Introduction to Sociology Final Exam (7 Pages)

Question 1 Not yet answered Marked out of 1.00 Bill wants to increase his herd of cattle on his farm. Right now, he his herd numbers around 100, and he has 100 acres of his farm set aside for their pasture. What would a sociologist suggest so that his farm, which feeds many in his town and county, can continue to function? Select one: a. Bill should examine the carrying capacity of his lands and consider setting aside more land if he wants to increase his herd. b. Bill should make sure that he has at least one bull so that he can keep breeding his cattle. c. Bill should start training his son at age 5 to deal with cattle so he will be equipped for his inheritance. d. Bill should sell his farm to the highest bidder and relax more often. Question 2 Not yet answered Marked out of 1.00 Which statement would you find in the analysis of poverty by Neckerman and Torche? Select one: a. People will take advantage of social welfare programs if you do not watch them carefully. b. People live in poverty because they are lazy and lack meaningful work. c. Once poverty has entered an geographic location, it is very difficult to get rid of. d. People living in poverty enjoy living in poverty. Question 3 Not yet answered Marked out of 1.00 Please place the following societies in chronological order: Select one: a. Pastoral; Hunter-gatherer; Horticultural; Agricultural b. Hunter-gatherer; Pastoral; Agricultural; Horticultural c. Pastoral; Agricultural, Hunter-gatherer; Horticultural d. Hunter-gatherer; Pastoral; Horticultural; Agricultural Question 4 Not yet answered Marked out of 1.00 Which of the following is not an example of underemployment? Select one: a. After college graduation, Marcus could only find work part-time as a bartender. b. After his wife gave birth to twins, Jerry quit his job to help raise them. c. Following the recession, Ellen lost her fulltime job as a PR assistant and found part-time work as a cosmetic sales associate. d. When John's sales job is outsourced he's forced to take work as a janitor to pay off his student loans. Question 5 Not yet answered Marked out of 1.00 Reliability is defined by the text as: Select one: a. How well the study measures what it was designed to measure. b. How long a study is expected to remain relevant and influential. c. How close the study's results come to the experimenter's hypothesis. d. A measure of a study's consistency that considers how likely results are to be replicated if a study is reproduced. Question 6 Not yet answered Marked out of 1.00 Why has e-waste become an issue, especially in the 21st century? Select one: a. E-waste not only contains harmful chemicals, but electronics become obsolete every six months or so, which means, every six months people are throwing away perfectly good electronics in order to get the newest one. This has led to an enormous increase in the amount of trash people produce. b. E-waste is not easily recyclable because often in the same machine there is glass, plastic, and metal. Also e-waste tends to consist of big, heavy machinery that is difficult to dispose of properly. c. E-waste is a sign of degrading cultural values. People no longer value creating lasting products or getting products fixed; they would much rather just buy a new one and discard the old one. d. E-waste is a natural by-product of an industrialized nation and cannot be helped. People must resign themselves to its presence and find better ways of purifying water, soil, and air. Question 7 Not yet answered Marked out of 1.00 Which factors do sociologists suspect were the cause for such a high divorce rate during the 1960's in North America? Select one: a. There was an increase in women working outside of the home, and also, greater social acceptance of divorce. 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. 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. 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 8 Not yet answered Marked out of 1.00 Which theorist studied the power elite, and the influence they had over society? Select one: a. Karl Marx b. Carl Sagan c. Emile Durkheim d. C. Wright Mills Question 9 Not yet answered Marked out of 1.00 How has advertising revenue significantly changed in the past few years? Select one: a. Newspaper advertising revenue has greatly increased, while online advertising revenue has fallen. b. Cable and online revenue have remained greatly unchanged, while newspaper and magazine advertising revenue have fallen greatly. c. Magazine revenue has risen steadily, while online and newspaper revenue have fallen dramatically. d. Online advertising revenue has fallen slightly, while newspaper advertising revenue has increased greatly. Question 10 Not yet answered Marked out of 1.00 Which of the following would a social epidemiologist be likely to study: Select one: a. The effects of redistricting on a local election b. The prevalence of crime surrounding a university hospital c. The use of cough medicine as a recreational drug for suburban teens d. The high cancer rates surrounding a large manufacturing plant in a remote area