How can lack of clean access to water affect educational improvement in a region?

Children in areas without adequate water spend too much time hauling water

What is one reason unemployment statistics are unreliable?

The statistics include only those who are currently looking for work

What was the significance of the famous case Reynolds v. Sims?

It reaffirmed the concept that each person’s vote should be counted equally

The term values can be defined as:

A culture’s standard for discerning what’s good and just in society.

Which of the following best defines the term globalization?

The process of integrating governments and cultures through international t

Which of the following is an example of polarization?

Job market is increasing in the lowest levels and in the highest

Which of the following is an example of structural unemployment?

Many jobs are available in DC, but not in Tennessee

What is the difference between an oligarchy and a monarchy?

Members of an oligarchy do not achieve their status based on ties to nobles

What have sociologists begun to realize about the nomadic lifestyle?

Nomads have difficulty bridging the gap between their lifestyle and land

How did Max Weber define power?

The ability to exercise one’s will over others

The term deviance can be defined as:

A violation of established contextual, cultural, or social norms

The concept hidden curriculum can be defined as:

A type of nonacademic knowledge that one learns through informal learning

The term formal education is defined by as:

The learning of academic facts and concepts.

The term mercantilism can best be defined as:

An economic system to produce profit

The term xenophobia can best be defined as:

An illogical fear and even hatred of foreigners and foreign goods

Which court case set the precedent for access to education within the United States for students with disabilities?

Mills v. Board of Education of the District of Columbia

What is one way the people of the United States, and the world, are reaching and abusing the Earth’s carrying capacity?

We show little concern about contaminating water with our garbage and waste

Functionalist Émile Durkheim viewed society as:

Each portion plays a vital role in keeping the organism stable and healthy

How does grade inflation affect employment opportunities?

It encourages employers to hire people who might not have deserved grades

Peer groups are important to adolescents because:

They help to develop a sense of identity separate from adolescents’ parents

Please define representative democracy:

A government wherein citizens elect officials to represent their interests

The Agricultural Revolution is often referred to as “dawn of civilization” because:

Cities and towns were established, humans had more time other things

Why do we have two words for a big city: metropolis and megalopolis?

A metropolis is just one city, a megalopolis includes many different cities

An instrumental leader:

Is goal-oriented and largely concerned with accomplishing set tasks

From the functionalist perspective, which of the following is NOT a purpose of government?

Lobbying for domestic corporate interests

Which of the following is not an example of underemployment?

After his wife gave birth to twins, Jerry quit his job to help raise them

Sociology is defined as the:

Systematic study of society and social interaction

Which of the following is one of the many concerns with the practice of fracking?

Fracking requires a huge amount of water

What was the significance of NAFTA?

