SOC 3623 Midterm Exam Questions with Verified Answers.
5 ways of knowing - > personal experience
agreement of fact
expert testimony
faith (religion)
scientific method
interracial dating can be relatively tricky, why? - > -Interracial daters tend to be more
socially liberal (and these folks are higher on sensation-seeking).
-Persons who engage in activities with higher amounts of risk (thrill-seeking, exploring,
gambling) tend to be open to new experiences and have a higher tolerance of risk in their
lives
social sciences are sciences of _________ - > probability
Social sciences observe phenomena that are ___________ - > always changing
Social sciences have to be more concerned about _________ considerations (e.g.,
people's safety/well-being). - > ethical
Social scientists tend to be more __________ in their orientation than those in the hard
sciences. - > activistic
what is an ethnic group? - > A group that is set apart because of its national origin or
distinctive cultural patterns. (hispanic, jewish, chinese)
what is a racial group? - > A group that is socially set apart because of obvious physical
differences
Which tends to be more of a barrier for acceptance by a host society? Race or ethnicity? - >
race
what is racial formation - > A sociohistorical process by which racial categories are
created, inhibited, transformed, and destroyed.
, How are racial categories created? - > slavey, establishing native american reservations
How are racial categories inhibited? - > one drop rule
How are racial categories transformed? - > how the irish/jews became white
How are racial categories destroyed? - > white minority by 2050
What is the Racialized Social System and who defined it? - > the idea that society is
organized along racial lines and that economic, political, social, and even psychological
rewards differ according to one's placement in the racial hierarchy. Bonilla-Silva
How has the process of racialization changed following the Civil Rights Movement?
(Bonilla-Silva) - > -increasingly covert.
-embedded in the normal operation of institutions.
-avoid direct racial terminology.
-invisible to most whites.
what is Functionalism - > society is like an organism; institutions contribute to the
solidarity/integration of the whole. (remember Manifest, Latent, and Dysfunctions)
what are some functions of Racial Segregation? (i.g. churches) - > -Provide minority
religious groups the opportunity to worship apart from oppressors.
-Provide both minority religious groups and majority groups opportunity to worship their
own way.
-Racially homogenous congregations grow faster.
what are some dysfunctions of Racism? - > -Discriminating wastes human resources.
-Aggravates other social problems.
-Maintaining unjust systems takes/wastes effort/energy.
-Negatively affects efforts to increase global trade.
-Inhibits social change for the better
5 ways of knowing - > personal experience
agreement of fact
expert testimony
faith (religion)
scientific method
interracial dating can be relatively tricky, why? - > -Interracial daters tend to be more
socially liberal (and these folks are higher on sensation-seeking).
-Persons who engage in activities with higher amounts of risk (thrill-seeking, exploring,
gambling) tend to be open to new experiences and have a higher tolerance of risk in their
lives
social sciences are sciences of _________ - > probability
Social sciences observe phenomena that are ___________ - > always changing
Social sciences have to be more concerned about _________ considerations (e.g.,
people's safety/well-being). - > ethical
Social scientists tend to be more __________ in their orientation than those in the hard
sciences. - > activistic
what is an ethnic group? - > A group that is set apart because of its national origin or
distinctive cultural patterns. (hispanic, jewish, chinese)
what is a racial group? - > A group that is socially set apart because of obvious physical
differences
Which tends to be more of a barrier for acceptance by a host society? Race or ethnicity? - >
race
what is racial formation - > A sociohistorical process by which racial categories are
created, inhibited, transformed, and destroyed.
, How are racial categories created? - > slavey, establishing native american reservations
How are racial categories inhibited? - > one drop rule
How are racial categories transformed? - > how the irish/jews became white
How are racial categories destroyed? - > white minority by 2050
What is the Racialized Social System and who defined it? - > the idea that society is
organized along racial lines and that economic, political, social, and even psychological
rewards differ according to one's placement in the racial hierarchy. Bonilla-Silva
How has the process of racialization changed following the Civil Rights Movement?
(Bonilla-Silva) - > -increasingly covert.
-embedded in the normal operation of institutions.
-avoid direct racial terminology.
-invisible to most whites.
what is Functionalism - > society is like an organism; institutions contribute to the
solidarity/integration of the whole. (remember Manifest, Latent, and Dysfunctions)
what are some functions of Racial Segregation? (i.g. churches) - > -Provide minority
religious groups the opportunity to worship apart from oppressors.
-Provide both minority religious groups and majority groups opportunity to worship their
own way.
-Racially homogenous congregations grow faster.
what are some dysfunctions of Racism? - > -Discriminating wastes human resources.
-Aggravates other social problems.
-Maintaining unjust systems takes/wastes effort/energy.
-Negatively affects efforts to increase global trade.
-Inhibits social change for the better
