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SLU SOC 101 Exam 2 (Updated)
SLU SOC 101 Exam 2 (Updated)
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1
Financial assistance from the government to citizens in the form of tax credits or monetary payments is called
capital welfare.
government assistance.
social welfare.
public assistance.
2
________ is an approach to power that centers on overcoming opposition.
Deception
Domination
Empowerment
Conflict
3
The prevailing explanation of alcoholism is its an illness. What WAS the main perspective on the causes of alcoholism?
lack of self-control
moral failure
genetic disposition
psychological dispositions
4
Power that is accepted voluntarily is ________ power.
economic
soft
legitimate
hegemonic
5
Karl Marx described what group as the "proletariat"?
the working class
the capitalist class
the upper class
the lower class
6
According to Emile Durkheim's definition, an act is deviant or criminal because it
is essentially wrong by any standard.
is inherently immoral.
offends social norms.
is illegal.
7
Karl Marx focused on what level of the operation of power in a society?
macro
micro
meso
societal
8
Strain theory proposes that when ________, people resort to deviant means to accomplish socially defined goals.
conventional opportunities are blocked
influenced by a deviant subculture
opportunities arise
pressured by expectations
9
Labeling theory is associated with which of the following sociological perspectives?
functionalist
conflictwd
feminist
symbolic interactionist
10
Why is white-collar crime rarely prosecuted, and why do its perpetrators typically go unpunished?
White-collar crime typically inflicts less harm on others
It is less immoral than non-white-collar crime.
White-collar perpetrators have high status and power.
White-collar crime is rare.
11
Deviant subcultures provide their members with
future opportunities.
stable environments.
an identity and self-worth.
useful skills.
12
How do sociologists view the categories of race, class, and gender?
inherent and inevitable
natural and biologically determined
unchangeable and perpetual
socially constructed
13
Who defined power as the ability to bring about an intended outcome, even when opposed by others?
Virginia Held
Nancy Hartsock
Bertrand Russell
Max Weber
14
To ______ is to get people's compliance by convincing them of the correctness of your position and goals.
persuade
reward
coerce
organize
15
A behavior comes to be defined as deviant because
most believe that it is deviant.
it is contrary to a moral code.
it is publicly labeled as deviant.
it is inherently and profoundly wrong.
16
Michel Foucault described power as
knowledge systems.
a control system.
institutional influence.
a punitive system.
17
The medicalization of deviance can also be reversed. Which of the following is an example of demedicalization?
the current definition of learning problems
the current definition of homosexuality
the current definition of mental illness
the current definition of antisocial behavior
18
Antonio Gramsci's concept of power as "hegemony" is based on
superior economic power to manipulate other nations.
superior military power to dominate other nations.
the achievement of global political supremacy.
the manipulation of ideas to manufacture consent.
19
Soft power tactics focus on
emotional appeal.
rewards and incentives.
collaboration and friendship.
logical persuasion.
20
Deviance is best defined as which of the following?
anything outside of the norm
behavior that people disapprove of
behavior that does not conform to norms and expectations
behavior that is inherently abnormal
