DEVRY SOCS185 ALL WEEKS DISCUSSION,ASSIGNMENT AND FINAL EXAM
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SOCS185 all weeks discussion,assignment and final exam
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socs185n week 1 discussion dq 1& dq 2
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Developing a Sociological
Imagination (graded)
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Sociologist
C. Wright Mills preferred to call the
sociological perspective “the sociological imagination” and he saw it
transforming personal troubles into public issues. Let’s begin our discussion this week by
considering homelessness. Why are a high percentage of the
homeless veterans? What situations might be a cause in someone being homeless?
Use the sociological imagination to explain your observations, and how the
sociological imagination helps us consider the causes and possible solutions to
homelessness..
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Stanford Prison
Experiment (graded)
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In
1971, Philip Zimbardo’s experiment demonstrated the power of the situation and
the interaction between social interaction and social structure. There are many videos of the
experiment, search two or three videos on internet to see different
perspectives about this experiment. After viewing the videos, if you had
been a guard, do you think you would have been more likely to go along with the
other guards or would you have resisted or spoken up about treating the
prisoners the way you would have wanted to be treated if the roles had been
reversed??
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socs185n week 2 discussion dq 1& dq 2
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The Changing Meaning of
Symbols (graded)
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1.
1. The battle flag of the Confederate
States of America is viewed by some as the rebel flag and is a symbol for
individualism against authority. To others, it is a powerful symbol of
repression, hate, and slavery.
2.
2. Someone wearing the hat or jersey of
their favorite team might be perceived as a gang member (friend or foe) because
of the symbolic meaning of the colors to another group.
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In the
article, “Games Children Play: An Exercise Illustrating Agents of
Socialization” (Teaching Sociology, 26, April, 1998: 130-139). Davita Silfen Glasberg, Florence
Maatita, Barbara Nangle, and Tracy Schauer pointed out that most introductory
sociology textbooks identify the main socialization agents as family, peers,
schools, media, work, and religion. “…what is far less often acknowledged
is the contribution that children’s toys and games play in representing and
reinforcing dominant conceptions of ‘appropriate’ social identities found in
social discourse and in institutional arrangements.” Toys and games can
allow us to experience the subtleties of race, class, gender, and political
socialization that are embedded in play. Sometimes players may challenge and
subvert these images and messages at the delight or disgust of other players.
What
toys did you have as a child that you think of as agents of socialization? How
did you use toys to understand relationships or prepare for new ones?
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socs185n week 3 discussion dq 1& dq 2
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The
Milgram Experiments (graded)
The
Milgram experiments on obedience to authority, discussed in chapter five were
conducted with groups of subjects who had not met before the experimental
session. Here is a brief video from the original
experiment: Milgram Experiment. Do you think that groups of people who
already knew each other would demonstrate more or less conformity if placed in
these experimental situations? What if the teachers were men and the learners
were women? Would teenagers conform the same as adults?
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Sexuality
and Social Inequality (graded)
How
could sexuality play a part in social inequality? Watch the following video:
Girl’s Self-Esteem. Does society hold women to a different
set of expectations than they do for men?
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socs185n week 4 discussion dq 1& dq 2
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Social Mobility (graded)
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Has
your family experienced significant upward or downward mobility over the past
three or four generations? How do you think your values and behavior might
differ had you experienced the opposite pattern of mobility? How might it have
been different had your family been of a different ethnic or racial origin?
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Perceptions of Deviance
(graded)
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One
of the more interesting topics of study is the area of deviance and social
control. Choose a form of deviance with which
you are familiar (not necessarily something you’ve done, but something someone
you know did) and discuss why society views that behavior as deviant and
whether perceptions of that behavior have changed over time. Explain which theory of deviance you
think works best for understanding the deviant behavior you’ve chosen to
discuss.
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Definitions of Race and
Ethnicity (graded)
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What
is meant by the social construction of race? Take a look at the this video
link:.youtube.com/watch?v=EivX77ORIIs”>
Kiri Davis: A Girl Like Me. Is your race more a matter of how you
view yourself or of how others view you? In what ways is how you view yourself
influenced by our society and culture?
