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- 1. Multiple Choice
In some schools, lower income and minority students achieve results that are comparable to those of all other students. This is an example of....
school desegregation.
educational equality.
cognitive ability.
multiculturalism.
- 2. Multiple Choice
What is one advantage of using graphs and tables?
They enable people to see trends and relationships quickly.
They use colorful visual materials to present data.
They allow participants to respond in their own words.
They give wider access to new information.
- 3. Multiple Choice
Role taking allows people to
practice for our role in life.
imagine that they act alone without the input of other people.
see themselves as other people see them.
skip the imitation stage of socialization.
- 4. Multiple Choice
Dana moved from California to Missouri.
This is an example of....
migration.
gross migration rate.
net.
net migration rate.
- 5. Multiple Choice
Abraham’s parents taught him that all white southerners believe that African Americans are inferior to whites. This is an example of.....
a prejudice.
a self-fulfilling prophecy.
institutionalized discrimination.
subjugation.
- 6. Multiple Choice
Men and women differ in what they look for in a potential mate. Most men value...
a mate who is intelligent.
a mate who is older than they are.
a mate who is physically attractive.
a mate with a higher level of income.
- 7. Multiple Choice
People who are racist
are always members of the majority.
believe their race is superior.
believe that the dominant race is superior.
know that their beliefs are wrong, but are unwilling to change.
- 8. Multiple Choice
Which of the following probably would be a significant other in the life of a four-year-old girl living in a two-parent home?
her friend’s mother
her father
her mother’s boss
a policewoman
- 9. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is true regarding poverty among elderly Americans?
Elderly Americans are economically worse off than they were four decades ago.
The income gap between the wealthy elderly and the elderly poor is small.
Elderly women have a lower rate of poverty than elderly men.
The poverty rate for racial and ethnic minority elderly is higher than the poverty rate for whites.
- 10. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is the only legally acceptable form of marriage in the United States?
polygamy
monogamy
polygyny
polyandry
- 11. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is an example of a positive correlation?
Grades improve as study time increases.
Grades remain the same as study time increases.
Grades go down as study time goes up.
Grades go up as study time decreases.
- 12. Multiple Choice
Which of the following best describes the functionalist view of gender?
It is to men’s advantage to prevent women from gaining political,
economic, and social power.
Traditional gender roles are outdated because people in modern society no longer need to rely on physical strength to survive.
The traditional division of responsibilities between men and
women exists because it has benefited society.
Children acquire their gender identity by interacting with the world around them, including parents, teachers, and peers.
- 13. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is an example of a counterculture?
punk rockers
high school football team
church group
marching band
- 14. Multiple Choice
Why do some politicians try to court the elderly in America?
The elderly tend to vote in greater numbers than other age groups.
The elderly have a higher level of spendable income than other groups
The elderly population is not diverse and are easy to sway.
The elderly make fewer demands on government social programs.
- 15. Multiple Choice
The type of crowd that has a specific purpose and follows accepted norms for appropriate behavior is identified by
sociologists as
casual.
restrictive.
expressive.
conventional.
- 16. Multiple Choice
Why are girls in single-gender schools more likely to outperform girls in coeducational schools?
They use unbiased textbooks.
Expectations are lower.
Teachers give them more attention.
Math and science are not emphasized.
- 17. Multiple Choice
Why do some people oppose bilingual education in schools?
They worry that English will no longer be spoken in the United States
They feel that it hinders the development of a common American
identity.
They are concerned that non-native speakers will fall behind in their grade.
They want English to remain free from other linguistic influences.
- 18. Multiple Choice
The rewards that an individual receives in a meritocracy are based primarily on
the status of the person’s parents.
the person’s intellectual abilities.
the person’s race or ethnicity.
competition.
- 19. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is an example of a peer group?
students and teachers
children and parents
classmates and friends
players and coaches
- 20. Multiple Choice
Which of the following theoretical perspectives emphasizes that families have many roles, including transmitting social
status, regulating sexual activity, and providing economic and social support?
symbolic interactionism
cultural pluralism
functionalism
conflict theory
- 21. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is a characteristic of groups?
Groups have the same characteristics as the people who form them.
They encourage individuals to behave independently.
Every group is only a collection of individuals.
They are separate from the individuals who form them.
- 22. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is necessary to an understanding of sociobiology?
natural selection
language formation
environmental factors
cultural differences
- 23. Multiple Choice
Which of the following questions best helps you evaluate information on the Internet?
What is the quantity of information?
How many people have visited the site?
Where did the information come from?
Does the site use graphics effectively?
- 24. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is true concerning deviant behavior?
Primary deviance usually leads to secondary deviance.
What is considered deviant in one society may not be considered deviant in another society.
Deviant behavior is also illegal behavior.
Adults learn deviant behavior more quickly than children.
- 25. Multiple Choice
Steve tells his friend Tom that he should go out for track because Tom is African American and Steve believes African
Americans can run faster than people of other races. This is an example of
discrimination.
ethnocentrism.
subjugation.
a stereotype.
- 26. Multiple Choice
Paul has just gotten married and is looking forward to his new life as a husband. This is an example of
the looking-glass self.
the imagination stage.
the game stage.
anticipatory socialization.
- 27. Multiple Choice
The type of crowd formed by people who are taking an airplane flight or watching a film can be most accurately sociologically identified as a(an)
casual crowd.
expressive crowd.
momentary crowd.
conventional crowd.
- 28. Multiple Choice
When Ben’s family needs to make a major decision, such as purchasing a new home or car, his father makes the decision without consulting other family members. This is an example of
a patriarchy.
polygamy.
a patrilineal family.
a neolocal family.
