Exam 1

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

A  None

B  Social Order theory

C  Functionalist theory

D  Conflict theory

A  the data set is too small

B  the data is collected at several points in time–longitudinal

C  the mental and psychiatry variables are not available in data set

D  none of the above

A  why social stratification is an universal phenomenon

B  why society is like a functional body

C  why social structure constrains individual behaviors

D  all of the above

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  human selfishness has conflict with the taboos of a society

B  the class conflict in the U.S.

C  the social roles of all individuals

D  none of the above

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

A  surveys or structured questionnaires

B  participant-observation

C  field work

D  both A and B

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  social class

B  class struggle

C  class consciousness

D  all of the above

A  independent variables include political membership

B  Americans are frequent border-crossers

C  county and state suicide rate was a dependent variable

D  poor whites committed higher rates of suicide

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

A  it is cheap, easy, and mechanical

B  it is used by mail only

C  it does NOT have ‘yes’ and ‘no’ simple answers

D  all of the above

A  the survey about acceptance of Chinese as guests is conducted

B  the researchers used observations and conversations in fields

C  the observations on Japanese Americans are conducted

D  the researchers argue that blacks inherit less social mobility

A  the dependent is migration change

B  the independent variables include migration change

C  the independent variables include gender

D  none of the above

A  the race and ethnicity variables were included

B  the city data was included

C  the unemployment and per capita state income were used as control variables

D  all of the above

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

A  the rise in the price of wool provided the direct impulse for the eviction of peasants from the land

B  both A and B

C  there is a connection between expropriation and economic expansion in England

D  a man’s exclusive trust in God is being rewarded

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  a society is like a functional body with some jobs that are more important than others

B  skills are greatly influenced by learning

C  inequality is always affected by greed

D  all of the above

A  social integration in a society is strong

B  social integration in a society is weak

C  altruistic suicides stop in a society

D  social ties are strong in a society

A  a society’s literacy level

B  a society’s authority ranking

C  the quality and quantity of individuals’ social networks

D  all of the above

A  inversely

B  positively

C  tremendously

D  all of the above

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  both A and B (or 1 and 2)

B  represents a behavioral pattern

C  is a conditioned response to social stimuli or questionnaire

D  is always predictable

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  power and prestige have less significance than money

B  both carpenters’ and doctors’ jobs are functionally important

C  those who have more power should be respected

D  none of the above

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

A  an educational achievement of an individual

B  a shared expectation about behavior

C  an occupational ranking of an individual

D  a position in the process of economic production

A  there is no occupational categories

B  educational inequality is obvious

C  class conflicts are unavoidable

D  all of the above

A  the foundation of the capitalist mode of production was laid in the late 15th and beginning of the 16th century in England

B  English middle class appeared after the WWII

C  free proletarians went to the labor market by the dissolution of feudal agriculture

D  both 1 and 3 (or A and C) are correct

A  there are two dominant elite groups in the U.S.

B  there is a class conflict between alienated wage labors and private property owners

C  minority members interact with one another

D  all of the above

A  the rich should be punished

B  the top talented individuals are rare in a society and they should be rewarded higher than others in prestige and income

C  the poor should be disregarded

D  all of the above

A  questionnaire surveys use quantitative methods

B  a non-random sample is better than a random sample

C  Humanism or Interpretivist methods use empirical data analyses

D  all of the above

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

A  ethnic relation

B  cultural system

C  stratification

D  education

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

A  FALSE

B  TRUE