Final Exam Review

Chapter 9: The Ties that Bind

Q. 1) According to the text, which of the following is NOT a characteristic of family changes that have now produced the postmodern family?a. A radical loss of the symbolic value of marriageb. An increase in unmarried partner householdsc. An increase in one-person householdsd. A general deinstitutionalization of the family  

Chapter 10: Getting Schooled Q. 2) According to the text, a primary transmitter of the unofficial culture in schools is the….a. Peer groupb. School curriculumc. Teachers and administratorsd. Parents  

Chapter 12: From Gap to Gucci

Q. 3) According to the text, the four types of stratification systems-slave, estate, caste, and class- are differentiated IN ORDER in terms of …a. Increasing openness and mobilityb. Decreasing stringency and heterogeneityc. Increasing explicitness and ascriptiond. Decreasing achievement and ascription

Chapter 13: Opening Doors

Q. 4) Which of the following is a TRUE statement? All cultures divide humans into two sexes/genders-male and female.Despite cultural variations, biologically there are only two distinct sexes.Gender socialization is largely complete by the age of five.In some cultures gender is allowed to evolve rather than being assigned. 

Chapter 14: Color Coded

Q. 5) Omi and Winant identify four models that have been used to explain racial inequality and discrimination. Which is NOT one of these fours?a. Ethnicityb. Social Classc. Nationd. Biology 

Chapter 15: Sociology is a Verb

Q. 6) The Ch. 15 text discussion of ‘personal sociology’ and ‘public sociology’ is quite reminiscent of our outside reading early in the semester in which…a. Roberts discussed macro sociology and meso sociologyb. Mills discussed private troubles and public issuesc. Durkheim discussed mechanical and organic solidarityd. Marx discussed personal disadvantage and public exploitation  

  

McIntosh: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack

Q.7 McIntosh maintains that obliviousness about white privilege is enculturated in order to…a. Challenge the notion of racial hegemonyb. Ameliorate class inequalitiesc. Maintain the myth of meritocracyd. Exacerbate gendered power differentials

Gans: The Uses of Poverty

Q.8) According to Herbert Gans, poverty continues because…a. we have never figured out a way to stop itb. there are too many people and too little foodc. it is functional to the more powerfuld. it functional to those who are poor     

  

A Tale of Two Schools

Q. 10) Which is NOT one the things the video shows that differ in the two school environments? a. Expectations for the studentsb. How much teachers care about the studentsc. Addressing multiple intelligencesd. Racial and ethnic diversity  

A World in the Balance

Q.11) In sub-Saharan Africa, population growth is associated with all of the following EXCEPT…a. morbidity transitionb. emigration out of Africac. ecological devastationd. infrastructural strain

Hegemony

Q. 12) According the class discussion. Hegemony is the “ social, cultural, ideological, or economic influence exerted by…a. A dominant groupb. The majority in a societyc. A minority in societyd. The intellectuals in society

DemographyQ.13 The population pyramid below is most likely for a country in which of the following regions? 

 

a. Central Americab. Indiac. Europed. Sub Saharan Africa 

Dependency Ratios PPT

Q. 14) Overall, countries in stage IV and V of demographic transition have  a. High youth dependency rates & high aged dependency ratesb. Low youth dependency rates & low aged dependency ratesc. High youth dependency rates & low aged dependency ratesd. Low youth dependency rates & high aged dependency rates 

Connections

Q.15) Which of the following list of societal characteristics does NOT belong with the others?a. Stage II of demographic transitionb. Chronic degenerative diseasesc. Migrationd. Political instability

Q 16) According to the PRB’s powerpoint on dependency ratios, high divorce rates, non-marital childbearing, and blended families are factors mentioned as reducing the availability of family caregivers for the elderly in the U.S. These factors remind us most of the changes discussed by….a. McIntoshb. Putnamc. Gansd. Jhally

Q 17) The growing ecological concern with how societies will manage the ever- growing waste disposal can be linked to all of the following except…a. the effectiveness of advertisingb. the McDonaldization of societyc. the increase of social capitald. stage II of demographic transition

Q 18) All of the following describe the perspective of theorists such as Spencer and Durkheim EXCEPT …a. Social order is maintained by force & coercionb. Society is stable and integratedc. Sociologists are value neutral scientistsd. Society molds & contains selfish human impulses

Q 19) We began the course talking about the societal changes of the industrial revolution. We returned at the end of the course to the same time period when we discussed…a. The beginning of stage II of demographic transitionb. Decreasing urban inequalitiesc. Gendered shifts in the workplaced. Putnam’s social changes

Q. 20) Sometimes it is difficult for us to see how our own society works, as Horace Miner illustrated in The Nacerima. Our difficulty seeing our own societal problems can be explained, in part, by all of the following EXCEPT… a. Gramsci’s hegemonic discourseb. Ritzer and Jensen’s discussion of “the code”c. McIntosh’s discussion of the unconscious privileges of privilege d. Gans’ examination of “life chances” and the matrix of domination and subjugation