SO101 Exam 3 Study Session

Question 1

A son working at his father's law firm is an example of _____ .

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Social capital

Question 2

If one were to come up with a different word for to-do, it would be

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prescriptive

Question 3

Being a father and an athlete would most of the time make that person's master status out of the two be

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A father

Question 4

A critique of functionalism might include:

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What about human biases involved with something like hiring?, Can't there be too much inequality?, Ignorance of ascribed characteristics

Question 5

Which of these lyrics applies most to Marxism/ conflict theory?

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"Wake up, you need to make money." - Stressed Out by twenty-one pilots, "Killing me, and taking control." - Mr. Brightside by The Killers

Question 6

In order, what are the three stages of the formation of the self-concept?

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Prep stage, play stage, game stage

Question 7

Which of these are differences between the paradigms of functionalism and conflict theory?

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Continuum of social classes vs. Discrete social classes, Affirmation of capitalism vs affirmation of communism, Conservative vs. Liberal

Question 8

A conflict theorist would probably argue the following about Smith's "invisible hand" concept:

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It deregulates capitalism towards enforcing extremes of wealth inequality, With more goods comes less pay

Question 9

The main figure of conflict theory is _____ .

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Karl Marx

Question 10

Marx was a...

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Marxist, Conflict theorist, Economic determinist

Question 11

A good metaphor for conflict theory would be

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A minority group and a dominant class in a power struggle

Question 12

Which of the following is an example of Symbolic Interaction theory in action?

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Memes, "Can you pass me the salt?"

Question 13

An example of a status would be

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one's sex

Question 14

What are traits that Durkheim gave to social facts?

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Coercive of us, External to us

Question 15

True or false: The social self is how we view ourselves as individuals

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False

Question 16

A critique of Marxism might involve

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Religion is not monolithically problematic regardless of the person, Circulation of elites happens instead of removal of elites, Problematizing all elites instead of only the bad ones

Question 17

Hunter-gatherer societies are the least developed, so it follows that they wouldn't have any social stratification.

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False

Question 18

A good metaphor for functionalism would be

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Gears turning within a machine

Question 19

State socialism was originally intended by Marx to...

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be temporary

Question 20

What is the key difference between a status and a role?

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Statuses are permanent versions of roles

Question 21

_____ is to India as _____ is to the US.

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the caste system, triple tier system

Question 22

In an ideal meritocracy, ...

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CEOs would be the hardest workers and no one else, Lazy people would be unemployed

Question 23

An example of a role would be

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Athlete, One's gender

Question 24

An achieved status would be _____ while an ascribed status would be _____ .

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Indian CEO, who is upper class in the caste system, The female gender, the female sex, a college degree, one's sex

Question 25

Social stratification is usually based on what?

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Prestige, Property, Power

Question 26

A class for itself would relate to which of the following?

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Workers establishing a union, Running for office

Question 27

Marx: Religion is oppressive and a distraction from the issues at hand. / Locke and Smith: _____

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Religion is functional, Religion gives one purpose

Question 28

Which of the following are functions or traits of norms?

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Make social life less chaotic, Dynamic, Differential observation/ internalization of them

Question 29

In sociological dramaturgy, back-stage is to _____ as front-stage is to _____.

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Eating on the couch, eating at a table

Question 30

Alienation relates to...

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Dehumanizing labor

Question 31

We arrange societies in order from hunter-gatherer to post-industrial based primarily on what?

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Levels of social stratification, Levels of social class differentiation

Question 32

Social capital describes having connections to people with power to advocate for one's own advancement.

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True

Question 33

Which of the following are social institutions?

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Medicine, Economy, Defense, Family

Question 34

Functionalism: _____ Conflict: It's never your fault that you're down and out!

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Pull yourself up by your bootstraps, Unemployment serves a social function

Question 35

True or false: Cultural capital would most relate to one being a political lobbyist.

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False, it would more relate to one's appreciation of (say) ballet

Question 36

Statuses are ascribed characteristics while roles are achieved characteristics.

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True

Question 37

What is the process of socialization's goal?

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To suit society to the individual, To suit the individual for society

Question 38

Believing that nurture is more significant than nature at determining life chances and opportunity is most in line with:

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Functionalism

Question 39

John Locke's "tabula rasa" describes

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Humans at birth starting out largely the same and being dependent on moms

Question 40

A class in itself would NOT relate to which of the following

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Running for office, Anti-child wage labor laws

Question 41

The two main figures of functionalism presented in class are _____ and _____ .

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John Locke, Adam Smith

Question 42

Which of these interactions between you and someone else would involve the most social distance?

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A 2020 presidential candidate

Question 43

Social mobility most connects to

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The American Dream, Horatio Alger

Question 44

Symbolic interactionism...

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includes the concept of role-taking, Includes the generalized and the significant others, is intimately acquainted with the three stages of self-conceptualization, was advanced by GH Mead and later, CH Cooley

Question 45

That women often get custody in single parent households and that a single child can cost ~$250,000 to raise

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shows gender stratification in our society, is one of many things that characterizes the "feminization of poverty", adds to the negative effects of the gender wage gap of $0.80/ $1.00

Question 46

Role conflict would best apply to

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A student athlete being excused from class for a game, Presidents not being able to have business interests while in office, A doctor leaving work early for his kid's birthday party, A housewife leaving the home so she can vote in an election

SO101 Exam 3 Study Session

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SO101 Exam 3 Study Session

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