation in which several companies overwhelmingly control an industry?

Fast-food service, communication, and entertainment are examples of which of the following types of production?

All of the following are characteristics of preindustrial economies, EXCEPT

According to sociologist C. Wright Mills, the power elite is comprised of

Power is widely dispersed across many competing interest groups in what kind of political system?

All of the following public figures are examples of Max Weber's concept of charismatic authority, EXCEPT

Cuba, the People's Republic of China, and Kuwait are modern-day examples of

In the United States, issues relating to the separation of church and state (such as religious instruction in public schools) are constitutional issues that are decided by

Which of the following is a latent function of education?

According to Emile Durkheim, the everyday, secular, or worldly aspects of life are

Which of the following religions is NOT monotheistic?

Nonmedical problems become defined and treated as illnesses and disorders under the process known as

Which theoretical approach emphasizes the political, economic, and social forces that affect unequal access to health care?

In discussing education, sociologists point out that

The belief that anyone may rise from poverty to wealth (from "rags to riches") if he or she works hard enough is known as

Occupational positions that are the most important for society—and that require scarce talent, extensive training, or both—must be the most highly rewarded according to

Sociologists point out that the working poor

Which of the following statements about poverty in the United States is TRUE?

All of the following statements regarding Max Weber's view of stratification are true, EXCEPT

Which type of poverty is defined as not having the means to secure the most basic necessities of life?

Which of the following sociological perspectives would suggest that schools are agencies for reproducing the capitalist class system and for perpetuating inequality in society?

Which of the following terms is defined as the ability of people or groups to achieve their goals despite opposition from others?

According to sociologists, a major source of poverty is

Which of the following statements concerning the health characteristics of poor people in the United States is FALSE?

Which of the following terms recognizes that women around the world tend to be more impoverished than men?

Why has governmental bureaucracy at all levels been able to perpetuate itself and expand?

Semiskilled machine operators who work in factories and elsewhere make up the core of the

Which of the following terms refers to a reduction in the proficiency needed to perform a specific job that leads to a corresponding reduction in wages for that job?

The U.S. government forcibly placed which of the following groups in internment camps during World War II?

The term WASP refers to

Prejudice and discrimination

Which of the following terms is defined as overgeneralizations about the appearance, behavior, or other characteristics of all members of a group?

Today's Hispanic American and Asian American immigrants, the majority of today's foreign-born population, settle in relatively small numbers of big cities and suburbs, leading to a condition that one demographer describes as the new demographic divide. Esther and Martin, a retired couple in their late 80s, live in an East Coast city with few new immigrants. What is the MOST likely consequence of the current immigrant settlement pattern in this situation?

In the United States, the difference in earnings between women and men is slightly less than

Which of the following is defined as a hierarchical system of social organization in which cultural, political, and economic structures are controlled by women?

Which of the following statements regarding gender socialization by parents is TRUE?

When a 76-year-old woman is exploited financially by a bogus company that offers to replace the siding on her home, the actions of this company are best characterized sociologically as

Middle adulthood refers to people between the ages of

Social devaluation is most likely to be experienced by

All of the following are factors related to shorter life expectancy in low-income nations, EXCEPT

According to Emile Durkheim, which of the following refers to the social cohesion in preindustrial societies, in which there is minimal division of labor and people feel united by shared values and common bonds?

Which of the following refers to people's disengaging from social roles that have been central to their self-identity?

The state of being part insider and part outsider in the social structure is referred to as

Which of the following terms is defined as a condition in which social control becomes ineffective as a result of the loss of shared values and of a sense of purpose in society?

Which of the following approaches suggests that migration may be fostered by groups—such as humanitarian aid organizations relocating refugees or smugglers bringing people into a country illegally—whose actions may produce a larger stream of migrants than would otherwise be the case?

Which of the following refers to the process by which some societies have moved from high birth and death rates to relatively low birth and death rates as a result of technological development?

The movement of people out of a geographic area to take up residence elsewhere is referred to as

Which of the following collections of people can be considered a social group to sociologists?

According to the concentric zone model of urban growth, Zone 1

Which theoretical approach examines the experience of urban life?

Which theoretical model of urban growth emphasizes the significance of terrain and the particular importance of transportation routes in the layout of cities?

Which of the following refers to a set of social relationships operating within given spatial boundaries or locations that provide people with a sense of identity and a feeling of belonging?

Which of the following is defined as the process by which an increasing proportion of a population lives in cities rather than rural areas?

Which of the following refers to institutions such as state bureaucracies and capital investment firms that are involved in the urban development process?

Recent studies have found that for most African-American suburban residents, race is less important in determining one's neighbors than

What is one of the central characteristics of a normative organization?

Corporations in which both hierarchy and functional, or departmental, boundaries would largely be eliminated are structured according to

Leadership in secondary groups involves

Teaching prisoners skills that they can use to reestablish themselves in society is an example of

Approximately what percentage of criminal convictions is obtained through plea bargaining rather than trial?

In his classic study of the "Saints" and the "Roughnecks," sociologist William Chambliss concluded that

Jeremiah Upton, a sociologist, has shifted his research focus from seeing people as a remarkable species that uses culture to adapt to new surroundings to now considering people as one species of many that interacts with the natural world. Dr. Upton would now consider himself a follower of which school of sociology?

Which of the following statements about social change and the physical environment is TRUE?

According to the value-added model, the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King that led to urban riots in the months following would be considered a

People in a shopping mall or on a city bus are examples of

Which type of social movement focuses on improving society by changing some specific aspect of the social structure?

Ezra's mentor argues that the sociological theory of human ecology has little relevance to everyday life. Ezra argues just the opposite viewpoint, proving his point by

As soon as children are old enough to have acquaintances outside the home, they begin to rely heavily on which of the following as a source of information and approval about social behavior?

According to George Herbert Mead, the process of mentally assuming the perspective of another, thereby enabling one to respond from that imagined viewpoint, is referred to as

Which of the following terms is defined as the transmission of cultural items or social practices from one group or society to another through such means as immigration and exploration?

The practice of judging all other cultures by comparison to one's own culture is called

The strongest mores are referred to as

Which of the following concepts, sometimes referred to as presentation of self, defines people's efforts to present themselves to others in ways that are most favorable to their own interests or image?

According to Erving Goffman, what is the area where a person performs a specific role before an audience?

Which theory assumes that symbols are at the root of people's day-to-day communication?

Which member of the early twentieth-century Chicago School asserted that urbanization creates a disintegrating influence on social life by producing an increase in the crime rate and by exacerbating racial and class conflicts?

Which contemporary advocate of the functionalist perspective stressed that social institutions must meet social needs in order for society to survive?

Which of the following terms was used by sociologist W.E.B. Du Bois to describe the identity of being both Black and an American?

Which of the following terms was used by Karl Marx to describe the masses of people whose only resources are their labor skills?

Which British sociologist translated and condensed Comte's work and was noted for her study of social customs in Great Britain and the United States?

If a sociologist interviews 50 Native Americans in Arizona and 50 Native Americans in Canada in order to conduct a cross-cultural study of Native American attitudes toward child abuse, which type of study would the sociologist be engaged in?

Two types of surveys are

Which of the following data collection methods involves collecting systematic observations while taking part in the activities of the group being studied?

A variable or measure that gives consistent results each time it is applied is considered to be

According to functionalist theory, functions are

Symbolic interactionists primarily utilize which of the following levels of analysis?

All of the following statements are congruent with functionalist perspectives on gender stratification, EXCEPT

Conflict theorists in the Marxist tradition assert that