Man’s Work Versus Woman’s
Work (graded)
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How
are household chores (cooking, cleaning, laundry, child care, auto maintenance,
yard work, home repair, etc.)
divided up along gender lines in your current residence? How were chores
divided up in the home where you grew up? Is the time spent each week on the
total about evenly divided or skewed one way or the other?
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Sociologists
stress that family life is not just a reflection of individual decisions but
also the social structure of the broader society. Using concepts from this week’s reading
to support your points, discuss how society shapes family life.
What is Religion?
(graded)
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How
would you define a religion? What characteristics must a belief system have in
order for it to be considered a religion? If a belief system did not include
faith, a God, heaven, or hell, would it still be a religion? How much of a
belief system do you have to believe in order to be considered a member of a
religion, 100%, 90%, less?
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Think Globally, Act
Locally (graded)
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What
steps do you or your families take to lessen your impact on the environment?
What items do you reduce your usage of, recycle back into other products, or
reuse for another purpose?
Coming Back To Research
(graded)
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Research
is fundamental in the social sciences. A common data collection method is the
survey. Let’s look at the survey as a social
scientist.
Navigate
to the DeVry portal .devry.edu/”>(http://my.devry.edu). At the student portal, enter your DSI#
and the password used to log in to the student portal and navigate to the End
of Course Evaluations and Student Satisfaction Survey directly from the home
page. Locate the Quick Links section on the
left side of the home page, scroll to the bottom of the page and select the
link for Surveys.
Now,
let’s discuss the merits and flaws of this survey instrument. Which questions would you add? Which would
you delete? What questions would you change? What questions would you keep the
same?
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SOCS185 Course Assignmennts
Sociological
Imagination Assignment
Our
decisions do not simply result from what philosophers call “free will.” Sociology teaches
us that the social world guides our life choices in much the same way that the
physical world guides influence our choice of clothing or the type of food we
feel like eating. C. Wright Mills pointed to the power of
what he called the sociological imagination to help us understand everyday events. As he saw it, society—not people’s
personal failings—is the main cause of poverty and other social problems.
For
this assignment explain how a personal problem can be caused by a larger social
issue. It can be a problem that you, a friend
or family member, or someone you have read about has experienced. Describe the situation, putting both
the personal problem and the larger
social issue in boldface,
then explain the relationship in terms of cause and effect. Limit your response to a single double
spaced page.
Category
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Points
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%
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Description
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Understanding
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10
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25%
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Correctly identifying a personal
problem and larger social issue
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Analysis
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20
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50%
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Explaining the cause and effect
relationship using proper terminology
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Execution
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10
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25%
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Proper spelling, grammar, format and
use of boldface
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Total
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40
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100%
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Submit
your assignment to the Dropbox, located at the top of this page. For instructions on how to use the
Dropbox, read these .equella.ecollege.com/file/8ff9f27a-3772-48cf-9855-4bec4e6706bf/1/Dropbox.html”>step-by-step
instructions.
Discussions
- Introduce
yourself to your instructor and to the rest of the class (not graded, but
required)
- Developing a
Sociological Imagination (graded)
- Stanford
Prison Experiment (graded)
- Q & A
Forum for your questions and comments (not graded)
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Your Assignment
Your Assignment
You
are a student employee who overhears conversations among your coworkers. While on break, two of your male
coworkers usually go off by themselves and smoke a cigarette. These recently hired coworkers are in
their first semester and have just graduated from high school. Sometimes you overhear bits and pieces
of their conversations. You are concerned that they regularly
have conversations that are inappropriate for the workplace. You have overheard these coworkers
making crude sexual references about other employees, telling sexist jokes, and
sharing images and graphics of a sexist nature on their cell phones. You seek advice on how to handle the
situation from others at your workplace.
