SOCS 185 ( Culture and Society ) Full Course
SOCS185 all weeks discussions , assignments ,
quizzes and final exam – Latest 2016
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Developing a Sociological Imagination
(graded)
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Sociologist
C. Wright Mills preferred to call the
sociological perspective “the sociological imagination” and he saw it
transforming personal troubles into public issues. Let’s begin our discussion
this week by considering homelessness. Why are a high percentage
of the homeless veterans? What situations might be a cause in someone being
homeless? Use the sociological imagination to explain your observations, and
how the sociological imagination helps us consider the causes and possible
solutions to homelessness..
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Stanford Prison Experiment (graded)
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In
1971, Philip Zimbardo’s experiment demonstrated the power of the situation and
the interaction between social interaction and social structure. There are many videos of
the experiment, search two or three videos on internet to see different
perspectives about this experiment. After viewing the videos,
if you had been a guard, do you think you would have been more likely to go
along with the other guards or would you have resisted or spoken up about
treating the prisoners the way you would have wanted to be treated if the roles
had been reversed??
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The Changing Meaning of Symbols (graded)
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1.
1. The battle flag of the
Confederate States of America is viewed by some as the rebel flag and is a
symbol for individualism against authority. To others, it is a powerful
symbol of repression, hate, and slavery.
2.
2. Someone wearing the hat or
jersey of their favorite team might be perceived as a gang member (friend or
foe) because of the symbolic meaning of the colors to another group.
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In
the article, “Games Children Play: An Exercise Illustrating Agents of
Socialization” (Teaching Sociology, 26, April, 1998: 130-139). Davita Silfen Glasberg,
Florence Maatita, Barbara Nangle, and Tracy Schauer pointed out that most
introductory sociology textbooks identify the main socialization agents as
family, peers, schools, media, work, and religion. “…what is far less often
acknowledged is the contribution that children’s toys and games play in
representing and reinforcing dominant conceptions of ‘appropriate’ social
identities found in social discourse and in institutional arrangements.” Toys and games can allow
us to experience the subtleties of race, class, gender, and political
socialization that are embedded in play. Sometimes players may
challenge and subvert these images and messages at the delight or disgust of
other players.
What
toys did you have as a child that you think of as agents of socialization? How
did you use toys to understand relationships or prepare for new ones?
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The Milgram Experiments (graded)
The
Milgram experiments on obedience to authority, discussed in chapter five were
conducted with groups of subjects who had not met before the experimental
session. Here is a brief video from
the original experiment: Milgram Experiment. Do you think that groups of
people who already knew each other would demonstrate more or less conformity if
placed in these experimental situations? What if the teachers were men and the
learners were women? Would teenagers conform the same as adults?
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Sexuality and Social Inequality (graded)
How
could sexuality play a part in social inequality? Watch the following video:
Girl’s Self-Esteem. Does society hold women to
a different set of expectations than they do for men?
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Social Mobility (graded)
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Has
your family experienced significant upward or downward mobility over the past
three or four generations? How do you think your values and behavior might
differ had you experienced the opposite pattern of mobility? How might it have
been different had your family been of a different ethnic or racial origin?
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Perceptions of Deviance (graded)
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One
of the more interesting topics of study is the area of deviance and social
control. Choose a form of deviance
with which you are familiar (not necessarily something you’ve done, but
something someone you know did) and discuss why society views that behavior as
deviant and whether perceptions of that behavior have changed over time. Explain which theory of
deviance you think works best for understanding the deviant behavior you’ve
chosen to discuss.
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Definitions of Race and Ethnicity (graded)
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What
is meant by the social construction of race? Take a look at the this video
link:.youtube.com/watch?v=EivX77ORIIs”>
Kiri Davis: A Girl Like Me. Is your race more a matter
of how you view yourself or of how others view you? In what ways is how you
view yourself influenced by our society and culture?
