Final Exam Review

Answer Key

Chapter 9: The Ties that Bind Q. 1) According to the text, which of the following is NOT a characteristic of family changes that have now produced the postmodern family? a. A radical loss of the symbolic value of marriage b. An increase in unmarried partner households c. An increase in one-person households d. A general deinstitutionalization of the family  

Chapter 10: Getting Schooled Q. 2) According to the text, a primary transmitter of the unofficial culture in schools is the…. a. Peer group b. School curriculum c. Teachers and administrators d. Parents  

Chapter 12: From Gap to Gucci Q. 3) According to the text, the four types of stratification systems-slave, estate, caste, and class- are differentiated IN ORDER in terms of … a. Increasing openness and mobility b. Decreasing stringency and heterogeneity c. Increasing explicitness and ascription d. Decreasing achievement and ascription

Chapter 13: Opening Doors Q. 4) Which of the following is a TRUE statement? All cultures divide humans into two sexes/genders-male and female. Despite cultural variations, biologically there are only two distinct sexes. Gender socialization is largely complete by the age of five. In some cultures gender is allowed to evolve rather than being assigned.  

Chapter 14: Color Coded Q. 5) Omi and Winant identify four models that have been used to explain racial inequality and discrimination. Which is NOT one of these fours? a. Ethnicity b. Social Class c. Nation d. Biology  

Chapter 15: Sociology is a Verb Q. 6) The Ch. 15 text discussion of ‘personal sociology’ and ‘public sociology’ is quite reminiscent of our outside reading early in the semester in which… a. Roberts discussed macro sociology and meso sociology b. Mills discussed private troubles and public issues c. Durkheim discussed mechanical and organic solidarity d. Marx discussed personal disadvantage and public exploitation  

McIntosh: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack   McIntosh: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack Q.7 McIntosh maintains that obliviousness about white privilege is enculturated in order to… a. Challenge the notion of racial hegemony b. Ameliorate class inequalities c. Maintain the myth of meritocracy d. Exacerbate gendered power differentials

Gans: The Uses of Poverty Q.8) According to Herbert Gans, poverty continues because… a. we have never figured out a way to stop it b. there are too many people and too little food c. it is functional to the more powerful d. it functional to those who are poor  

a. Expectations for the students   A Tale of Two Schools Q. 10) Which is NOT one the things the video shows that differ in the two school environments? a. Expectations for the students b. How much teachers care about the students c. Addressing multiple intelligences d. Racial and ethnic diversity

A World in the Balance Q.11) In sub-Saharan Africa, population growth is associated with all of the following EXCEPT… a. morbidity transition b. emigration out of Africa c. ecological devastation d. infrastructural strain

Hegemony Q. 12) According the class discussion. Hegemony is the “ social, cultural, ideological, or economic influence exerted by… a. A dominant group b. The majority in a society c. A minority in society d. The intellectuals in society

Demography Q.13 The population pyramid below is most likely for a country in which of the following regions?   a. Central America b. India c. Europe d. Sub Saharan Africa

Dependency Ratios PPT Q. 14) Overall, countries in stage IV and V of demographic transition have   a. High youth dependency rates & high aged dependency rates b. Low youth dependency rates & low aged dependency rates c. High youth dependency rates & low aged dependency rates d. Low youth dependency rates & high aged dependency rates

Connections Q.15) Which of the following list of societal characteristics does NOT belong with the others? a. Stage II of demographic transition b. Chronic degenerative diseases c. Migration d. Political instability

Q 16) According to the PRB’s powerpoint on dependency ratios, high divorce rates, non-marital childbearing, and blended families are factors mentioned as reducing the availability of family caregivers for the elderly in the U.S. These factors remind us most of the changes discussed by…. a. McIntosh b. Putnam c. Gans d. Jhally

Q 17) The growing ecological concern with how societies will manage the ever- growing waste disposal can be linked to all of the following except… a. the effectiveness of advertising b. the McDonaldization of society c. the increase of social capital d. stage II of demographic transition

Q 18) All of the following describe the perspective of theorists such as Spencer and Durkheim EXCEPT … a. Social order is maintained by force & coercion b. Society is stable and integrated c. Sociologists are value neutral scientists d. Society molds & contains selfish human impulses

Q 19) We began the course talking about the societal changes of the industrial revolution. We returned at the end of the course to the same time period when we discussed… a. The beginning of stage II of demographic transition b. Decreasing urban inequalities c. Gendered shifts in the workplace d. Putnam’s social changes

Q. 20) Sometimes it is difficult for us to see how our own society works, as Horace Miner illustrated in The Nacerima. Our difficulty seeing our own societal problems can be explained, in part, by all of the following EXCEPT… a. Gramsci’s hegemonic discourse b. Ritzer and Jensen’s discussion of “the code” c. McIntosh’s discussion of the unconscious privileges of privilege d. Gans’ examination of “life chances” and the matrix of domination and subjugation