SOC 200 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
UPDATED 2024 – 20 25
What,do,schools,,churches,,and,governments,all,have,in,common?,,ANS,-,,social,institutions
What,is,the,term,for,the,legitimate,right,to,wield,power?,,ANS,-,,authority
Abdullah,II,of,Jordan,succeeded,his,father,,Hussein,bin,Talal,,as,ruler,of,the,Hashemite,Kingdom,of,Jord
an,in,1999.,This,makes,his,government,a,______,,ANS,-,,Monarchy
What,are,organizations,formed,with,the,purpose,of,raising,and,spending,money,in,order,to,influence,el
ected,officials,called?,,ANS,-,,special,interest,groups
________,are,organizations,designed,to,raise,money,to,support,the,interests,of,a,select,group,or,organi
zation.,,ANS,-,,Political,action,committees
Singer,and,celebrity,Beyoncé,Knowles,endorsed,Barack,Obama,during,the,2012,presidential,election.,W
hat,could,Beyoncé,be,considered,,to,the,extent,that,people,pay,attention,to,her,and,care,about,what,s
he,says?,,ANS,-,,an,opinion,leader
The,large-scale,social,change,making,celebrity,politicians,more,popular,is,the,increasing,,ANS,-
,,importance,of,television.
________,is,the,central,means,by,which,modern,society,transmits,knowledge,,values,,and,expectations,
to,its,members.,,ANS,-,,education
Public,schools,that,are,run,by,private,entities,are,called,,ANS,-,,charter,schools
Which,of,the,following,is,an,advantage,of,school,vouchers,often,cited,by,the,vouchers',supporters?,,AN
S,-,,Vouchers,give,parents,more,choices,in,their,children's,education.
, According,to,Max,Weber,,Protestant,values,contributed,to,the,rise,of,,ANS,-,,capitalism
The,adhan,is,the,Islamic,call,to,prayer,that,is,recited,five,times,each,day.,This,means,that,,in,theory,,fiv
e,times,each,day,every,Muslim,is,doing,the,exact,same,thing,at,the,exact,same,time.,What,function,or,
dysfunction,of,religion,does,the,adhan,help,bring,about?,,ANS,-,,It,brings,people,together.
What,is,a,term,for,someone,who,labels,themselves,"spiritual,but,not,religious"?,,ANS,-,,unchurched
The,curriculum,at,schools,like,Trinity,College,at,Cambridge,(The,College,of,the,Holy,and,Undivided,Trini
ty),leaned,heavily,on,theology,during,the,sixteenth,and,seventeenth,centuries,in,England.,Today,,the,va
st,majority,of,university,students,will,never,take,any,theology,classes.,Why,did,this,change?,,ANS,-
,,The,knowledge,,values,,and,expectations,required,to,succeed,in,contemporary,society,are,different,fr
om,those,required,then.
Robert,is,walking,down,the,street,late,at,night,when,a,man,in,a,ski,mask,suddenly,sticks,a,gun,in,his,fac
e,and,takes,his,wallet.,Sociologists,would,say,that,Robert's,mugger,had,________,but,not,________.,,A
NS,-,,power;,authority
According,to,C.,Wright,Mills,,a,small,and,unified,group,of,people,occupy,the,highest,positions,of,the,ma
jor,economic,,political,,and,military,institutions,and,exercise,tremendous,influence,in,American,social,lif
e.,What,does,he,call,this,group?,,ANS,-,,the,power,elite
John,F.,Kennedy,and,Richard,Nixon,debated,during,the,1960,presidential,campaign.,Voters,who,watche
d,the,debate,on,television,were,more,likely,to,see,Kennedy,as,the,winner,than,those,who,listened,to,it,
on,radio.,Why?,,ANS,-
,,Nixon,refused,to,take,advice,on,hair,,makeup,,and,clothing,that,would,have,made,him,look,better,on,
camera
What,does,a,sociological,perspective,tell,us,about,education,in,the,United,States?,,ANS,-
,,Educational,success,often,has,as,much,to,do,with,social,stratification,as,it,does,with,individual,ability.
What,is,the,definition,for,the,"hidden,curriculum",concept?,,ANS,-
,,lessons,that,students,learn,indirectly,through,the,method,in,which,the,curriculum,is,presented,and,th
e,way,the,school,is,organized