Soc 001 - Introduction to Sociology » Fall 2019 » Final Exam

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Question #1
Dual employed marriages in the United States
A.   usually assume that the wife will handle the bulk of household responsibilities in addition to her job
B.   are declining in number
C.   generally involve the husband assuming half the domestic duties in the household
D.   typically involves the husband working a second shift
Question #2
Which of the following is not a likely outcome of the Affordable Care Act?
A.   The poor will continue to suffer from more health problems and die at a younger age
B.   Inequality in medical care will be eliminated.
C.   People with higher incomes will receive higher quality healthcare.
D.   Congress will maintain its luxurious, government-paid medical care.
Question #3
What is the most popular way to accomplish gatekeeping? 
A.   opening programs to all students
B.   creating a two-tier level of schools
C.   charging tuition for students to attend the better schools
D.   tracking or sorting students into different education programs
Question #4
Which of the following is not a latent function of education?
A.   the transformation of a diverse population into a homogeneous society
B.   the identification of potential marriage partners
C.   the provision of day-care facilities
D.   socialization into a bureaucratic society
Question #5
Which of the following statements regarding families in the United States is not true?
A.   Many parents today are working parents.
B.   The number of nuclear families has doubled over the past 30 years.
C.   Cohabitation has emerged as a common lifestyle.
D.   There are more single-parent households today than in the past 30 years.
Question #6
What is the main difference between cohabitation and marriage?
A.   Cohabitation is never permanent, whereas most marriages are.
B.   Marriage is more fragile and more likely to end in separation.
C.   There is a greater degree of financial and emotional commitment in marriage.
D.   The age at which people cohabitate usually ends at around 30
Question #7
Why did Joan of Arc, Adolph Hitler, and Jesus Christ all have in common?
A.   They were elected to the positions they held.
B.   They were all driven to success by political ambition
C.   They were all ultimately successful in their ambitions.
D.   They were all charismatic leaders.
Question #8
In socialism, who or what determines what will be produced and what it will cost?
A.   the central committee that decides what the country needs
B.   the consumer who purchases the goods
C.   the industrialist who produces the goods
D.   the level that the market will bear
Question #9
Sharonda is a sociology student who tutors two of her classmates. One tutee is doing very well, while the other has showed no signs of improvement. Sharonda looks beyond each individual to explain the success and failure, believing that the various opportunities offered by society explain the differences. Sharonda’s thought process illustrates:
A.   the sociological Imagination
B.   sociology
C.   social control
D.   solidarity
Question #10
Each morning at 8:15 am, the children at George Washington Carver Elementary School say the pledge of allegiance and sing the national anthem. Through this experience, the children learn patriotism. Since this lesson is unrelated to academic learning, it is part of:
A.   human capital
B.   grade inflation
C.   credentialism
D.   the hidden curriculum
Question #11
On Wednesday, November 13th in 2001, Dong Uk Yi voiced disagreement with government policies in his native country. Since then, his family or friends have never seen Dong again. This disappearance of citizens who oppose government policies is most likely to happen under a(n) ________________.
A.   oligarchy
B.   totalitarian regime
C.   democracy
D.   monarchy
Question #12
What is the single greatest influence of marital homogamy?
A.   endogamy
B.   exogamy
C.   heterogamy
D.   propinquity
Question #13
What do studies demonstrate in regard to the level of social skills home schooled students develop?
A.   Home-schooled students are equal or do better than conventional schooled students.
B.   Home-schooled students have significant behavioral problems.
C.   Home-schooled students are functionally illiterate when it comes to social skills.
D.   Home-schooled students are shy and timid when encountering new social situations.
Question #14
Why is religion classified as a universal social institution?
A.   Without religion, there could be no salvation
B.   All societies have churches
C.   Religion unites all people of the world
D.   It meets basic human needs.
Question #15
The most significant predictor of whether a student will attend college is his/her ________. 
A.   test scores
B.   family background
C.   personality
D.   motivation
Question #16
Jose is a Mexican worker referred to as los sin documentos. What does this imply about Jose's work status?
A.   Jose is an unskilled worker.
B.   Jose is a freelance or contract worker.
C.   Jose works without proper identification and is paid in cash.
D.   Jose is unemployed and is collecting unemployment insurance.
Question #17
The plow was to the agricultural society as the ________ was to the industrial society.
A.   microchip
B.   assembly line
C.   human genome
D.   steam engine
Question #18
Ivan is the son of working class parents. What is the likely method his parents will use in his rearing?
A.   They will allow Ivan to do as he pleases and will not interfere with his choices.
B.   They will employ strict discipline and dictate the choices he makes.
C.   They will use shaming and peer pressure to ensure proper development
D.   They will set limits, then permit him to choose his activities of interest.
Question #19
Diane has just received offers for teaching jobs at two different schools. One school is in an impoverished neighborhood while the other is in a wealthy neighborhood. Diane wants to work at the school that receives the most funding. She asks you which school receives the most funding. You tell Diane:
A.   It's never really known.
B.   Schools in poor neighborhoods receive the most funding
C.   All schools receive the same amount of funding
D.   Schools in wealthy neighborhoods receive the most funding
Question #20
Fidel Castro came to power in Cuba as a result of the Cuban revolution that overthrew Fulgencio Batista from leadership. The revolutionary forces that took power from Batista, and used repression to keep it,  serve as an example of a(n):
A.   monarchy
B.   oligarchy
C.   authoritarian regime
D.   democracy
Question #21
Laudz is from Haiti. Her family has encouraged her to marry an American. As such, Laudz’s family supports:
A.   exogamy
B.   homogamy
C.   polygamy
D.   endogamy
Question #22
The divorce rate of remarried people with children is higher than the divorce rate of first marriages. Which sentence best describes the divorce rate of remarried people without children? 
