Exam 1

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

A  Functionalist theory

B  Conflict theory

C  Social Order theory

D  None

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

B  the data set is too small

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

D  none of the above

A  why social structure constrains individual behaviors

B  why social stratification is an universal phenomenon

C  why society is like a functional body

D  all of the above

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

A  human selfishness has conflict with the taboos of a society

B  the social roles of all individuals

C  the class conflict in the U.S.

D  none of the above

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

A  surveys or structured questionnaires

B  field work

C  both A and B

D  participant-observation

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

A  class struggle

B  class consciousness

C  social class

D  all of the above

A  independent variables include political membership

B  Americans are frequent border-crossers

C  poor whites committed higher rates of suicide

D  county and state suicide rate was a dependent variable

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

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

B  it is cheap, easy, and mechanical

C  it is used by mail only

D  all of the above

A  the researchers used observations and conversations in fields

B  the observations on Japanese Americans are conducted

C  the researchers argue that blacks inherit less social mobility

D  the survey about acceptance of Chinese as guests is conducted

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  TRUE

B  FALSE

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

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

B  both A and B

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

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

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  inequality is always affected by greed

B  skills are greatly influenced by learning

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

D  all of the above

A  social integration in a society is weak

B  social integration in a society is strong

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  positively

B  inversely

C  tremendously

D  all of the above

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  both A and B (or 1 and 2)

B  is a conditioned response to social stimuli or questionnaire

C  is always predictable

D  represents a behavioral pattern

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  those who have more power should be respected

B  power and prestige have less significance than money

C  both carpenters’ and doctors’ jobs are functionally important

D  none of the above

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

A  an educational achievement of an individual

B  a position in the process of economic production

C  a shared expectation about behavior

D  an occupational ranking of an individual

A  there is no occupational categories

B  educational inequality is obvious

C  class conflicts are unavoidable

D  all of the above

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

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

C  English middle class appeared after the WWII

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

A  minority members interact with one another

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

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

D  all of the above

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

B  the rich should be punished

C  the poor should be disregarded

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  TRUE

B  FALSE

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

A  cultural system

B  education

C  ethnic relation

D  stratification

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  TRUE

B  FALSE