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Below are the questions for the exam with the choices of answers:
Question #1
A normal rationing.
B sexism.
C an abundance of caution.
D ageism.
Question #2
A 100
B 101
C 110
D 105
Question #3
A achieved statuses.
B ascribed statuses.
C biological in nature.
D role conflicts.
Question #4
A Native Americans were poor when they came to the United States
B Native Americans occupied the U.S. when European settlers first arrived.
C Native Americans were free to leave the United States if they didn’t like it.
D Native Americans came to the United States involuntarily.
Question #5
A elderly who live alone are at greater risk than those who live with a relative.
B many elderly are abused by a paid caregiver or one who is dependent on the elder.
C categories of elder abuse do not include neglect.
D elder abuse is actually a myth—perpetrated by members of AARP who want attention.
Question #6
A women earn less than men because they take longer to finish college.
B women earn less than men because they do more poorly in high school and college.
C when women have no children and have worked as long as men have worked, they are paid equally.
D in none of the occupations studied do women earn more than men.
Question #7
A To examine the genetic differences between the heterosexual population and homosexual (in old slang, “queer”) population.
B To propose a series of federal laws that will put an end to many social inequalities.
C To question the ways society perceives and experiences sex, gender, and sexuality.
D To determine whether sexual orientation is a product of nature or nurture.
Question #8
A tertiary aging.
B primary aging.
C insanity.
D secondary aging.
E psychosomatic aging.
Question #9
A African Americans were poor when they came to the United States.
B African Americans were free to leave the United States if they didn’t like it.
C African Americans have had access to “investment clubs” to help them succeed.
D most African Americans came to the United States involuntarily.
Question #10
A evolutionary perspective.
B functionalist perspective.
C interactionist perspective.
D conflict perspective.
Question #11
A functionalist perspective.
B interactionist perspective.
C evolutionary perspective.
D feminist perspective.
E conflict perspective.
Question #12
A the number of women in a population per 100,000 men,
B the number of men in a population per 100 women.
C the frequency with which older adults engage in sexual intercourse.
D the ration of sexual encounters in older adults vs. the frequency in younger people.
Question #13
A the Baby Boom.
B the lost Generation.
C Gen X.
D the Millennial Generation.
Question #14
A gerontocracy.
B oligarchy of elders.
C meritocracy.
D age-stratified society.
Question #15
A Subculture of aging theory.
B Age stratification theory.
C Selective optimization with compensation theory.
D Gerotranscendence.
Question #16
A Modernization theory.
B Functionalist theory.
C Continuity theory.
D Age stratification theory.
E Exchange theory.
Question #17
A As people age, they disengage with their friends in order to spend more time with their families.
B As people age, they generally withdraw from all forms of society.
C As people age, ideas of romance and intimacy become distasteful.
D As people age, they begin to lose their friends and family and spend their last days mourning their losses.
E As people age, they think less and less about being married to their spouse, and more about their individuality.
Question #18
A Being hit on by young men in search of “cougars” and “sugar Mamas”.
B Being talked down to by gas station attendants.
C Being suspected of shoplifting by sales clerks.
D Having their medical ailments trivialized by doctors.
E Being carded to prove their Senior Citizen status.
Question #19
A It is the comparison of children to parents.
B It is the comparison of healthcare professionals to the elderly.
C It is the comparison of working people to non-working people.
D It is the comparison of grandparents to parents.
Question #20
A Increasing the work week to 45 hours so that there is more money coming into the program.
B Making Social Security a private program, much like insurance or a 401(k).
C Increasing the age at which someone can start collecting Social Security.
D Paying Social Security to people who paid the tax; cut out any spouses or dependents who might benefit.
Question #21
A Gray is culturally considered beautiful and thus people are bleaching their hair.
B With industrialization and the building of big cities, there is very little green nature left and everything is the color of cement.
C Refers to the fact that so many older adults are “behind grey prison walls”.
D The greatest part of the population is reaching the age of 65 and entering old age.
Question #22
A A music store employee encouraging a young woman to study the piano or flute instead of the drums or guitar.
B A teacher discouraging a female student from entering the military, suggesting nursing school instead.
C Keisha’s mom encouraging her to take home economics rather than shop classes so she can please her future husband.
D A father buying a basketball hoop for his daughter’s eighth birthday.
Question #23
A Exchange theory.
B Symbolic interactionism.
C Functionalism.
D Conflict theory.
Question #24
A England.
B the United States.
C Nigeria.
D Sweden.
Question #25
A dating a member of the same sex to make a political statement.
B all of these are examples of “doing gender”.
C the refusal to participate in any tasks with gender-specific requirements.
D when people conduct themselves and perform tasks based upon the gender assigned to them by society.
E the prejudiced belief that one sex should be valued over another.
Question #26
A Cyberfeminism.
B Conflict theory.
C Symbolic interactionism.
D Functionalism.
Question #27
A TRUE
B FALSE
Question #28
A homophobia.
B gender dysphoria.
C a double standard.
D heterosexism.
Question #29
A an individual’s biological/reproductive category.
B an individual’s sense of being either masculine or feminine.
C the repressed sexual inclinations of society as a whole.
D a person’s capacity for sexual feelings.
Question #30
A homophobia.
B a “crush” on her boss.
C sexism.
D sexual orientation.
E amalgamation.
Question #31
A a term that refers to individuals who identify with the behaviors and characteristics that are opposite of their biological sex.
B a person’s emotional and sexual attraction to a particular sex.
C in Freudian Theory, a phase which a person outgrows before entering heterosexuality.
D a person’s biological/reproductive category.
Question #32
A Symbolic interactionism.
B Conflict theory.
C Behaviorism.
D Functionalism.
Question #33
A institutional racism/discrimination.
B perpetuity.
C ethnocentrism.
D racial steering.
Question #34
A de jure segregation.
B de facto segregation.
C expulsion.
D pluralism.
E assimilation.
Question #35
A the process by which a minority individual or group takes on the characteristics of the dominant culture
B the integration of diverse cultural concepts into a public school curriculum.
C the physical separation of groups, particularly in residence, but also in workplace and social functions.
D the deliberate annihilation of a targeted, usually subordinate, group.
Question #36
A Paolo assuming his neighbor likes rap music because he is African American.
B Isaiah cooking his girlfriend a meat-free dinner because she is a vegetarian.
C Maria assuming her son-in-law is a heavy drinker because he is Irish.
D Cynthia believing her best friend is good at math because she is Asian.
Question #37
A genocide.
B expulsion.
C preferential treatment of minorities.
D racial steering.
E Communism.
Question #38
A genocide.
B intersection theory.
C the culture of prejudice.
D scapegoat theory.
Question #39
A the social construction of race.
B white privilege.
C pluralism.
D scapegoat theory.
Question #40
A All of these are examples of racial steering.
B The Trail of Tears, when the United States government forced Native Americans to permanently leave their homes and territory.
C Jose’s parents not allowing him to date Martha because she is of a different background.
D Ral estate agents directing white clients to look for housing in certain neighborhoods, and non-white clients to others.
E Kiki being told she’ll find math difficult because she is a girl.