Social Structure and Demographics

Question 1

system of people within a society organized by a characteristic pattern of relationships

Answer 1

social structure

Question 2

way individuals interact through a shared understanding of words, gestures, and other symbols

Answer 2

symbolic interactionism

Question 3

focuses on decision-making in a individual and attempts to reduce this process to a careful consideration of benefits and harms to the individual

Answer 3

rational choice theory

Question 4

teachers tend to get what they expect from students

Answer 4

teacher expectancy

Question 5

statistics of populations and are the mathematical applications of sociology

Answer 5

demographics

Question 6

posits that racial identity is fluid and dependent on concurrent political, economic, and social factors

Answer 6

racial formation theory

Question 7

positive attributes of the new location that attract the immigrant

Answer 7

pull factors

Question 8

negative attributes of the old location that encourage the immigrant to leave

Answer 8

push factors

Question 9

exponential growth of a population can outpace growth of the food supply and lead to social degradation and disorfer

Answer 9

Malthusian theory

Question 10

process of integrating the global economy with free trade and tapping of foreign markets

Answer 10

globalization

Question 11

dense areas of population creating a pull for migration

Answer 11

urbanization

Question 12

areas where specific racial, ethnic, or religious minorities are concentrated, usually due to social or economic inequalities

Answer 12

ghettoes

Question 13

extremely densely populated area of a city with low-quality, often informal housing and poor sanitation

Answer 13

slum