WGU C273 Introduction to
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1. According to Saperstein's 2014 study, what is a strange social
byproduct of an individual's time in prison? Answer: they are more likely to categorize
themselves as Black, and they are more likely to be categorized by others as Black
2. Which characteristic would most likely be used to categorize a
person accord- ing to the salience principle? Answer: skin color
3. How does prejudice differ from discrimination? Answer: Prejudice is an attitude;
discrimination is a treatment.
4. Raci
sm that is expressed via policies and laws is known as .
Answer: insti- tutional racism
5. A study found that nearly half of highly successful women do not
have children, whereas less than 20 percent of highly successful men
do not have children. What is one explanation for this? Answer: Women often feel
pressured to choose between their careers and having a family.
6. Both Dominic, a man, and Alice, a woman, were hired as
receptionists in July by a large advertising agency. After eight
months, Dominic was promoted to account coordinator. Alice was
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not promoted until 13 months after being hired. What phenomenon
best describes this circumstance? Answer: glass escalator
7. Protestors march outside of an organization that has
acknowledged giving higher salaries to White males than those who
work alongside them. Which of the following perspectives do these
protestors most likely subscribe to? Answer: feminist theory
8. How would a functionalist view stratification? Answer: Stratification motivates
people to work harder.
9. Social stratification is the . Answer: categorization and ranking of groups of
people to form a hierarchy
10. Which of the following is not a system of stratification? Answer:
agrarian system
11. About 90 percent of the world's wealth is contained in Answer: Europe,
North America and rich Asian and Pacific countries
12. In which area is there a gender gap in which girls are
disadvantaged? Answer: partici- pation in STEM fields
13. Which of the following best describes the distinction between
race and ethnicity? Answer: Race is a social category based on a person's physical traits;
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ethnicity comes from a shared sense of cultural, ancestral, and national identity.
Sociology Unit 4 NEW
VERSION Comprehensive
Questions (Frequently
Tested)with Verified
Answers Graded A+
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1. According to Saperstein's 2014 study, what is a strange social
byproduct of an individual's time in prison? Answer: they are more likely to categorize
themselves as Black, and they are more likely to be categorized by others as Black
2. Which characteristic would most likely be used to categorize a
person accord- ing to the salience principle? Answer: skin color
3. How does prejudice differ from discrimination? Answer: Prejudice is an attitude;
discrimination is a treatment.
4. Raci
sm that is expressed via policies and laws is known as .
Answer: insti- tutional racism
5. A study found that nearly half of highly successful women do not
have children, whereas less than 20 percent of highly successful men
do not have children. What is one explanation for this? Answer: Women often feel
pressured to choose between their careers and having a family.
6. Both Dominic, a man, and Alice, a woman, were hired as
receptionists in July by a large advertising agency. After eight
months, Dominic was promoted to account coordinator. Alice was
, Contact for further consultation
not promoted until 13 months after being hired. What phenomenon
best describes this circumstance? Answer: glass escalator
7. Protestors march outside of an organization that has
acknowledged giving higher salaries to White males than those who
work alongside them. Which of the following perspectives do these
protestors most likely subscribe to? Answer: feminist theory
8. How would a functionalist view stratification? Answer: Stratification motivates
people to work harder.
9. Social stratification is the . Answer: categorization and ranking of groups of
people to form a hierarchy
10. Which of the following is not a system of stratification? Answer:
agrarian system
11. About 90 percent of the world's wealth is contained in Answer: Europe,
North America and rich Asian and Pacific countries
12. In which area is there a gender gap in which girls are
disadvantaged? Answer: partici- pation in STEM fields
13. Which of the following best describes the distinction between
race and ethnicity? Answer: Race is a social category based on a person's physical traits;
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ethnicity comes from a shared sense of cultural, ancestral, and national identity.