It allowed freer trade opportunities for the United States, Canada, Mexico

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1
Which sociologist saw political conflict as the only means of promoting positive change for the underprivileged?
C. Wright Mills
Émile Durkheim
Karl Marx
G. William Domhoff
2
Which theorist studied the power elite, and the influence they had over society?
C. Wright Mills
Carl Sagan
Émile Durkheim
Karl Marx
3
How can lack of clean access to water affect educational improvement in a region?
Children in areas without adequate water spend too much time hauling water
Regions without adequate clean water cannot attract teachers
Children in areas without adequate water work in order to buy clean water
Regions without adequate clean water have a difficult time building schools
4
What is one reason unemployment statistics are unreliable?
The government only surveys those who have been out of work for over a year
Different states define unemployment in different ways
Those surveyed frequently lie about their employment status
The statistics include only those who are currently looking for work
5
Which of the sociological perspectives argues that the educational system reinforces and perpetuates social inequalities
Functionalism
Conflict theory
Symbolic interactionism
None of the above
6
Which of the following is NOT a latent function of education?
Courtship
Political and social integration
Working in groups
Transmission of culture
7
What was the significance of the famous case Reynolds v. Sims?
It established the precedent that felons are not allowed to vote.
It reaffirmed the concept that each person’s vote should be counted equally
It gave African Americans the right to vote.
It gave women the right to vote.
8
Kendra believes the U.S. government to be corrupt, and thinks that there should be no governing force. This is:
Constitutional monarchy
Anarchy
Democracy
Oligarchies
9
Davis really wants an electric guitar. He offers to trade his acoustic guitar for electric guitar. This is:
Mercantilism
Capitalism
Supply and demand
Bartering
10
Which of the following industries is not projected to grow within the United States within the next 10 years?
Community and Social Service
Financial
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry
Healthcare
11
The term values can be defined as:
A culture’s standard for discerning what’s good and just in society.
Scripture found within the Bible
The tenets or convictions that people hold to be true.
Federal laws and regulations
12
Which of the following best defines the term globalization?
When products are assembled over several international transactions.
The process of integrating governments and cultures through international t
Long periods of recession followed by sharp economic upturn worldwide
The process of removing manufacturing sites from foreign countries
13
Which of the following is an example of polarization?
The recession has encouraged many workers to earn their associate degrees
Unemployment is down for those with PhDs
A professional career is guaranteed after earning a college degree
Job market is increasing in the lowest levels and in the highest
14
Which of the following men coined the term positivism, and is widely considered the father of sociology?
Émile Durkheim
Max Weber
Karl Marx
Auguste Comte
15
Which of the following is an example of structural unemployment?
John quits his job after getting accepted into law school
Many jobs are available in DC, but not in Tennessee
Three sales associates from Target are fired after stealing merchandise
A large fire burns down an automotive plant in Detroit putting people out
16
What is the difference between an oligarchy and a monarchy?
Members of a monarchy do not achieve their status based on ties to nobles
Members of an oligarchy do not achieve their status based on ties to nobles
There is no difference
Both are elected by a democratic process
17
What have sociologists begun to realize about the nomadic lifestyle?
Nomads are better than stationary farmers at protecting the land
Nomads never tire the land they live on because they are constantly moving
Nomads only raise sheep and goats
Nomads have difficulty bridging the gap between their lifestyle and land
18
Which factor is considered when evaluating someone’s standard of living?
Class
Income
All of the above
Employment
19
How did Max Weber define power?
The legal resources to prosecute and punish.
The authority to imprison citizens without cause.
Politically elected influence used to control the masses.
The ability to exercise one’s will over others
20
The term deviance can be defined as:
The regulation and enforcement of norms
A violation of established contextual, cultural, or social norms
The act of notifying authorities when criminal acts are occurring
Social reward for the violation of norms
21
Which of the following is NOT a manifest function of education?
Social placement
Social control
Social networks
Socialization
22
The concept hidden curriculum can be defined as:
The unexpected subjects students take an interest in later
The objectives teachers incorporate into their syllabi later in the course.
A type of nonacademic knowledge that one learns through informal learning
The emphasis on certificates to show that a person has a certain skill
23
The effects that certain cities, water quality, and hormones might have on people- which approach?
Zero population growth theory
Cornucopian theory
Malthusian theory
Demographic transition theory
24
Three things are important for the formation and sustentation of a city. Which of the below options is NOT one of them?
Consistent Food Supply
Well constructed buildings
Fresh water supply
Social Stability
25
The term formal education is defined by as:
Learning about cultural values, norms, and expected behaviors
The education one receives at a private school or college.
The learning of academic facts and concepts.
An education that is accompanied by a tutor at all times.
26
Kara was labeled “troubled,” and told she will never amount to anything- which perspective?
Conflict theory
Feminist theory
Symbolic interactionism
Functionalism
27
The term mercantilism can best be defined as:
An economic policy based on policies of accumulating silver and gold
An economic system in which there is government ownership
An economic system to produce profit
When children tend to enter the same or similar occupation as their parents
28
Communist regimes, which attempt to control all aspects of citizens’ lives, are examples of which form of government:
Constitutional monarchy
Totalitarian dictatorship
Dictatorship
Oligarchy
29
Keshawn used to work for an IT company in Baltimore, but his company decided to use workers in India instead. This is
Automation
Outsourcing
Polarization
The technology gap
30
The term xenophobia can best be defined as:
A hatred of corporate America and the lobbying push
An illogical fear and even hatred of foreigners and foreign goods
