Sociology 1301 Final Exam|248
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How does Durkheim view institutional racism? - Ans Racism exists at the social structure
level rather than the individual level
What is ethnicity? - Ans group of people that share a certain culture
What is discrimination? - Ans Overt negative and unequal treatment of the members of
some social group or stratum solely because of their membership in that group or stratum.
What is the difference between ascribed status and achieved status - Ans Achieved is those
qualities attained by virtue or individual effort.
Ascribed is when you are born with that quality.
What are the tools of sociologists? - Ans 1. Observation
2. Reasoning
3. Logical analysis
What is sociology? - Ans The study of human behavior in society.
What is debunking? - Ans Looking behind everyday life, look for "behind the scene"
patterns and behaviors that shape what they observe in the social world.
The writer of Sociological Imagination was? - Ans C. Wright Mills
,Jean Piagets work is associated with what theory? - Ans Transformed early social
learning theory from a mechanical perspective to a more dynamic interpretation
What are the stages of Piagets cognitive development theory? - Ans 1. Sensorimotor stage
What is social stratification? - Ans System of structured social inequality
Who are the nouveau riche? - Ans Upper class with newly acquired rich
Which country has the greater sharing of domestic responsibility? - Ans China
What are the three R's in education? - Ans -Reading
-Writing
-Arithmetic
What is monotheism? - Ans Belief in one god (Christianity, Jewish)
What is polytheism? - Ans Belief in many gods (hinduism)
What is the largest religion in the world? - Ans Christianity
What are cults? - Ans A religious group devoted to a specific cause of charismatic leader
What is social deviance? - Ans Deviance is behavior that violates expected rules and norms.
, What is formal deviance? - Ans Behavior that breaks laws or official rules (crimes)
What are the formal sanctions against formal deviance? - Ans Imprisonment and fines
Anorexia is most likely to affect what group? - Ans Young white women from well to do families
What percentage of Americans say religion can solve all or most of society's problems - Ans
2/3%
What was the case of Genie about? - Ans ??
Subtle messages about race, class and gender roles that are conveyed through
classroom interactions and classroom material describes what term? - Ans ??
What sociological perspective associates that most vital jobs in cociety usually the greatest
economic rewards? - Ans Functionalist perspective
Macrochange - Ans Gradual transformations in a society that occur on a broad scale and
affect many aspects of a society
Microchange - Ans Subtle alterations in the day-to-day interaction between people, such as a
fad "catching on"
What are the four characteristics of social change - Ans 1. Social change is uneven, and
may involve cultural lag
2. The onset and consequences of social change are often unforeseen
3. Social change creates conflict, along racial-ethnic, social class, and gender lines
4. The direction of social change is not random, and may be wanted or resisted
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