The growth of manufacturing industries in China has contributed to the deindustrialization of

the North American Manufacturing Belt

low income counties have been used by high income countries

Subjective poverty is...

Feeling poor compared to the rest of society.

Changing behaviour due to group pressure

Nike moves factories to Vietnam

In and Out groups in sociology refer to

Social groups to which an indivudal belongs or does not belong to

In sociology, what is a "primary group"?

A small, close-knit group with emotional ties

Merton (functionalist) explains crime and deviance using the term anomie, this means

a breakdown of norms and values

what is race (sociology) ?

the divide of human species according to physical characteristics

economic activity based on buying/selling products illegally

A knowledge gap is________________________________

Increasing gap in information for those who have less access to technology.

What are wealth and income?

Wealth is the value of your owned assets; income is like your salary

Standard of living is...

A measure of economic wellbeing

Evidence of the process called the "McDonaldization" of society includes...

bank tellers being replaced with ATM machines

Structural Mobility is _____________

structural changes in society resulting in movement up or down class ladder

What is Merton's strain theory?

Committing crimes because of not being able to achieve.

Blaming someone else for your problems

suggests we can't separate the effects of race, class, gender, etc

What is meritocracy in sociology?

A system where rewards are based on individual abilities and effort

What is relative poverty?

having significantly less than the majority

The Digital Divide refers to

The gap between people who have access to technology and not

McDonaldization refers to the process of...

org focus on efficiency, predictability, uniformity,control

real estate agents guide home buyers towards or away from certain areas

What best defines a secondary group in sociology?

a formal impersonal collection in individuals with specific goals

powerful countries exploit smaller countries

According to Davis-Moore Thesis, ___

more important jobs must provide enough rewards to attract the talent

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1
All of the following are examples of total institutions except
schools
cults
prison
gangs
2
The growth of manufacturing industries in China has contributed to the deindustrialization of
Latin America
Sub-Saharan Africa
the Middle East
the North American Manufacturing Belt
3
Dependency theory
low income counties allows high income countries used them
Low income counties are poor by choice
low income counties have been used by high income countries
4
Which of the main perspectives of sociology believes that inequality leads to a meritocracy?
Conflict perspective
Interactionist perspective
Functionalist perspective
5
Subjective poverty is...
Being left out of society.
Being poor compared to the rest of society
Not having the basic needs to live.
Feeling poor compared to the rest of society.
6
What is conformity?
Following orders from an authority figure
When we believe others will help so we do not
Loosing our identity in a large grou
Changing behaviour due to group pressure
7
Immanuel Wallerstein developed ________ Theory
Socialism
Marxism
World Systems
what is obama's last name
8
Capital flight
tariffs keep out goods
free trade lowers prices
Nike moves factories to Vietnam
Nike sells cheaper shoes in USA
9
Which theorist coined the term bureaucracy in sociology?
Karl Marx
Max Weber
Emile Durkheim
10
In and Out groups in sociology refer to
Social groups to which an indivudal belongs or does not belong to
Categories of music genres popular among diferent age groups
Varities of food preferences among individuals
Different types of weather patterns observed in various regions
11
In sociology, what is a "primary group"?
A group that is larger and more formal
A group based on shared interests
A small, close-knit group with emotional ties
A temporary group formed for a specific task
12
Merton (functionalist) explains crime and deviance using the term anomie, this means
a breakdown of norms and values
subordinate groups
The American Dream
conforming
13
Which sociologist developed the concept of the "Power Elite"?_____
D) C. Wright Mills
A) Talcott Parsons
B) Robert Putnam
C) Karl Marx
14
what is race (sociology) ?
the divide of human species according to physical characteristics
a running competition between 2 people
how a group of people look
someone’s hair colour
15
Underground economy?
economic activity taxed by government to pay for services
policy of a political party or government about what to tax
health care paid for by individuals.
economic activity based on buying/selling products illegally
16
Durkheim believed that crime and deviance is inevitable in industrialised societies.
False
True
17
A knowledge gap is________________________________
explains a concept
a fact list
a place to buy jeans
Increasing gap in information for those who have less access to technology.
18
This theory states that society creates deviance by identifying particular members as deviant?
Differential Association Theory
Control Theory
Labeling Theory
Strain Theory
19
What are wealth and income?
Wealth is only your earned money; income is made of hereditary funds
Wealth is the value of your owned assets; income is like your salary
Wealth is the value of all assets excluding your annual income
Wealth is the value of all earnings, and income derives from stocks
20
Standard of living is...
A measure of personal happiness
A measure of economic wellbeing
A way of describing how 'alive' someone is
A way of measuring someone's quality of life
21
Immanuel Wallerstein's view
interactionist perspective
functionalist theory
world system's analysis
none of the above
22
Evidence of the process called the "McDonaldization" of society includes...
bank tellers being replaced with ATM machines
new jobs provide workers with independence
the increased flexibility of the modern workplace
that fact that many new jobs demand creativity & imagination
23
Structural Mobility is _____________
structural changes in society resulting in movement up or down class ladder
large group moving up & large group moving down the social class ladder
family changes made in social class ladder from one generation to next
movement up the social class ladder
24
What is Merton's strain theory?
Committing crime because of excitement.
Committing crimes because of frustration.
Committing crimes because of lack of knowledge.
Committing crimes because of not being able to achieve.
25
Scapegoat Theory:
Blaming someone else for your problems
The desire for order and tradition
Unfair judgement of a group of people
Belief that one race is above another
26
Intersection theory
is a theory that suggests prejudice is embedded in our culture
The rule of who goes first at a four-way intersection
is the school of thought that race is not biologically identifiable
suggests we can't separate the effects of race, class, gender, etc
27
What is meritocracy in sociology?
A system where rewards are based on individual abilities and effort
A system where social classes are fixed.
A system where power is hereditary
A system where wealth determines status
28
What is relative poverty?
having no food or shelter
having significantly less than the majority
29
The Digital Divide refers to
The difference between local and international media
The gap between older technology and new
The gap between people who have access to technology and not
The increasing diversity in communications technology
30
The study of social class and social mobility falls under which subfield of Sociology?
Social Phycology
Stratification
Anthropology
Demography
31
McDonaldization refers to the process of...
flexible orgs that use efficiency to increase output
org focus on efficiency, predictability, uniformity,control
increasing rates of obesity within American society.
fascination with farm animals.
32
The secondary group of Sociology class mainly serves an
expressive function
instrumental function
33
Davis-Moore theory states
All jobs differ in functional importance
Certain jobs require more or less skills than others
Social stratification is good for society
All the above
34
Our Sociology class is an example of Secondary group
False
True
35
Race = Ethnicity
False
True
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"Racial Steering"
Moving people from their homes based on their race
Directing students towards academic studies suited to their gender
Parents not allowing children to date outside their race
real estate agents guide home buyers towards or away from certain areas
37
Peer groups are a type of primary group.
True
False
38
View that deviance should be judged within the context of the culture itself, not from our own.
Moral view
Medical view
Cultural relative view
39
What best defines a secondary group in sociology?
A close-knit family unit
a group formed based on shared values and interests
a small intimate circle of friends
a formal impersonal collection in individuals with specific goals
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dependency theory
smaller countries trade more often
powerful countries exploit smaller countries
rentier states
small countries depend on big countries
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One of the traits linked to the process of McDonaldization is...
efficiency
privacy
cultural awareness
creativity
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According to Davis-Moore Thesis, ___
meritocracy is less productive than a caste system
more important jobs must provide enough rewards to attract the talent
the more inequality a society has, the more productive it is
complete inequality is highly functional for every society

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