Soc 001 - Introduction to Sociology » Summer 2021 » Quiz 4

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Question #1
How is a sociological definition of religion different from a commonsense, everyday definition?
A.   A sociological definition looks only at the way religion is created and re-created through everyday interaction.
B.   A sociological definition must be broad enough to encompass all brands of religious experience.
C.   A sociological definition cannot take into account personal relationships with God.
D.   A sociological definition looks only at the macro elements of religion.
Question #2
Which of the following techniques is used to disenfranchise part of the American population today?
A.   requiring a literacy test to get a ballot
B.   requiring that poll taxes be paid in order to vote
C.   requiring polling places to be put in as many locations as possible
D.   denying people who have been convicted of felonies the right to vote for the rest of their lives
Question #3
C. Wright Mills identifies the small and unified group of people who occupy the highest positions of the major economic, political, and military institutions and exercise tremendous influence in American social life as:
A.   a variety of organizations and institutions that represent different interest groups.
B.   political action committees that raise money and advocate on behalf of their donors.
C.   the power elite.
D.   the media.
Question #4
What do schools, churches, and governments all have in common?
A.   They are all less important today than in the past.
B.   They are all social institutions.
C.   They function only at the macro level.
D.   They are all secular institutions.
Question #5
What does a sociological perspective tell us about education in the United States?
A.   Educational success often has as much to do with social stratification as it does with individual ability.
B.   Anyone who works hard can get good grades.
C.   Tracking helps students from disadvantaged backgrounds achieve material success.
D.   Education is the pathway to material success and, as such, rewards the best and brightest individuals.
Question #6
How has the Information Revolution changed the nature of work and the economy?
A.   It has slowed down the process of globalization.
B.   It has made it less likely that individuals will be able to work from home.
C.   It has made companies more likely to manufacture and sell goods within a single nation.
D.   It has shifted the economy toward the production of knowledge and services.
Question #7
“From each according to his ability, to each according to his need.” This slogan could only be fully realized with:
A.   a mixture of capitalism and socialism.
B.   pure communism.
C.   a mixture of capitalism and communism.
D.   pure capitalism.
Question #8
The economy is not only about money but also about:
A.   rituals and beliefs that divide the world into the sacred and the profane.
B.   the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services.
C.   the people who are most important to an individual’s sense of self.
D.   encouraging cooperation over competition.
Question #9
In a capitalist system, what do workers have available to sell?
A.   different kinds of commodities
B.   stocks and bonds
C.   their own labor
D.   raw materials
Question #10
Corporations whose decision making, production, and distribution operations are spread all over the world are characteristic of:
A.   shallow integration.
B.   deep integration.
C.   runaway shops.
D.   industrialization.
Question #11
Tactics that let workers take back some degree of control over the conditions in which they work are called:
A.   knowledge work.
B.   resistance strategies.
C.   service work.
D.   collective bargaining.
Question #12
Who is more likely to return home after a full day of paid labor and then have to put in a “second shift” at home taking care of domestic work?
A.   women
B.   men
C.   young people
D.   older people
Question #13
When was the last anti-miscegenation law struck down in the United States?
A.   1895
B.   1865
C.   1917
D.   1967
Question #14
What do sociologists call the tendency to marry someone of a similar background?
A.   in-group orientation
B.   exogamy
C.   heterogamy
D.   endogamy
Question #15
Reading children bedtime stories is an important task in many families. What part of reading the bedtime story is an instrumental task?
A.   getting children into pajamas, tucked into bed, and then to sleep
B.   staying entertained as a parent by reading the children books you like
C.   sharing a moment with a child and developing shared interests
D.   making bedtime fun and keeping everyone happy
Question #16
How does the U.S. Census Bureau define “family”?
A.   people who are emotionally and/or materially interdependent
B.   two or more individuals related by blood, marriage, or adoption who share a household
C.   people who share a household
D.   parents living with minor children
Question #17
According to the text, ________ is one of several reasons people live their lives unmarried.
A.   the single lifestyle
B.   an inability to find a mate
C.   fear of infidelity
D.   the bohemian lifestyle

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