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WorksheetsUnit 4 Sociology Review
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 10mins
Maintaining a home, caring for children, and earning a living often leads to this one-parent families.
responsibility overload
task overload
emotional overload
financial overload
A nuclear family consists of
one or more parents and their children
two generations of one family
three generations of one family
a single individual
Since 1970 the number of interracial marriages in the US has
decreased
remained steady
increased
matched worldwide rates
Which statement reflects a socialist veiwpoint
competition should not be constrained by businesses dominating the market
producers should undertake only those business ventures that have the potential for profit.
competition should not be constrained by government requlations
equal access to goods and services cannot be guaranteed if the means of production are owned by individuals
Free-enterprise systems are associated with which of the following?
capitalism
socialism
communism
industrialisms
Which of these illustrates a critical difference between a democratic and authoritarian systems of government
more viewpoints are utilized to make law in a democracy
the leader of a authoritarian system has only ceremonial powers
the leader of a democracy is in the complete control and power
there is no central leader in most types of democracy
Which of the following is not a factor affecting voter participation
age
education
gender
ethnic
According to the functionalist perspective, what is the ultimate goal of education?
to maintain and perpetuate the stability of society
to maintain equality in society
to sort students into social ranks
to help students understand their racial difference
What is one of the most important functions of religion?
honoring animals and trees
encouraging social cohesion
proving the accuracy of one belief
creating sacred objects
Which of the following concepts is explained by sociologists as a system of roles and norms organized around the sacred realm that attempts to satisfy the search for meaning in human existences?
assimilation
religion
socialization
gender identity
which of the following statements represents a functionalist perspective on mass media?
it maintains the present social order
it supports the stability
it shapes social interactions
it misrepresents minorities
Which perspective argues that media messages are distorted because the media is owned by the power elite?
functionalist
conflict
interactionist
elitist
the time period during when media became affordable for the masses and transformed how people store and access information is best known as the
industrial age
information society
classical antiquity
knowledge gap
Many Americans believe this is the key to social mobility
social control
tracking
education
homeschooling
the gap between those with access to new technologies and those without is called the
great divide
digital divide
knowledge-gap hypothesis
spiral of silence
most one-parent families in the US are the result of
religious beliefs
adoption
the death of a spouse
divorce
What kind of marriage results when an older woman marries a younger man?
arranged
romantic
heterogamous
homogamous
Unlike the US, most democracies have a(n)
two-party system
multi-party system
independent-party system
national party system
At which stage does political socialization begin?
college
high school
childhood
retirement
