WorksheetsSoc-Family Chapter 3 & 4 PreTest
Total questions: 41
Worksheet time: 21mins
Which physical characteristic is considered an important biological adaptation?
skin color
facial shape
hair type
hair color
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, why does that agency attempt to measure and collect information about racial categories?
a. to attempt to define race biologically
a. to attempt to define race anthropologically
a. to chart genetic predispositions to certain diseases
a. to reflect the social definitions of race
One important modern principle used in almost all data collection about race and ethnicity involves
genetic testing.
social media
requiring
self-identification.
Historically, according to the “one-drop” rule of racial identification
an Asian woman could give birth to a Hispanic child, but a Hispanic woman couldn’t give birth to an Asian child
a Hispanic woman could give birth to an Asian child, but an Asian woman couldn’t give birth to a Hispanic child.
a Black woman could give birth to a White child, but a White woman couldn’t give birth to a Black child
a White woman could give birth to a Black child, but a Black woman couldn’t give birth to a White child.
A race is a group of people believed to share common descent, based on .
perceived innate physical similarities
shared biology
collective cultural practices
marriage
An ethnicity is a group of people with
shared wealth and land.
shared wealth and land
a common skin color.
a common cultural identification.
An ethnic group perceived to share physical characteristics is called a(n)
racial ethnicity
race
endogamy
minority group
Marriage and reproduction within one’s own distinct group is called ; marriage and reproduction outside one’s distinct group is called .
familism; acculturation
endogamy; exogamy
nuclear; mixed
exogamy; endogamy
Which of the following is an example of exogamy?
a White man marrying another White man
a Mexican man divorcing his Puerto Rican wife
a White polygamous man marrying multiple White women
an Asian man marrying an African American woman
The rapid growth of the American Indian population over the last century—and the last 50 years in particular—is mostly due to
the population’s improved economic conditions after being paid for the use of their ancestral homelands.
the immigration of American Indians from reservations to large cities.
a greater desire, or willingness, of those with mixed ancestry to identify as American Indian.
American Indians recently engaging in endogamy.
The “one-drop” rule helps explain what about Barack Obama?
a. why he claims he has African descent
why he was labeled the first Black president
how his racial background is rooted in biology
why he is technically White, because he has a White mother
Since 1880, the race and ethnicity categories on the U.S. Census form have
changed every ten years.
remained the same.
changed every fifty years.
been completely eliminated.
Marriage and reproduction within one’s own distinct group is called______________ ; marriage and reproduction outside one’s distinct group is called_______________ .
exogamy; endogamy
endogamy; exogamy
familism; acculturation
nuclear; mixed
Pravit, an Indian man, married Sharon, a White woman. Their marriage is an example of
endogamy
exogamy.
familism
acculturation
What is the largest racial group in the United States?
Blacks
Asians
Whites
Latinos
According to the U.S. Census, the greatest recent population growth can be found within which race or ethnicity?
White
Hispanic
Asian/Pacific Islander
Black
Which historical practice among American Indians has gained the attention of social scientists?
acceptance of informal same-sex marriage
patriarchal family structure
prevalence of unmarried American Indian men
permissions and penalties for immigration
The research on Black families in the United States has centered on two important aspects of their lives. These are
familism and the prevalence of nuclear families.
immigration and social distance.
the impact of slavery and family resilience.
polygamy and assimilation.
Because the Moynihan Report attributed ongoing racial inequality to characteristics of Black family life, it was criticized for
not addressing the phenomenon of informal or common-law marriages.
placing too much emphasis on traditions from Africa.
taking too much of a feminist approach
“blaming the victim” and contributing to racist stereotypes.
Which of the following has, historically, shaped Black family structure?
endogamy
religion
poverty
polygamy
A personal outlook that puts family obligations first, before individual well-being, is called
familism.
assimilation
nuclear family.
acculturation.
The social process of determining who does what work and for what reward is called
job placement
division of labor.
social inequality.
education
The process by which labor produces wealth that is not controlled by the laborers but by others is called
economics
Marxism.
exploitation.
employment
Employees of a retail restaurant chain work to generate profit for the corporation, and that wealth is controlled by executives. Conflict theorists call this
unjust.
social class.
proletariat.
exploitation
Max Weber originated the concept of life chances, which refers to
a person’s chance of living to old age.
the statistical likelihood of becoming wealthy.
the practical opportunity to achieve material success.
the randomness of being born into one social class or another.
A young adult whose parents can provide funds for college, reliable health care, and emotional support stands a better chance of achieving her material goals in life. This situation is an example of
life chances
social class.
social mobility.
education.
Being a member of a family or other exclusive group gives individual members access to all of the resources of that group. Sociologists call these resources
social capital
wealth
connections.
life chances
Members of the upper class often marry each other, maintaining the deep pool of social capital available to them. This mate selection practice is called
in-group.
class identity.
endogamy.
class distinction.
The disparity in economic status and security between upper and lower classes is called
capitalism
class identity
inequality
the Gini index
The Gini index is a
measure of wealth.
measure of inequality
tool for understanding poverty.
measure of social mobility
The difference between one’s class origin and class destination is known as
a. life chances.
b. social m
social mobility
“rags to riches.”
social capital.
In the text’s discussion of poverty in single-parent households, which of the following is the most important factor separating children of single mothers from those whose parents are married and living together?
money
time
social capital
education
Which of the following is true about the government’s role in our social class system?
The amount of government intervention with the poor is higher in the United States than in other developed countries.
The government does not practice progressive taxation in the United States.
The government sets the poverty line.
Government benefits, like food stamps and welfare, give an unfair advantage to lower-income people.
In the General Social Survey, only 2.7 percent of Americans identify as
upper class
middle class
working class
lower class
In the General Social Survey, 7.9 percent of Americans identify as
upper class
middle class
working class
lower class
The social class gap between those with Internet access and those without is known as
digital inequality
internet inequality
the digital gap
the digital divide.
On the Gini index, which measures income inequality, a score of 1 indicates .
complete inequality
complete equality
average levels of inequality
moderately high levels of inequality
In his book Evicted (2016), Matthew Desmond explored the soaring housing prices in American cities. He found that most poor families in the rental market spend__________________________ of
their income on housing expenses.
over one-fourth
almost one-third
over half
three-fourths
What does economist Joseph Stiglitz mean when he argues that the rise of the 1 percent is self-fulfilling?
Elite individuals earn their positions through handwork and merit alone, without the help of their network, thereby fulfilling their potential.
Income inequality is decreasing as elite individuals find fulfillment through charity work.
The concentration of wealth among elite individuals benefits the economy overall.
Elite individuals increasingly gain control over positions and institutions that shape the rules and make accumulating more wealth possible.
Which of the following is problematic about the government’s measurement of the poverty line?
The price of food is not reflected in the measurement.
The calculation includes government benefits such as tax credits
It does not account for differences in the cost of living by region.
It is not updated frequently enough.
Which of the following is true about the study of social class?
The working class was most severely hit by the recession of the late 2000s.
More people identify as “lower class” than the actual rates of poverty would suggest.
Almost half of U.S. society identifies as working class.
Most sociologists have given up on precisely defining social classes.
