SOC101 Final Exam Review

Religion is an agent of social control and thus strengthens social order.

The symbolic interactionist perspective emphasizes:

Indigenous American people have lower rates than white people of several illnesses and conditions

In a credential society, a degree at some level is a requirement for most jobs.

The health-care reform achieved in the United States in 2009 and 2010 includes a national health-care model.

is the social institution through which a society teaches its members the skills, norms, and values they need to learn

The primary sector of the economy transforms raw materials into finished products and is the manufacturing industry.

The term _____ refers to the invisible barrier facing women as they try to advance in the workplace.

According to the individual explanation, US poverty stems from problems in society that lead to lack of equal opportunit

The economy appeared with the advent of the horticultural and pastoral societies.

An impact of the new wave of immigration is that there has been:

Environmental sociology is the study of the interaction between human behavior and the natural and physical environment.

Which of the following is a problem associated with larger communities such as a large university?

The terms “sex” and “gender” refer to one similar aspect of what it means to be a woman or man in any society.

According to the text, political ideology consists of views on at least two sorts of issues, _____ and _____.

One possible reason for the low amount of job dissatisfaction, and one that Karl Marx did not foresee, is that:

_____ were formerly known as hermaphrodites, meaning they have genitalia of both sexes.

Medicaid pays some health-care costs for poor people, but many low-income families are not poor enough to receive it

__is a set of values and beliefs learned in school that supports the status quo, including the existing social hierarchy

Social change refers to the:

Which of the following is true about prejudice versus discrimination?

Research suggests that religiosity helps reduce deviant behaviors and increase physical and psychological well-being

A white owner of an apartment dislikes people of color and refuses to rent them the apartment. This is an example of:

Labor strife reached a peak during the Great Depression, as people blamed business leaders for their economic plight.

As societies evolve and become modern, they become much larger and more homogeneous.

When authority is granted to an individual because society believes they are anointed by God, the authority is known as:

The richest fifth of the population in the United States holds around _____ of the national income.

Endogamy helps to reinforce the social status of the two people marrying and to pass it on to any children they may have

The fundamental reason behind men having a patriarchal hold over the family during and after industrialization was:

1st gen college students rarely have problems adjusting to campus life

Which of these is the infamous hazardous waste site that led to birth defects and other health problems in the NY area?

The American emphasis on independence and individualism makes divorce more likely than in other nations.

_____ refers to the study of how health and illness vary by sociodemographic characteristics.

According to sociologist Talcott Parsons, the physician-patient relationship is:

How do sociologists view illness?

After industrialization, when women started working out of the house:

If the residents of a town meet once a year and vote on budgetary and other matters, this is an example of:

Sociologists define ____ as the social institution that organizes the production, distribution, and consumption of goods

Which of the following was outlawed by the U.S. Supreme Court in its famous Brown v. Board of Education decision?

Race refers to a category of people who share certain inherited assets from their ancestors and continue to possess them

The rise of religious conservatism in the US was partly the result of fears that the nation was becoming too secularized

Social construction is a concept that _____.

Structural obstacles in the workplace continue to keep women in a subordinate social and economic status relative to men

One of the first monotheistic religions, _____ relies heavily on the Torah, the Talmud, and the Mishnah.

If you start as a secretary and end up as an upper-level manager, you have experienced upward intragenerational mobility

Which of these is NOT a way that a school classroom serves as an agent of gender socialization?

The worst environmental problems are the result of natural events.

Jim Crow racism held the view that Black people were biologically inferior to white people.

Rational-legal authority resides in the office that an individual fills, not in the individual per se.

Compulsory education was due to industrialization, as an industrial economy demanded reading, writing, and math skills

Today the world’s largest religion is ____.

Which of the following is true about feminism?

Which of the following is a major reason for the gender gap in earnings?

Which theoretical perspective likened change in society to change in biological organisms?

People who take the bible more literally believe in traditional gender views more than those who hold less literal views

_____ refers to the ability to have one’s will carried out despite the resistance of others.

Charismatic authority is power that is rooted in traditional, or long-standing, beliefs and practices of a society.

Much of our stratification stems from lack of equal opportunity.

Population growth acted as a major source of social change as societies evolved from older to modern times.

The most closed system of stratification is the _____.

The United States ranks higher than most of the world’s democracies in voter turnout.

According to the conflict theory, religion:

Some nations combine elements of both capitalism and socialism and are called _____ democracies.

Which of the following is a part of the tertiary sector of the economy?