Socl 2001 Final Exam| Questions with Complete Solutions 100% Solved| Grade A+
SELECT ALL THAT APPLY. Which areas regarding family would a conflict theorist most likely
examine? the strain that certain families experience due to social inequalities, how family
and marriage is an arena for acting out gender inequality
SELECT ALL THAT APPLY. Which relative(s) would comprise a nuclear family? daughter,
husband
Larum proactively engages with and guides his daughter to prepare her for future success. He
provides his daughter with experiences to learn and grow and gives her the opportunity to
develop problem-solving skills. How would Larum's parenting style best be described?
concerted cultivation
Which style of parenting and discipline are working-class parents most likely to employ?
authoritarian parenting
SELECT ALL THAT APPLY. Which statements about family violence are true? Intimate partner
violence levels are high among men and women., Victims often experience multiple forms of
abuse in multiple contexts., The negative effects of violence and abuse accumulate over time.
Midlife adults who are raising children while caring for aging parents are part of the sandwich
generation. True
The U.S. Census considers those who live in the same household to be a family, regardless of
whether they are related through blood or marriage. False
Which parenting style became popular during the early 1900s when parenthood shifted from a
societal task to an individual one? intensive mothering
,According to Émile Durkheim, smaller, preindustrial societies operated with ______ solidarity,
because most people did similar types of labor and had similar beliefs. mechanical
Which statement best describes the structural functionalist perspective? The parts of
society are interdependent and work together for the good of the whole.
SELECT ALL THAT APPLY. Which situation(s) represent(s) the structural functionalist concept of
a manifest function? The education system teaches and socializes children., Governments
create laws and public policy., The health care industry addresses medical needs.
SELECT ALL THAT APPLY. According to Marx, why did the working proletariat choose not to fight
against capitalism? They lived in a state of false consciousness., They labored in alienation
separated from their creations.
SELECT ALL THAT APPLY Which statement(s) best reflects the view of a conflict theorist? The
"haves" oppress the "have nots" in order to maintain their elevated status., Resources and
rewards are unevenly distributed among the various groups in society.
What is one drawback of the conflict perspective? it overlooks times of societal harmony
Before a job interview, you prepare by practicing several responses to questions typically asked
during interviews. Erving Goffman would point out that you are a social actor performing
______. back stage.
Symbolic interactionism is considered to be a micro-theoretical perspective because it allows
sociologists to see the big picture.
Select one: False
, Tova is a fourteen-year-old girl living in Baltimore. As she has reached her early teens, she
recognizes that she is a distinctive individual with unique opinions, preferences, and habits. In
other words, Tova has developed a sense of ______. self
Which is the reason that individuals work to promote society's interests instead of their own?
social solidarity
Matt is a sociologist studying how various members of a small company work together and
communicate with each other. He is most likely applying which theoretical perspective to his
study? The symbolic interactionist perspective.
______ are groups of theories that have much in common. Theoretical perspectives
The norms created within a small group can help construct sets of roles and key aspects of how
society operates.
Select one: True
What is the primary difference between a micro and a macro level of analysis? A micro level
of analysis focuses on an individual or small groups, while a macro level of analysis focuses on
the larger societal forces at play.
Samuel is a sociologist who believes every society creates norms and values it finds meaningful,
but also that different groups of people have access to different rewards. To which perspective
do Samuel's beliefs best align? social constructionism
In Karl Marx's advanced capitalism stage, a person who works in a textile factory would be
considered a member of the ______.
Select one: proletariat
SELECT ALL THAT APPLY. Which areas regarding family would a conflict theorist most likely
examine? the strain that certain families experience due to social inequalities, how family
and marriage is an arena for acting out gender inequality
SELECT ALL THAT APPLY. Which relative(s) would comprise a nuclear family? daughter,
husband
Larum proactively engages with and guides his daughter to prepare her for future success. He
provides his daughter with experiences to learn and grow and gives her the opportunity to
develop problem-solving skills. How would Larum's parenting style best be described?
concerted cultivation
Which style of parenting and discipline are working-class parents most likely to employ?
authoritarian parenting
SELECT ALL THAT APPLY. Which statements about family violence are true? Intimate partner
violence levels are high among men and women., Victims often experience multiple forms of
abuse in multiple contexts., The negative effects of violence and abuse accumulate over time.
Midlife adults who are raising children while caring for aging parents are part of the sandwich
generation. True
The U.S. Census considers those who live in the same household to be a family, regardless of
whether they are related through blood or marriage. False
Which parenting style became popular during the early 1900s when parenthood shifted from a
societal task to an individual one? intensive mothering
,According to Émile Durkheim, smaller, preindustrial societies operated with ______ solidarity,
because most people did similar types of labor and had similar beliefs. mechanical
Which statement best describes the structural functionalist perspective? The parts of
society are interdependent and work together for the good of the whole.
SELECT ALL THAT APPLY. Which situation(s) represent(s) the structural functionalist concept of
a manifest function? The education system teaches and socializes children., Governments
create laws and public policy., The health care industry addresses medical needs.
SELECT ALL THAT APPLY. According to Marx, why did the working proletariat choose not to fight
against capitalism? They lived in a state of false consciousness., They labored in alienation
separated from their creations.
SELECT ALL THAT APPLY Which statement(s) best reflects the view of a conflict theorist? The
"haves" oppress the "have nots" in order to maintain their elevated status., Resources and
rewards are unevenly distributed among the various groups in society.
What is one drawback of the conflict perspective? it overlooks times of societal harmony
Before a job interview, you prepare by practicing several responses to questions typically asked
during interviews. Erving Goffman would point out that you are a social actor performing
______. back stage.
Symbolic interactionism is considered to be a micro-theoretical perspective because it allows
sociologists to see the big picture.
Select one: False
, Tova is a fourteen-year-old girl living in Baltimore. As she has reached her early teens, she
recognizes that she is a distinctive individual with unique opinions, preferences, and habits. In
other words, Tova has developed a sense of ______. self
Which is the reason that individuals work to promote society's interests instead of their own?
social solidarity
Matt is a sociologist studying how various members of a small company work together and
communicate with each other. He is most likely applying which theoretical perspective to his
study? The symbolic interactionist perspective.
______ are groups of theories that have much in common. Theoretical perspectives
The norms created within a small group can help construct sets of roles and key aspects of how
society operates.
Select one: True
What is the primary difference between a micro and a macro level of analysis? A micro level
of analysis focuses on an individual or small groups, while a macro level of analysis focuses on
the larger societal forces at play.
Samuel is a sociologist who believes every society creates norms and values it finds meaningful,
but also that different groups of people have access to different rewards. To which perspective
do Samuel's beliefs best align? social constructionism
In Karl Marx's advanced capitalism stage, a person who works in a textile factory would be
considered a member of the ______.
Select one: proletariat
