SOCIOLOGY 1000 FINAL EXAM
CORRECT 100%
According to Gans "The Functions of Poverty" how is poverty beneficial and to who is it
beneficial for? - ANSWER Poverty is beneficial to the middle class because it provides
the lower class jobs and if poverty was eliminated we would lose things economically,
politically and socially
How does the movie Stand and Deliver relate to the article "Savage Inequalities" by
Kozol? How does it relate to the Ruane and Cerulo article on Education as the Great
Equalizer? - ANSWER - In "Savage Inequalities" article it compares NYC to East St.
Louis and they're comparing the lower and higher end cities
- The Ruane and Cerulo article relates to the movie by saying that the kids scored better
on the test regardless of their race because it was instead based on merit
How does the movie Stand and Deliver demonstrate ways that education can be an
equalizer? How does it demonstrate obstacles to education as an equalizer? -
ANSWER Education stands as an equalizer because it equalizes religion, gender, rural,
suburban, etc. It then makes everyone based on meritocracy rather than who they are.
It showed that children in poor LA schools outperformed Beverley Hills students, but at
the same time their morals were judged because of their race and social class.
What is the Davis-Moore thesis? What are some critiques of this thesis? - ANSWER It
states that talented people get jobs that are more beneficial to society (such as doctors
or engineers) because they are the most important to society, so they get higher
rewards or else no one would put in the work needed.
1. Jobs are compensated based on their benefit to society.
2. Jobs are compensated based on the scarcity of skills required.
What are the critiques? - ANSWER - Critiques
1. What about athletes, entertainers vs. teachers, police, fire fighters
A) argue that they keep people entertained so less crime is committed and people aren't
bored
2. What we pay for as individual members of a society does not necessarily reflect what
is valuable for society
A) Crack/Porn Industry
3. Society does not act on its own behalf as a single organism
4. The theory ignores power and artificially created barriers
A) If we really felt like we needed more doctors we would find ways to make it so
anyone could afford to go to medical school
Milwaukee study (whites and blacks and criminal records and stereotypical names) -
ANSWER • Milwaukee study:
CORRECT 100%
According to Gans "The Functions of Poverty" how is poverty beneficial and to who is it
beneficial for? - ANSWER Poverty is beneficial to the middle class because it provides
the lower class jobs and if poverty was eliminated we would lose things economically,
politically and socially
How does the movie Stand and Deliver relate to the article "Savage Inequalities" by
Kozol? How does it relate to the Ruane and Cerulo article on Education as the Great
Equalizer? - ANSWER - In "Savage Inequalities" article it compares NYC to East St.
Louis and they're comparing the lower and higher end cities
- The Ruane and Cerulo article relates to the movie by saying that the kids scored better
on the test regardless of their race because it was instead based on merit
How does the movie Stand and Deliver demonstrate ways that education can be an
equalizer? How does it demonstrate obstacles to education as an equalizer? -
ANSWER Education stands as an equalizer because it equalizes religion, gender, rural,
suburban, etc. It then makes everyone based on meritocracy rather than who they are.
It showed that children in poor LA schools outperformed Beverley Hills students, but at
the same time their morals were judged because of their race and social class.
What is the Davis-Moore thesis? What are some critiques of this thesis? - ANSWER It
states that talented people get jobs that are more beneficial to society (such as doctors
or engineers) because they are the most important to society, so they get higher
rewards or else no one would put in the work needed.
1. Jobs are compensated based on their benefit to society.
2. Jobs are compensated based on the scarcity of skills required.
What are the critiques? - ANSWER - Critiques
1. What about athletes, entertainers vs. teachers, police, fire fighters
A) argue that they keep people entertained so less crime is committed and people aren't
bored
2. What we pay for as individual members of a society does not necessarily reflect what
is valuable for society
A) Crack/Porn Industry
3. Society does not act on its own behalf as a single organism
4. The theory ignores power and artificially created barriers
A) If we really felt like we needed more doctors we would find ways to make it so
anyone could afford to go to medical school
Milwaukee study (whites and blacks and criminal records and stereotypical names) -
ANSWER • Milwaukee study:
