Question 1. A biological term that refers to ascribed, genetic, anatomical, and hormonal differences between men and women.
gender
sexual orientation
sex
sexuality
Question 2. Which of the following is not one of the sex categories:
transgender
female
intersexed
male
Question 3. The socially constructed meanings associated with males and females are called:
gender identity
sexuality
gender roles
sex
Question 4. Which of the following is not one of the gender categories:
feminine
adrogynous
transexual
masculine
Question 5. Puja got a very short new haircut, so she wore a dress, big earrings, and lots of makeup so that she would still look feminine. Puja is:
doing gender
socializing
doing sex
naturalizing
Question 6. About 1.7 percent of babies born with "anomolies of sex chromosones, internal procreative organs, and external genitalia in a variety of combinations" otherwise known as:
the transvetite
multi-sexed
the intersexed
the transgendered
Question 7. According to most sociologists, gender roles are:
created by human beings
designed to meet the needs of each society
socially constructed
all of the above
Question 8. A group of two or more persons related by birth, marriage, or adoption and residing together in a household is:
the definition of family used by all sociologists
the way sociologists define the traditional family
the definition of family used by the U.S. Census Bureau
the way sociologists define affiliated kin
Question 9. Which of the following is a function of the family?
Socializing children
all of the above
patterning reproduction
providing social status
Question 10. A family of orientation is made up of:
the family you are raised in
a cohabiting couple
the family you create when you have your first child
none of the above
Question 11. A family of procreation is made up of:
a cohabiting couple
the family you create when you have your first child
the family you are raised in
none of the above
Question 12. A nuclear family consists of:
a husband wife pair with their children and in-laws
a husband wife pair and their dependent children
any group of people related by common ancestry
all close blood relatives who live together
Question 13. Alice, age seven, lives in a private home with her parents, her grandother, and her aunt. Alice's family is an example of a(n):
dysfunctional family
a nuclear family
extended family
polygynous family
Question 14. Unrelated individuals who feel and are treated as if they were relatives conprise an individuals:
clan
fictive kin
compadres
endearing family
Question 15. Which marriage pattern allows a man to have more than one wife?
polygnyny
monopoly
monogamy
polygamy
Question 16. The marriage of a woman to more than one man at the same time is referred to as:
polyandry
polygyny
monogamy
serial monogamy
Question 17. Tracing your kinship through your father and other males in the family is an example of what type of kinship:
extended
limited
patrilineal
matrilineal
Question 18. A young couple live with the wife's family. This is an example of:
polygyny
matrilocal residence
patrilocal residence
daughter reference
Question 19. The marriage pattern that provides for one spouse at a time for each member is called:
polyandry
neocalism
polygamy
monogamy
Question 20. This type of residence occurs when a married couple may choose whether to live with the husband's or wife's family of origin:
neolocal
patrilocial
biolocal
matrilocal
Question 21. Homogamy refers to:
marriage rules that limit each individual to one spouse at a time
customs that prohibit the marriage of same sex partners
the tendency to choose a spouse with similar social and cultural backgrounds
stable marriage-like relationships between members of the same sex
Question 22. Which of the following characterizes the "credentialized society"?
Credentials do not necessarily cause the recipient to perform the job better
all of the above
a degree or certificate has become necessary to obtain a large number of jobs
a degree or certificate has become necessary to obtain a large number of jobs
Question 23. The study of the size and composition of human populations as wells as the causes and consequences of human populations as:
demography
crude death rate
infant mortality rate
dependency rate
Question 24. The movement of people from rural, agricultural areas into cities is called:
colonization
urbanization
socialization
demography
Question 25. The number of people of non-working age in a society for every 100 people of working age is called:
demography
infant mortality rate
crude death rate
dependency ratio
Question 26. The number of young people below age sixteen in a society who depend on people between the ages of 16 and 64 to support them is
aged dependency ratio
cultural deprivation
demography
youth dependency ratio
Question 27. Malthus believed that:
eventually food supply will exceed population growth
echnology could equalize the imbalance of food supply and population growth
disease will equalize the imbalance of food supply and population growth
population will always grow faster than the available food supply
Question 28. The demographic transition refers to the:
decline in birth rates followed later by a decline in death rates as the country industrializes
rise in death rates followed later by a decline in birth rates as the country industrializes
simulaneous decline in birth and death rates as a country industrializes
decline in death rates followed later by a decline in birth rates as a country industrializes
Question 29. Wealth flow theory argues that when children are an economic asset/benefit to their parents, parents tend to have:
more children
fewer children
choose to have children
no children
Question 30. The fertility rate is defined as:
the choice of a woman not to have children
the average number of children a woman bears
the total number of deaths in a society per 1,000 people
the total number of children a woman is capable of bearing
Question 31. The fecunity rate is defined as:
the choice of a woman not to have children
the total number of deaths in a society per 1,000 people
the total number of children a woman is capable of bearing
the average number of children a woman bears
Question 32. The average number of deaths per 1,000 people in the society is called:
fertility rate
crude death rate
infant mortality rate
fecundity rate
Question 33. A type of migration in which people move into a country is called
demography
emigration
immigration
elitism
Question 34. A type of migration in which people move out of a country is called:
immigration
demography
elitism
emigration
Question 35. Which of the following is a component of the sick role, according to Parsons:
all of the above
the sick person is not held responsible for his or her condition
the sick person must cooperate with the advice of designated experts
the scik person must want to get better
Question 36. Which of the following is NOT a component of health?
social
mental
spiritual
Physical
Question 37. __________ is society's organized way of dealing with illness and injury.
health care systems
doctors
medicine
Illness
Question 38. Which theoretical perspectives studies the meaning of illness in different cultures:
conflict theory
feminist theory
functionalist theory
symbolic interaction theory
Question 39. Which theoretical perspective studies the gatekeepers to illness and the sick role:
symbolic interaction theory
conflict theory
feminist theory
functionalist theory
Question 40. Which theoretical perspective studies who has access to health care:
symbolic interaction theory
feminist theory
functionalist theory
conflict theory
Question 41. Who is healthier and lives longer:
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women
men
Question 42. The average number of years a person is expected to live is called:
life expectancy
crude life line
life average
life course
Question 43. What is an economy?
it is a system of producing and distributing goods and services
it means the movement of vast amounts of goods across international borders
all of the above
it is a system of buying and selling
Question 44. Private ownership of the means of production is an essential feature of:
capitalism
democracy
socialism
communism
Question 45. Which of the following relates to power?
all of the above
it is an inevitable part of everday life
it is the ability to carry out one's will in spite of resistance from others
the concept was defined by Max Weber
Question 46. Members of the power elite are drawn from:
all of the above
top political offices
the largest corporations
the armed forces
Question 47. What did Durkheim mean by the word profane?
aspects of religious worship
aspects of life that are part of everyday life
aspects of life having to do with the supernatural
aspects of religion that are mysterious
Question 48. That religion has less impact on public affairs in the United States today is an example of:
secularization of culture
secularization of religion
an ecclesia
a civil religion
Question 49. Which region of the world is considered the major polluter?
the most industrialized nations
the industrializing nations
the least industrialized nations
the most and least industrialized nations