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Man’s Work Versus Woman’s Work (graded)
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How
are household chores (cooking, cleaning, laundry, child care, auto maintenance,
yard work, home repair, etc.) divided up along gender lines in your
current residence? How were chores divided up in the home where you grew up? Is
the time spent each week on the total about evenly divided or skewed one way or
the other?
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Sociologists
stress that family life is not just a reflection of individual decisions but
also the social structure of the broader society. Using concepts from this
week’s reading to support your points, discuss how society shapes family life.
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What is Religion? (graded)
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How
would you define a religion? What characteristics must a belief system have in
order for it to be considered a religion? If a belief system did not include
faith, a God, heaven, or hell, would it still be a religion? How much of a
belief system do you have to believe in order to be considered a member of a
religion, 100%, 90%, less?
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Think Globally, Act Locally (graded)
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What
steps do you or your families take to lessen your impact on the environment?
What items do you reduce your usage of, recycle back into other products, or
reuse for another purpose?
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Coming Back To Research (graded)
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Research
is fundamental in the social sciences. A common data collection
method is the survey. Let’s look at the survey as
a social scientist.
Navigate
to the DeVry portal .devry.edu/”>(http://my.devry.edu). At the student portal,
enter your DSI# and the password used to log in to the student portal and
navigate to the End of Course Evaluations and Student Satisfaction Survey
directly from the home page. Locate the Quick Links
section on the left side of the home page, scroll to the bottom of the page and
select the link for Surveys.
Now,
let’s discuss the merits and flaws of this survey instrument. Which questions would you
add? Which would you delete? What questions would you change? What questions
would you keep the same?
DeVry SOCS185 Course Assignmennts
Sociological Imagination Assignment
Our
decisions do not simply result from what philosophers call “free will.” Sociology teaches us that
the social world guides our life choices in much the same way that the physical
world guides influence our choice of clothing or the type of food we feel like
eating. C. Wright Mills pointed to the
power of what he called the sociological imagination to help us understand
everyday events. As he saw it, society—not
people’s personal failings—is the main cause of poverty and other social
problems.
For
this assignment explain how a personal problem can be caused by a larger social
issue. It can be a problem that
you, a friend or family member, or someone you have read about has experienced. Describe the situation,
putting both the personal problem and the larger
social issue in boldface, then explain the
relationship in terms of cause and effect. Limit your response to a
single double spaced page.
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Category
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Points
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%
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Description
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Understanding
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10
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25%
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Correctly
identifying a personal problem and larger social issue
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Analysis
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20
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50%
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Explaining
the cause and effect relationship using proper terminology
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Execution
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10
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25%
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Proper
spelling, grammar, format and use of boldface
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Total
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40
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100%
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Submit
your assignment to the Dropbox, located at the top of this page. For instructions on how to
use the Dropbox, read these .equella.ecollege.com/file/8ff9f27a-3772-48cf-9855-4bec4e6706bf/1/Dropbox.html”>step-by-step
instructions.
Discussions
·
Introduce
yourself to your instructor and to the rest of the class (not graded, but required)
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Developing
a Sociological Imagination (graded)
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Stanford
Prison Experiment (graded)
·
Q
& A Forum for your questions and comments (not graded)
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Your Assignment
Your Assignment
You
are a student employee who overhears conversations among your coworkers. While on break, two of your
male coworkers usually go off by themselves and smoke a cigarette. These recently hired
coworkers are in their first semester and have just graduated from high school. Sometimes you overhear bits
and pieces of their conversations. You are concerned that they
regularly have conversations that are inappropriate for the workplace. You have overheard these
coworkers making crude sexual references about other employees, telling sexist
jokes, and sharing images and graphics of a sexist nature on their cell phones. You seek advice on how to
handle the situation from others at your workplace.
KEY PLAYERS
.equella.ecollege.com/file/f0f437bb-eb7c-4fdc-8bf7-8a85fa477144/6/femaleBusinesswoman1.jpg” alt=””>You need to
decide if you want to file a formal complaint. If you do, the matter will
be investigated. If what you say can be
substantiated then the young men will be reprimanded. That usually results in
their employment being terminated and their student loans/financial aid may be
in put in jeopardy.
