Sociology Review Quiz Part 3

Question 34 Correct Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 Which of the following is NOT one of Marx's four types of alienation? Select one: a. Alienation from the product of one's labor b. Alienation from one's self c. Alienation from others d. Alienation from one's religion The correct answer is: Alienation from one's religion Question 35 Correct Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 In a study, a group of 10-year-old boys are fed doughnuts every morning for a week and then weighed to see how much weight they gained. Which factor is the dependent variable? Select one: a. the doughnuts b. the boys c. the duration of a week d. the weight gained The correct answer is: the weight gained Question 36 Correct Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 For individual people of a certain culture, the life course is __________. Select one: a. The average age they will die b. The lessons they must learn c. The length of a typical bereavement period d. The typical sequence of events in their lives The correct answer is: The typical sequence of events in their lives Question 37 Correct Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 What term describes the assignment of students to specic education programs and classes on the basis of test scores, previous grades, or perceived ability? Select one: a. Hidden curriculum b. Labelling c. Self-fullling prophecy d. Tracking The correct answer is: Tracking Question 38 Incorrect Mark 0.00 out of 1.00 Dependency theorists explain global inequality and global stratication by focusing on the way that __________. Select one: a. Core nations and peripheral nations exploit semi-peripheral nations b. Semi-peripheral nations exploit core nations c. Peripheral nations exploit core nations d. Core nations exploit peripheral nations The correct answer is: Core nations exploit peripheral nations Question 39 Correct Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 The term "sexuality" is dened by the text as: Select one: a. An individual's sense of being either masculine or feminine. b. The repressed sexual inclinations of society as a whole. c. An individual's biological gender. d. A person's capacity for sexual feelings. The correct answer is: A person's capacity for sexual feelings. Question 40 Incorrect Mark 0.00 out of 1.00 The term "sexual orientation" can be dened as: Select one: a. A term that refers to individuals who identify with the behaviors and characteristics that are opposite of their biological sex. b. A phase which a person outgrows before entering heterosexuality. c. A person's emotional and sexual attraction to a particular sex. d. A person's biological gender. The correct answer is: A person's emotional and sexual attraction to a particular sex. Question 41 Correct Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 Spousal abuse is an example of a ________. Select one: a. Street crime b. Corporate crime c. Violent crime d. Nonviolent crime The correct answer is: Violent crime Question 42 Correct Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 When it comes to technology, media, and society, which of the following is true? Select one: a. Media inuences technology, but not society. b. Technology created media, but society has nothing to do with these. c. Technology, media, and society are bound and cannot be separated. d. Society inuences media but is not connected to technology. The correct answer is: Technology, media, and society are bound and cannot be separated. Question 43 Correct Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 Kyle is collecting newspaper clippings from his grandfather about the American public's perception of World War II. This is an example of __________. Select one: a. Tertiary data b. Interactive data c. Primary data d. Secondary data The correct answer is: Secondary data Question 44 Correct Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 That McDonald's is found in almost every country around the world is an example of: Select one: a. globalization b. diusion c. culture lag d. xenocentrism The correct answer is: diusion Question 45 Correct Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 Which concept corresponds best to the functionalist analysis of the state? Select one: a. Greatest good for the greatest number b. Goal attainment c. Power d. Symbols of authority The correct answer is: Goal attainment Question 46 Correct Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 In the concentric zone model, Zone B is likely to house what? Select one: a. The city's industrial centre b. Wealthy commuter homes c. Formerly wealthy homes split into cheap apartments d. Rural outposts The correct answer is: Formerly wealthy homes split into cheap apartments Question 47 Correct Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 When sociologists think about technology as an agent of social change, which of the following is not an example? Select one: a. Population growth b. Medical advances c. The internet d. Genetically engineered food The correct answer is: Population growth Question 48 Incorrect Mark 0.00 out of 1.00 The percentage of people in Canada claiming a religious aliation is: Select one: a. 50 percent b. 12 percent c. 95 percent d. 80 percent The correct answer is: 80 percent Question 49 Correct Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 What is the most important commodity in a postindustrial society? Select one: a. Electricity b. Money c. Information d. Computers The correct answer is: Information Question 50 Correct Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 What theoretical perspective views society as having a system of interdependent inherently connected parts? Select one: a. sociobiology b. functionalism c. conict theory d. ethnocentrism The correct answer is: functionalism ◄ Learning Guide Unit 9 Jump to... Final Exam ► /