Soc 001 - Introduction to Sociology » Summer 2021 » Examination 3

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Question #1
Which of the following is an example of "racial steering"?
A.   The Trail of Tears, when the United States government forced Native Americans to permanently leave their homes and territory.
B.   Kiki being told she’ll find math difficult because she is a girl.
C.   Ral estate agents directing white clients to look for housing in certain neighborhoods, and non-white clients to others.
D.   All of these are examples of racial steering.
E.   Jose’s parents not allowing him to date Martha because she is of a different background.
Question #2
Adolf Hitler blaming Germany’s pre-war problems on the Jewish population is an illustration of:
A.   scapegoat theory.
B.   white privilege.
C.   pluralism.
D.   the social construction of race.
Question #3
Speedy Gonzalez is a popular cartoon character, but is widely considered an inappropriate stereotype. Many children are raised watching Speedy Gonzalez cartoons, unaware that such stereotypes are negative. This is a product of:
A.   the culture of prejudice.
B.   genocide.
C.   intersection theory.
D.   scapegoat theory.
Question #4
President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s executive order 9066, which authorized the establishment of internment camps for anyone with as little as one-eighth Japanese ancestry following Pearl Harbor, is an example of:
A.   expulsion.
B.   Communism.
C.   racial steering.
D.   genocide.
E.   preferential treatment of minorities.
Question #5
Which of the following is not an example of a stereotype?
A.   Isaiah cooking his girlfriend a meat-free dinner because she is a vegetarian.
B.   Cynthia believing her best friend is good at math because she is Asian.
C.   Maria assuming her son-in-law is a heavy drinker because he is Irish.
D.   Paolo assuming his neighbor likes rap music because he is African American.
Question #6
The term segregation is defined in the text as:
A.   the deliberate annihilation of a targeted, usually subordinate, group.
B.   the process by which a minority individual or group takes on the characteristics of the dominant culture
C.   the physical separation of groups, particularly in residence, but also in workplace and social functions.
D.   the integration of diverse cultural concepts into a public school curriculum.
Question #7
India is a multi-ethnic society in which 22 languages are recognized by the constitution. As such, minority group members live peacefully with the dominant group while maintaining their distinctive culture. This is an example of:
A.   de facto segregation.
B.   de jure segregation.
C.   expulsion.
D.   pluralism.
E.   assimilation.
Question #8
At the Shady Pines Country Club, a person can only gain membership through inheritance. Because blacks, Asians, and Hispanics were banned from membership until the 1970s, the club remains all white today. This reflects:
A.   institutional racism/discrimination.
B.   racial steering.
C.   perpetuity.
D.   ethnocentrism.
Question #9
Some sociologists argue that the wealthy and powerful foster negative attitudes toward minorities and recent immigrants to keep workers divided and wages low. This belief would be associated with which major theoretical perspective?
A.   Behaviorism.
B.   Symbolic interactionism.
C.   Conflict theory.
D.   Functionalism.
Question #10
The term sexual orientation can be defined as:
A.   a person’s biological/reproductive category.
B.   a person’s emotional and sexual attraction to a particular sex.
C.   a term that refers to individuals who identify with the behaviors and characteristics  that are opposite of their biological sex.
D.   in Freudian Theory, a phase which a person outgrows before entering heterosexuality.
Question #11
Peggy accepts a job offer as an advertising copywriter. Her boss immediately assigns her campaigns for products such as makeup and cleaning products. Peggy asks for different clients, but her boss tells her she should stick to what she knows best. Peggy is experiencing:
A.   sexual orientation.
B.   a "crush" on her boss.
C.   amalgamation.
D.   homophobia.
E.   sexism.
Question #12
The term sexuality is defined by the text as:
