Sociology Final Exam ACTUAL Questions
and CORRECT Answers
A ________ is based on both social factors and individual achievement while a ________ is
based on one in which people are born into their social standing no vertical mobility is
allowed - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔class system; caste system
Which of the following describe ways that class systems differ from slavery and castes? -
CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Class positions are in some part achieved.
The two types of stratification systems are ________, which do not allow change in social
position and ________, which are based on achievement and allow movement between
levels. - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔closed systems; open systems
According to ________, global inequality is caused by dominant, core nations whose main
goal is to exploit semi-peripheral and peripheral nations, creating a cycle of perpetual reliance
- CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔dependency theory
According to ________ undeveloped and low income countries are in their situation because
they have not industrialized, but could do so if they simply chose to. - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔modernization theory
Dependency theory suggests that - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔core nations choose which
countries to loan money to and decide which labor markets will benefit the dominant
countries with less thought given to the country targeted for development.
Which of the following are factors that have contributed to the increase in the homeless
population in the United States? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔the rising cost of housing
Most Americans consider themselves to be part of which social class? - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔middle class
Which of the following best describes the fortunes of the major social classes in the United
States since the 1970s? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔The rich have gotten much richer;
, people in the middle class have made no significant gains; and the poor have increased in
number and grown poorer.
Social mobility can be defined as _____. - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔the movement of
people between different socioeconomic classes
Groups that are subordinate, or that lack power in society regardless of skin color or country
of origin are referred to as - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔minority groups
Individuals may be identified or may self-identify with ________ groups in complex, even
contradictory, ways. - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔ethnic
A minority group is made up of people who - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔are disadvantaged
in some way by the dominant group.
Stereotypes - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔are recycled from subordinate groups that have
assimilated into society.
The ________ focuses on how race and ethnicity provide strong symbols as sources of
identity. - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔interaction theory
Because people often experience multiple layers of disadvantage as they experience race,
________ suggests that we must also understand that prejudice can be layered prejudice,
often encompassing more than one prejudice or stereotype at a time. - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔intersection theory
________ theorists would suggest that racism can contribute positively to society by
increasing solidarity between in-groups members by refusing to allow outsiders access. -
CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Functionalist
The U.S. Census has struggled with the issue of Arab identity. The 2010 Census, as in
previous years, did not offer an "Arab" box to check under the question of race. Individuals
who want to be counted as Arabs had to check the box for "Some other race" and then write
in their race. However, when the Census data is tallied, they will be marked as ________,
and CORRECT Answers
A ________ is based on both social factors and individual achievement while a ________ is
based on one in which people are born into their social standing no vertical mobility is
allowed - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔class system; caste system
Which of the following describe ways that class systems differ from slavery and castes? -
CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Class positions are in some part achieved.
The two types of stratification systems are ________, which do not allow change in social
position and ________, which are based on achievement and allow movement between
levels. - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔closed systems; open systems
According to ________, global inequality is caused by dominant, core nations whose main
goal is to exploit semi-peripheral and peripheral nations, creating a cycle of perpetual reliance
- CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔dependency theory
According to ________ undeveloped and low income countries are in their situation because
they have not industrialized, but could do so if they simply chose to. - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔modernization theory
Dependency theory suggests that - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔core nations choose which
countries to loan money to and decide which labor markets will benefit the dominant
countries with less thought given to the country targeted for development.
Which of the following are factors that have contributed to the increase in the homeless
population in the United States? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔the rising cost of housing
Most Americans consider themselves to be part of which social class? - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔middle class
Which of the following best describes the fortunes of the major social classes in the United
States since the 1970s? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔The rich have gotten much richer;
, people in the middle class have made no significant gains; and the poor have increased in
number and grown poorer.
Social mobility can be defined as _____. - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔the movement of
people between different socioeconomic classes
Groups that are subordinate, or that lack power in society regardless of skin color or country
of origin are referred to as - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔minority groups
Individuals may be identified or may self-identify with ________ groups in complex, even
contradictory, ways. - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔ethnic
A minority group is made up of people who - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔are disadvantaged
in some way by the dominant group.
Stereotypes - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔are recycled from subordinate groups that have
assimilated into society.
The ________ focuses on how race and ethnicity provide strong symbols as sources of
identity. - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔interaction theory
Because people often experience multiple layers of disadvantage as they experience race,
________ suggests that we must also understand that prejudice can be layered prejudice,
often encompassing more than one prejudice or stereotype at a time. - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔intersection theory
________ theorists would suggest that racism can contribute positively to society by
increasing solidarity between in-groups members by refusing to allow outsiders access. -
CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Functionalist
The U.S. Census has struggled with the issue of Arab identity. The 2010 Census, as in
previous years, did not offer an "Arab" box to check under the question of race. Individuals
who want to be counted as Arabs had to check the box for "Some other race" and then write
in their race. However, when the Census data is tallied, they will be marked as ________,
