Sociology Final Exam Review

Parents to receive money from the government & use it to pay tuition at school of their choice

Consists of knowledge, customs, and physical objects shared by a group

Requires that a person marry outside of his or her own kind of group/family

Many societies do not allow cousins to marry because...

A young thief is sent back to jail for stealing for the 3rd time. This is an example of..

Cultural tradition where newly-married couple moves in with the groomsparents.

A chart tracing a person’s matrilineal descent would probably NOT show their...

A(n)___________ minority is typically defined by physical characteristics.

A non-bureaucratic classroom structure in which students work and study in groups

Receiving a promotion at work for completing a project ahead of scheduleis an example of..

The classification of people as male or female based on biological characteristics

Punishment where individuals have to pay compensation for the damages their deviance caused.

A _____ school attempts to excel in a specific area such as mathematics or the arts

Sue cheats when playing checkers; therefore, her friends have stopped playingthis game with her

Policies designed to keep a minority fromachieving equality and separate from majority

Sociobiologist believe that...

Why is deviant behavior so hard to identify?

Computer operator figures out a way to stealfrom the bank where he works. This is an example of

A family composed of one or more parents and children

Which of the following is a latent function of a typical elementary school class?

Which of the following is NOT a positive effect of dual employment?

This is negative attitude toward a group and its individual members.

An awareness of being masculine or feminine

This theory states that the more you hang around deviant people, the more deviant you might be

Which of the following is considered ethnocentric behavior?

This is when a minority is forced to move or leave an area controlled by the majority

The tendency of people to pick mates with similar social characteristics

Theory that emphasizes the effects of parents, teachers and peers on gender socialization?

Which is not a feature of a minority?

These are standards/norms of behavior that are socially approved but not morally significant