A.   It varies based on the new dual income of the couple
B.   It is higher than the divorce rate of first marriages
C.   It is about the same as the divorce rate of first marriages.
D.   It is lower than the divorce rate of first marriages.
Question #23
From a symbolic interactionist perspective, what does wearing a cross signify for Christians?
A.   The cross is considered appropriate jewelry only for Christians.
B.   The cross acts as a badge of courage for fundamentalists.
C.   It is a condensed way for the wearer to say, "I am a follower of Jesus Christ."
D.   The cross is viewed as protection from evil spirits
Question #24
What are the two dysfunctions of religion addressed in the textbook?
A.   contributing significant funding to the church; sexism in religion
B.   social control; religious persecution
C.   sexism in religion; social control
D.   religious persecution; war and terrorism
Question #25
Why was it possible for a peaceful transfer of power to take place in South Africa when President de Klerk (a powerful white South African) was replaced by Nelson Mandela (a black South African)?
A.   The transfer of power was based on cultural tradition.
B.   The nation followed the procedures based on rational-legal authority.
C.   The Mandela faction had control of a large military power base
D.   The de Klerk regime ran out of funds and could no longer make the necessary payoffs to remain in office.
Question #26
Although debatable, what does evidence suggest about the emphasis on machismo in Latino families?
A.   It is increasing with each new generation.
B.   It is the cause of high divorce rates among Latino families
C.   It is as important today as it was in the past.
D.   It is declining with each new generation.
Question #27
What is a major concern expressed by employees and managers as it pertains to telecommuting?
A.   Corporate profits usually decrease
B.   Workers become unmotivated and lazy
C.   Quality of the product or service produced declines
D.   Lack of camaraderie and communication difficulties.
Question #28
Most social scientists are in agreement that cognitive ability testing
A.   is a product of racial differences
B.   is culturally biased because the tests are designed for lower-class students
C.   reflects genetic differences among people
D.   contributes to social inequality
Question #29
Which of the following statements about the film on Jim Jones and The People’s Temple is not correct?
A.   Many of the members were forced to drink the poison
B.   Jones ordered the murder of Congressman Leo Ryan
C.   Some of the members committed suicide at a distant location
D.   All of the Jonestown residents committed suicide.
Question #30
Sandra and Kieta are sociology students who must attend a religious service for their class assignment. The two attend a church service where communion is served. Sandra is a Christian so the wine and wafer that are served inspire her reverence. Kieta is Jewish so the wine and wafer seems to be just another aspect of everyday life. The wine and wafer are _________ to Sandra and _________ to Kieta.
A.   profane, sacred
B.   sacred, profane
C.   profane, profane
D.   sacred, sacred
Question #31
Which of the following is not an element of religion?
A.   Organization
B.   Profane
C.   Ritual and prayer
D.   Belief
Question #32
Which of the following is true regarding marriage in the U.S.?
A.   Many women in the chilbearing years do not see postponment of masrriage and childbearing as pathways to a good job and economic independence.
B.   Women are having more children nowadays.
C.   Childnessness among married couples has been increasing in recent years.
D.   Cohabitation rates continue to pummel.
Question #33
Social inequality usually begins
A.   the family
B.   the school
C.   the church
D.   among friends
Question #34
In regard to the cost of higher eduation, which of the following statements is not true?
A.   In the years between 1991 and 2010, states funding for full-time students dropped 26 percent.
B.   Since 1978, the cost of higher education has increased 1,225 percent.
C.   The cost of college education has shifted from states to students and their families.
D.   School construction projects have dropped significantly.
Question #35
High-school dropouts
A.   pay more in taxes.
B.   increase the demand for social services.
C.   have no significant impact in society.
D.   are as equally likely to vote as high-school graduates.
Question #36
Which of the following is one of the five major world religions?
A.   The Peoples Temple
B.   Roman Catholicism
C.   Baptists
D.   Buddhism
Question #37
The smallest group of individuals that can be legitimately called a family is known as
A.   an exogamous family
B.   an endogamous family
C.   an extended family
D.   a nuclear family
Question #38
In the globalization of capitalism, the dominant European nation is ________
A.   Italy
B.   France
C.   Germany
D.   Great Britain
Question #39
What does the spirit of capitalism refer to, as proposed by Max Weber?
A.   It is a new approach to work and money that emphasizes investment to make profit.
B.   It is a way of thinking about the supernatural and its part in religion.
C.   It is a doctrine emphasizing conspicuous consumption and individual success.
D.   It is a doctrine legitimating the social order and the inequalities that accompany it
Question #40
What is the primary criticism leveled against capitalism?  
A.   It promotes immorality through conspicuous consumption
B.   It produces more products than can be reasonably consumed.
C.   It violates the basic economic law of supply and demand.
D.   It leads to severe social inequalities.

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