Review 4

Question 1

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

Answer 1

own a house

Question 2

Which sociological perspective would be most likely to suggest that multinational corporations help create social stability within a society creating jobs and global enterprise

Answer 2

Functionalist Perspective

Question 3

World systems analysis is

Answer 3

Immanuel Wallerstein’s view that nations exist in an interdependent global economy resting on unequal economic and political relationships

Question 4

According to world systems analysis, periphery nation is a nation that

Answer 4

is a poor, developing nation, such as Haiti or Chad, that is exploited by more powerful nations and corporations

Question 5

According to world system analysis, a core nation is a nation that

Answer 5

control and exploits, along with its multinational corporations, noncore nations

Question 6

According to word systems analysis, poor and developing nations are

Answer 6

on the periphery

Question 7

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

Answer 7

institutional discrimination

Question 8

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

Answer 8

assimilation

Question 9

Segregation refers to the act of

Answer 9

physically separating two groups, an action often imposed on minority group by dominant group

Question 10

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

Answer 10

France pushing out over 10,000 ethnic Roma

Question 11

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

Answer 11

Women grow half the world’s food, but they rarely own land

Question 12

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

Answer 12

the beauty myth

Question 13

The self-awareness of being romantically or sexually attracted to a define group of people is referred to as

Answer 13

Sexual Identity

Question 14

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

Answer 14

Functionalist

Question 15

Which of the sociological perspectives notes that sexual harassment remains a vicious behavior and its commonplace use in conversation should not ignore that fact

Answer 15

Interactionist

Question 16

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

Answer 16

Jane is a member of the sandwich generation

Question 17

Which sociologist created a model of the retirement experience that incorporates several distinct phases

Answer 17

Robert Atchley

Question 18

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

Answer 18

increase in the next 40 years

Question 19

According to which theoretical perspective do social roles remain relatively unchanged as people age

Answer 19

Conflict

Question 20

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

Answer 20

Functionalist perspective

Question 21

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

Answer 21

The legacy of capitalism

Question 22

Commercial organizations headquartered in on country that own or control other corporations or subsidiaries throughout the world are refereed to as

Answer 22

multinational corporations

Question 23

Anti-Semitism is a form of

Answer 23

prejudice

Question 24

A process in which racial categories are created, inhabited, transformed, and destroyed is referred to as

Answer 24

racial formation

Question 25

The hijab is a

Answer 25

type of head scarf worn by some Muslim women

Question 26

Which term refers to an advantage that men have when employed in female-dominated occupations

Answer 26

glass escalator

Question 27

The feminization of poverty refer to the disproportionate representation of

Answer 27

Female-headed households among the poor

Question 28

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

Answer 28

children raised by stepmothers are likely to have less health care, education, and money spent on their food than children raised by biological mothers