- 29. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is the most extreme form of conflict?
genocide
segregation
subjugation
population transfer
- 30. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is considered to be an example of a victimless crime?
robbery
illegal gambling
extortion
fraud
- 31. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is an emotional need of human infants?
food
control
affection
protection
- 32. Multiple Choice
In which of the following is urbanization most common?
pastoral society
horticultural society
agricultural society
industrial society
- 33. Multiple Choice
Social control refers to
the folkways practiced by a society.
the methods a society uses to promote order and stability.
the violation of a social sanction.
the rebellious behavior of many adolescents.
- 34. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is true of the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT)?
African Americans obtain about the same scores on the SAT as whites.
Studies have shown that this test is a good measure of cognitive abilities.
Because minorities tend to go to lower-quality schools than whites,
they are not as well prepared for the SAT.
Social class is not a major factor in SAT scores.
- 35. Multiple Choice
What is one way the Internet affects a social network?
It slows down the flow of information among networks.
It establishes boundaries between different networks.
It encourages more face-to-face contact.
It expands the amount of interaction within networks.
- 36. Multiple Choice
What is an important difference between sociology and anthropology?
Sociology studies human mental processes; anthropology deals with human emotions.
Anthropology studies social structure; sociology studies culture.
Sociology studies the theory of government; anthropology studies how government works.
Sociology investigates social behavior from a group perspective; anthropology investigates culture.
- 37. Multiple Choice
A computer operator figures out a way to steal from the bank where he works by sending money to a secret account. This is an example of
retreatism.
control theory.
labeling theory.
white-collar crime.
- 38. Multiple Choice
Authority refers to using power
to promote conflict.
that derives from a legitimate source.
to discriminate against specific social categories of people.
in an illegal way.
- 39. Multiple Choice
People who do not earn enough money to pay for a safe place to live and for food
live in absolute poverty.
live in relative poverty.
are members of the working class in the United States.
belong to the aristocracy.
- 40. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is/are frequently used to exert external social control?
retreatism
retribution
ritualism
social sanctions
- 41. Multiple Choice
The case histories of Anna, Isabelle, and Genie showed
how important socialization is to development.
the way that socialization may occur even in isolation.
the effects of prolonged and intensive human contact.
how development is independent of socialization.
- 42. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is true concerning American society?
We are living in a preindustrial society.
Because our roles are highly specialized, very few people experience role strain.
The pressure to conform to society’s norms is higher than at earlier times in history.
In recent years, we have seen an increase in social stability.
- 43. Multiple Choice
A child learns how to behave within her family by watching how her parents judge her behavior and then judging herself
accordingly. Charles Horton Cooley called this process
desocialization.
resocialization.
the play stage.
the looking-glass self.
- 44. Multiple Choice
People who believe in biological determinism think that
there are no differences in people based on gender.
physical differences produce behavioral differences.
biology determines rules that govern society.
women value appearance more than
men do.
- 45. Multiple Choice
Which statement regarding the development of cities is accurate?
The first cities were small by modern standards.
The first cities appeared approximately two thousand years ago.
A surplus food supply is not important in the rate of urbanization.
In ancient times, a large portion of the world’s population was concentrated in cities.
- 46. Multiple Choice
Which of the following refers to the different layers of people who possess varying amounts of scarce resources?
the proletariat
class consciousness
social stratification
horizontal mobility
- 47. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is characteristic of low-income nations?
access to clean water
high levels of literacy
decreased life expectancy
industrialization
- 48. Multiple Choice
What phrase refers to the unequal distribution of scarce resources in a society based on age?
age discrimination
age stratification
gray power
ageism
- 49. Multiple Choice
Some sociologists believe that many poor nations are poor because
they have cut ties to their former colonizers.
people in the nation do not work hard enough.
powerful nations took control of their resources.
they have not yet joined the process of globalization.
- 50. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is true about most families in the United States?
Families are nuclear.
Families are polygamous.
Wedding ceremonies are the same across all cultures.
Families are patrilocal.
- 51. Multiple Choice
During the middle years a person’s emphasis often shifts from
a focus on the present to memories of the past.
how far he or she has come to how much time may be left.
family to professional concerns.
adult to adolescent concerns.
- 52. Multiple Choice
Aman is graduating from college and looking forward to his new role in his job as a computer scientist for a large firm. This is an example of
resocialization.
anticipatory socialization.
the imagination stage.
the game stage.
- 53. Multiple Choice
Today, conflict theorists view gender roles as
politically important.
outdated.
limiting the power of men.
encouraging female dominance.
- 54. Multiple Choice
Why is social control important?
It establishes nonconformity.
It creates stability.
It promotes unpredictability.
It generates deviance.
- 55. Multiple Choice
How does a counterculture differ from a subculture?
A counterculture deliberately opposes the beliefs of the dominant culture.
A subculture has fewer group members than a counterculture.
Subcultures consciously reject the beliefs of the dominant culture.
Countercultures target subcultures for criticism.
- 56. Multiple Choice
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., inspired many people through his personality and the strength of his ideas. Which term identifies the form of authority this exemplifies?
legitimate
traditional
charismatic
rational-legal
- 57. Multiple Choice
Increased global markets and new markets have made products more available to more people around the world. This statement best illustrates
politics as a force in globalization.
sociology as a force in globalization.
history as a force in globalization.
economics as a force in globalization.
- 58. Multiple Choice
Research can be divided into two broad categories:
surveys and questionnaires.
quantitative and qualitative.
populations and samples.
case studies and interviews.
- 59. Multiple Choice
A position such as being a high-school teacher is likely to have more prestige than
money.
power.
status.
wealth.
- 60. Multiple Choice
Assume that Michael’s teacher has a rule that if a student talks out-of-turn three times in one day, that student must stay in for recess for the rest of the week. Which of the following methods is the teacher using to control student behavior?
folkway
informal sanction
sociobiology
formal sanction
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