A.   a person’s capacity for sexual feelings.
B.   an individual’s sense of being either masculine or feminine.
C.   an individual’s biological/reproductive category.
D.   the repressed sexual inclinations of society as a whole.
Question #13
When Jeanette’s parents find out her twin brother, Rex, has been sexually active, they tell him to use protection. When they find out Jeanette has been sexually active, they send her away to a highly restrictive boarding school. This is an example of:
A.   homophobia.
B.   gender dysphoria.
C.   a double standard.
D.   heterosexism.
Question #14
Prejudice and discrimination always go hand in hand--you can't have one without the other.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #15
Tasha believes that gender is about the division of labor in the family. In the pre-industrial era, men were the hunter-gatherers and bread-winners, and women were keepers of the home. Although, after World War II, changes in the family structure allowed women to become breadwinners also, altering the roles of the family, traditional ideas about gender roles persist. From what sociological perspective do Tasha’s thoughts come?
A.   Symbolic interactionism.
B.   Conflict theory.
C.   Functionalism.
D.   Cyberfeminism.
Question #16
The expression “doing gender” can be defined as:
A.   the prejudiced belief that one sex should be valued over another.
B.   when people conduct themselves and perform tasks based upon the gender assigned to them by society.
C.   dating a member of the same sex to make a political statement.
D.   all of these are examples of "doing gender".
E.   the refusal to participate in any tasks with gender-specific requirements.
Question #17
According to your text, in which country is sex education required in public school?
A.   Sweden.
B.   England.
C.   Nigeria.
D.   the United States.
Question #18
In 1973, the American Psychological Association (APA) declassified homosexuality as an abnormal or deviant disorder. Which sociological perspective would be most interested in the statement the (APA) made to society?
A.   Functionalism.
B.   Symbolic interactionism.
C.   Exchange theory.
D.   Conflict theory.
Question #19
Which of the following is not an example of gender stereotyping?
A.   Keisha’s mom encouraging her to take home economics rather than shop classes so she can please her future husband.
B.   A father buying a basketball hoop for his daughter’s eighth birthday.
C.   A teacher discouraging a female student from entering the military, suggesting nursing school instead.
D.   A music store employee encouraging a young woman to study the piano or flute instead of the drums or guitar.
Question #20
Sociologists have adopted the phrase, “the graying of the United States.” What does this phrase mean?
A.   With industrialization and the building of big cities, there is very little green nature left and everything is the color of cement.
B.   Gray is culturally considered beautiful and thus people are bleaching their hair.
C.   The greatest part of the population is reaching the age of 65 and entering old age.
D.   Refers to the fact that so many older adults are "behind grey prison walls".
Question #21
No one in the United States can watch the news without hearing about problems with Social Security. Which approach has been used in the past to avoid the program’s collapse?
A.   Increasing the work week to 45 hours so that there is more money coming into the program.
B.   Making Social Security a private program, much like insurance or a 401(k).
C.   Increasing the age at which someone can start collecting Social Security.
D.   Paying Social Security to people who paid the tax; cut out any spouses or dependents who might benefit.
Question #22
What is a dependency ratio?
A.   It is the comparison of children to parents.
B.   It is the comparison of healthcare professionals to the elderly.
C.   It is the comparison of grandparents to parents.
D.   It is the comparison of working people to non-working people.
Question #23
Which is a social issue that many elderly females discover they are victims of?
A.   Being carded to prove their Senior Citizen status.
B.   Being talked down to by gas station attendants.
C.   Having their medical ailments trivialized by doctors.
D.   Being hit on by young men in search of "cougars" and "sugar Mamas".
E.   Being suspected of shoplifting by sales clerks.
Question #24
What is the basic idea behind disengagement theory?
A.   As people age, ideas of romance and intimacy become distasteful.
B.   As people age, they disengage with their friends in order to spend more time with their families.
C.   As people age, they think less and less about being married to their spouse, and more about their individuality.
D.   As people age, they generally withdraw from all forms of society.
E.   As people age, they begin to lose their friends and family and spend their last days mourning their losses.
Question #25
Some conflict theorists subscribe to the idea that as time and technology move forward, older people are left behind and they lose social standing and power. Which specific theory does this describe?
