Sociology Final Exam (Days 1 - 4) Part 1

3/19/22, 3:18 PM Review Quiz: Attempt review Started on State Completed on Time taken Thursday, 17 March 2022, 3:54 PM Finished Thursday, 17 March 2022, 4:25 PM 31 mins 2 secs Marks 46.00/50.00 Grade 92.00 out of 100.00 Question 1 Correct Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 The term "media globalization" can be defined as: Select one: a. The cross-cultural development and exchange of computer hardware. b. The governmental sanction allowing worldwide access to media education. c. The inability of geographically rural areas to access new media. d. The worldwide integration of media through the cross-cultural exchange of ideas.  The correct answer is: The worldwide integration of media through the cross-cultural exchange of ideas. Question 2 Correct Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 A sociologist defines society as a group of people who reside in a defined area, share a culture, and who: Select one: a. interact  b. work in the same industry c. speak different languages d. practise a recognized religion The correct answer is: interact 1/25 3/19/22, 3:18 PM Review Quiz: Attempt review Question 3 Correct Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 Which factor is considered when evaluating someone's standard of living? Select one: a. Income b. Employment c. Class d. All of the above  The correct answer is: All of the above Question 4 Correct Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 Which theory of education focuses on the labels acquired through the educational process? Select one: a. Critical sociology b. Feminist theory c. Functionalist theory d. Symbolic interactionism  The correct answer is: Symbolic interactionism 2/25 3/19/22, 3:18 PM Review Quiz: Attempt review Question 5 Incorrect Mark 0.00 out of 1.00 Which of the following is not a manifest function of education? Select one: a. Cultural innovation b. Courtship c. Social placement  d. Socialization The correct answer is: Courtship Question 6 Correct Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 What does human ecology theory address? Select one: a. The relationship between humans and their environments  b. The way that humans impact technology c. How the human population reduces the variety of nonhuman species d. The relationship between humans and other species The correct answer is: The relationship between humans and their environments 3/25 3/19/22, 3:18 PM Review Quiz: Attempt review Question 7 Correct Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 Which statement illustrates low status consistency? Select one: a. A suburban family lives in a modest ranch home and enjoys a nice vacation each summer. b. A single mother receives welfare and struggles to find adequate employment. c. A college dropout launches an online company that earns millions in its first year.  d. A celebrity actress owns homes in three countries. The correct answer is: A college dropout launches an online company that earns millions in its first year. Question 8 Correct Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 Occupational prestige means that jobs are __________. Select one: a. all equal in status b. not equally valued c.  assigned to a person for life d. not part of a person's self-identity The correct answer is: not equally valued 4/25 3/19/22, 3:18 PM Review Quiz: Attempt review Question 9 Correct Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 Emile Durkheim's much lauded study of suicide is important to the field of sociology in many ways. One of the most influential impacts was: Select one: a. It defined the differences between sociology and psychology  b. It allowed psychology and sociology to merge into one field. c. It showed the psychological reasons for suicide to be a lie. d. It earned Emile Durkheim the title "Father of Sociology" so that other sociologists would have a role model. The correct answer is: It defined the differences between sociology and psychology Question 10 Correct Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 Children in peripheral nations have little to no daily access to computers and the internet, while children in core nations are constantly exposed to this technology. This is an example of __________. Select one: a. The digital divide  b. Human ecology c. Modernization theory d. Dependency theory The correct answer is: The digital divide 5/25 3/19/22, 3:18 PM Review Quiz: Attempt review Question 11 Incorrect Mark 0.00 out of 1.00 The major difference between invention and discovery is: Select one: a. invention is based on technology, whereas discovery is usually based on culture  b. discovery involves finding something that already exists, but invention puts things together in a new way c. invention refers to material culture, whereas discovery can be material or theoretic, like laws of physics d. invention is typically used to refer to international objects, whereas discovery refers to that which is local to one's culture The correct answer is: discovery involves finding something that already exists, but invention puts things together in a new way Question 12 Correct Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 Which sociologist described sociology as the study of social forms? Select one: a. Martineau b. Simmel c.  Weber d. Becker The correct answer is: Simmel 6/25 3/19/22, 3:18 PM Review Quiz: Attempt review Question 13 Correct Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 A woman being married to two men would be an example of: Select one: a. Monogamy b. polygyny c. polyandry  d. cohabitation The correct answer is: polyandry Question 14 Correct Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 Who believed that the history of society was one of class struggle? Select one: a. Emile Durkheim b. Karl Marx c.  Erving Goffmann d. George Herbert Mead The correct answer is: Karl Marx 7/25 3/19/22, 3:18 PM Review Quiz: Attempt review Question 15 Correct Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 The Greens, Occupy Wall Street protests, and the Tea Party movement have the following in common: Select one: a. They are products of class struggle. b. They are examples of competing interest groups whose demands are weighed by the state. c.  They can only occur in a representative democracy. d. They are part of the legitimation function of the state. The correct answer is: They are examples of competing interest groups whose demands are weighed by the state. Question 16 Correct Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 The American flag is a material object that denotes the United States of America; however, there are certain connotations that many associate with the flag, like bravery and freedom. In this example, what are bravery and freedom? Select one: a. symbols b. language c. material culture d. nonmaterial culture  The correct answer is: nonmaterial culture 8/25 3/19/22, 3:18 PM Review Quiz: Attempt review Question 17 Correct Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 Which of the following sociological perspectives argues that the educational system reinforces and perpetuates social inequalities arising from differences in class, gender, race and ethnicity? Select one: a. Symbolic interactionism b. Conflict theory c.  Functionalism d. None of the above. The correct answer is: Conflict theory Question 18 Correct Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 Same-sex couple households account for __________ percent of Canadian households. Select one: a. 1  b. 10 c. 15 d. 30 The correct answer is: 1 9/25 3/19/22, 3:18 PM Review Quiz: Attempt review Question 19 Correct Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 When did the first economies begin to develop? Select one: a. When all of the hunter-gatherers died b. When money was invented c. When people began to grow crops and domesticate animals  d. When the first cities were built The correct answer is: When people began to grow crops and domesticate animals Question 20 Correct Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 In the early 2000's, The L Word and Queer as Folk debuted on Showtime. Both shows depicted the lives of members of the LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender) community, thus giving viewers a glimpse into a __________. Select one: a. More b. Formal Sanction c. Subculture  d. Social relativism The correct answer is: Subculture 10/25 3/19/22, 3:18 PM Review Quiz: Attempt review Question 21 Correct Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 Which subordinate group is often referred to as the "model minority?" Select one: a. Black Canadians b. Asian Canadians c.  White ethnic Canadians d. First Nations The correct answer is: Asian Canadians Question 22 Correct Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 The processes of successful image management are studied from a __________ perspective. Select one: a. Critical theory  b. Symbolic interactionist c. Functionalist d. Feminist The correct answer is: Critical theory 11/25 3/19/22, 3:18 PM Review Quiz: Attempt review Question 23 Correct Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 Karl Marx believed the state evolves out of __________. Select one: a. Political supply and demand b. Pluralism c. The needs of capital  d. Proletarian revolution The correct answer is: The needs of capital Question 24 Correct Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 Terrence and his family own a farm in a remote region of Chile. They farm only enough to produce enough food to feed the family, and pay their taxes. What are Terrence and his family engaging in? Select one: a. Capitalism b. Mercantilism c. Capitalistic Farming d. Subsistence Farming  The correct answer is: Subsistence Farming 12/25