BRCC SOC 215 Exam #1 Study Guide (Chapters 1-4) Questions With Correct Detailed Answers.

How does the U.S. Census Bureau define a family? - correct answer Two or more people related by birth, marriage, or adoption who live in the same housing unit. What is theory? - correct answer A structured way to apply logic to a pattern of facts to better our understanding on that subject. In the tradition of the consensus perspective, the dominant sociological theory is known as _______. - correct answer Structural functionalism. What is demography? What does it focus on? - correct answer The study of populations—therefore focusing on birth, death, and migration. Consensus Perspective - correct answer A perspective that projects an image of society as the collective expression of shared norms and values. Conflict Perspective - correct answer A sociological approach that assumes that social behavior is best understood in terms of tension between groups over power or the allocation of resources, including housing, money, access to services, and political representation. Contemporary Feminism - correct answer Understanding the current inequality between men and women and how power effects women's rights. Exchange Theory - correct answer People are motivated by self-interests in their interactions with other people. Personal Family - correct answer The people to whom we feel related and who we expect to define us as members of their family as well. Legal Family - correct answer A group of individuals related by birth, marriage, or adoption. Institutional Arena - correct answer A social space in which relations between people in common positions are governed by accepted rules of interaction. Socialization - correct answer The process by which individuals internalize the values, beliefs, and norms of a given society and learn to function as members of that society. Symbolic Interactionism - correct answer A theoretical perspective in which society is viewed as composed of symbols that people use to establish meaning, develop their views of the world, and communicate with one another. Demographic Perspective - correct answer The study of how family behavior and household structures contribute to larger population processes. Life Course Perspective - correct answer The study of the family trajectories of individuals and groups as they progress through their lives, in social and historical context. Longitudinal Surveys - correct answer A research method in which the same people are interviewed repeatedly over a period of time. Time Use Studies - correct answer Surveys that collect data on how people spend their time during a sample period, such as a single day or week. Big Data - correct answer A collection of large, complex data sets, including structured and unstructured data, which cannot be analyzed using traditional database methods and tools. What was the most prevalent form of marriage arrangement throughout human history? - correct answer Monogamous marriage. Why were 90 women sent from England to Jamestown, VA in 1620? - correct answer To provide a stabilizing influence and encourage the male settlers to take a more mature view of the colonial enterprise and settle down. What is the overall trend in infant mortality since 1850? What patterns exist by race? - correct answer Infant mortality has drastically declined since 1850. From 1850 till now, more black babies than white babies die per 1,000 births. What did the Comstock Act do? - correct answer Made it illegal to sell obscene material via the mail, including birth control and info about it. What is a split-household family? - correct answer Married workers spending years separated from their spouses. Nuclear Family - correct answer Mother, father and children living as a unit. Patriarchy - correct answer A form of social organization in which men dominate women. Coverture - correct answer A common-law doctrine under which the legal personality of the husband covered the wife and he made all legally binding decisions. Stem Family - correct answer The household formed by one grown child remaining in the family home with his or her parents. Separate Spheres - correct answer The cultural doctrine under which women were to work at home, to make it a sanctuary from the industrial world in which their husbands worked for pay. Companionship Family - correct answer Ideal type of family characterized by the mutual affection, equality, and comradeship of its members.