Sociology Midterm 1
C. Wright Mills encouraged sociologists to puruse social inquiry using a "sociological imagination"
What did he mean by this?
Examining taken-for-granted situations and considering their uderlying causes and consequences
Durkheims concept of anomie referred to the state of harmlessness that arises when people are unsure of their role in society
True
Which is NOT consistent with Marx's arguments?
Competititon for consumers will drive down the price of manufactured goods, resulting in a higher standard of living for labor even if wages dont rise
During the last wave of COVID-19, researchers were ooking for a relatively wuick & innexpensive way to gather responses
Survey
Social constructivist definitions of race maintain that...
Racial categories attain their significance from social, economic, political forces.
Durkheim viewed social cohesion in older and simpler societies as more organic
False
Which of the following statements about ascribed status is true?
An individuals ascribed status may infleunce their achieved status
Early Sociologists like Durkheim were preocuppied with understanding the consequences of rapid industrialization and urbanization
True
Which is NOT true about the W.E.B Dubois?
He argued that racial exploitation was secondary to class exploitation in U.S. society
There is evidence that earlier decades of progress towards gender equity has stalled in recent years
True
Social capital refers to one's style of dress or other embodied signifiers of social class
False
In his article on homeownership and wealth, which statement does NOT describe Shapiro's argument of the role of wealth in social represenation
Since the successes of civil right movement in the 1960s the racial wealth gap has substantially diminished
Which is an example of ascribed status?
A person's race
Which statement about qualitative research is FALSE?
Research findings can be readily generalized to a larger population
Deindustrialization and the resulting "skills mismatch" is one explanation theorized to explain racial inequality in the U.S.
True
Anne Mornings analysis of high school biology textbooks show a steady decline in essentialist descriptions of race from the 1950s to today
False
Michaela is designing a research study. She thinks being unemployed makes people more depressed. What is the Independent Variable?
Employment Status
Imagine you're attending a networking session at a professional conference. Which is LEAST to serve as a source of cultural capital
Your life insurance policy
Which BEST illustrates a cultural norm?
The practice of clearing your tray after eating in the cafeteria
Understand whether exposure to news about crime has a causal effect on peoples support for the legalization of marijuana. What would be the BEST research to this?
conducting an experiment in which half of the sample is randomly assigned to read an article about increasing crime rates before filling out a survey...
Agency
A & B (refers to... & is shaped by...)
Pager argues when different types of discrimination overlap and interact, they can have a multiplicative effect on inequality, forming systems of discrimination
True
Imagine you're attending a wedding. A white guest spills his drink. He then sees a black woman standing nearby and assumes she is a member of the catering staff. He asks her to clean up but she is a guest.
Interpersonal racism
In their article on rape on campus, Boswell & Spades argue al fraternities should be banned from college campuses
False
Which are NOT examples of "bottlenecks" preventing greater gender equity in the labor market (Paula England)
Women increased their work hours in recent decades but not as much as men
Shapiro argues that the massive expansion of access to homeownership during the 1950s and 1960s was key to understanding the racial wealth gap today
True
Intersectionality is a framework coined by predominantly white feminist in the 1970s to characterize gender-based oppression
False
In recent decades income inequality has grown more rapidly in Europe than in the U.S.
False
Which is NOT true of symbolic interactionist perspectives
They argue that norms and roles all have a function in the social structure
Functionalist theory emphasizes the interconnectedness of social structures, institutions, and norms and how they work together to maintain social order
True
Human capital refers to capabilities acquired through education and work experience
True
Which does NOT describe how sociologists develop theory?
All the above choices pertain how they do
Which is NOT an example of institutional racism?
A grocery story is hiring new employees. The hiring manager secretly discards applications handed to him by Black applicants.
Racial inequality in wealth is far larger than racial inequality in income
True
In "Who Rules America" Domholff argues
B & C (overlapping ultra-wealthy families ... & Todays elites are socialized into a cohesive ruling...)
Which example best demonstrates the process of socialization?
A child's parents teach her that good girls share their toys with others