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Sociology 1502 - ExtrasThe term "mercantilism" can best be defined as:
a. An economic system in which there is private ownership (as opposed to state ownership) and where
there is an impetus to produce profit, and thereby wealth.
b. When children tend to enter the same or similar occupation as their parents.
c. An economic policy based on national policies of accumulating silver and gold by controlling markets
with colonies and other countries through taxes and customs charges.
d. An economic system in which there is government ownership (often referred to as "state run") of
goods and their production, with an impetus to share work and wealth equally among the members of a
society. - Answer -c. An economic policy based on national policies of accumulating silver and gold by
controlling markets with colonies and other countries through taxes and customs charges.
Max believes that most people's racial beliefs are based on images conveyed in popular media since
many people never meet members of certain races for themselves. Max's perspective is:
a. Functionalist
b. Conflict theorist
c. Feminist
d. Symbolic interactionist - Answer -d. Symbolic interactionist
When a sociologist says that she used a cohort study to gather and analyze her data, what does she
mean?
, a. She took a large number of subjects and collected a large amount of data which she broke down into
measurable and consistent groups as a way to make the facts clearer to her audience.
b. She grouped data in a way that made sense to her so that she didn't have to spend a lot of time
plotting tiny dots on a line graph.
c. She only took data for her paper from a cross-section of the population and plotted her charts with
this information.
d. She only studied people in the military to gauge their overall familial health and exuberance. - Answer
-a. She took a large number of subjects and collected a large amount of data which she broke down into
measurable and consistent groups as a way to make the facts clearer to her audience.
The concept hidden curriculum can be defined as:
a. A type of nonacademic knowledge that one learns through informal learning and cultural
transmission.
b. The course objectives teachers incorporate into their syllabi after the semester has started.
c. The emphasis on certificates or degrees to show that a person has a certain skill, has attained a certain
level of education, or has met certain job qualifications.
d. The unexpected subjects students take an interest in after being exposed to experts in the field. -
Answer -a. A type of nonacademic knowledge that one learns through informal learning and cultural
transmission.
Sanchita worships three different and separate gods. Her religion falls into which category?
a. Monotheism
b. Polytheism
c. Atheism
d. Totemism - Answer -b. Polytheism
The term "cyberfeminism" is defined by the text as:
a. The application to and promotion of feminism online.
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