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Soc 134 exam 2
exam 2
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Sociology
Undergraduate 1
12/11/2011

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Oliver cox suggest what reasson on why African Americans were slaves?
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They were the cheapest
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Conflict perspective say prejudice and descrimination serves what purpose?
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To divert attention from the real problem
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The rate of violent crime in the U.S. is what compared to other industrial countries?
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Higher then all industrial countries
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Who is most likely to be poor? A 18 year old african american, an middle aged asian, a white senior citizen, or a 6 year old?
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A 6 year old
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Sexism toward women is not because of what?
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Biological inferority
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A mugger and a stock broker in what way?
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They both want to become rich
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The theory that deviences defines proper behavior
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Structural functionalist
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A bully moves into a town. The town bands together to drive the bully out. Based of this example conflict does what?
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Unites group
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U.S. goverment has shaped policies to do what?
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The requirement of Women's participation is elected government in the U.S. is what?
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Lower then the requirement for Iraq's government
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The long island school district diverting money is an example of what?
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White collar crime
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This is not a disadvantege to the gender role of men.
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Women holding high business positions
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Which racial ethnic group has the lowest percent below the poverty line?
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Whites
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The shift from manufacturing to service jobs has resulted in what in the U.S.?
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Loss in high paying jobs
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This seeks to reduce crime rate
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Deturance
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What is the major problem between blended (step) families?
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Lack of sociatial norms between step cibilings
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The poverty line is determined by what?
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The cost of a minimal nurishment meal times by 3
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The early intervention of children born to poor single mothers leads to what?
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The decrease of devience in children
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The most likely to be a victim of a crime in the U.S.
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Ernie, 18 year-old african american
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House hold income and wealth inequality is what in the U.S.?
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At a all time high
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What is the most likely reasson for young to join street gangs?
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The desire for money, recreation, or protection
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Honnor killings occur in society characterized by what?
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Partilineage
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The one drop rule illustrates what?
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Social construction of race
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This is not a factor in the increase of divorce
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Dimished importance of marriage
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The alexanders are a wealthy family whos built an succesful computer company and made all of thier money. They own many expensive cars and go on extravegent vacations. They are apart of what class?
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Upper-lower class
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More connection to society
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This is not a reasson for the decreased crime rate in the U.S.
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Drug was has decreased the amount of drug related crime
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The hindu goddess Gahlil, represents what?
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Men's eternal battle against materialism
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The transition of poverty between generations is depicted by what?
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Conflict theory
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An employer is interviewing asian workers and latino workers who have the same qualifications. The employer highers the asian workers because he believes they are harder workers. This is an example of what?
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Discrimination
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What is the relationship between functionalists and evangelicals?
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Fundamentalists are a subset of Evangelicals. Evangelicals who are not fundamentalists are less conservitive politically and have a less literal interpritation of the bible
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A family that equally divides property amongst the men is a what?
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Polygamy
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A couple is married and lives with the husbands uncle and aunt is what type of residence?
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Patrilocal
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In the study where brown eye students were told they were better then blue eyed students, the brown eye students did better on the test. This is an example of what?
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Self-fufilling prophecy
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Whats the diffrence between men and womens perception of love?
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Men show love through actions like running an errand
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This is not a reasson for social inequality in the U.S.
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Poor people demanding more money from the government
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Kinship networks don't lead to what?
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Lead to conflict
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What is the sociology aproach to religon?
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What is the impact of religon on social cohesion
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What does the Trail of Tears reffer too?
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The forced migration of native americans
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What is the purpose of entrepunerial evangelicals?
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All purpose centers serving member's needs with technology
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What does Freud say the purpose of religon is?
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To help people with thier helplessness
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Acording to the text discussion on civil religon
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Primary sacred object is the flag
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Conflict theory supports government elite
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Ann works her job as a secretary then goes home to take care of her child. This is reffered as what?
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Seconded shift
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This is not a category of religon
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Transistansiation
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What is the most common household composition?
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Married without children
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What is the sociatial feature of polygyny?
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The expulsion or death of a large number of males
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What are the most predominent religous denominations in the midwest?
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Lutherans and Catholics
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What describes the constraint and freedom of institution?
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Limiting the choice of form of economic system
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Not true about divorce
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Half of marriages end in divorce
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Why did prostitinism lead to capitalism?
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It believed financial sucess ment someone was saved
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What is the most important function of family in modern society?
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Sexual and emotional satisfaction of adults
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Both dick and jane take care of a child
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permeable family
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Not criteria for idenifying a homo or bisexual
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Having engaged in homosexuality at a young age
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This is not a function of religon acording to structural fundimentilist
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Promoting change and equality
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Why is the median income of our class higher?
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Low level of divorce
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People who cohabitate before mariagge are what?
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Equally as likely to get divorced
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What is the diffrence between women reaching physical maturity in 2009 compared to in 1800?
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Women in 1800 had children to take care of
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Who is the victim of a crime in the western system?
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The state
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What is Meads examination of gender roles?
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Gender roles are socially accepted
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Charles is high on income and low on education. What is Charels an example of?
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Status inconsistency
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Upper and middle compared to lower
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What is the reasson for the majority of single families?
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Divorce
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The theory that the most capable and qualified people with hold highest paid positions.
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Structural functionalist theory
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What is the reasson for the increase in members of fundimentalists churches?
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Mainline churches do not give the right idea of life
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