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

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Question #1
Dual employed marriages in the United States
A.   typically involves the husband working a second shift
B.   generally involve the husband assuming half the domestic duties in the household
C.   are declining in number
D.   usually assume that the wife will handle the bulk of household responsibilities in addition to her job
Question #2
Which of the following is not a likely outcome of the Affordable Care Act?
A.   People with higher incomes will receive higher quality healthcare.
B.   Congress will maintain its luxurious, government-paid medical care.
C.   The poor will continue to suffer from more health problems and die at a younger age
D.   Inequality in medical care will be eliminated.
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.   tracking or sorting students into different education programs
D.   charging tuition for students to attend the better schools
Question #4
Which of the following is not a latent function of education?
A.   socialization into a bureaucratic society
B.   the provision of day-care facilities
C.   the transformation of a diverse population into a homogeneous society
D.   the identification of potential marriage partners
Question #5
Which of the following statements regarding families in the United States is not true?
A.   The number of nuclear families has doubled over the past 30 years.
B.   There are more single-parent households today than in the past 30 years.
C.   Cohabitation has emerged as a common lifestyle.
D.   Many parents today are working parents.
Question #6
What is the main difference between cohabitation and marriage?
A.   The age at which people cohabitate usually ends at around 30
B.   There is a greater degree of financial and emotional commitment in marriage.
C.   Marriage is more fragile and more likely to end in separation.
D.   Cohabitation is never permanent, whereas most marriages are.
Question #7
Why did Joan of Arc, Adolph Hitler, and Jesus Christ all have in common?
A.   They were all charismatic leaders.
B.   They were elected to the positions they held.
C.   They were all ultimately successful in their ambitions.
D.   They were all driven to success by political ambition
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 industrialist who produces the goods
C.   the consumer who purchases 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.   solidarity
B.   the sociological Imagination
C.   social control
D.   sociology
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.   the hidden curriculum
B.   credentialism
C.   human capital
D.   grade inflation
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.   democracy
B.   totalitarian regime
C.   oligarchy
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 shy and timid when encountering new social situations.
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 equal or do better than conventional schooled students.
Question #14
Why is religion classified as a universal social institution?
A.   It meets basic human needs.
B.   All societies have churches
C.   Religion unites all people of the world
D.   Without religion, there could be no salvation
Question #15
The most significant predictor of whether a student will attend college is his/her ________. 
A.   family background
B.   test scores
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 works without proper identification and is paid in cash.
C.   Jose is unemployed and is collecting unemployment insurance.
D.   Jose is a freelance or contract worker.
Question #17
The plow was to the agricultural society as the ________ was to the industrial society.
A.   microchip
B.   steam engine
C.   human genome
D.   assembly line
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 set limits, then permit him to choose his activities of interest.
B.   They will allow Ivan to do as he pleases and will not interfere with his choices.
C.   They will employ strict discipline and dictate the choices he makes.
D.   They will use shaming and peer pressure to ensure proper development
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.   All schools receive the same amount of funding
B.   Schools in wealthy neighborhoods receive the most funding
C.   It's never really known.
D.   Schools in poor 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.   democracy
B.   monarchy
C.   authoritarian regime
D.   oligarchy
Question #21
Laudz is from Haiti. Her family has encouraged her to marry an American. As such, Laudz’s family supports:
A.   homogamy
B.   exogamy
C.   endogamy
D.   polygamy
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 is lower than the divorce rate of first marriages.
B.   It varies based on the new dual income of the couple
C.   It is about the same as the divorce rate of first marriages.
D.   It is higher 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 acts as a badge of courage for fundamentalists.
B.   The cross is viewed as protection from evil spirits
C.   It is a condensed way for the wearer to say, "I am a follower of Jesus Christ."
D.   The cross is considered appropriate jewelry only for Christians.
Question #24
What are the two dysfunctions of religion addressed in the textbook?
A.   social control; religious persecution
B.   religious persecution; war and terrorism
C.   contributing significant funding to the church; sexism in religion
D.   sexism in religion; social control
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 de Klerk regime ran out of funds and could no longer make the necessary payoffs to remain in office.
B.   The nation followed the procedures based on rational-legal authority.
C.   The transfer of power was based on cultural tradition.
D.   The Mandela faction had control of a large military power base
Question #26
Although debatable, what does evidence suggest about the emphasis on machismo in Latino families?
A.   It is as important today as it was in the past.
B.   It is the cause of high divorce rates among Latino families
C.   It is declining with each new generation.
D.   It is increasing 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.   Lack of camaraderie and communication difficulties.
C.   Workers become unmotivated and lazy
D.   Quality of the product or service produced declines
Question #28
Most social scientists are in agreement that cognitive ability testing
A.   is culturally biased because the tests are designed for lower-class students
B.   contributes to social inequality
C.   is a product of racial differences
D.   reflects genetic differences among people
Question #29
Which of the following statements about the film on Jim Jones and The People’s Temple is not correct?
A.   Jones ordered the murder of Congressman Leo Ryan
B.   Some of the members committed suicide at a distant location
C.   All of the Jonestown residents committed suicide.
D.   Many of the members were forced to drink the poison
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, sacred
C.   profane, profane
D.   sacred, profane
Question #31
Which of the following is not an element of religion?
A.   Organization
B.   Ritual and prayer
C.   Profane
D.   Belief
Question #32
Which of the following is true regarding marriage in the U.S.?
A.   Childnessness among married couples has been increasing in recent years.
B.   Many women in the chilbearing years do not see postponment of masrriage and childbearing as pathways to a good job and economic independence.
C.   Women are having more children nowadays.
D.   Cohabitation rates continue to pummel.
Question #33
Social inequality usually begins
A.   among friends
B.   the family
C.   the church
D.   the school
Question #34
In regard to the cost of higher eduation, which of the following statements is not true?
A.   Since 1978, the cost of higher education has increased 1,225 percent.
B.   School construction projects have dropped significantly.
C.   The cost of college education has shifted from states to students and their families.
D.   In the years between 1991 and 2010, states funding for full-time students dropped 26 percent.
Question #35
High-school dropouts
A.   increase the demand for social services.
B.   are as equally likely to vote as high-school graduates.
C.   pay more in taxes.
D.   have no significant impact in society.
Question #36
Which of the following is one of the five major world religions?
A.   Buddhism
B.   The Peoples Temple
C.   Roman Catholicism
D.   Baptists
Question #37
The smallest group of individuals that can be legitimately called a family is known as
A.   an endogamous family
B.   an exogamous family
C.   a nuclear family
D.   an extended family
Question #38
In the globalization of capitalism, the dominant European nation is ________
A.   Germany
B.   Great Britain
C.   France
D.   Italy
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 doctrine emphasizing conspicuous consumption and individual success.
C.   It is a way of thinking about the supernatural and its part in religion.
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 violates the basic economic law of supply and demand.
C.   It leads to severe social inequalities.
D.   It produces more products than can be reasonably consumed.

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