EXAM 2 Flashcards
according to our discussion, all social institutions play a very significant role in the life of individuals. however, one of those was singled out as the most important one, which one?
Economics
in which country, traffic fines are assessed based on income
finland
which one of the following is one of the characteristics of socialism
state is responsible for basic needs
education, banking, insurance, tourism are some of the examples of jobs related to
service economy
according to our lecture which company spends more money on advertising than the total money it pays to its labor
nike
which one of the following concepts promote the idea that those individuals who are hardworking, smart, and dedicated are the ones who succeed
social darwinisim
free health care, free education, and generous retirement benefits, are some of the features of welfare state. what is the main source of income that is used by a welfare state to provide these benefits to its citizens
money generated from government taxes
which family is the richest in the world
walton family walmart
according to our discussion, which one of the following economic systems believes in trickle down effect of economy
capitalism
which one of the following organization gives out loans to nation for its development projects
world bank
which one of the following is not one of the components of political institutions
relations with other nations
according to a number of social scientists, nations all over the world are ruled by a small number of people who can be labeled as elites who are the elites in germany
corporation
which one the following created the need for formal political institutions
diversity, anonymity, and individualism
according to our discussion on state of nature, thomas hobbes, john locke, and rousseau, disagreed with one another on human nature. however they agreed on one the following
social contract
according to to CW Mills, dramatic social changes are always resisted by the elites
fear of change in power structure
which one of the following is one of the power elites in the USA
walton family of walmart
cabinet secretary - john kerry
general raymond odierno-chiefs of staff of US army
according to our lecture, which one of the following groups by people tend to be lobbyist
people with political connections
is the usa which one of the following organizations tend to use lobbyist
businesses
colleges/uni
labor unions, teachers unions
which one of the following statements best describe marxist POV on politics
people who dominate economy dominate politics
in his book Prince, Machiavelli listed a number of strategies of rule a nation, which one of the following is one the those strategies
scare people from outside threat
prior to the into of formal educational system, which institution was responsible for transmission knowledge, skill, beliefs, and values from one generation to another
family
what was the main theme of the story David and Snake
socialization
it was argue in our lectures that educational institution promote and strengthen social inequality. which one of the following statement supports this argument
educational institutions are class based
according to GH Mead, what is creativity
natural component of personality
it was argued in our lectures that love between a child and mother is a result of
childhood dependence
according to jean piaget children at a very young age experience the outside world through looking, sucking, and listening. what did he call this stage
sensorimotor stage
we talked about back stage and front stage behavior and looking glass theory in our class, which of the these behavior reflects the main theme presented by looking glass theory
front stage behavior
examples of very expensive private hs in the USA and eaton academy of UK were used in our class, an example of
educational institutions that are class biased
which school of thought suggests that educational institutions are good for screening, sorting, and selecting talent
functional perspective
in which continent you fidn large number of countries with high life expectancy, low infant mortality, and low natural increase
europe
which one of the following nations has the highest GDP per capita
Norway
according to the data which one of the following nations has the lowest HDI ranking
Sierra Leone
generally speaking what is the life expectancy of women
higher than men
in which of the following four nations, women make more money than men
none
which of the country has the lowest adult literacy rates for both men and women
Burkina Faso
According to Max Weber, what is the relationship between class and status
sometimes status depends on the class and sometime sit is independent of class
according to karl Marx, what is the relationship between mode of production and social structure
change in mode of production leads to change in the social structure
change in social structure leads to change in the mode
which one of the following variables was singled our by duncan as determinants of occupational ranking
education + income
the author have listed 7 principles of ranking in the US which one of the following is on of those principles
ranking varies based on the perceptions of people
which one of the following is one of the reasons given by the author for rising wage inequalities
globalization
expanding trade
deregulation
what do frank and cook mean by winner take all
only a few executives at the top of every corporations enjoy the maximum benefits of the capitalist system
author presents an imaginary parade of people in this chapter. where in this parade struggle to succeed is relatively less competitive
towards the end of the race
the story of gullivers travel was used in our class to illustrate
competition between rich and poor and magnitude of inequality
in our discussion on this chapter which one of the following statement was emphasized on the hs dating in the USA
HS dating is class biases
accoridng to the author, what is cultural and social capital
social relations with educated professionals and other powerful people
according to the author, lately what has been the trend in social mobility
downward social mobility has increased
according to the authoer what is the most important varibale that helps young men in upward social mobility