Shirley Wright
Manager of Student Employees
Shirley Wright
Manager of Student Employees
.equella.ecollege.com/file/f0f437bb-eb7c-4fdc-8bf7-8a85fa477144/6/Businessman15.PNG” alt=””>I don’t care
what your boss says; this is inappropriate behavior for the workplace, even if
they are on break. They should learn to stop
this kind of behavior before they graduate. It’s the sort of thing that
could get you fired in the real world. If I were you, I would,
informally, have a word with them and tell them that I was offended. Once they have been
informed that they offended someone, they may decide to change their behavior
on their own.
Ron DesVue
30-year-old veteran, student and classmate
Ron DesVue
30-year-old veteran, student and classmate
.equella.ecollege.com/file/f0f437bb-eb7c-4fdc-8bf7-8a85fa477144/6/Businessman10.png” alt=””>Hey, you got
a smart phone, don’t you? First thing I’d do is record their conversation on my
phone. Don’t let them know you’re
recording it. The next time they have one
of those conversations tell them that you find it offensive and ask them to
stop it. If they refuse or give you
a hard time, tell them that you have a recording of their sexist comments and
you’ll take it to the boss. They don’t need to know how
the boss feels; the threat should be good enough to get them to stop, at least
when you are around.
Hugh Jim Bissell
Close friend since high school and current classmate
Hugh Jim Bissell
Close friend since high school and current classmate
.equella.ecollege.com/file/f0f437bb-eb7c-4fdc-8bf7-8a85fa477144/6/femaleBusinesswoman2.jpg” alt=””>Let’s not
turn this into a federal case. I’d say as long as they’re
having these conversations in private, among themselves then it’s not any of
your business. After all,boys
will be boys. These are young, single
men, and this is a way that they bond, work out frustrations, and blow off
steam. Look, it’s not like they’re
making racist remarks. In that case, I definitely
go straight to the boss, even higher up the chain of command, if I needed to. After all, who hasn’t told
a dirty joke now and then? As long as they keep it on the down low, it’s no big
deal.
Frieda Choose
Close friend and classmate
Frieda Choose
Close friend and classmate
Activity or Assignment
This
assignment covers TCO 6 in terms of interaction among groups and TCO 4 in terms
of the meaning of culture within society.
In
a 500-word (minimum) essay, using the concepts that you learned from this
week’s readings analyze the different ways that sexist behavior is handled in
the formal and informal bureaucracy. The following questions
should answered in the essay.
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Does
Shirley Wright’s comment make you more or less likely to file a formal
complaint? Do you agree with the likely punishment? If not, what alternative
punishment would you suggest?
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Do
you agree with Ron DesVue’s perspective where he says you should speak to the
individuals? Why or why not?
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Do
you agree or disagree with Hugh Jim Bissell on using your smart phone to make a
recording? Why or why not?
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Should
you take Frieda Choose’s advice that “boys will be boys,” and that there is a
general expectation that men will occasionally behave badly, and so long as the
behavior is kept between privately, it should be ignored? Why do you think she
distinguishes between sexist remarks and racist remarks? Explain your answer.
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Is
there a problem with the organization in the scenario above? If so, what should
be done to provide a long-term solution to the problem
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Socioautobiography Assignment
Your
socioautobiography assignment is due this week. The purpose of this
assignment is to give you the opportunity to apply the sociological imagination
to your everyday life: to make connections between your everyday life and the
broad sociocultural structures within which you live. In this assignment, you
will reference appropriate Terminal Course Objectives (TCOs) that relate to
your socioautobiography. You can find the TCOs in
this course listed in the Syllabus and in the weekly objectives. This assignment can be
related to any and all of the TCOs.
The
Socioautobiography is a reflective paper that allows you the opportunity to
explore the interconnections between biography (a slice of your life), the
social structure, and culture. In preparation for this
paper, please read Socioautobiography Guidelines posted in Doc Sharing for
detailed assignment instructions and grading rubric.
