Sociology 1 Review

Question 1

What do microstructures involve?

Answer 1

Face to face relations like families or friendships

Question 2

What are mesostructures?

Answer 2

They encompass patterns in organizations where interaction is less personal such as colleges or bureaucracies

Question 3

What are macrostructures?

Answer 3

Overarching social patterns (e.g: patriarchy)

Question 4

What are global structures?

Answer 4

The structures that involve economic relations between countries

Question 5

What was the Black Death?

Answer 5

A plague that killed one third of Europe in 1346

Question 6

Where did the Black Death originate from?

Answer 6

Asia

Question 7

What is the definition of health according to the World Health Organization?

Answer 7

The state of complete physical, mental and social well being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity

Question 8

What is a life expectancy?

Answer 8

The number of years in which a person can expect to live

Question 9

What is the worlds highest life expectancy?

Answer 9

In Japan at 85 years with projections of 92 by 2050

Question 10

What is socialized medicine (healthcare system in Canada)?

Answer 10

Involves government controlled financing and organization of health services, direct payments to providers and equal access guarantees

Question 11

What are the concerns around Canada’s heathcare system?

Answer 11

Wait times at emergency rooms stretching into days rather than hours, surgeries and other necessary procedures being delayed and finding a family doctor keeps getting more difficult

Question 12

What is the primary focus of the field research in sociology?

Answer 12

Observing people in their natural social settings

Question 13

What is structural-functionalism?

Answer 13

The sociological theory which emphasizes the functions and interdependence of social structures to maintain stability and order in society

Question 14

What does symbolic interactionism focus on?

Answer 14

Interpreting symbols and face to face interactions

Question 15

What is happening with young Canadians today?

Answer 15

They are devoting less time to school associated extracurricular activities compared to past generations

Question 16

What is a drawback of experiments as a sociological research method?

Answer 16

The difficulty of generalizing the finding to other settings

Question 17

What is a key theme in the relation to the potential outcomes of globalization and post-industrialism?

Answer 17

The unintended consequences and potential downsides

Question 18

What are environmental threats from consumerism a challenge to?

Answer 18

The newfound freedom associated with industrialism and globalization

Question 19

How were Canadians viewed up until the 1960s?

Answer 19

In the conventional view that we were stodgy, peaceful, and deferential to authority

Question 20

What is Rationalization?

Answer 20

The application of efficient means to achieve goals and it’s unintended negative consequences

Question 21

Who coined the term Rationalization?

Answer 21

Max Weber

Question 22

What are the downsides of wireless technologies in the context of Rationalization?

Answer 22

Decreased focus and increased anxiety

Question 23

What is one significant consequence of the rationalization process in the production of goods and services in the context if consumerism?

Answer 23

Increased efficiency and abundance

Question 24

What is a social network?

Answer 24

A set of individuals, organizations, or countries linked by the exchange of resources

Question 25

What characterizes a primary group in sociology?

Answer 25

String emotional ties, long lasting interactions and familiarity among members

Question 26

What does Weber state as more efficient when compared to traditional and charismatic organizations?

Answer 26

Bureaucracies

Question 27

What is bystander apathy?

Answer 27

The act of observing someone in an emergency situation and not offering help

Question 28

How is a network structure distinguished from traditional bureaucratic structure in organizations?

Answer 28

Fewer levels of authority, decentralized decision making and multiple lines of communication

Question 29

What does the term “moral panic” mean?

Answer 29

Widespread fear that crime poses a grave threat to society’s well being

Question 30

How do media outlets benefit from moral panic?

Answer 30

By attracting larger audiences through sensationalized crime stories

Question 31

How do the crime prevention and punishment industries benefit from moral panic?

Answer 31

By providing security-related products and services

Question 32

What is the primary goal of politicians who exploit moral panic?

Answer 32

To use crime to advance their political agendas

Question 33

What is moral panic in the context of the incarceration rate and crime rate?

Answer 33

The phenomenon observed when the incarceration rate increases despite a decrease in crime rates

Question 34

What is social mobility?

Answer 34

The movement of individuals up and down the social hierarchy over time

Question 35

What does the intergenerational income mobility index show?

Answer 35

That a higher value indicates lesser mobility with children’s income closely tied to that of their parents

Question 36

What does the modernization theory suggest in reference to global inequality?

Answer 36

That transferring western culture and capital to poor societies will reduce inequality

Question 37

What is the major flaw in the modernization theory according to the dependency theory?

Answer 37

That it blames the victim rather than the perpetrator of global inequality

Question 38

What distinguishes semi-peripheral countries from peripheral counties in the context of global inequality?

Answer 38

The presence of a strong industrial infrastructure and strategic geopolitical importance

Question 39

What is the definition of a nuclear family?

Answer 39

A family structure with two married parents and their biological or adopted children

Question 40

What are traditional gender roles?

Answer 40

A decision in labour in the traditional nuclear family where the husband is the primary breadwinner and the wife is the primary caregiver and homemaker

Question 41

What is a single parent family?

Answer 41

A family where one parent is the primary caregiver and financial provider

Question 42

What contributes to the gender pay gap in the context of family dynamics?

Answer 42

Increased stress and inequality

Question 43

What are mixed race families?

Answer 43

Families where members have different racial backgrounds

Question 44

What is educational inequality?

Answer 44

Disparities in access to quality education and educational outcomes among different social groups

Question 45

What is educational inequality influenced by?

Answer 45

Socioeconomic status, race, ethnicity or gender

Question 46

What is Symbolic Interactionism in the context of education?

Answer 46

The sociological perspective that focuses on how individuals through interactions and symboled create and give meaning to their social world

Question 47

What is the Corporatization of the University?

Answer 47

The transformation of universities based on a business model, often involving increased reliance on market forces, higher tuition fees, and responsiveness to the demands of the job market

Question 48

What is holistic medicine?

Answer 48

It emphasizes balancing mind, body and environment

Question 49

What is Facebook?

Answer 49

A social media platform that boasts 2.74 billion monthly active users

Question 50

What is network individualism?

Answer 50

The downside of excessive individualism resulting from excessive use of social media

Question 51

What is the potential downside of using social media for communication?

Answer 51

The distractions and and interruptions during traditional social activities

Question 52

What is globalization a factor contributing to?

Answer 52

The increased flexibility of self identity

Question 53

What is happening due to declining adult guidance?

Answer 53

Young Canadians are spending more time alone after school

Question 54

What has happened from 2001 to 2016?

Answer 54

The percentage of young Canadian adults living with parents has increased

Question 55

How are millennials often characterized in popular culture as?

Answer 55

Spoiled and entitled

Question 56

What economic challenges do many millennials face?

Answer 56

High student loans and housing affordability