education and occupation of father
according to Jenks, which one of the following variables contribute to half of the variance in occupational attainment
father occupation
parents educations
income and race
which of the following statement was used by the author as the conclusion of this chapter
college education provides opportunities to both lower class and middle class students that raise their status above the level of their parents
college education is highly stratified but makes people believe that is based on merit
all the beliefs and all the modes of conduct instituted by the collectivity
social institutions
as you know children learn the lang of their parents. which one of the following concepts best explains this process
sociaization
which of the following was discussed in our lectures under operations of social organizations
creation of human relations
coordinated functional activities
provision of needs and wants
which one of the following sets of nations was used as an example of model welfare states
norway, denmark, and finland
societies things are produced for profit
capitalist societies
- negates nature
- replaces nature
- not friendly to enviroments
capitalism
which one of the following best describe the sales tax in michigan
flat tax
the story of melanie grffith was used in our class to illustrate one of the following statements
advertisements and consumerism over-emphasize on consumer goods and services
according to the 2008 data, which country has the largest number of billionaires among the top ten of the world
india
the video of the indian dentist was used in our class to illustrate
inequality in the health system of india
ashley was born in a middle class family, she went to schools in her neighborhood. after high school she was able to go college. now she works in corporation as professional and lives in a middle neighborhood and owns her home
occupations are inherited in a capitalist society
who are the elites in saudi arabia
royal family
emergence of political institutions
cultural heterogeneity
intensive agriculture
diversity, anonymity and individualism
set of informal rules and regulations for self control in traditional societies
social contract
human beings by nature were selfish, brutal, and nasty
thomas hobbes
CW Mills, power elites are not visible in
simple societies
according to our lecture, which one of the following groups of people tends to be lobbyist
retired politicians
pakistani engineer in OH who was unable to get any contract for a long time. how was he able to final get a contract
he used the service of a lobbyist
based on our lecture on CW Mills most of the cabinet secretaries in the white house tend to be
corporate executives
in his book prince, machiavelli listed a number of successful stratgies to rule a nation. which one of the following is one of those
a leader should scare people by using threat of attack by outside
an emperor in india confined a child a prison for almost 18 years this child has no contact with outside world. when he was released, what lang he was able to speak
no lang.
GH Mead, when a child learns a lang. what part of his/her personality is responsible for that
“me” part of child’s personality
interview selection process based on
a number of things listen above come with your socio economic class. thus the selection process is influenced by your socio economic class
back stage and front stage behaviors of a waitress. which of these behaviors reflects the main theme presented by looking glass theory
front stage behavior
the story of David and snake was used to illustrate the power of socialization. which one of the following uses the same principle to influence people
hypnotist
political leaders
advertisers
According to Jean Piaget, in which stage a child develops imagination and abstract thinking
formal operational stage
Andrea is third generation italian american. she loves italian food. how would CH Cooley interpret that
Learned behavior
which school of thought suggested that educational institutes create adults who are loyal, obedient, submissive, and with right attitude
conflict perspective
“an individual is walking on a street. someone slaps him on the face for no reason. response to the slap will vary from individual to individual” which one of the following was discuessed in our lecture class as the most important reason for this variation in response
socialization
which continent tends to have very low life expectancy
africa
which one of the following nations has the highest GDP per capita
Luxembourg
which one of the following four nations has the lowest adult literacy rate for women
Mali
1930 Lloyd Warner and his students collected data from so called yankee city in New England. in this survey who was ranked the highest by the resident of the is city
old family elites of yankee city
which one of the following is one of the reasons given by the author for the rising wage inequalities
economic restructuring
expanding trade
changing technology
in the income parage presented in this chap, who are clustered together in the beginning of the parade
single mother
minorities
elderly women living alone
according to the author, what is cultural and social capital
social relations with educated professionals and other powerful people
according to the author, lately what has been the trend of social mobility
there has been more downward social mobility
conflict perspective suggests that educational institutions have a number of problems
- false education with hidden agenda
- in strengthens cycle of poverty
- it deprives women of education
example of flat tax
sales tax
in our class, we watched a video on steve jobs which one of the following statement best describe why we watched this video
capitalism promotes creativity, innovations, and motivation to succeed
according to GH Mead, I and ME are two parts of human personality. according to him art, music, and creativity are part of
me
according to Jean Piaget, in which stage a child learns a language
preoperational stage
the author have listed 7 principles of ranking in the united states which one of the following is one of those principles of ranking
ranking people on the top is easy
