Review 4 Flashcards
In kenya and Tanzania, it is illegal for women to
a. walk alone in public
b. socialize with men
c. go to school
d. own a house
own a house
Which sociological perspective would be most likely to suggest that multinational corporations help create social stability within a society creating jobs and global enterprise
Functionalist Perspective
World systems analysis is
Immanuel Wallerstein’s view that nations exist in an interdependent global economy resting on unequal economic and political relationships
According to world systems analysis, periphery nation is a nation that
is a poor, developing nation, such as Haiti or Chad, that is exploited by more powerful nations and corporations
According to world system analysis, a core nation is a nation that
control and exploits, along with its multinational corporations, noncore nations
According to word systems analysis, poor and developing nations are
on the periphery
Law and medical school preferences that are shown to children of wealthy and influential alumni is an example of
a. institutional discrimination
b. stereotypes
c. White privilege
d. the glass ceiling
institutional discrimination
In Australia, when Aborigines become part of the dominate society but then refuse to acknowledge their grandparents traditional tribal ways, they are practicing the process of
a. amalgamation
b. labeling
c. assimilation
d. exploitation
assimilation
Segregation refers to the act of
physically separating two groups, an action often imposed on minority group by dominant group
Expulsion is illustrated by
a. the killing of large numbers of Native Americans by US government
b. France pushing out over 10,000 ethnic Roma
c. the internment of thousands of Japanese Americans
d. marriages between Whites and Native Americans, producing multiracial children
France pushing out over 10,000 ethnic Roma
Which of the following statements about the status of women throughout the world is true
a. According to a detailed overview of the status of the world’s women, issued by the World Bank in 2015, existing gender strategy does not need to be changed
b. Women constitute one-half of the world’s paid labor force but are generally found in the lowest paying job
c. single-parent households headed by women are typically found only in industrialized countries because such arrangements cannot survive in developing countries
d. Women grow half the world’s food, but they rarely own land
Women grow half the world’s food, but they rarely own land
The veil may be seen as a rejection of ____ prevalent in Western societies
a. human rights standards
b. the beaty myth
c. strict standards of modesty
d. the respect for women
the beauty myth
The self-awareness of being romantically or sexually attracted to a define group of people is referred to as
Sexual Identity
Which of the following sociological perspectives would acknowledge that the persistence of gender roles in a given culture may make it more likely for men to take advantage of women sexually
Functionalist
Which of the sociological perspectives notes that sexual harassment remains a vicious behavior and its commonplace use in conversation should not ignore that fact
Interactionist
Jane has two young, active children. She also is the primary caregiver of her aging father, who still lives alone but needs help around the house and assistance in getting to doctor’s appointments. Which of the following best describes jane’s situation?
a. Jane is experiencing a rite of passage
b. Jane is a member of Generation X
c. Jane is a member of the sandwich generation
d. Jane is experiencing a midlife crisis
Jane is a member of the sandwich generation
Which sociologist created a model of the retirement experience that incorporates several distinct phases
Robert Atchley
The minority aged population is expected to
a. increase in the next 40 years
b. decline in the next 40 years
c. increase with baby boomers and then sharply decline
d. remain constant over the next 40 years
increase in the next 40 years
According to which theoretical perspective do social roles remain relatively unchanged as people age
Conflict
Which sociological perspective would suggest that social change has influenced the family, in that many traditional family activities, such as education, have been assumed by social intuitions
Functionalist perspective
Which of the following forces are particularly responsible for the domination of the world marketplace by a few nations
a. the advent of multinational corporations
b. global inequality
c. the legacy of capitalism
d. industrialization
The legacy of capitalism
Commercial organizations headquartered in on country that own or control other corporations or subsidiaries throughout the world are refereed to as
multinational corporations
Anti-Semitism is a form of
prejudice
A process in which racial categories are created, inhabited, transformed, and destroyed is referred to as
racial formation
The hijab is a
type of head scarf worn by some Muslim women
Which term refers to an advantage that men have when employed in female-dominated occupations
glass escalator
The feminization of poverty refer to the disproportionate representation of
Female-headed households among the poor
Which of the following statements concerning stepfamilies is true?
a. All of these are correct
b. the well-being of children in stepfamilies is better, on average, than that of children in single-parent households
c. children would be better off living with a couple in conflict than going through divorce and living with a new stepparent
d. children raised by stepmothers are likely to have less health care, education, and money spent on their food than children raised by biological mothers
children raised by stepmothers are likely to have less health care, education, and money spent on their food than children raised by biological mothers
