Sociology Final Exam Review

In some schools, lower income and minority students achieve results that are comparable to those of all other students. This is an example of....

• school desegregation.

• educational equality.

• cognitive ability.

• multiculturalism.

What is one advantage of using graphs and tables?

• They enable people to see trends and relationships quickly.

• They use colorful visual materials to present data.

• They allow participants to respond in their own words.

• They give wider access to new information.

Role taking allows people to

• practice for our role in life.

• imagine that they act alone without the input of other people.

• see themselves as other people see them.

• skip the imitation stage of socialization.

Dana moved from California to Missouri.

This is an example of....

• migration.

• gross migration rate.

• net.

• net migration rate.

Abraham’s parents taught him that all white southerners believe that African Americans are inferior to whites. This is an example of.....

• a prejudice.

• a self-fulfilling prophecy.

• institutionalized discrimination.

• subjugation.

Men and women differ in what they look for in a potential mate. Most men value...

• a mate who is intelligent.

• a mate who is older than they are.

• a mate who is physically attractive.

• a mate with a higher level of income.

People who are racist

• are always members of the majority.

• believe their race is superior.

• believe that the dominant race is superior.

• know that their beliefs are wrong, but are unwilling to change.

Which of the following probably would be a significant other in the life of a four-year-old girl living in a two-parent home?

• her friend’s mother

• her father

• her mother’s boss

• a policewoman

Which of the following is true regarding poverty among elderly Americans?

• Elderly Americans are economically worse off than they were four decades ago.

• The income gap between the wealthy elderly and the elderly poor is small.

• Elderly women have a lower rate of poverty than elderly men.

• The poverty rate for racial and ethnic minority elderly is higher than the poverty rate for whites.

Which of the following is the only legally acceptable form of marriage in the United States?

• polygamy

• monogamy

• polygyny

• polyandry