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SOC Ch 8-10

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which would be examples of subcultures?

a)

Amish

b)

Gangs

c)

Canadians

d)

Gamers

e)

Americans

2.

SUBCULTURES CAN BE FORMED FROM JOBS/OCCUPATIONS

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

3.

COUNTERCULTURES HOLD VALUES THAT ARE OPPOSED TO VALUES OF THE DOMINANT CULTURE

a)

ALWAYS

b)

SOMETIMES

c)

NEVER

4.
Small groups of people whose affiliations are based on shared beliefs, preferences and practices.
a)
Subcultures
b)
Countercultures
c)
Counterpublics
d)
Submeanings
5.

In most twin studies, which affects them the most?

a)

Nature

b)

Nurture

c)

Both

6.

Complete the analogy:

nature is to hereditary factors;

nurture is to ____________

a)

human development

b)

genetics

c)

personal traits

d)

environmental variables

7.

The blank slate theory (Tabula Rasa) is part of:

a)

Nature

b)

Nurture

8.

In Nature vs Nurture controversy, nature refers to:

a)

Heredity

b)

Environment

c)

Plants and animals

9.

What are the expectations that define the behavior people view as appropriate and inappropriate for the occupant of a status called?

a)

Statuses

b)

Roles

c)

Groups

d)

Institutions

10.

What is the term for a situation where a single status may have more than one role attached to it?

a)

Role Set

b)

Role Conflict

c)

Role Strain

d)

Role Performance

11.

What is the term for a tension among the roles connected to a single status?

a)

Role Set

b)

Role Conflict

c)

Role Strain

d)

Role Performance

12.

What is the term for a conflict among the roles corresponding to two or more statuses?

a)

Role Set

b)

Role Conflict

c)

Role Strain

d)

Role Performance

13.
______ theory emphasizes various types of social learning, specifically classical conditioning, operant conditioning, and imitation or modeling.
a)
differential association
b)
differential reinforcement
c)
differential identification
d)
neutralization
14.
This determines a person's job, social group, and marriage
a)
karma
b)
dharma
c)
caste system
d)
Vedas
15.

After we are born, gender stereotypes appear in...

a)

Toys

b)

Language

c)

Gifts

d)

Traditions

16.

Class is highlighted by

a)

Income

b)

Occupation

c)

Lifestyle

d)

All of the above

17.

What is the sociological definition of gender?

a)

cultural, social construction

b)

biological: based on anatomy

c)

male and female

d)

behaviour based on male and female

18.

Which of the following is an example of high culture

a)

McDonalds

b)

Opera

c)

American Football

d)

Kraft Dinner

19.

From a sociological perspective, which factor does not greatly influence a person’s socialization?

a)
  1. Race

b)
  1. Blood type

c)
  1. Class

d)
  1. Gender

20.

Which of the following is a primary agent of socialization

a)

Education

b)

Peers

c)

Family

d)

Religion

21.

The difference between the average incomes of men and women who work full-time for pay is called

a)

the mommy tax

b)

the gender pay gap

c)

gendered job segregation

d)

employer selection

22.

Travis has been working as a nurse for two years, while Sarah has been working as a nurse for five years. Travis recently was promoted to a managerial position. Which term best explains why Travis was promoted over Sarah?

a)

glass escalator

b)

glass ladder

c)

glass ceiling

d)

glass cliff

23.

Working single mothers and their children and African Americans are over-represented among the ____ class.

a)

middle

b)

working poor

c)

upper

d)

working

24.

___ poverty refers to the condition in which people do not have the means to secure the most basic necessities of life.

a)

absolute

b)

relative

c)

official

d)

subjective

25.

In the eyes of __________, society consists of connected parts working together as a whole.

a)

symbolic interactionists

b)

conflict theorists

c)

functionalists

d)

George Herbert Mead

26.
individuals of roughly the same age and with similar interests
a)
peer group
b)
hidden curriculum
c)
play stage
d)
socialization
27.
Our biological makeup determining who we are is an example of?
a)
Nature
b)
Nurture
28.

What is Achieved Status?

a)

A status you are born with

b)

A status you are given

29.

Someone practicing colorblind racism...

a)

educates people on cultural movements

b)

actively promotes equality

c)

cannot see color

d)

pretends racism does not exists

30.
refers to the blending or fusing of minority groups into the dominant society
a)
assimilation
b)
accommodation
c)
genocide
d)
population transfer
31.

individuals who share a common cultural background and a common sense of identity.

a)

minority group

b)

Ethnic group

c)

race

d)

ethnicity

32.
Racism that is built into the structures of society is 
a)
biased
b)
discrimination
c)
institutional racism
d)
acculturation
33.

The action of treating people differently based on ethnicity, race, religion, or culture is:

a)

prejudice

b)

racism

c)

discrimination

d)

stereotype

34.
Widely held negative attitudes towards a group and its individual members is:
a)
prejudice
b)
racism
c)
discrimination
d)
stereotype
35.
Saying that all African Americans are good at sports is an example of a....
a)
a stereotype
b)
reversed discrimination
c)
discrimination
d)
active racism
36.
Race is based on _____________ characteristics, while Ethnicity is based on ____________ characteristics
a)
cultural, physical
b)
physical, cultural
c)
achieved, ascribed
d)
citizenship, cultural
37.
Which of the following is the most accurate definition of a stereotype?
a)
Providing a characterization of an entire group of people based on the actions of some
b)
People sticking together, creating an "us versus them" attitude
c)
The discrimination of an entire group of people through policies of segregation
d)
Believing that your racial or ethnic background is better than everyone else's
38.

Segregation means _____________________.

a)

Inequality

b)

Minority Status

c)

Separation

d)

Proclamation

39.

Ethnic minorities can be classified based on which of the following:

a)

Language

b)

Religion

c)

Customs

d)

All of the Above

40.

Which of the following men coined the term positivism, and is widely considered the father of sociology?

a)

Auguste Comte

b)

Karl Marx

c)

Max Weber

d)

Emile Durkheim