Exam 2 Review

Question 1

The Jim Crow laws were implemented to:

Answer 1

Legally enforce segregation in the American South

Question 2

T/F

There is no biological basis for race. It is a social construct.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Racial categories and social class are closely intertwined as constructs that

Answer 3

• Impede an individual’s upward, social mobility

* Defines whiteness

Question 4

According to Eriksen, a person can over- or under-communicate their identity through

Answer 4

Situational negotiation

Question 5

T/F

The deliberate and systematic destruction of an ethnic or religious group is known as genocide.

Answer 5

True

Question 6

Multiculturalism is the process of enculturating to the new dominant norms while also

Answer 6

Retaining one’s ethnic culture and practices

Question 7

Gender and sex are different. Gender is one’s psychology and display, while sex

Answer 7

is based on biology

Question 8

On average, homo sapiens display a _______ difference in sexual dimorphism

Answer 8

15%

Question 9

T/F

The cultural construction of gender roles is only important to one’s own identity.

Answer 9

False

Question 10

An unequal distribution of power ascribing rights and privileges to one gender over another is

Answer 10

Gender stratification

Question 11

The complex range of desires, beliefs, and behaviors related to erotic physical contact is

Answer 11

Sexuality

Question 12

T/F

Sex tourism is a result of globalization and provides safe sexual outlet for participants.

Answer 12

False

Question 13

The marriage structure that includes one woman and multiple husbands is called

Answer 13

Polyandry

Question 14

A descent group that claims relatedness to a shared ancestor despite a lack of documentation is

Answer 14

A clan

Question 15

T/F

The most common form of marriage practiced in the U.S. today is affinal marriage

Answer 15

False

Question 16

The concept of a chosen or created family, despite a lack of blood relation, is known as

Answer 16

Fictive kin

Question 17

Volsche and Gray found that many women were including which species in their fictive kin group?

Answer 17

Dogs

Question 18

The interaction of social categories that create systems of oppression and privilege is called

Answer 18

Intersectionality

Question 19

According to Marx, the _________ maintain power by controlling the means of production

Answer 19

Bourgeoisie

Question 20

Bourdieu argued that social mobility is challenged by

Answer 20

social reproduction of class