Submit
your assignment to the Dropbox, located at the top of this page. For instructions on how to use
the Dropbox, read these .equella.ecollege.com/file/8ff9f27a-3772-48cf-9855-4bec4e6706bf/1/Dropbox.html”>step-by-step
instructions.
psychology
science
anthropology
sociology
social
psychology
a
social science perspective
a
scientific perspective
a
social psychological perspective
a
sociological perspective
a
global perspective
(TCO
1) When Peter Berger characterized the sociological perspective as “seeing the
general in the particular,” he meant that sociology allows us to _____.
recognize
that society has the same effect on all categories of people
see
that people in general are rather particular about their behaviors
make
generalizations about individuals’ particular habits
see
McArthur in his Jeep, Patton in his tank, or Bradley in his personnel carrier
look
for general patterns in the behavior of particular people
(TCO
3) Of the major theoretical theories in sociology, which one views society as
an arena of inequality that generates conflict and change?
Social-solidarity
paradigm
Social-conflict
theory
Symbolic-interaction
paradigm
Structural-functional
paradigm
Symbolic-conflict
paradigm
(TCO
3) Functions of institutions that are open, stated, and conscious functions;
that involve the intended, recognized consequences of any social pattern are
known as _____.
Oktoberfest
manifest
latent
obvious
direct
(TCO
2) Which is the term for a concept that has a value that changes from case to
case?
Concept
Measurement
Changeling
Variable
Term
blood
is to water
effect
is to cause
cause
is to effect
variable
is to constant
logic
is to intuition
a
correlation
a
variation
measurement
congruence
a
replication
an
event horizon
(TCO
2) What research method was used in Philip Zimbardo’s study, the “Stanford County
Prison”?
Captive
participant observation
Ethnographic
field observation
An
experiment
Participant
observation
The
hellgrammite method
(TCO
2) A criticism of the symbolic-interaction approach is that it
5
of 5
page
2
(TCO
4) On the first day of basic training in the army, Pvt. N. Terprize has his civilian
clothes replaced with army “greens,” has his hair shaved off, loses his
privacy, and finds that he must use a communal bathroom and other people decide
when he eats, sleeps, and what job he does. Erving Goffman would say
that all these humiliating activities are part of _____.
a
humiliation ceremony
impression
management
the
total institution
face-work
a
deprivation ceremony
(TCO
4) Other than perceiving the competing realities in a joke, what is sometimes
involved in “getting” and enjoying a joke?
(TCO
4) Which is the order of the stages of human development in Jean Piaget’s
model?
Sensorimotor,
preoperational, operational, and post operational
Preoperational,
post operational, concrete operational, and formal operational
Sensorimotor,
concrete operational, formal operational, and post operational
Formal
operation, concrete operational, preoperational, and sensorimotor
Sensorimotor,
preoperational, concrete operational, and formal operational
(TCO
4) Erving Goffman makes so many explicit parallels to the theater that his view
has been termed _____.
Shakespearean
Theatrical
Stage
Directions
Method
Sociology
the
Dramaturgical Approach
(TCO
4) Shrimp merchant Sheldon Devane is the son of immigrants, and lives with his
aunt and uncle while enrolled at a four-year university where he is studying to
be a graphic artist. Which of the following is
his achieved status?
Graphic
artist
Male
Son
University
student
Nephew
(TCO
3) Taxi cab driver Peacup Andropov maintains that human behavior results from
learning and has no gentic component. His position is the
fundamental opposite of _____.
sociobiologists
interactionists
social
paychologists
structural
functionalists
(TCO
3) Mashie Nibblet is a pro at a country club and loves to play golf, but hates
to teach it to the country club members. Mashie is experiencing
_____.
role
conflict
role
strain
role
ambiguity
role
exit
a
handicap that, if not ironed out, would leave him feeling below par with a chip
on his shoulder resulting in a stroke
folkways
mores
stateways
nationways
s’mores
(TCO
3) Standards by which members of a culture assess desirability, goodness, and
beauty and that serve as broad guidelines for social living are referred to as
_________, and ___________ are rules and expectations by which a society guides
the behavior of its members.
values;
norms
norms;
values
values;
symbols
language;
norms
values;
language
Structural-Functional
Anthropomorphic
Sociobiology
Feminist
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4) Statistician, Marge Innovera has been assigned a leadership role in her
project management group. Given North American
tradition, what type of leadership would she be expected to show?