A.   Continuity theory.
B.   Age stratification theory.
C.   Modernization theory.
D.   Functionalist theory.
E.   Exchange theory.
Question #26
A sociologist may choose to study senior centers, and other groups of elderly people. Which theory might prove most useful for setting up their study?
A.   Gerotranscendence.
B.   Subculture of aging theory.
C.   Age stratification theory.
D.   Selective optimization with compensation theory.
Question #27
When elderly people are considered the appropriate leaders of a group of people, the society is called a(n):
A.   meritocracy.
B.   oligarchy of elders.
C.   age-stratified society.
D.   gerontocracy.
Question #28
Americans born between approximately 1946 and 1964 are known as members of:
A.   Gen X.
B.   the Baby Boom.
C.   the Millennial Generation.
D.   the lost Generation.
Question #29
The term sex ratio refers to:
A.   the ration of sexual encounters in older adults vs. the frequency in younger people.
B.   the number of women in a population per 100,000 men,
C.   the number of men in a population per 100 women.
D.   the frequency with which older adults engage in sexual intercourse.
Question #30
"Gender stratification is a mechanism for allocating differential rewards and motivating people to fill key positions that are important to society." This statement would be most consistent with the:
A.   evolutionary perspective.
B.   functionalist perspective.
C.   feminist perspective.
D.   interactionist perspective.
E.   conflict perspective.
Question #31
"People gain desirable positions in the stratification system through exploitation or inheritance and then work to protect their resources against inroads by less fortunate groups." This statement reflects the:
A.   functionalist perspective.
B.   conflict perspective.
C.   evolutionary perspective.
D.   interactionist perspective.
Question #32
The experience of African Americans in the United States has been different from the experiences of most minority groups in that:
A.   African Americans were free to leave the United States if they didn't like it.
B.   African Americans have had access to "investment clubs" to help them succeed.
C.   African Americans were poor when they came to the United States.
D.   most African Americans came to the United States involuntarily.
Question #33
While visiting your dad at his nursing home (he's recovering from surgery), you see an elderly lady sitting at the table with a full tray of food in front of her. She is in a wheel chair and seems depressed. She seems to be experiencing:
A.   psychosomatic aging.
B.   tertiary aging.
C.   primary aging.
D.   secondary aging.
E.   insanity.
Question #34
What is the purpose of queer theory?
A.   To examine the genetic differences between the heterosexual population and homosexual (in old slang, "queer") population.
B.   To question the ways society perceives and experiences sex, gender, and sexuality.
C.   To propose a series of federal laws that will put an end to many social inequalities.
D.   To determine whether sexual orientation is a product of nature or nurture.
Question #35
Regarding the relationship between income and gender, recent research shows that:
A.   in none of the occupations studied do women earn more than men.
B.   women earn less than men because they take longer to finish college.
C.   when women have no children and have worked as long as men have worked, they are paid equally.
D.   women earn less than men because they do more poorly in high school and college.
Question #36
Which of the following conclusions was reached in the text regarding abuse of the elderly?
A.   elder abuse is actually a myth—perpetrated by members of AARP who want attention.
B.   many elderly are abused by a paid caregiver or one who is dependent on the elder.
C.   elderly who live alone are at greater risk than those who live with a relative.
D.   categories of  elder abuse do not include neglect.
Question #37
  
A.   Native Americans occupied the U.S. when European settlers first arrived.
B.   Native Americans were free to leave the United States if they didn't like it.
C.   Native Americans were poor when they came to the United States
D.   Native Americans came to the United States involuntarily.
Question #38
Characteristics like “race” and ethnicity are:
A.   biological in nature.
B.   achieved statuses.
C.   role conflicts.
D.   ascribed statuses.
Question #39
Supercentenarians are people aged _______ and older.
A.   100
B.   110
C.   105
D.   101
Question #40
In a non-Covid world, a grocery store posts signs in October that read: "Sorry. No eggs or flour will be sold to young people during the Halloween season. Please respect other people's property." The sign is an example of:
A.   an abundance of caution.
B.   normal rationing.
C.   ageism.
D.   sexism.

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