KEY
PLAYERS
.equella.ecollege.com/file/f0f437bb-eb7c-4fdc-8bf7-8a85fa477144/6/femaleBusinesswoman1.jpg” alt=””>You
need to decide if you want to file a formal complaint. If you do, the matter will be
investigated. If what you say can be substantiated
then the young men will be reprimanded. That usually results in their
employment being terminated and their student loans/financial aid may be in put
in jeopardy.
Shirley Wright
Manager of Student Employees
Shirley Wright
Manager of Student Employees
.equella.ecollege.com/file/f0f437bb-eb7c-4fdc-8bf7-8a85fa477144/6/Businessman15.PNG” alt=””>I
don’t care what your boss says; this is inappropriate behavior for the workplace,
even if they are on break. They should learn to stop this kind of
behavior before they graduate. It’s the sort of thing that could get
you fired in the real world. If I were you, I would, informally,
have a word with them and tell them that I was offended. Once they have been informed that they
offended someone, they may decide to change their behavior on their own.
Ron DesVue
30-year-old veteran, student and classmate
Ron DesVue
30-year-old veteran, student and classmate
.equella.ecollege.com/file/f0f437bb-eb7c-4fdc-8bf7-8a85fa477144/6/Businessman10.png” alt=””>Hey,
you got a smart phone, don’t you? First thing I’d do is record their
conversation on my phone. Don’t let them know you’re recording it. The next time they have one of those
conversations tell them that you find it offensive and ask them to stop it. If they refuse or give you a hard time,
tell them that you have a recording of their sexist comments and you’ll take it
to the boss. They don’t need to know how the boss
feels; the threat should be good enough to get them to stop, at least when you
are around.
Hugh Jim Bissell
Close friend since high school and current classmate
Hugh Jim Bissell
Close friend since high school and current classmate
.equella.ecollege.com/file/f0f437bb-eb7c-4fdc-8bf7-8a85fa477144/6/femaleBusinesswoman2.jpg” alt=””>Let’s
not turn this into a federal case. I’d say as long as they’re having these
conversations in private, among themselves then it’s not any of your business. After all,boys will be boys. These are young, single men, and this is
a way that they bond, work out frustrations, and blow off steam. Look, it’s not like they’re making
racist remarks. In that case, I definitely go straight
to the boss, even higher up the chain of command, if I needed to. After all, who hasn’t told a dirty joke
now and then? As long as they keep it on the down low, it’s no big deal.
Frieda Choose
Close friend and classmate
Frieda Choose
Close friend and classmate
Activity
or Assignment
This
assignment covers TCO 6 in terms of interaction among groups and TCO 4 in terms
of the meaning of culture within society.
In a
500-word (minimum) essay, using the concepts that you learned from this week’s
readings analyze the different ways that sexist behavior is handled in the
formal and informal bureaucracy. The following questions should answered
in the essay.
- Does Shirley
Wright’s comment make you more or less likely to file a formal complaint?
Do you agree with the likely punishment? If not, what alternative
punishment would you suggest?
- Do you agree
with Ron DesVue’s perspective where he says you should speak to the
individuals? Why or why not?
- Do you agree
or disagree with Hugh Jim Bissell on using your smart phone to make a
recording? Why or why not?
- Should you
take Frieda Choose’s advice that “boys will be boys,” and that there is a
general expectation that men will occasionally behave badly, and so long
as the behavior is kept between privately, it should be ignored? Why do
you think she distinguishes between sexist remarks and racist remarks?
Explain your answer.
- Is there a
problem with the organization in the scenario above? If so, what should be
done to provide a long-term solution to the problem
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Socioautobiography
Assignment
Your
socioautobiography assignment is due this week. The purpose of this assignment is to give
you the opportunity to apply the sociological imagination to your everyday
life: to make connections between your everyday life and the broad
sociocultural structures within which you live. In this assignment, you will reference
appropriate Terminal Course Objectives (TCOs) that relate to your
socioautobiography. You can find the TCOs in this course
listed in the Syllabus and in the weekly objectives. This assignment can be related to any
and all of the TCOs.