A pronounced fear of globalization destroying one’s job
A marketing campaign aimed at foreign countries selling American goods
31
Which court case set the precedent for access to education within the United States for students with disabilities?
Mills v. Board of Education of the District of Columbia
Brown v. the Board of Education
Plessy v. Ferguson
Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission
32
What is one way the people of the United States, and the world, are reaching and abusing the Earth’s carrying capacity?
We eat animals when we should really only eat plants
We spend money ejecting trash into outer space.
We show little concern about contaminating water with our garbage and waste
We have created parks and protected forested areas, sometimes in vain.
33
Functionalist Émile Durkheim viewed society as:
An even playing field composed of the educated and uneducated
The product of class struggle
Split between two classes categorized by education, kinship, and religion
Each portion plays a vital role in keeping the organism stable and healthy
34
How does grade inflation affect employment opportunities?
It allows people to pass certification tests they would normally fail
It encourages employers to hire people who might not have deserved grades
It allows people to alter their credentials or achievement on resumes
It encourages employers to hire people from the same institution they went
35
How the population of certain countries influences and affects the population and environment of neigboring countries
Feminist
Symbolic interactionist
Structural functionalist
Conflict theorist
36
What type of nations are the greatest sources of greenhouse gases?
Core
Semi-peripheral
Peripheral
Postindustrial
37
Over the past decades, the turnout of minority voters has:
Steadily decreased
Remained unchanged
Slowly decreased
Steadily increased
38
Peer groups are important to adolescents because:
They rank higher in importance to adolescents’ than parental influence
They provide the second major socialization experience
They help to develop a sense of identity separate from adolescents’ parents
They help exert dependence among adolescents
39
Please define representative democracy:
A small percentage of the population is represented by popular vote
A government wherein citizens elect officials to represent their interests
A form of government in which power is held by a small, elite group
A government of a nation that recognizes monarchs
40
What seems to be the key (although not the rule) to upward social mobility?
How well off your parents are
How many jobs you work.
How much education you have
How much you spend on your personal appearance
41
Education is important to society because:
All of the above
It teaches children how to react to authority
It teaches children how to interact with their peers
It teaches children facts about the world in which they live
42
The Agricultural Revolution is often referred to as “dawn of civilization” because:
Animals were first domesticated as a resource for survival
Societies began to form where rainfall was plentiful
Tribes became nomadic
Cities and towns were established, humans had more time other things
43
Why do we have two words for a big city: metropolis and megalopolis?
A metropolis has a subway, while a megalopolis has a city bus system
A metropolis only has domestic airports; a megalopolis has internationa
A metropolis is just one city, a megalopolis includes many different cities
A metropolis has less than 2 million people, a megalopolis has more than 5
44
In which states do the highest numbers of recent immigrants live?
California, Florida, and Texas
California, New York, and New Mexico
Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas
California, Oregon, and Washington
45
By 2009, America had suffered several consecutive quarters of economic decline. America was in the midst of a:
Recession
Economic sling-shot recovery
Depression
Capital rebuttal
46
An instrumental leader:
Promotes emotional strength and health
Rejects gender roles in the name of the feminist movement
Is goal-oriented and largely concerned with accomplishing set tasks
Refers to the main focus or goal of the leader
47
From the functionalist perspective, which of the following is NOT a purpose of government?
Meeting social needs
Planning and directing society
Managing international relations
Lobbying for domestic corporate interests
48
Which of the following is not an example of underemployment?
After his wife gave birth to twins, Jerry quit his job to help raise them
Ellen lost her fulltime job as a PR assistant now a part-time sales person
After college graduation, Marcus could only find work part-time
When John’s sales job is outsourced he’s forced to take work as a janitor
49
Sociology is defined as the:
Qualitative analysis of human phenomenon
Systematic study of society and social interaction
Quantitative analysis of social transgressions
Theoretical examination of life’s origins.
50
Which of the following is one of the many concerns with the practice of fracking?
Fracking requires a huge amount of water
The chemicals used in a fracking mix create a potentially putrid odor
Fracking creates new pathways for gas to travel.
Fracking may cause volcanoes to erupt
51
What was the significance of NAFTA?
It forbade trade with any country that didn’t use a capitalist government.
It allowed freer trade opportunities for the United States, Canada, Mexico
It restricted trade within North American countries
It encouraged trade with North Korea
52
During what time period did economies begin to develop globally?
The Post-Industrial Revolution
The Industrial Revolution
The Information Age
The Agricultural Revolution
53
The United States Government is a form of:
A normative organization
A bureaucracy
A total institution
A coercive organization
54
Social control is:
A label that describes the chief characteristic of an individual
An arrangement of practices on which people base their daily lives.
The regulation and enforcement of norms
A system that has the authority to make decisions based on law.
55
Hitler was an example of what kind of authority?
None of the above
Traditional
Charismatic
Rational-legal
56
What factors contribute to inequality within the educational system in the United States?
Geography
All of the above
Racism
Socioeconomic status
57
How can e-waste lead to health and safety issues?
If left unmanaged, e-waste gives off gases that make people sick
Money spent on replacing spent electronics reduces people
Electronics give off radiation that interfere with nerve signals
The disposal and recycling processes expose people to toxins
58
Developing drought-resistance seeds that require little water to grow and which produce grain. Which approach?
Zero population growth theory
Malthusian theory
Cornucopian theory
Demographic transition theory

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