Choose Correct Options for Following Sociology Flashcards

Sociology set 1

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1. Max Weber considered an individual’s social position to be: · A matter of economic class · A matter of social status or prestige · A matter of power · All of the Above
· All of the above
2. The concept “meritocracy” refers to social stratification: · With no social mobility · In which all people “know their place” · Based entirely on personal merit · As it is commonly found in agrarian societies
· Based entirely on personal merit
3. According to Simon Kuznets, in which societal type is the extent of social stratification greatest? · Hunting and gathering · Horticultural/pastoral · Agrarian · Industrial
· Agrarian
4. Which of the following concepts refers to change in social position during a person’s lifetime? · Intragenerational social mobility · Intergenerational social mobility · Structural social mobility · Horizontal social mobility
· Intragenerational social mobility
5. The caste history of Great Britain is still evident today in the importance people there attach to: · Going to college · Social mobility · Money · Accent in speech
· Accent in speech
8. All of the following are goals of feminism, except for: · Eliminating gender stratification · Ending sexual violence · Expanding human choice · Opposing the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA)
· Opposing the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA)
6. Of the following statements about jobs, which is NOT true? · Most of the highest-ranked occupations in the US are dominated by women · Occupational rankings are much the same in all high-income nations · Most high-prestige occupations require extensive education and training · Occupations are a source of both prestige and income
Most of the highest-ranked occupations in the US are dominated by women
7. In 2008, women held about what share of seats in Congress? · 16% · 36% · 56% · 76%
· 16%
9. Gender refers to: · Only whether people are male or female · The secondary sex characteristics of men and women · The personal traits and social positions that members of a society attach to being female and male · People’s sexual orientation
The personal traits and social positions that members of a society attach to being female and male
10. Young men show greater ______ ability than young women; young women show greater _____ ability than young men. · Intellectual/sensory · Mathematical/verbal · Verbal/mathematical · Sensory/intellectual
· Mathematical/verbal
11. What is the form of social organization in which females dominate males? · Patriarchy · Matriarchy · Monarchy · Gerontoarchy
· Matriarchy
12. In the US work force, · Men and women have the same types of jobs · Women have now equaled the pay for men · Women are still concentrated in several categories of jobs · Women now earn more money, on average, than men do
Women are still concentrated in several categories of jobs
13. Modernization theory identifies which of the following as the greatest barrier to economic development? · Having too few people · Multinational corporations · Capitalism · Tradition
· Tradition
14. The global region that has seen the greatest reduction in poverty is: · Asia · Africa · Latin America · All of the above
· Asia
15. Dependency theory differs from modernization theory by: · Making poor nations responsible for their own fate · Supporting capitalism as a path to development · Explaining global inequality in terms of the exploitation of poor countries by rich countries · Claiming the economic development is not a desirable goal
Explaining global inequality in terms of the exploitation of poor countries by rich countries