Soc Final

1. What term do sociologists use to refer to a large group of people who rank closely together in property, power, and prestige?

Social class

Social aggregate

Social cliche

Social group

2. Prejudice describes _____ while discrimination describes _.

Values; attitudes

Norms' beliefs

Attitudes; actions

Actions; attitudes

3. Hindu was a choice on the U.S. Census as a race from 1920-1940. What is the most logical reason it was removed?

There are virtually no Hindus living in the US

Hindu is a religion, not a race.

All Hindus are Indians, therefore the term was redudant.

Hindus wanted to be identified as Americans.

4. Why do some people in Los Angeles list their address as "Beverly Hills" but then use the correct zip code for Los Angeles?

It is a means by which people display prestige

The mail will be delivered sooner because the address is more specific

Los Angeles is so large an area that a more specific breakdown of address is needed.

It is a way people gain a sense of community.

5. What phrase best describes how working class people think about economic and social issues?

The working class is conservative on both economic and social issues.

The working class is more liberal on economic isseus and more conservative on social issues.

The working class is liberal on both economic and social issues.

The working class is more conservative on economic issues and more liberal on social issues.

6. What is the variable that most distinguishes one race from another?

Cultural characteristics

Physical characteristics

Religion

Language

7. Police officers and other people who must enforce rules, regulations, and lawas are often accused of exhibiting prejudice because they view the world as "black and white" without shades of gray. Based on thsi assessment, which statement is most applicable?

Police officers are guilty of practicing institutional discrimination.

Police officers consider minorities and the poor their scapegoats.

The behavior of police officers can be attributed to the authoritarian personality.

Police officers have a habit of practicing individual discrimination.

8. In addition to the criteria of wealth, power, and prestige, what other component did Kahl and Gilbert include in their six-tier model of class in capitalist countries?

Race

Sex

Ethnicity

Education

9. How does being a member of the capitalist class affect one's ability to find an eligible spouse?

Capitalists have the greatest range of potential spouses because of their wealth.

Capitalists have about the same range of potential souses as all other classes.

The field of potential spouses for capitalists is much narrower than for other classes.

The field of potential spouses for capitalists is wider than today than in the past because of fewer background expectations.

10. Judy cleans homes for very wealthy cilents. She also does some personal catering for her wealthiest clients during their holiday season. As a result, she earns about three times more than the average person in her small, rural hometown. Based on this information, what is the most likely way that Judy's friends and neighbors will react to her?

Judy's neighbors will envy her and try to enter the same line of work.

Judy will he held in high esteem by her neighbors because of her wealth.

Judy's neighbors will ignore what she makes and more likely consider her a scrub woman.

Judy will be considered status consistent as long as she does not consider herself as a member of the elite.

11. What is it called when the same number of people move up and down the social class ladder, such that, on balance, the social class system shows little change?

Structural mobility

Generational mobility

Exchange mobility

Occupational mobility

12. What are two major myths about race that are refuted in the text?

The concept of race is a myth, and the use of skin color to determine race is a false indicator.

The people of ancient civilizations were blind to race, and race determines one's social class.

Certain races are superior to others, and pure races exist.

Intelligence is directly related to the lightness of ones skin, and athletic ability to the darkness of one's skin.

13. Which sociological perspective is teh concept of selective perception most affiliated?

Structural functionalism

Conflict Theory

Symbolic interactionaism

Exchange theory

14. What term describes a form of internal colonialism practiced in South Africa when dominant White Afrikaners explioited black Africans?

Subjugation

Ethnic cleansing

Forced assimliation

Apartheid

15. People who are African American and Hispanic are often turned down for loans, even though their credit histories are similar to whtie applicants. What do sociologist call this form of treatment?

Individual prejudice

Institutional prejudice

Individual discrimination

Institutional discrimination

SOC Final

1. What term do sociologists use to refer to a large group of people who rank closely together in property, power, and prestige?

2.

What first name or nickname would you like us to use?

2. Prejudice describes _____ while discrimination describes _.

3. Hindu was a choice on the U.S. Census as a race from 1920-1940. What is the most logical reason it was removed?

4. Why do some people in Los Angeles list their address as "Beverly Hills" but then use the correct zip code for Los Angeles?

5. What phrase best describes how working class people think about economic and social issues?

6. What is the variable that most distinguishes one race from another?

7. Police officers and other people who must enforce rules, regulations, and lawas are often accused of exhibiting prejudice because they view the world as "black and white" without shades of gray. Based on thsi assessment, which statement is most applicable?

8. In addition to the criteria of wealth, power, and prestige, what other component did Kahl and Gilbert include in their six-tier model of class in capitalist countries?

9. How does being a member of the capitalist class affect one's ability to find an eligible spouse?

11. What is it called when the same number of people move up and down the social class ladder, such that, on balance, the social class system shows little change?

12. What are two major myths about race that are refuted in the text?

13. Which sociological perspective is teh concept of selective perception most affiliated?

14. What term describes a form of internal colonialism practiced in South Africa when dominant White Afrikaners explioited black Africans?

15. People who are African American and Hispanic are often turned down for loans, even though their credit histories are similar to whtie applicants. What do sociologist call this form of treatment?

SOC Final

1. What term do sociologists use to refer to a large group of people who rank closely together in property, power, and prestige?

2.

What first name or nickname would you like us to use?

2. Prejudice describes _________ while discrimination describes _____.

3. Hindu was a choice on the U.S. Census as a race from 1920-1940. What is the most logical reason it was removed?

4. Why do some people in Los Angeles list their address as "Beverly Hills" but then use the correct zip code for Los Angeles?

5. What phrase best describes how working class people think about economic and social issues?

6. What is the variable that most distinguishes one race from another?

7. Police officers and other people who must enforce rules, regulations, and lawas are often accused of exhibiting prejudice because they view the world as "black and white" without shades of gray. Based on thsi assessment, which statement is most applicable?

8. In addition to the criteria of wealth, power, and prestige, what other component did Kahl and Gilbert include in their six-tier model of class in capitalist countries?

9. How does being a member of the capitalist class affect one's ability to find an eligible spouse?

11. What is it called when the same number of people move up and down the social class ladder, such that, on balance, the social class system shows little change?

12. What are two major myths about race that are refuted in the text?

13. Which sociological perspective is teh concept of selective perception most affiliated?

14. What term describes a form of internal colonialism practiced in South Africa when dominant White Afrikaners explioited black Africans?

15. People who are African American and Hispanic are often turned down for loans, even though their credit histories are similar to whtie applicants. What do sociologist call this form of treatment?

2. Prejudice describes _____ while discrimination describes _.