Sociology Semester 2 Exam Review

Most one-parent families in the United States are the result of _____.

Which of the following does NOT influence the likelihood that individuals live in poverty?

2 reasons poor Americans have more health problems and shorter life expectencies

An individual’s rank according to wealth, power and prestige

Americans tend to give an individual respect and honor based on what the individual

Distribution of scarce resources and rewards on the basis of achieved status

Specific behavior or attitude that society establishes for men and women

Considered to be part of the supernatural world

Belief in one god

Based on the idea that moral principles have sacred quality

Greek mythology, in which Zeus is the king of the gods, is a(n) _____.

Considered to be part of the ordinary world

How could individuals move down the social-class ladder?

In recent decades, the traditional family has been replaced by _____.

An oversimplified, unfavorable generalization about a group of people.

Conflict theorists see competition over scarce resources as ___________.

The denial of equal treatment based on their group membership

The elderly in the United States have become _______

Workers who sell their labor in exchange for wages

Studies have found that couples who remain childless often have _____.

A group of people with similar levels of wealth, power, and prestige

How can society with different religions and cultural groups promote a strong national identity

Which of the following is NOT an example of ageism?

Which of the following describes an open stratification system

Belief in more than one god

Ethnicity is based on _______.

How do children learn gender role behaviors?

Controlling health expenditures with alternative health-insurance plans

Segregation is __________.

Societies with animistic religions ______.

Maintaining control over a group through force

The right to vote

The result of assimilating to several different cultures is ______.

Which of the following would NOT improve students’ safety at school?

Since the 1970s the number of interracial marriages in the United States has ____.

Adopting the language and culture of one’s adoptive society is

A nuclear family consists of

Which of the following is an example of a denomination?

Many Americans believe the key to social mobility is ______

unsupported generalization of a group of people; attitudes that one group holds toward other

Anti-Semitism in the United States refers to discrimination against _______.

Couples are LEAST likely to marry outside their

Government-sponsored health insurance for elderly Americans and Americans with disabilities

A person’s socioeconomic status (SES) is determined by income, ___________

In addition to teaching knowledge and skills, formal education serves to ______.