Sociology Unit 3 Exam Review

The blending of culturally distinct groups into a single group with a common culture and identity is called

• assimilation

• subjugation

• social mobility

• cultural pluralism

Gender roles are

• both different and unequal

• both different and equal

• the same as gender identity

• the same all over the world

When an individual moves from one job to another of equal social ranking, he or she experiences

• caste mobility

• vertical mobility

• horizontal mobility

• social mobility

The social classes that make up the largest percent of the U.S. population are the

• underclass and the upper class

• working class and the working poor

• lower middle class and the upper middle class

• working class and the lower middle class

By definition, discrimination involves

• attitudes.

• actions.

• scapegoating.

• stereotypes.

At the heart of gender-based discrimination is

• the self-fulfilling prophecy.

• domestic violence.

• sexism.

• the wage gap.

Though ageism can be directed at any age group, it is most often experienced by the

• elderly.

• disabled.

• baby-boom generation.

• young.

In most societies, gender socialization begins

• at birth.

• at the onset of puberty.

• after high school.

• at adulthood.

The separation of groups based on informal norms is known as

• stereotyping.

• de facto segregation.

• racism.

• de jure segregation.

Americans tend to give an individual respect and honor based on what the individual

• wears.

• does for a living.

• eats.

• earns.