Soc 1010 - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

How are wealth and income linked? Wealth includes assets other and money, income is money you make from a job. Mary is a real estate agent who makes $100,000 a year. The economy takes a downturn and she loses her job, then her home, and her vehicle. She becomes homeless. This is an example of ________________? Downward intragenerational Mobility The ability, or inability, to change one's place within the social classes in a society is called _________________? Social Mobility The caste syste...

Stratification An institutionalized pattern of inequality in which social statuses are ranked on the basis of their access to scarce resources. Prestige The amount of social honor or value afforded one individual or group relative to another. Also referred to as status. Power The ability to direct others' behavior even against their wishes. Caste Systems Rely largely on ascribed statuses as the basis for distributing scarce resources. Class Systems Rely largely on achieved statuses as the b...

Your introductory sociology professor believes that gender roles serve a purpose in society to fulfill certain functions. What type of theoretical background is your professor espousing? structural functionalism What is an accurate statement regarding recent trends and patterns in teen sexuality? Most adolescents with a sexually transmitted disease don't know they are infected. Prior to the 1800s, it was believed that both male and female orgasms were required to ensure successful conception....

This is a comprehensive and detailed summary that covers everything of chapter 4-5 from the book. U'll need it!!

As defined by C. Wright Mills, which of the following "enables us to grasp history and biography and the relations between the two within society"? sociological imagination According to social theorist Randall Collins, getting a "piece of paper" is more important to many than actually having the knowledge to do a job. He calls the undue priority placed on formal education: credentialism Previous Play Next Rewind 10 seconds Move forward 10 seconds Unmute 0:00 / 0:15 ...

Which of the following is an example of a social institution carrying out its manifest function? A. Churches providing opportunities for people to show off their clothing B. Courts punishing people found guilty of crimes C. All of the other answers are correct D. Colleges providing places for middle-class youth to meet potential marriage partners E. Industry polluting the air and water B Which of the following best describes a micro sociology/micro-level approach to studying a social issue? A. ...

This is a comprehensive and detailed summary that covers everything of chapter 2-3 from the book. U'll need it!!

This is a comprehensive and detailed summary for chapter 1 in the book. U'll need it!!

4 Benefits of the Sociological Perspective - Correct Answer Seeing the general in the particular Seeing the strange in the familiar Seeing society in our everyday choices Seeing sociologically: marginality and crisis Sociological imagination - Correct Answer the vivid awareness of the relationship between personal experience and the wider society Macro-orientation - Correct Answer A concern with large scale patterns that characterize a society as a whole Micro-orientation - Correc...

4 Benefits of the Sociological Perspective correct answers Seeing the general in the particular Seeing the strange in the familiar Seeing society in our everyday choices Seeing sociologically: marginality and crisis Sociological imagination correct answers the vivid awareness of the relationship between personal experience and the wider society Macro-orientation correct answers A concern with large scale patterns that characterize a society as a whole Micro-orientation correct an...