Student
Answer: Task group leadership
Secondary
group leadership
Expressive
leadership
Instrumental
leadership
Autocratic
leadership
Comments:
Student
Answer: She was one of the greatest marathon swimmers of all time and is a fine
sports commentator.
Comments:
Question
3. Question : (TCO 4) Ross T. Farrian’s itinerary for the
day is to first, go to school; second, visit a maximum-security prison with his
criminology class; and third, to serve dinner at the community soup kitchen. Ross is visiting, in order,
a _____, _____, and _____ organization.
Student
Answer: normative, coercive, utilitarian
coercive,
normative, utilitarian
utilitarian,
coercive, normative
utilitarian,
normative, coercive
normative,
utilitarian, coercive
Comments:
Student
Answer: Hermaphrodites
Homosexuals
Transvestites
Transsexuals
Transylvanians
Comments:
Comments:
Question
6. Question : (TCO 6) Pat Rearc argues that
without norms controlling sexual behavior and thus giving the forces of sexual
passion free reign, family life and the raising of children would be threatened. To which paradigm would Pat
be aligned?
Student
Answer: Structural Functional Theory
Symbolic
Interaction Theory
Social
Conflict Theory
Queer
Theory
Exchange
Theory
Comments:
Question
7. Question : (TCO 6) Emile Durkheim proposed
several functions of deviance. Which of the following is
NOT one of them?
Comments:
Comments:
Question
9. Question : (TCO 6) There are four basic
reasons to punish: moral vengeance, reforming the offender, discourage
criminality, and render the offender incapable of further offenses. The terms for these are in
order:
social
protection, deterrence, retribution, and rehabilitation
Comments:
Question
10. Question : (TCO 3) In France during the
Middle Ages, the third estate, second estate, and first estate refer
respectively to
high
clergy, commoner, and nobility
(TCO
3) Kuznet’s curve suggests that
Student
Answer: it could be an effective pitch for the veteran who is starting to lose
a little something on his fast ball.
Comments:
Question
2. Question : (TCO 3) _____ is the term for
earnings from work or investments and _____ is the term for the total value of
money and other assets, minus outstanding debts.
Student
Answer: Income; personal property
Profit;
income
Wealth;
income
Income;
wealth
Rent;
net worth
Comments:
Question
3. Question : (TCO 3) Which theory of poverty
blames poverty on the shortcomings of the poor themselves?
Student
Answer: Individual responsibility theory
Personal
chioce theory
Social
forces theory
Culture
of poverty theory
Legacy
or poverty theory
Comments:
Question
4. Question : (TCO 5) Which of the following did
Max Weber suggest were analytically distinct components of stratification?
Student
Answer: Conformity, deviance, and social control
Power,
prestige, and position
Class,
caste, and age
Class,
prestige, and esteem
Class,
status, and power
Comments:
Question
5. Question : (TCO 4) Accounts Payable
Administrator Imelda Czechs works for a small international corporation. This category of work can
be described as _____
Comments:
Question
6. Question : (TCO 4) Which type of slavery
consists of employers holding workers by paying them too little to cover their
debts?
Student
Answer: Chattel slavery
Child
slavery
Debt
bondage
Debit
slavery
Revolving
credit slavery
Comments:
Question
7. Question : (TCO 4) Which of the following
gives the correct order of stages of modernization according to W. W. Rostow?
