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

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Question #1
Which of the following is true of the upper class in the United States today?
A.   They make up about 30 percent of the population.
B.   They usually work in executive, managerial, and professional jobs.
C.   They are comprised mainly of skilled workers in technical fields.
D.   They are a largely self-sustaining group and rarely add new members.
Question #2
Which system of social stratification was in the final stages of breaking down when Karl Marx developed his ideas?
A.   capitalism
B.   communism
C.   feudalism
D.   slavery
Question #3
How is Max Weber’s idea of social class different from Karl Marx’s?
A.   Weber believed that class status was inherited and was an extension of the old feudal system.
B.   Weber believed that wealth was the only factor that mattered, regardless of how that wealth was acquired.
C.   Weber did not believe that owning the means of production mattered in any way.
D.   Weber believed that wealth, power, and prestige could all affect a person’s social class.
Question #4
In House of Yes, a play by Wendy MacLeod, the character Marty brings his fiancée, Lesly, to meet his family. She comes from a different class, which leads to exchanges like this one between Lesly, Marty, and Marty’s two siblings, Anthony and Jackie: Anthony: Would you like a glass of Liebfraumilch? Lesly: No thank you. I’ll just have a glass of wine. Marty: That’s the name of the wine. Lesly: Oh! [laughs] I do not speak French. Jackie: Who does? Anthony: You do. Jackie: Oh, that’s right, I do. According to Pierre Bourdieu, Marty’s siblings are unhappy with Lesly because she does not have enough:
A.   social capital.
B.   cultural capital.
C.   integrity.
D.   hubris.
Question #5
What school of social thought insists that all social structures, including systems of stratification, are built out of everyday interactions?
A.   conflict theory
B.   symbolic interactionism
C.   functionalism
D.   Weberianism
Question #6
How do we decide when to display situational ethnicity?
A.   We do a cost-benefit analysis.
B.   We only consider religious holidays.
C.   We decide based on the holiday.
D.   We follow our families’ demands.
Question #7
How do sociologists define a minority group?
A.   a group that is smaller than the dominant group
B.   a group that makes up less than 50 percent of the total population
C.   a group whose members suffer from unequal treatment
D.   a group that makes up less than 20 percent of the total population
Question #8
Which of the following is an example of discrimination?
A.   believing Asians are good at math
B.   thinking that African Americans are better dancers than white people
C.   refusing to sell someone a house in a particular neighborhood because of his or her race
D.   believing that the Irish drink too much
Question #9
According to conflict theory, what is the real source of racism?
A.   the struggle groups have for power and control
B.   the people who attempt to live as if they were members of a different racial group
C.   the need for social equality for capitalism to function
D.   the desire for assimilation of minority groups into majority groups
Question #10
What is it called when someone lives as if they were a member of a different racial category than the one into which they were born?
A.   racial stereotyping
B.   cultural imperialism
C.   racial self-hatred
D.   racial passing
Question #11
Patriarchy can be defined as:
A.   a society that privileges women’s experiences over those of men
B.   a society in which women are dominated by men
C.   a society that seeks to equalize men’s and women’s access in the workplace
D.   a society in which women and men share equal access to positions of prestige, power, and control over the means of production
Question #12
When describing transgender people, some newspapers, magazines, and other media tend to use gender-inappropriate names or pronouns, as well as other language that trans persons find insensitive or offensive. This is an example of:
A.   microaggression
B.   sexism
C.   homophobia
D.   patriarchy
Question #13
According to conflict theory, why are women’s contributions to family life devalued?
A.   The resources provided by men are ultimately more valuable than those provided by women.
B.   When no one plays the expressive role, family life remains the same.
C.   As a social group, men benefit from maintaining their dominant status.
D.   Women are entering the workforce in greater numbers.
Question #14
For what category of crime are women more likely to be arrested than men?
A.   Burglary
B.   Embezzlement
C.   Prostitution
D.   Theft
Question #15
What criticism do third-wave feminists commonly level against the first two waves of feminism?
A.   They compromised too much with men’s rights groups.
B.   They included too many men.
C.   They focused too much on jobs and the economy.
D.   They marginalized the concerns of women of color, lesbians, and working-class women.

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