EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+.
According to world systems theory, what type of country holds
an intermediate position, is industrializing, and trades with the
other two types of countries? - ANSWER -semiperipheral
Which French sociologist and political theorist is credited with coining the
term "individualism"? - ANSWER -Alexis de Tocqueville
Which of the following do not fall under Evolutionary Theory's basic
assumptions?
a) power determines who receives the proper resources
b) in order to survive, people must cooperate
c) technology leads to a decrease in inequality
d) there is a struggle for scarce goods - ANSWER -technology leads to a
decrease in inequality because technology advancements results in an
increase in inequality
,What meso- and macro-level theories did I discuss on Tuesday
and how do these theories apply to gender? - ANSWER -
structural-functional theory each sex has a role to play in society
early functionalists believed a gendered division of labor exists
because it is efficient
conflict theory males protect privileged by keeping women
subordinate capitalism provided more wealth to men men will
not voluntarily give up power as long as they are benefitting
from it
feminist theory (micro to macro but I thought it was important to
include) gender stratification based on power struggle and
patriarchy women will be oppressed until patriarchy is
eliminated women's social consciousness must be raised
societies become more technologically advanced, women and
minorities are able to take advantage of opportunities (entering
workforce, occupational)
Name three things you remember from the movie we watched in
class on Tuesday. - ANSWER -Jane Elliot - Blue Eye/Brown Eye
Blue-eyed people are the better group, and brown-eyed people
are the inferior group that wears a collar for easy differentiation
The roles were reversed the next day, one of the blue-eyed kids
forgot his glasses, so the blue-eyed kids were labeled as inferior
and stupid
Model racism and discrimination
, Took tests slower on the day considered in the inferior group
with the collars
Kids in the superior group were making fun of the other kids and
calling them stupid
In the workplace, sexual harassment training is considered an
effective way to combat sexual harassment. - ANSWER -False
According to the text what can we thank for things like the
Internet and cars? - ANSWER -Science and technology
Stonewall is considered a proactive social movement. -
ANSWER -True
World systems theorists consider Tokyo a core country. -
ANSWER -False, Tokyo isn't a country, Japan is considered a
core
Fads are an example of a mass behavior and rumors are an
example of a crowd behavior. - ANSWER -False, both are mass
behavior