SOC 121 Ch. 4 & 13

Question 1

Contrary to popular belief

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girls and boys score about the same in national math tests.

Question 2

One of the major reasons it was common practice for Native Americans to be placed in boarding schools for 60 years was

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to socialize them to become "civilized" Americans.

Question 3

Approximately ________ percent of the nation's population 16 years and older is functionally illiterate.

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18

Question 4

What might be a plausible reason that upper-status students score higher on SATs?

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Their parents are better able to obtain help for them to prepare.

Question 5

Which of the following is the best example of an achieved status?

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minister in a Methodist church

Question 6

What distinguishes the I and the me according to George Herbert Mead?

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The I is one's sense of agency; the me is how we believe others see us.

Question 7

What was the name of the landmark court ruling that mandated desegregation of American schools?

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Brown v. Board of Education

Question 8

Maria Sharapova is one of the top women's tennis players. Because this status overrides all her other statuses, it is

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master status

Question 9

The lifelong process of learning how to behave and interact with other is called

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socialization

Question 10

What is the central idea of ethnomethodology?

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Violate social norms and observe how people react.

Question 11

Military boot camps and prisons are known as

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total institutions

Question 12

Expectations that define appropriate or inappropriate behavior for the occupants of a particular status are called

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roles

Question 13

Which of the following would be the best example of a total institution?

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a convent

Question 14

Knowledge and skills that make someone more productive and bankable are known as

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human capital

Question 15

Which of the following is true regarding the Amish community?

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The Amish are more likely than the general public to start successful busin

Question 16

Who developed the theory that uses game play to understand the development of the self?

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George Herbert Mead

Question 17

A public school uses the approach of ________ to divide students into classes based on ability or future plans.

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tracking

Question 18

Which of the following represents an ascribed status?

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American Taiwanese descent

Question 19

Most people occupy many statuses at a particular point in time. This list of statuses is known as

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status set

Question 20

Identify the example of a situation in which an adult will need to be resocialized.

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dating after a divorce

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