You passed this Milestone
18 questions were answered correctly.
4 questions were answered incorrectly.
1
In a __________, the political power of the ruling class increases as it
ages.
ageism
gerontocracy
gerontology
bilateral descent
CONCEPT
Socialization: The Life Course
2
Stacy is an upper-class white woman from Minneapolis who marries an
upper-class white man, Ken, who is from Cincinnati.
Stacy and Ken have which of the following types of marriage?
Homogamous
Exogamous
Polygamous
CONCEPT
Marriage Patterns
3
Which of the following statements about personal space is true?
Notions of personal space vary by culture.
,
Notions of personal space are the same in every culture.
The foot of space immediately surrounding your body is always your personal
space.
We do not send any messages with our body movements through space.
CONCEPT
Nonverbal Communication
4
The long hours that Cindy works as a waitress are interfering with her college
coursework.
This is an example of which of the following?
Role conflict
Master status
Role exit
Role strain
CONCEPT
Roles
5
Magdalena works for a government licensing bureau that doesn't allow
exceptions to its rules. Magdalena feels that uniform adherence to
procedures is undermining the bureau's effectiveness and causing problems
that it is currently experiencing.
This scenario illustrates which of the following problems of
bureaucracy?
Bureaucratic alienation
18 questions were answered correctly.
4 questions were answered incorrectly.
1
In a __________, the political power of the ruling class increases as it
ages.
ageism
gerontocracy
gerontology
bilateral descent
CONCEPT
Socialization: The Life Course
2
Stacy is an upper-class white woman from Minneapolis who marries an
upper-class white man, Ken, who is from Cincinnati.
Stacy and Ken have which of the following types of marriage?
Homogamous
Exogamous
Polygamous
CONCEPT
Marriage Patterns
3
Which of the following statements about personal space is true?
Notions of personal space vary by culture.
,
Notions of personal space are the same in every culture.
The foot of space immediately surrounding your body is always your personal
space.
We do not send any messages with our body movements through space.
CONCEPT
Nonverbal Communication
4
The long hours that Cindy works as a waitress are interfering with her college
coursework.
This is an example of which of the following?
Role conflict
Master status
Role exit
Role strain
CONCEPT
Roles
5
Magdalena works for a government licensing bureau that doesn't allow
exceptions to its rules. Magdalena feels that uniform adherence to
procedures is undermining the bureau's effectiveness and causing problems
that it is currently experiencing.
This scenario illustrates which of the following problems of
bureaucracy?
Bureaucratic alienation
