Sophia pathway Introduction to Sociology - Final Test.

Sophia pathway Introduction to Sociology - Final Test. Compared to other countries, China and Peru have an average standard of living. China and Peru, therefore, are examples of which of the following? • Core countries • High-income countries • Low-income countries • Middle-income countries Which of the following is NOT a variable in the population growth equation? • Emigration • Number of births • Infant mortality rate • Immigration Which of the following claims is supported by the Kuznets curve? • Equality in society starts to decrease during the period of industrialization. • There is no clear relationship between technology and inequality. • Inequality is very low in societies that are not technologically advanced. Steven is researching the effects of text messaging, Facebook, and the Internet on dating on college campuses. He interviews 20 college men and three college women, and writes a report. Steven's findings could be critiqued because of which of the following? • Gender blindness • Gynocentricity • Interference • Androcentricity __________ refers to exploitation and domination by multinational corporations. • Neocolonialism • Colonialism • Modernization theory • Dependency theory The I-PAT equation measures the impact of human activity on the environment. Why do small changes in one variable in the equation (e.g. technology, population, or affluence) have a big impact on the environment? • Changes in one variable may produce large impacts because all of the variables - affluence, technology, and population - are added together. • Changes in one variable may produce large impacts because all of the variables - affluence, technology, and population - are multiplied. • Changes in one variable may produce large impacts because all of the variables - affluence, technology, and population - are divided. • None of the answer choices are correct. Before affirmative action laws were implemented as a result of the civil rights movement, there was nothing to prevent employment discrimination against people of color. What type of discrimination is illustrated by this example? • Prejudice • Racism • Institutional prejudice • Institutional discrimination Which of the following is true of Louis Wirth's view of cities? • Cities are unimportant places for sociology. • City life is a problem for modern society. • Cities are the result of a battle between two opposing forces: positive and negative. • Cities are mostly negative, alienating places that are not good for the human spirit. Social epidemiology is the study of how good and bad health are distributed in a population. Which of the following is NOT identified by sociologists as a cause of different health outcomes for individuals? • Race • Infant mortality rate • Class Which of the following is NOT a correct pairing? • Dramaturgical analysis Erving Goffman • Dramaturgical analysis Life is dramatic • Dramaturgical analysis Front stage and back stage • Dramaturgical analysis Social life is like a theater Which of the following is a variable? • Your race • The amount of money you earn • Your eye color • None of the answer choices are correct. After a series of violent murders, a town in rural Arkansas came together to mourn the loss of the victims. Which of the following functions of deviance does this scenario best illustrate? • Deviance promotes social change. • Deviance unifies society. • Deviance clarifies our cultural values. •