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Below are the questions for the exam with the choices of answers:
Question #1
A Teen girls today are growing up in a toxic culture and are at risk for a number of problems and disorders.
B Adolescents are not considered prime targets for advertising.
C Women’s bodies are objectified in our society and women are constantly bombarded with images and messages that they must be thin.
D Women receive conflicting messages of what the “ideal” woman is.
Question #2
A all schools in the United States emphasize critical thinking skills today.
B teacher expectations do not affect students’ performance.
C there is a discrepancy in funding of public education in the United States and some schools lack resources and offer few opportunities for educational success for their students.
D there is equal funding in schools across the United States.
Question #3
A presented data from a study in which the research method utilized was interviews and the sample included convicted white-collar offenders.
B found that offenders went through a process of transformation of their identities.
C stated that the offenders utilized impression management techniques and techniques of neutralization (such as denial of victim) to avoid being labeled.
D found that all of the offenders stated that profit motive and extraordinary circumstances due to their employment difficulties were NOT factors in their criminal activity.
Question #4
A Cyberfeminism
B Exchange Theory
C Symbolic Interactionism
D Structural Functionalism
Question #5
A When people perform tasks based upon the gender assigned to them by society and, in turn, themselves.
B The refusal to participate in any tasks with gender-specific requirements.
C Dating a member of the same sex to make a political statement.
D The prejudiced belief that one sex should be valued over another.
Question #6
A Conflict Theory
B Structural Functionalism
C Symbolic Interactionism
D Cyberfeminism
Question #7
A $1.52
B 92 cents
C 55 cents
D 77 cents
Question #8
A A double standard
B A misunderstanding
C Gender identity
D Homophobia
Question #9
A Sex refers to who a person is sexually attracted to, and gender refers to whom a person chooses to partner with.
B Sex is the extent to which one identifies as being either masculine or feminine, gender is biological characterization of anatomy.
C Sex refers to sexual orientation, and gender refers to physical or physiological differences between males and females.
D Sex refers to physical or physiological differences between males and females, while gender is the extent to which one identifies as being either masculine or feminine.
Question #10
A Functionalism
B Symbolic interactionism
C Feminism
D Conflict theory
Question #11
A The social construction of race
B White privilege
C Affirmative action
D Intersection theory
Question #12
A A product of the media
B Biologically identifiable
C Not biologically identifiable
D No longer in existence
Question #13
A Grade inflation
B Manifest function
C Feminism
D Tracking
Question #14
A Academic bribing
B Systematic grading
C GPA debt
D Grade inflation
Question #15
A Symbolic interactionism
B Feminist theory
C Functionalism
D Conflict theory
Question #16
A Conflict theory
B Functionalism
C Symbolic interactionism
D None of the above
Question #17
A Men and women who are married experience considerably more abuse, than those who are cohabitating.
B Men and women who are married feel empowered to report abuse, thus the statistics we have on IPV between married couples are very accurate.
C Men and women who are married prefer to seek therapy and counseling for their problems rather than hitting, punching, or screaming.
D Men and women who are married experience less abuse, than those who are cohabitating.
Question #18
A The 1960’s saw the birth of the zero-tolerance concept, which many men and women applied to their marriages, and which, many in society thought a great idea.
B Men were granted more freedom and often allowed to work from home which put more strain on their marital relationships, and which also coincided with women becoming more educated and more aware of their legal rights.
C There was an increase in women working outside of the home, and also, greater social acceptance of divorce.
D Most people divorcing in the 1960’s grew up during World War II and struggled to make the austerity of their childhood correlate with their more abundant and fruitful lifestyles in the 1960’s.
Question #19
A Many young people place education and career higher than marriage on their list of priorities.
B Many women fear having children too early and, consequently, having to give up a good career.
C Most people in the Millennial generation are caring for their aging parents and do not have time for long term, serious relationships.
D Most men spend at least a year traveling the world to get a better understanding of the world, and consequently, don’t want to be tied down by a wife.
Question #20
A Cohabitating, unmarried partners have a slightly lower divorce rate after they get married than those who don’t cohabitate until after marriage.
B It does not matter because divorce occurs when two people are incompatible and does not depend on how long people have lived with each other.
C Cohabitating, unmarried partners have the exact same divorce rate as the people who don’t cohabitate until marriage.
D Cohabitating, unmarried partners have a slightly higher divorce rate after they get married than those who don’t cohabitate until after marriage.
Question #21
A Sociologists only consider people who live in the same household to be a family.
B Sociologist try to keep the definition open so that people who walk by each other on the street are a family.
C Sociologists try to keep the definition open to encompass all types of people who are emotionally close to each other.
D Sociologists only consider traditional marriage as a requirement to be a family.
Question #22
A Continuity theory
B Modernization theory
C Exchange theory
D Age stratification theory
Question #23
A As people age, they begin to lose their friends and family and spend their last days mourning their losses.
B As people age, they disengage with their friends in order to spend more time with their families.
C As people age, they generally withdraw from all forms of society.
D As people age, they think less and less about being married to their spouse, and more about their individuality.
Question #24
A It is the comparison of children to parents.
B It is the comparison of grandparents to parents.
C It is the comparison of working people to non-working people.
D It is the comparison of healthcare professionals to the elderly.
Question #25
A The greatest part of the population is reaching the age of 65 and entering old age.
B People are living under so much stress now, that they are going gray early.
C Gray is culturally considered beautiful and thus people are bleaching their hair.
D With industrialization and the building of big cities, there is very little green nature left and everything is the color of steel.