The
Socioautobiography is a reflective paper that allows you the opportunity to
explore the interconnections between biography (a slice of your life), the
social structure, and culture. In preparation for this paper, please
read Socioautobiography Guidelines posted in Doc Sharing for detailed
assignment instructions and grading rubric.
Submit
your assignment to the Dropbox, located at the top of this page. For instructions on how to use the
Dropbox, read these .equella.ecollege.com/file/8ff9f27a-3772-48cf-9855-4bec4e6706bf/1/Dropbox.html”>step-by-step
instructions.
psychology
science
anthropology
sociology
social
psychology
a
social science perspective
a
scientific perspective
a
social psychological perspective
a
sociological perspective
a
global perspective
(TCO
1) When Peter Berger characterized the sociological perspective as “seeing the
general in the particular,” he meant that sociology allows us to _____.
recognize
that society has the same effect on all categories of people
see
that people in general are rather particular about their behaviors
make
generalizations about individuals’ particular habits
see
McArthur in his Jeep, Patton in his tank, or Bradley in his personnel carrier
look
for general patterns in the behavior of particular people
(TCO
3) Of the major theoretical theories in sociology, which one views society as
an arena of inequality that generates conflict and change?
Social-solidarity
paradigm
Social-conflict
theory
Symbolic-interaction
paradigm
Structural-functional
paradigm
Symbolic-conflict
paradigm
(TCO
3) Functions of institutions that are open, stated, and conscious functions;
that involve the intended, recognized consequences of any social pattern are
known as _____.
Oktoberfest
manifest
latent
obvious
direct
(TCO
2) Which is the term for a concept that has a value that changes from case to
case?
Concept
Measurement
Changeling
Variable
Term
blood
is to water
effect
is to cause
cause
is to effect
variable
is to constant
logic
is to intuition
a
correlation
a
variation
measurement
congruence
a
replication
an
event horizon
(TCO
2) What research method was used in Philip Zimbardo’s study, the “Stanford
County Prison”?
Captive
participant observation
Ethnographic
field observation
An
experiment
Participant
observation
The
hellgrammite method
(TCO
2) A criticism of the symbolic-interaction approach is that it
5 of
5
page
2
(TCO
4) On the first day of basic training in the army, Pvt. N. Terprize has his civilian clothes
replaced with army “greens,” has his hair shaved off, loses his privacy, and
finds that he must use a communal bathroom and other people decide when he
eats, sleeps, and what job he does. Erving Goffman would say that all these
humiliating activities are part of _____.
a
humiliation ceremony
impression
management
the
total institution
face-work
a
deprivation ceremony
(TCO
4) Other than perceiving the competing realities in a joke, what is sometimes
involved in “getting” and enjoying a joke?
(TCO
4) Which is the order of the stages of human development in Jean Piaget’s
model?
Sensorimotor,
preoperational, operational, and post operational
Preoperational,
post operational, concrete operational, and formal operational
Sensorimotor,
concrete operational, formal operational, and post operational
Formal
operation, concrete operational, preoperational, and sensorimotor
Sensorimotor,
preoperational, concrete operational, and formal operational
(TCO
4) Erving Goffman makes so many explicit parallels to the theater that his view
has been termed _____.
Shakespearean
Theatrical
Stage
Directions
Method
Sociology
the
Dramaturgical Approach
(TCO
4) Shrimp merchant Sheldon Devane is the son of immigrants, and lives with his
aunt and uncle while enrolled at a four-year university where he is studying to
be a graphic artist. Which of the following is his achieved
status?
Graphic
artist
Male
Son
University
student
Nephew
(TCO
3) Taxi cab driver Peacup Andropov maintains that human behavior results from
learning and has no gentic component. His position is the fundamental
opposite of _____.
sociobiologists
interactionists
social
paychologists
structural
functionalists
(TCO
3) Mashie Nibblet is a pro at a country club and loves to play golf, but hates
to teach it to the country club members. Mashie is experiencing _____.
role
conflict
role
strain
role
ambiguity
role
exit
a
handicap that, if not ironed out, would leave him feeling below par with a chip
on his shoulder resulting in a stroke
folkways
mores
stateways
nationways
s’mores
(TCO
3) Standards by which members of a culture assess desirability, goodness, and
beauty and that serve as broad guidelines for social living are referred to as
_________, and ___________ are rules and expectations by which a society guides
the behavior of its members.
values;
norms
norms;
values
values;
symbols
language;
norms
values;
language
Structural-Functional
Anthropomorphic
Sociobiology
Feminist
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CO
4) Statistician, Marge Innovera has been assigned a leadership role in her
project management group. Given North American tradition, what
type of leadership would she be expected to show?