Student
Answer: High mass consumption, traditional, drive to technological maturity,
and take-off
Traditional,
drive to technological maturity, take-off, and high mass consumption
High
mass consumption, traditional, take-off, and drive to technological maturity
Traditional,
take-off, drive to technological maturity, and high mass consumption
Take-off,
drive to traditional maturity, technological, and consume mass quantities
Comments:
Comments:
Question
9. Question : (TCO 4) According to Immanuel
Wallerstein’s view of the global economic system, which type of nation is
relatively independent of outside control?
Student
Answer: Core
Periphery
Semiperiphery
Marginality
Tertiary
Comments:
Question
10. Question : (TCO 5) While modernization theory
focuses on _____, dependency theory focuses on _____.
Student
Answer: poor nations; rich nations
distribution
of wealth; production of wealth
production
of wealth; distribution of wealth
culture;
economics
multinationals;
self-reliance
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TCO
8) Back in 1900, it was common in the United States to consider people of these
ancestries as “nonwhite.”
English,
Scottish, or Welsh
Irish,
Italian, or Jewish
French,
German, or Swiss
Dutch,
French, or Swede
Austrian,
Norse, or Prussian
a
group that is set apart from others because of physical differences
socially
constructed categories based on cultural traits a society defines as important
a
group whose members have significantly less control over their own lives than
the members of a dominant group
a
collective that has reached very moral decisions about a way of life
all
people from the same country
Question
4. Question : (TCO 5) The claim that defining
members of some minority as inferior will make them inferior is one application
of
Question
5. Question : (TCO 8) The barrier that is
invisible, but which prevents women from rising beyond middle-management
positions, is referred to as
Patriarchy
Matriarchy
Monarchy
Oligarchy
Fratriarchy
Question
7. Question : (TCO 8) Talcott Parsons explained
that males tend to exhibit _____ behavior, while females are more _____.
instrumental;
expressive
expressive;
instrumental
egalitarian;
hierarchical
rational;
emotional
emotional;
rational
Question
8. Question : (TCO 8) Which type of feminism
seeks to end patriarchy by eliminating the idea of gender itself?
Liberal
feminism
Socialist
feminism
Radical
feminism
Moderate
feminism
Libertarian
feminism
Question
9. Question : (TCO 7) Comparing school
performance, researchers have found that the most important cause of the
achievement gap between rich and poor children is
Question
10. Question : (TCO 3) _____ and _____ theories
explain that families perpetuate social inequality in U.S. society through inheritance
of private property, encouraging patriarchy, and passing on racial and ethnic
inequality.
Feminist;
functionalist
Social-exchange;
feminist
Social-exchange;
interactionist
Global;
internationalist
Feminist;
social conflict
(TCO
3) When Mort Tality assisted in the death of his wife Fay, who was suffering
from an incurable disease, he engaged in
Question
3. Question : (TCO 7) A religious organization
that stands apart from the larger society is a _____, while a _____ is a
religious organization that is largely outside a society’s cultural traditions.
church;
sect
sect;
cult
cult;
church
denomination;
cult
cult;
sect
Question
4. Question : (TCO 7) According to Max Weber’s
analysis of Protestantism and the rise of capitalism, which of the following
statements is TRUE?
Protestantism,
with its conflict with the Roman Catholic Church, fostered social unrest, and
averted a socialist revolution.
Protestantism
even with its argument with the dominant Roman Catholic Church, still supported
the economic status quo.
Protestantism
stressed duty and hard work, boosting economic production and fostering the
rise of capitalism.
Protestantism,
with its conflict with the Roman Catholic Church, fostered social unrest, and a
socialist revolution.
Question
6. Question : (TCO 3) Following the
social-conflict approach, patterns of health and illness are seen largely as a
product of
a
mobile society
Question
7. Question : (TCO 5) Which term do we use to
refer to a political and economic system that combines a mostly market-based
economy with extensive social welfare programs??
Modernization
Socialism
Welfare
capitalism
Capitalism
Communism
Question
10. Question : (TCO 5) Which of Weber’s types of
authority is also know as bureaucratic authority?
Egalitarian
authority
Charismatic
authority
Traditional
authority
Rational-legal
authority
Representative
authority
SOCS 185 Week 8 Final Exam
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