Question #26
A Cyberfeminist
B Conflict
C Symbolic Interactionist
D Functionalist
Question #27
A Digital divide
B Computer lag
C New media
D Technological pause
Question #28
A An arrangement of practices and behaviors on which society’s members base their daily lives.
B A system that has the authority to make decisions based on law.
C The regulation and enforcement of norms.
D A label that describes the chief characteristic of an individual.
Question #29
A Addresses the relationship between having socially acceptable goals and having socially acceptable means to reach those goals.
B Asserts that motivation and personal responsibility are the key factors in living a healthy lifestyle.
C Argues that morality is based on wealth.
D States individuals learn deviant behavior from those close to them who provide models of and opportunities for deviance.
Question #30
A Strain theory
B Differential association
C Labeling theory
D Control theory
Question #31
A Social reward for the violation of norms.
B The regulation and enforcement of norms.
C The act of notifying authorities when criminal acts are occurring.
D A violation of established contextual, cultural, or social norms, whether folkways, mores, or codified law.
Question #32
A Opaque theory
B Differential association theory
C Strain theory
D Labeling theory
Question #33
A Age has a similar meaning in most societies.
B Age is dependent upon one’s individual attitude and personality.
C Age is socially constructed.
D Age is dependent on one’s physical appearance.
Question #34
A sexual harassment
B gender stratification
C matriarchy
D sex-typing
Question #35
A feminization of the workplace
B affirmative action
C political correctness
D gender tracking
Question #36
A teaching the three Rs, the hidden curriculum, reproducing the social class system
B teaching knowledge and skills, cultural transmission of values, social integration
C teaching computer literacy, the hidden curriculum, reproducing the social class system
D providing child care service for working parents and the hidden curriculum
Question #37
A child abuse
B child neglect
C middle-age fatherhood
D serial fatherhood
Question #38
A the functionalist perspective
B the feminist perspective
C the symbolic interactionist perspective
D the conflict perspective
Question #39
A Middle class parents are more likely to stress language use, the development of reasoning skills, and negotiation.
B Working class and poor parents are more likely to emphasize natural growth, provide basic support, and are more likely to give directives to their children.
C Middle class parents are likely to raise their children by methods of concerted cultivation.
D all of the above were noted in the research findings.
Question #40
A parents’ education level and occupation.
B all are factors of one’s playing field.
C social class level, gender, and geographic location.
D being male or female and one’s race.
E none of the above are examples of one’s playing field
Question #41
A The difference in the social class of the Saints compared to the Roughnecks.
B The age of the Saints compared to the age of the Roughnecks.
C The intellectual status of each group.
D The race of the members of each group.
Question #42
A individual IQ scores
B physical attractiveness
C language skills
D social class
Question #43
A Strain Theory
B Differential Association Theory
C Labeling Theory
D Control-Bond Theory
Question #44
A being due to individuals having a criminal personality.
B caused by biological drives.
C caused by positivism.
D caused by a defective environment.
Question #45
A hierarchial statuses formed quickly in the group of boys just as it does in the greater society.
B cooperative tasks is inversely related with group conflict.
C competition breeds friction between groups.
D none of the above.
E all of the above.
Question #46
A be aggressive and have a weak bond with his parents.
B become an alcoholic or marry an alcoholic.
C be obese and/or have low self-esteem.
D all of the above.
Question #47
A social class
B education
C religion
D ethnicity
Question #48
A Mothers socialized their sons to be passive and dependent.
B Mothers kept their sons closer to them when they played.
C Mothers subconsciously rewarded daughters for being dependent.
D Mothers tended to treat their children the same, regardless of the child’s sex.
Question #49
A attitudes; actions
B norms; beliefs
C actions; attitudes
D values; attitudes
Question #50
A high school rank
B age at application
C family background
D standardized test scores
Question #51
A these children take on adult reponsibilites.
B these children may have a “mid-life crisis” in adulthood as they may revert back to stages they missed in childhood.
C these children miss out on key stages of their childhood.
D all of the above.
Question #52
A Control-Bond Theory
B Strain Theory
C Labeling Theory
D Differential Association Theory
E Rational-Choice Theory
Question #53
A Control-Bond Theory
B Differential Association Theory
C Rational-Choice/Exchange Theory
D Labeling Theory
Question #54
A parents who are prejudice want their children to experience discrimination.
B having children experience discrimination first hand can alleviate prejudicial beliefs in adulthood.
C learning about prejudice and experiencing discrimination has no effect on children.
D children do not adopt stereotypes or learn prejudice from their significant others or agents of socialization.
Question #55
A When punishment is feared from authorities such as parents or the court system.
B When we are able to reject negative labels and neutralize our deviance.
C When we have strong attachments, commitments, and involvement with society.
D When we are members of the middle or upper classes and have too much to lose.
Question #56
A resocialization
B gender socialization
C gender tracking
D the hidden curriculum
Question #57
A It is a bilateral family.
B It is an extended family.
C It is an egalitarian family.
D It is a unilateral family.
Question #58
A consistent and intensive nteractions with other groups can alleviate prejudicial feelings.
B cooperative tasks has not worked in the past as individual achievement is a core U.S. value.
C educating those who are racist will not work as individual’s views do not change.
D there is really nothing that can be done as prejudice and discrimination cannot be alleviated.
Question #59
A It reproduces the racial and ethnic structure of society for the next generation.
B It creates dedicated workers who will sacrifice personal ambition for the needs of society.
C It perpetuates the class system that has been in place for generations.
D It ensures that the more capable people fill positions requiring higher intellectual levels.