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Sociology Unit 4 Review - Social Institutions
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1
Two or more generations of the same family share economic resources and a common household
extended family
nuclear family
happy family
blended family
2
What type of school attempts to excel in specific areas, such as mathematics or graphic arts?
Formal School
For profit school
Charter School
Magnet School
3
Which of the following is an example of hidden curriculum?
encouraging children to be cooperative
teaching geography
developing language and reading skills
memorizing multiplication tables
4
When a sociologist refers to an object as being profane, he or she means that it is
evil
unclean
secular
sacred
5
Religiosity refers to
ways people express religious interests and convictions
the increasing power of the charismatic religious movement
setting objects aside and treating them as sacred
the increasing fundamentalism of many religions
6
What are schools run as private businesses known as?
voucher schools
magnet schools
charter schools
for profit schools
7
Which of the following is a latent function of a typical elementary school class?
teach children mathematics
teach children to read
teach children to cooperate and share with others
teach children to reason
8
According to sociologists, the Roman Catholic Church is an example of a
church
sect
denomination
cult
9
A previously married spouse who brings children into the family is what type of family?
extended family
blended family
chaotic family
nuclear family
10
What is a group of people related by blood, marriage, or adoption known as?
Cult
Gang
Family
Sect
11
In what type of society is descent traced through the female side of the family?
Matrilocal
Monogamous
Bilateral
Matrilineal
12
Which of the following is not legal in nearly all states today?
Monogamy
Cohabitation
having children outside of marriage
Polygamy
13
What is a unified system of beliefs and practices concerned with sacred things?
Religion
Cult
Denomination
Sect
14
Why are traditional public schools bureaucratic?
it encourages democracy
this method provides for multiple intelligences
it encourages students to cooperate and share ideas
it's an efficient way of educating large numbers of children
15
What type of family structure states the oldest male of the family has authority?
Patrilineal
Matrilineal
Matriarchy
Patriarchy
16
Which of the following statements is a common characteristic of modern American families?
authority is equalitarian
inheritance is patrilineal
authority is a patriarchy
authority is a matriarchy
17
Commonly, a function of the family is to accept and love all its members. This is known as,
the reproduction function of the family
cohabitation
socioemotional maintenance
transmitting social status
18
Symbolic interactionists state that sports
maintain the unequal distribution of power in society
encourage those people with power to manipulate others
affect our self-concept
help people identify with their society
19
Which of the following best describes the symbolic interactionist view of the family role?
Men should be in control and women should remain submissive
The family is where an individual is unconditionally loved
The purpose of the family is to pro-create and reproduce
socialization of children and development their self-concept
20
What is course content created by students and teachers together referred to as?
integrative curriculum
open curriculum
cooperative learning
integrative classroom
21
Religious organizations whose characteristics are not drawn from existing religious traditions?
gang
cult
denomination
sect
22
What type of family structure states the oldest female has authority?
Matrilineal
Patriarchy
Matriarchy
Patrilineal
23
What type of family is composed of one or both parents and children?
blended family
extended family
equalitarian family
nuclear family
24
Which of the following is an advantageof a meritocracy?
People are encouraged to work hard
Students and teachers develop curriculum together
The importance of reading, writing, and math are emphasized
Parents are likely to send their children to private schools
25
The fastest growing religion in the world today is
Christianity
Islam
Judaism
Buddhism
26
A class is learning about architecture by splitting into groups to design scale models. This is
open-classroom
standardized learning
integrative curriculam
cooperative learning
27
Native Americans consider the eagle feather a religious symbol. To them, the eagle feather is
Sacred
an example of a sect
Profane
a church
28
The rigid adherence to traditional religious beliefs best describes
religiosity
secularization
conflict theory
fundamentalism
29
Which of the following best describes the voucher system?
Students are placed into classes based on their test scores
Voucher schools educate though cooperative learning
Public schools specialize in particular areas
Families are given funds to spend on their child’s education
30
Who believed
economic organization determines the major features of any society?
Max Weber
Adam Smith
Emile Durkheim
Karl Marx
31
According to sociologists, sports
are anything where people keep score
are anything people pay to watch
are competitive activities with physical performance
can be any leisure activity in which people engage
32
Which perspective says the ruling class uses religion to justify power of the oppressed?
Conflict Theory
Religiosity
Fundamentalism
Symbolic Interactionism
33
Which of the following institutions has the greatest effect on individual behavior?
Government
Schools
Peer Groups
Family
34
In the U. S., which of the following is not received from the family a child is born into?
a heritage
a lifetime social status
an identity
a name
35
What are religious organizations that most members of a society accept as legitimate?
Cult
Sect
Denomination
Church
36
Which of the following is not an example of a social institution?
a church
a nuclear family
polygyny
a school
37
Distribution of authority, exercise of power, and relationships to other societies describes
political institutions
functionalist theory
conflict theory
economic institutions
38
What is it called when your social status is based on ability and achievement?
democracy
theocracy
aristocracy
meritocracy
39
Which of the following best describes Political Socialization?
Authority to control the behavior of others
Power that is accepted as legitimate by those subject to it
Government control through ongoing force
processes by which a person develops political opinions
40
Functionalists state that sports
negatively affect our self-concept
maintain the unequal distribution of power and money
provide a safe release for feelings and aggression
encourage people with power to exploit and manipulate others
41
Mr. Hampton allowed students to create test questions for the test. What is this an example of?
an open classroom
integrative curriculum
cooperative learning
hidden curriculum
42
What type of schools have a bureaucratic form of education that has set curriculum?
charter schools
traditional schools
for profit schools
magnet schools
43
Burial services and baptisms are both examples of
sacred objects
rituals
denominations
beliefs
44
Natalie thinks she will go to heaven after she dies. This is an example of a
denomination
belief
sacred object
ritual
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The rewards an individual receives in a meritocracy are based primarily on
a person’s race or ethnicity
a person’s intellectual abilities
competition
the status of a person’s parents