Student
Answer: Task group leadership
Secondary
group leadership
Expressive
leadership
Instrumental
leadership
Autocratic
leadership
Comments:
Student
Answer: She was one of the greatest marathon swimmers of all time and is a fine
sports commentator.
Comments:
Question
3. Question : (TCO 4) Ross T. Farrian’s itinerary for the day is to
first, go to school; second, visit a maximum-security prison with his
criminology class; and third, to serve dinner at the community soup kitchen. Ross is visiting, in order, a _____,
_____, and _____ organization.
Student
Answer: normative, coercive, utilitarian
coercive,
normative, utilitarian
utilitarian,
coercive, normative
utilitarian,
normative, coercive
normative,
utilitarian, coercive
Comments:
Student
Answer: Hermaphrodites
Homosexuals
Transvestites
Transsexuals
Transylvanians
Comments:
Comments:
Question
6. Question : (TCO 6) Pat Rearc argues
that without norms controlling sexual behavior and thus giving the forces of
sexual passion free reign, family life and the raising of children would be
threatened. To which paradigm would Pat be aligned?
Student
Answer: Structural Functional Theory
Symbolic
Interaction Theory
Social
Conflict Theory
Queer
Theory
Exchange
Theory
Comments:
Question
7. Question : (TCO 6) Emile Durkheim
proposed several functions of deviance. Which of the following is NOT one of
them?
Comments:
Comments:
Question
9. Question : (TCO 6) There are four basic
reasons to punish: moral vengeance, reforming the offender, discourage
criminality, and render the offender incapable of further offenses. The terms for these are in order:
social
protection, deterrence, retribution, and rehabilitation
Comments:
Question
10. Question : (TCO 3) In France during the
Middle Ages, the third estate, second estate, and first estate refer
respectively to
high
clergy, commoner, and nobility
(TCO
3) Kuznet’s curve suggests that
Student
Answer: it could be an effective pitch for the veteran who is starting to lose
a little something on his fast ball.
Comments:
Question
2. Question : (TCO 3) _____ is the term
for earnings from work or investments and _____ is the term for the total value
of money and other assets, minus outstanding debts.
Student
Answer: Income; personal property
Profit;
income
Wealth;
income
Income;
wealth
Rent;
net worth
Comments:
Question
3. Question : (TCO 3) Which theory of
poverty blames poverty on the shortcomings of the poor themselves?
Student
Answer: Individual responsibility theory
Personal
chioce theory
Social
forces theory
Culture
of poverty theory
Legacy
or poverty theory
Comments:
Question
4. Question : (TCO 5) Which of the
following did Max Weber suggest were analytically distinct components of
stratification?
Student
Answer: Conformity, deviance, and social control
Power,
prestige, and position
Class,
caste, and age
Class,
prestige, and esteem
Class,
status, and power
Comments:
Question
5. Question : (TCO 4) Accounts Payable
Administrator Imelda Czechs works for a small international corporation. This category of work can be described
as _____
Comments:
Question
6. Question : (TCO 4) Which type of
slavery consists of employers holding workers by paying them too little to
cover their debts?
Student
Answer: Chattel slavery
Child
slavery
Debt
bondage
Debit
slavery
Revolving
credit slavery
Comments:
Question
7. Question : (TCO 4) Which of the
following gives the correct order of stages of modernization according to W. W. Rostow?
