INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS #9
As a city grows, how does urbanization progress? - correct answer A) from metropolis,
to megapolis, to megacity
A current trend is for employers to require __ and __ to establish job eligibility - correct
answer D) diplomas; degrees
In __ families, elders play a much more active role in their children's families than in
most U.S. families - correct answer D) Native Americans
Symbolic interactionists believe that the social value of the elderly in American __ when
the economy shifted from being agricultural to industrial - correct answer B) decreased
A __ is characterized by intimate, long-term, face-to-face association and cooperation -
correct answer A) primary group
When sociologist refer to "the culture within us," they are referring to - correct answer B)
the learned and shared ways of believing and doing that are a part of our behavior
The class of Americans who pride themselves for having real jobs and feel that workers
in suits are no more than paper pushers with no practical experience are the - correct
answer A) working class
Sex is based on __ characteristics that distinguish males from females, while gender
refers to a(n) __ characteristic - correct answer B) biological; social
What type of urbanization model describes people and services moving away from the
center of a city into the suburbs? - correct answer D) Peripheral Model
The sociologist who worked to implement the eight-hour workday was - correct answer
B) Jane Addams
The life stage in the life course in which an individual begins to reorient his or her
thinking from the time since birth to the time left to live is - correct answer C) the later
middle years
Any effective solution to reduce violence against women in the United States must first -
correct answer B) break the connections between violence and masculinity
Of the following situations, which would be an example of authority? - correct answer C)
a teacher requiring a research paper in his or her class
Isaac was raised in poverty and joined a gang at the age of 13. After being arrested for
stealing from a convenience store, he decided he wanted to do better for himself. Isaac
ANSWERS #9
As a city grows, how does urbanization progress? - correct answer A) from metropolis,
to megapolis, to megacity
A current trend is for employers to require __ and __ to establish job eligibility - correct
answer D) diplomas; degrees
In __ families, elders play a much more active role in their children's families than in
most U.S. families - correct answer D) Native Americans
Symbolic interactionists believe that the social value of the elderly in American __ when
the economy shifted from being agricultural to industrial - correct answer B) decreased
A __ is characterized by intimate, long-term, face-to-face association and cooperation -
correct answer A) primary group
When sociologist refer to "the culture within us," they are referring to - correct answer B)
the learned and shared ways of believing and doing that are a part of our behavior
The class of Americans who pride themselves for having real jobs and feel that workers
in suits are no more than paper pushers with no practical experience are the - correct
answer A) working class
Sex is based on __ characteristics that distinguish males from females, while gender
refers to a(n) __ characteristic - correct answer B) biological; social
What type of urbanization model describes people and services moving away from the
center of a city into the suburbs? - correct answer D) Peripheral Model
The sociologist who worked to implement the eight-hour workday was - correct answer
B) Jane Addams
The life stage in the life course in which an individual begins to reorient his or her
thinking from the time since birth to the time left to live is - correct answer C) the later
middle years
Any effective solution to reduce violence against women in the United States must first -
correct answer B) break the connections between violence and masculinity
Of the following situations, which would be an example of authority? - correct answer C)
a teacher requiring a research paper in his or her class
Isaac was raised in poverty and joined a gang at the age of 13. After being arrested for
stealing from a convenience store, he decided he wanted to do better for himself. Isaac
