SOC 100 FINAL EXAM PART 1 (PERFECT ANSWER)

Question 1 
A _____ is an attribute that discredits individuals because it overshadows other attributes and merits the individual may possess.
stigma
stereotype
typecast
character flaw
Question 2 
The practice of spatially or socially segregating people on the basis of race or ethnicity is referred to as:
Expulsion
Apartheid
Exclusion
Segregation
Question 3 
The coexistence of different racial and ethnic groups characterized by acceptance and respect for one another’s differences is referred to as:
Cultural relativism
Social tolerance
Cultural pluralism
Ethnic pluralism
Question 4 
The study of communities and their social status, practices, and problems to understand patterns of health and disease is referred to as:
Racial medical history
Social epidemiology
Sociobiology
Social immunology
Question 5 
Less powerful groups who are dominated politically and economically by a dominant group are referred to as:
Racial groups
Ethnic groups
Minorities
Socially marginalized groups
Question 6 
Patriarchy refers to:
Any set of social relationships in which men dominate women
The belief that one sex is innately superior to the other, and is therefore justified in having a dominant social position
The belief that men should be the breadwinner and make all important household decisions
A political system in which women are not allowed to vote or hold office
Question 7 
Women’s inequality is primarily the result of imperfect institutions, which can be corrected by reforms that do not fundamentally alter society itself. This statement reflects the beliefs of:
Socialist feminism
Liberal feminism
Radical feminism
Multicultural feminism
Question 8 
Which of the following is considered the "factory of gendered personalities"?
Family
Peer groups
Religion
The workplace
Question 9 
How early do sociologists believe parents begin socializing their children into gender?
When they begin school
When they begin to talk
At birth, sometimes even in utero
Parents do not socialize their children according to gender
Question 10 
Standpoint epistemology, a philosophical perspective that what we can know is affected by the position we occupy in society, is a major tenet of:
Black feminist thought
Marxist sociology
Functionalism
Oppression theory
Question 11 
In post-industrial societies, serial monogamy describes which of the following?
Marriage to more than one person
Divorce and remarriage
Extramarital affairs
Marriage to only one person
Question 12 
According to Nancy Chodorow women, are socialized to be _____, seeking close bonds and defining themselves through relationships.
interpersonal
social
nurturing
relational
Question 13 
Families characterized by parents living with their biological children and apart from other kin are referred to as:
Traditional
Biological
Nuclear
Extended
Question 14 
In pre-industrial societies, which of the following marriage patterns was most common?
Polygamy
Polygyny
Polyandry
Monogamy
Question 15 
What expression does Talcott Parsons use to describe the family?
Factory of socialization
Socialization factories
Factory of personalities
Sites of socialization
Question 16 
On which of the following points do conflict and functionalist theorists agree?
A high school degree is necessary for equal opportunity.
Education channels individuals into positions for which they are best suited.
Education trains people in the dominant norms and values of society.
Education reproduces social inequality.
Question 17 
_____ refers to the education of racial minorities in schools that are geographically, economically, and/or socially separated from those attended by the racial majority.
Educational discrimination
Racial tracking
School segregation
Racial inequality
Question 18 
The transmission of society’s norms, values, and knowledge base by means of direct instruction is referred to as:
Socialization
Acculturation
Education
Internship training
Question 19 
Which of the following is an example of the sociological term "moral education"?
Fifth graders learning about laws and rights.
Kindergartners learning how to behave in class.
Children learning to read biblical literature.
High school students learning about inequality
Question 20 
Which of the following is an example of a symbolic interactionist approach to studying education issues?
Analyzing data about the relationship between education status and income
Observing how certain students perform in class after being labeled as "exceptional"
Studying patterns of racial segregation in public education
Studying the reproduction of inequality in mass education
Question 21 
An item believed to have acquired transcendent or magical qualities connecting humans with the divine is known as:
Icon
Ritual
Totem
Sacred object
Question 22 
Max Weber’s concept of the "routinization of charisma" can be described as:
The institutionalization of a charismatic leader’s beliefs into an organized religious structure
The loss of the charismatic figure from whose life a religion was born
The use of prescribed, tried-and-true techniques by a "charismatic" leader to achieve a mass following
The use of modern technology, such as radio, Internet, and television, to evangelize
Question 23 
Shared beliefs, values, norms, ideas, institutions, and organizations that create a common identity among a group of people is referred to as:
Culture
Society
Education
Religion
Question 24 
A system of common beliefs and rituals centered on “sacred things” that unites believers and provides a sense of meaning and purpose is referred to as:
Culture
Society
Education
Religion
Question 25 
The idea that religions can be understood as organizations in competition with one another for followers is known as:
Religious rivalry
Sacred economy
Religious bureacratization
Religious economy