Student
Answer: High mass consumption, traditional, drive to technological maturity,
and take-off
Traditional,
drive to technological maturity, take-off, and high mass consumption
High
mass consumption, traditional, take-off, and drive to technological maturity
Traditional,
take-off, drive to technological maturity, and high mass consumption
Take-off,
drive to traditional maturity, technological, and consume mass quantities
Comments:
Comments:
Question
9. Question : (TCO 4) According to
Immanuel Wallerstein’s view of the global economic system, which type of nation
is relatively independent of outside control?
Student
Answer: Core
Periphery
Semiperiphery
Marginality
Tertiary
Comments:
Question
10. Question : (TCO 5) While modernization
theory focuses on _____, dependency theory focuses on _____.
Student
Answer: poor nations; rich nations
distribution
of wealth; production of wealth
production
of wealth; distribution of wealth
culture;
economics
multinationals;
self-reliance
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TCO
8) Back in 1900, it was common in the United States to consider people of these
ancestries as “nonwhite.”
English,
Scottish, or Welsh
Irish,
Italian, or Jewish
French,
German, or Swiss
Dutch,
French, or Swede
Austrian,
Norse, or Prussian
a
group that is set apart from others because of physical differences
socially
constructed categories based on cultural traits a society defines as important
a
group whose members have significantly less control over their own lives than
the members of a dominant group
a
collective that has reached very moral decisions about a way of life
all
people from the same country
Question
4. Question : (TCO 5) The claim that
defining members of some minority as inferior will make them inferior is one
application of
Question
5. Question : (TCO 8) The barrier that is
invisible, but which prevents women from rising beyond middle-management
positions, is referred to as
Patriarchy
Matriarchy
Monarchy
Oligarchy
Fratriarchy
Question
7. Question : (TCO 8) Talcott Parsons
explained that males tend to exhibit _____ behavior, while females are more
_____.
instrumental;
expressive
expressive;
instrumental
egalitarian;
hierarchical
rational;
emotional
emotional;
rational
Question
8. Question : (TCO 8) Which type of
feminism seeks to end patriarchy by eliminating the idea of gender itself?
Liberal
feminism
Socialist
feminism
Radical
feminism
Moderate
feminism
Libertarian
feminism
Question
9. Question : (TCO 7) Comparing school
performance, researchers have found that the most important cause of the
achievement gap between rich and poor children is
Question
10. Question : (TCO 3) _____ and _____
theories explain that families perpetuate social inequality in U.S. society through inheritance of private
property, encouraging patriarchy, and passing on racial and ethnic inequality.
Feminist;
functionalist
Social-exchange;
feminist
Social-exchange;
interactionist
Global;
internationalist
Feminist;
social conflict
(TCO
3) When Mort Tality assisted in the death of his wife Fay, who was suffering
from an incurable disease, he engaged in
Question
3. Question : (TCO 7) A religious
organization that stands apart from the larger society is a _____, while a
_____ is a religious organization that is largely outside a society’s cultural
traditions.
church;
sect
sect;
cult
cult;
church
denomination;
cult
cult;
sect
Question
4. Question : (TCO 7) According to Max
Weber’s analysis of Protestantism and the rise of capitalism, which of the
following statements is TRUE?
Protestantism,
with its conflict with the Roman Catholic Church, fostered social unrest, and
averted a socialist revolution.
Protestantism
even with its argument with the dominant Roman Catholic Church, still supported
the economic status quo.
Protestantism
stressed duty and hard work, boosting economic production and fostering the
rise of capitalism.
Protestantism,
with its conflict with the Roman Catholic Church, fostered social unrest, and a
socialist revolution.
Question
6. Question : (TCO 3) Following the social-conflict
approach, patterns of health and illness are seen largely as a product of
a
mobile society
Question
7. Question : (TCO 5) Which term do we use
to refer to a political and economic system that combines a mostly market-based
economy with extensive social welfare programs??
Modernization
Socialism
Welfare
capitalism
Capitalism
Communism
Question
10. Question : (TCO 5) Which of Weber’s
types of authority is also know as bureaucratic authority?
Egalitarian
authority
Charismatic
authority
Traditional
authority
Rational-legal
authority
Representative
authority
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