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Topic 9: Social Institutions: The Family
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Which of the following statements about the patterns of intergenerational mobility in industrial nations is true?
Select one:
a. Structural factors influence opportunities for social mobility
. b. Immigration does not play a significant part in mobility patterns.
c. There is consistent migration from urban to rural areas.
d. Most women resist mobility.
According to world systems analysis, a periphery nation is a nation that
Select one:
a. along with its multinational corporations dominates all other nations socially, economically, and politically, such as the U.S. and Germany.
b. has a marginal economic status, such as Israel and South Korea.
c. is a poor, developing nation, such as Haiti or Chad, that is exploited by more powerful nations and corporations. d. does not quite exert control, but is considered of marginal economic status.
Modernization
refers to the
Select one:
a. elimination of old housing and its replacement with modern skyscrapers.
b. process by which a society moves from traditional or less developed institutions to those characteristic of more developed societies. c. colonial domination of Third World nations by Western powers.
d. process of development that, at this time, has occurred only in core nations such as England, France, Japan, and the U.S.
Extreme inequality of resources in the world was initiated by
Select one:
a. the Spanish-American War.
b. the Great Depression.
c. World War II.
d. the Industrial Revolution. Which of the following is true regarding gender di
ff
erences in mobility?
Select one:
a. Women are usually fed more than males.
b. Women are denied educational opportunities. c. Women and men are hospitalized for the same types of injuries.
d. Women and men have equal employment opportunities.
Stratification in developing nations is closely related to their weak and dependent position in
Select one:
a. ensuring the health of their citizens.
b. providing adequate education
.
c. the global economy. d. the military size.
Sociologists have identified five basic properties—unequal treatment, physical or cultural traits, ascribed status
, solidarity, and in-
group marriage—to
describe
Select one:
a. minority groups. b. racial groups.
c. ethnic groups.
d. polarization.
Restrictive employment-leave policies are an example of
Select one:
a. institutional discrimination
. b. White privilege.
c. racism
.
d. prejudice
.
Proponents of color-blind racism oppose
Select one:
a. equal treatment for all.
b. merit-based college admissions.
c. employer-provided health insurance.
d. public welfare assistance. Which of the following is considered to be the most unifying force among Arabs?
Select one:
a. culture
b. language c. religion
d. wealth
In the ______ process, those who have power define groups of people according to a racist social structure.
Select one:
a. racial formation b. racial bias
c. racial profiling
d. racial selection
The positive e
ff
orts to recruit minority group members or women for jobs, promotions, and education opportunities is known as
Select one:
a. remittances.
b. pluralism
.
c. sharing economy.
d. a
ffi
rmative action. Which perspective suggests that men may originally have become powerful in preindustrial times because their size, physical strength, and freedom from
childbearing duties allowed them to dominate women physically, but in contemporary societies these considerations are not so important?
Select one:
a. functionalist perspective
b. conflict perspective c. interactionist perspective
d. global perspective
Which of the following sociological perspectives refers to the obstacles to women's advancement in the Army as a brass ceiling?
Select one:
a. interactionist
b. conflict c. global
d. functionalist
Using an analogy to Marx's analysis of class conflict, conflict theorists would argue that women are in a position comparable to that of the
Select one:
a. bourgeoisie.
b. proletariat. c. capitalist.
d. upper class
.
Functionalists view gender roles in which of the following ways?
Select one:
a. Gender roles assist in keeping women oppressed within the family structure.
b. Gender roles have a bias toward male power
.
c. Gender roles are necessary to keep the family in balance. d. Gender roles are not necessary.
An invisible barrier that blocks the promotion of a woman in the military because of her o
ffi
cial exclusion from combat is known as a
Select one:
a. glass ceiling
.
b. brass ceiling. c. gold ceiling.
d. camouflage ceiling.
Although it does not explicitly endorse traditional gender roles
, which sociological perspective implies that dividing tasks between spouses is beneficial for
the family unit?
Select one:
a. functionalist perspective b. conflict perspective
c. interactionist perspective
d. global perspective
Which sociological perspective would be likely to suggest that elderly women experience a double burden regarding income levels, similar to that
experienced by elderly members of racial and ethnic minorities?
Select one:
a. functionalist perspective
b. conflict perspective c. interactionist perspective
d. global perspective
A NORC is a(n)
Select one:
a. police o
ffi
cer who serves the aging population.
b. type of nursing home.
c. area that has become an informal center for senior citizens. d. planned retirement community for those over age 65.
Susan, 56 years of age, and her daughter Beverly, 28 years of age, are both secretaries. They both apply for the same job, and although Susan has much
more experience, the company hires Beverly because, as one of the company's owners says, "Who wants a wrinkled old lady to work in our o
ffi
ce?" This
attitude reflects
Select one:
a. senilicide.
b. gerontocracy.
c. gerontology.
d. ageism
. The emergence of a collective consciousness among the elderly is illustrated by the establishment of the
Select one:
a. United States Congress.
b. Roman Catholic church.
c. AARP. d. AAA.
In analyzing the elderly as a minority, one crucial di
ff
erence between older people and other subordinate groups is that
Select one:
a. older people are not the objects of prejudice and discrimination
.
b. membership is not involuntary.
c. if we live long enough, we will all become members of this minority. d. older people do not marry members of their own group
.
Which of the following would best fit the definition of a NORC?
Select one:
a. a nursing home set up to resemble an apartment living situation
b. a planned retirement village in Florida where only those 65+ can live
c. an assisted living facility that o
ff
ers various stages of assistance
d. a community in Arizona where many 65+ people have relocated to due to the nice weather and multiple facilities that cater to their needs Monogamy
refers to a form of marriage in which
Select one:
a. an individual has only one partner. b. a woman may have several husbands at the same time.
c. a man may have several wives at the same time.
d. an individual has several spouses in a lifetime, but only one at a time.
In which type of authority pattern are the adult members of the family regarded as equals?
Select one:
a. neolocal
b. bilateral
c. egalitarian d. homogamous
Why is divorce for many same-sex couples currently more complicated than for opposite-sex couples?
Select one:
a. Although same-sex marriage has been legalized, same-sex divorce has not been legalized.
b. Most courts refuse to take on same-sex divorce cases.
c. Before same-sex marriage was legalized nationwide, many same-sex couples traveled outside their home jurisdictions in order to be legally married.
d. According to Obergefell
v.
Jones
(2015), same-sex "marriages" legally only qualify as civil unions.
The term incest
taboo
refers to
Select one:
a. the prohibition of sexual relationships between certain culturally specified relatives. b. the prohibition of marriage between close relatives and neighbors.
c. the requirement, in some cultures, of having one's sexual initiation occur within the safe confines of a family relationship.
d. not having sex with neighbors or business associates.
Under which marital form can a woman have several husbands at the same time?
Select one:
a. monogamy
b. polygamy
c. polygyny
d. polyandry The term familism
refers to pride in the
Select one:
a. nuclear family, expressed through the maintenance of a strong system of rituals and permanence.
b. extended family, expressed through the maintenance of close ties and strong obligations to kinfolk. c. single-parent family, expressed through the maintenance of close bonds and attention to the needs of children.
d. a sense of virility, personal worth, and pride in one's own family.
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