Exam 1

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  Functionalist theory

B  Social Order theory

C  None

D  Conflict theory

A  the data set is too small

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

C  the data is collected at several points in time—longitudinal

D  none of the above

A  why society is like a functional body

B  why social stratification is an universal phenomenon

C  why social structure constrains individual behaviors

D  all of the above

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  the social roles of all individuals

B  the class conflict in the U.S.

C  human selfishness has conflict with the taboos of a society

D  none of the above

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

A  field work

B  participant-observation

C  surveys or structured questionnaires

D  both A and B

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  class consciousness

B  social class

C  class struggle

D  all of the above

A  county and state suicide rate was a dependent variable

B  Americans are frequent border-crossers

C  poor whites committed higher rates of suicide

D  independent variables include political membership

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  it is cheap, easy, and mechanical

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

C  it is used by mail only

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 researchers argue that blacks inherit less social mobility

D  the observations on Japanese Americans are conducted

A  the independent variables include migration change

B  the dependent is migration change

C  the independent variables include gender

D  none of the above

A  the race and ethnicity variables were included

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

C  the city data was included

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  a man’s exclusive trust in God is being rewarded

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

D  both A and B

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

A  inequality is always affected by greed

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

C  skills are greatly influenced by learning

D  all of the above

A  social integration in a society is weak

B  social ties are strong in a society

C  altruistic suicides stop in a society

D  social integration in a society is strong

A  a society’s authority ranking

B  a society’s literacy level

C  the quality and quantity of individuals’ social networks

D  all of the above

A  tremendously

B  positively

C  inversely

D  all of the above

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  is always predictable

B  represents a behavioral pattern

C  is a conditioned response to social stimuli or questionnaire

D  both A and B (or 1 and 2)

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

A  those who have more power should be respected

B  both carpenters’ and doctors’ jobs are functionally important

C  power and prestige have less significance than money

D  none of the above

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

A  a shared expectation about behavior

B  an educational achievement of an individual

C  a position in the process of economic production

D  an occupational ranking of an individual

A  there is no occupational categories

B  class conflicts are unavoidable

C  educational inequality is obvious

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

C  English middle class appeared after the WWII

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

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

B  minority members interact with one another

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

D  all of the above

A  the poor should be disregarded

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

C  the rich should be punished

D  all of the above

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

B  Humanism or Interpretivist methods use empirical data analyses

C  questionnaire surveys use quantitative methods

D  all of the above

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

A  education

B  cultural system

C  ethnic relation

D  stratification

A  FALSE

B  TRUE