SOC 2070 - FINAL EXAM REVIEW QUESTIONS
What are some cultural universals of what people find attractive? - answer -- bilateral
symmetry
- race to race ratio
- women with a waist to hip ratio of 0.7
- good health
What is james randi's contest? - answer -he offers a million dollars to anyone who can
prove to have supernatural abilities - no one has been successful.
What are some of the major drug types for treating mental illnesses? - answer --
sedatives /tranquilizers calm patients or knock them out.
- antipsychotics deal with symptoms of mental illness such as incoherence and
hallucinations.
- antidepressants treat anxiety and depression.
Why do we have unusual feelings about the handicapped (according to katz)? - answer
-he claims that the "world is not fair, something like that could happen to any of us".
What is secondary deviance? - answer -secondary deviance: deviant things you do
because of being labelled.
What % of people are gay according to university of chicago? What did the abc new
survey say in contrast? - answer -university of chicago: 2.8% men, 1.4% woman.
Abc survey: 10%
What are some of the perspectives used to study sex work? - answer -- marxists:
socialism
-functionalist: social functions
-moralist
-feminist: patriarchy, heteronormativity, some say its your choice.
-social worker: people should be safe.
What are wheeler's factors for identifying sex acts? - answer --what
-how
-when (too much, too little)
-why
-where
What is de-institutionalization? - answer -movement that advocates the transfer of
mentally disabled people from public or private institutions, such as psychiatric
hospitals, back to their families or into community-based homes.
, What is the one crime unforgivable under islamic law? - answer -leaving the religion
(apostacy)
Give an example of cognitive deviance. - answer -people being condemned for
unconventional beliefs. E.g. =
Who gets diagnosed as mentally ill more often, bachelors or married men? - answer -
bachelors
Married men uphold better mental health.
What was the rosenhan study? - answer -the rosenhan experiment was an experiment
conducted to determine the validity of psychiatric diagnosis. The participants faked
hallucinations to enter psychiatric hospitals but acted normally afterwards. They were
diagnosed with psychiatric disorders and were given medication despite being sane.
The study concluded "it is clear that we cannot distinguish the sane from the insane in
psychiatric hospitals" and also illustrated the dangers of dehumanization and labeling in
psychiatric institutions.
What correlations is there between ses and mental illness? - answer -amongst the
poor, more mental health problems are exhibited.
What is the stress hypothesis for ses and mental disorders? - answer -this hypothesis
states that one's socioeconomic status (ses) is the cause of weakening mental
functions. Worry of hunger, unemployment, etc., contribute to the psychological stress
levels that can lead to the onset of mental illness.
What did thomas scheff say was the cause of mental illness? - answer -being labelled
as mentally ill
How are suicide rates different for men and women? - answer -men have higher rates
of successful suicide, where as women attempt suicide more often. Men are 3x more
likely to commit suicide.
What is conversion or reparative therapy? - answer -"reparative" or "conversion"
therapy is a dangerous practice that targets lgbtq youth and seeks to change their
sexual or gender identities.
What type of drug treats schizophrenia? Mood disorders? Bi-polar? - answer -anti-
psychotics, mood stabilizers
Why is magic and faith called the supernatural? - answer -never been empirically
proven
What paradigm says etiology is served by epidemiology? (essentialism or social
constructionism) - answer -essentialism
What are some cultural universals of what people find attractive? - answer -- bilateral
symmetry
- race to race ratio
- women with a waist to hip ratio of 0.7
- good health
What is james randi's contest? - answer -he offers a million dollars to anyone who can
prove to have supernatural abilities - no one has been successful.
What are some of the major drug types for treating mental illnesses? - answer --
sedatives /tranquilizers calm patients or knock them out.
- antipsychotics deal with symptoms of mental illness such as incoherence and
hallucinations.
- antidepressants treat anxiety and depression.
Why do we have unusual feelings about the handicapped (according to katz)? - answer
-he claims that the "world is not fair, something like that could happen to any of us".
What is secondary deviance? - answer -secondary deviance: deviant things you do
because of being labelled.
What % of people are gay according to university of chicago? What did the abc new
survey say in contrast? - answer -university of chicago: 2.8% men, 1.4% woman.
Abc survey: 10%
What are some of the perspectives used to study sex work? - answer -- marxists:
socialism
-functionalist: social functions
-moralist
-feminist: patriarchy, heteronormativity, some say its your choice.
-social worker: people should be safe.
What are wheeler's factors for identifying sex acts? - answer --what
-how
-when (too much, too little)
-why
-where
What is de-institutionalization? - answer -movement that advocates the transfer of
mentally disabled people from public or private institutions, such as psychiatric
hospitals, back to their families or into community-based homes.
, What is the one crime unforgivable under islamic law? - answer -leaving the religion
(apostacy)
Give an example of cognitive deviance. - answer -people being condemned for
unconventional beliefs. E.g. =
Who gets diagnosed as mentally ill more often, bachelors or married men? - answer -
bachelors
Married men uphold better mental health.
What was the rosenhan study? - answer -the rosenhan experiment was an experiment
conducted to determine the validity of psychiatric diagnosis. The participants faked
hallucinations to enter psychiatric hospitals but acted normally afterwards. They were
diagnosed with psychiatric disorders and were given medication despite being sane.
The study concluded "it is clear that we cannot distinguish the sane from the insane in
psychiatric hospitals" and also illustrated the dangers of dehumanization and labeling in
psychiatric institutions.
What correlations is there between ses and mental illness? - answer -amongst the
poor, more mental health problems are exhibited.
What is the stress hypothesis for ses and mental disorders? - answer -this hypothesis
states that one's socioeconomic status (ses) is the cause of weakening mental
functions. Worry of hunger, unemployment, etc., contribute to the psychological stress
levels that can lead to the onset of mental illness.
What did thomas scheff say was the cause of mental illness? - answer -being labelled
as mentally ill
How are suicide rates different for men and women? - answer -men have higher rates
of successful suicide, where as women attempt suicide more often. Men are 3x more
likely to commit suicide.
What is conversion or reparative therapy? - answer -"reparative" or "conversion"
therapy is a dangerous practice that targets lgbtq youth and seeks to change their
sexual or gender identities.
What type of drug treats schizophrenia? Mood disorders? Bi-polar? - answer -anti-
psychotics, mood stabilizers
Why is magic and faith called the supernatural? - answer -never been empirically
proven
What paradigm says etiology is served by epidemiology? (essentialism or social
constructionism) - answer -essentialism
