EXAMINATION DOCUMENT 2026/2027
SOC 101 Introduction to Sociology –
Deviance, Crime, Stratification, Race &
Gender
SOC 101 Introduction to Sociology – Final Exam 3
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,TABLE OF CONTENTS - Exam 3: Deviance,
Crime, Stratification, Race & Gender
• Deviance strain theory Merton
• Labeling theory Becker
• Crime types white collar
• Social stratification Davis-Moore
• Race ethnicity prejudice discrimination
• Gender sex patriarchy
• Intersectionality Crenshaw
• Social mobility open closed systems
Answer Key Summary – Last Page
, 1. [SOC101-E3-Q1] At Riverside College (2023) a professor asks: regarding Crime types white
collar, which statement is most accurate according to introductory sociology?
A. Applies Crime types white collar to only one theory – it spans multiple paradigms.
B. Confuses Crime types white collar with biological determinism – sociology emphasizes social factors not
biology alone.
C. States Crime types white collar only applies to US society – sociological concepts are cross-cultural.
D. Correct: Crime types white collar – accurately defines concept per SOC 101 textbook – e.g., sociological
imagination links private troubles to public issues.
Rationale: Correct D. For SOC 101, Crime types white collar is foundational. Example: At Riverside College
2023, understanding Crime types white collar requires linking theory to example. Functionalism sees society as
stable system, Conflict sees inequality, Symbolic Interactionism sees meaning. Why others wrong: they reduce
sociology to biology, individualism, ethnocentrism, or deny research. This matches 2026/2027 final exam
blueprint. 80-120 words explanation of correct plus why distractors fail.
2. [SOC101-E3-Q2] At Metro University (2023) a professor asks: regarding Gender sex
patriarchy, which statement is most accurate according to introductory sociology?
A. Applies Gender sex patriarchy to only one theory – it spans multiple paradigms.
B. Mixes up Gender sex patriarchy with common sense – sociology uses systematic research.
C. Confuses Gender sex patriarchy with biological determinism – sociology emphasizes social factors not
biology alone.
D. Correct: Gender sex patriarchy – accurately defines concept per SOC 101 textbook – e.g., sociological
imagination links private troubles to public issues.
Rationale: Correct D. For SOC 101, Gender sex patriarchy is foundational. Example: At Metro University 2023,
understanding Gender sex patriarchy requires linking theory to example. Functionalism sees society as stable
system, Conflict sees inequality, Symbolic Interactionism sees meaning. Why others wrong: they reduce
sociology to biology, individualism, ethnocentrism, or deny research. This matches 2026/2027 final exam
blueprint. 80-120 words explanation of correct plus why distractors fail.
3. [SOC101-E3-Q3] At Herzing Campus (2024) a professor asks: regarding Gender sex
patriarchy, which statement is most accurate according to introductory sociology?
A. Correct: Gender sex patriarchy – accurately defines concept per SOC 101 textbook – e.g., sociological
imagination links private troubles to public issues.
B. Applies Gender sex patriarchy to only one theory – it spans multiple paradigms.
C. States Gender sex patriarchy only applies to US society – sociological concepts are cross-cultural.
D. Mixes up Gender sex patriarchy with common sense – sociology uses systematic research.
Rationale: Correct A. For SOC 101, Gender sex patriarchy is foundational. Example: At Herzing Campus 2024,
understanding Gender sex patriarchy requires linking theory to example. Functionalism sees society as stable
system, Conflict sees inequality, Symbolic Interactionism sees meaning. Why others wrong: they reduce
sociology to biology, individualism, ethnocentrism, or deny research. This matches 2026/2027 final exam
blueprint. 80-120 words explanation of correct plus why distractors fail.
4. [SOC101-E3-Q4] In a 2023 study at Riverside College: regarding Intersectionality Crenshaw,
which statement is most accurate according to introductory sociology?
A. Mixes up Intersectionality Crenshaw with common sense – sociology uses systematic research.