SOC 1010- Exam 2 with Accurate
Solutions
The uneven distribution of privileges, rewards, opportunities, power, and influence. -
ANSWER-Social Inequality
Social status based on factors such as race, gender, or age. - ANSWER-ascribed status
Social status based on an individual's effort - ANSWER-Achieved status
Give examples of ascribed status - ANSWER-slavery, race, apartheid, gender, age
Give examples of achieved status - ANSWER-olympian, fame, wealth, occupation
What is important about women's earnings - ANSWER-They earn a less percentage
compared to men but it has increased over the years. Now they earn almost .77 to
every dollar that men earn.
What is meant by pink collar occupations? - ANSWER-Low-status, low-paying, female
dominated occupations (e.g. secretaries, salesclerks, and food servers)
Refers to how people understand what is gender appropriate behavior - ANSWER-
Gender typing
Refers to an invisible barrier that determines the level to which a woman can rise in an
organization - ANSWER-Glass ceiling
The rapid promotion of men over women, especially into management, and in female-
dominated fields such as nursing. - ANSWER-glass elevator
Refers to groupings among people based on cultural differences - ANSWER-Ethnicity
deviance is a status imposed by dominant groups to control "threatening"populations,
what counts as "deviant" is directly related to economic or political order - ANSWER-
Conflict theory of deviance
deviance is not inherent; its a matter of definition, people don't commit
crimes; groups create deviance, individual labeled as "deviant" may begin to identify as
deviant. Focuses on stereotypes and the Self-fulfilling prophecy. - ANSWER-Labeling
theory of deviance
, lack of social integration in neighborhoods and communities, no
communal or cooperative relationships, Durkheim in microcosm. - ANSWER-Social
disorganization theory of deviance
factors that bond people to conforming lifestyles, "stakes to
conformity" - ANSWER-social control theory of deviance
individuals become deviant in association wit deviant others, deviant
behavior is learned, learning the techniques and attitudes of deviance - ANSWER-social
learning theory of deviance
symbolic interactionist theory of deviance, social cues, weak controls
and "follow the leader" mentality. - ANSWER-broken windows theory of deviance
According to Merton's strain theory, conformity means- - ANSWER-accept the goals
and the means. go to college, get degree, and get job
According to Merton's strain theory, Innovation means- - ANSWER-accept goals but not
means. resort to crime
According to Merton's strain theory, Ritualism means- - ANSWER-go through the
motions. reject the goals. know that won't be wealthy
According to Merton's strain theory, Retreatism means- - ANSWER-rejects goals and
means and drop out of society
According to Merton's strain theory, Rebellion means- - ANSWER-reject goals and
means but seem to replace them with alternatives and new ideas
Retributive law, solidarity based on similarity (take a peasant from England and France
and Germany and Poland and tell them to farm) - ANSWER-mechanical solidarity
Restitutive law, associated with modern industrial society (organism working as a
whole) - ANSWER-organic solidarity
Durkheim's 4 types of suicide - ANSWER-Anomic
Fatalistic
Egoistic
Altruistic
type of suicide which results from no norms with laws and regulations - ANSWER-
Anomic
type of suicide which results from too much regulation. too rigid, someone becomes
hopeless - ANSWER-Fatalistic
Solutions
The uneven distribution of privileges, rewards, opportunities, power, and influence. -
ANSWER-Social Inequality
Social status based on factors such as race, gender, or age. - ANSWER-ascribed status
Social status based on an individual's effort - ANSWER-Achieved status
Give examples of ascribed status - ANSWER-slavery, race, apartheid, gender, age
Give examples of achieved status - ANSWER-olympian, fame, wealth, occupation
What is important about women's earnings - ANSWER-They earn a less percentage
compared to men but it has increased over the years. Now they earn almost .77 to
every dollar that men earn.
What is meant by pink collar occupations? - ANSWER-Low-status, low-paying, female
dominated occupations (e.g. secretaries, salesclerks, and food servers)
Refers to how people understand what is gender appropriate behavior - ANSWER-
Gender typing
Refers to an invisible barrier that determines the level to which a woman can rise in an
organization - ANSWER-Glass ceiling
The rapid promotion of men over women, especially into management, and in female-
dominated fields such as nursing. - ANSWER-glass elevator
Refers to groupings among people based on cultural differences - ANSWER-Ethnicity
deviance is a status imposed by dominant groups to control "threatening"populations,
what counts as "deviant" is directly related to economic or political order - ANSWER-
Conflict theory of deviance
deviance is not inherent; its a matter of definition, people don't commit
crimes; groups create deviance, individual labeled as "deviant" may begin to identify as
deviant. Focuses on stereotypes and the Self-fulfilling prophecy. - ANSWER-Labeling
theory of deviance
, lack of social integration in neighborhoods and communities, no
communal or cooperative relationships, Durkheim in microcosm. - ANSWER-Social
disorganization theory of deviance
factors that bond people to conforming lifestyles, "stakes to
conformity" - ANSWER-social control theory of deviance
individuals become deviant in association wit deviant others, deviant
behavior is learned, learning the techniques and attitudes of deviance - ANSWER-social
learning theory of deviance
symbolic interactionist theory of deviance, social cues, weak controls
and "follow the leader" mentality. - ANSWER-broken windows theory of deviance
According to Merton's strain theory, conformity means- - ANSWER-accept the goals
and the means. go to college, get degree, and get job
According to Merton's strain theory, Innovation means- - ANSWER-accept goals but not
means. resort to crime
According to Merton's strain theory, Ritualism means- - ANSWER-go through the
motions. reject the goals. know that won't be wealthy
According to Merton's strain theory, Retreatism means- - ANSWER-rejects goals and
means and drop out of society
According to Merton's strain theory, Rebellion means- - ANSWER-reject goals and
means but seem to replace them with alternatives and new ideas
Retributive law, solidarity based on similarity (take a peasant from England and France
and Germany and Poland and tell them to farm) - ANSWER-mechanical solidarity
Restitutive law, associated with modern industrial society (organism working as a
whole) - ANSWER-organic solidarity
Durkheim's 4 types of suicide - ANSWER-Anomic
Fatalistic
Egoistic
Altruistic
type of suicide which results from no norms with laws and regulations - ANSWER-
Anomic
type of suicide which results from too much regulation. too rigid, someone becomes
hopeless - ANSWER-Fatalistic
