Test 3 Question 1

A group of people closely related by marriage, blood, or some other bond is called the:

Family

Test 3 Question 2

In the United States same sex marriages and families have:

created new legal and social problems

Test 3 Question 3

An equalitarian family is:

one with shared control

Test 3 Question 4

In the United States customs favor mate selection by:

Self-selection

Test 3 Question 5

A maxim of marriage counselors is that people don't change, or if they do change, it:

it will not be to what the other person wants

Test 3 Question 6

The number of individuals choosing not to marry and the large numbers of divorces have created the class called:

Singles

Test 3 Question 7

Flexible workinghours, infant care, family leaves for both sexes help the family to:

adapt to new realities

Test 3 Question 8

Family functions include:

A) social

B) psychological

C) economic

D) biological

E) All of the above (answer)

Test 3 Question 9

Unlike many religions, Hinduism has:

A) a close link to social classes

B) no founder

C) no distinct set of creeds

D) no unique path to salvation

E) All of the above (answer)

Test 3 Question 10

Which religious identification does the largest percentage of the world's population claim?

Christian

Test 3 Question 11

The core of Buddha's teaching is:

gentleness, compassion, rationality and moderation

Test 3 Question 12

Judaism was the first great religion to:

develop a clear concept of a single God of all

Test 3 Question 13

Christianity and Judaism influenced Mohammed in the development of:

Islam

Test 3 Question 14

After Mohammed's death, Islam split into two factions:

The Shiites and the Sunni

Test 3 Question 15

The central belief of Christianity is that Jesus:

died to redeem the sins of humankind

Test 3 Question 16

Rousseau referred to religious beliefs that lead people to want to live according to the laws of the land as:

civil religion

Test 3 Question 17

The freedom of students and teachers to pursue, discuss and teach knowledge without censorship is called:

academic freedom

Test 3 Question 18

The dual thrust of U.S. education includes the development of both individuality and student:

Socialization

Test 3 Question 19

U.S. public education is designed to teach citizens to be literate so people can learn about politics and public policy to:

participate effectively in a democratic society

Test 3 Question 20

The methods of teaching and what needs to be taught: 

change when technology changes

Test 3 Question 21

Historically in the U.S. education is paid for largely by:

property taxes

Test 3 Question 22

People learn:

in different ways

Test 3 Question 23

The U.S. educational system perpetuates inequities based on status such as:

A) social race

B) social class

C) minority group

D) ethnic group

E) All of the above (answer)

Test 3 Question 24

Our educational system interacts with:

A) politics

B) culture

C) society

D) economics

E) All of the above (answer)

Test 3 Question 25

When firmly established, social stratification contributes to social:

stability

Test 3 Question 26

In an estate system the position of an individual in society is nearly always:

inherited from parents

Test 3 Question 27

Caste:

is a rigid class distinction based on birth or wealth

Test 3 Question 28

The combination of hierarchies - education, occupation, and income - forms an individual's:

socioeconomic status

Test 3 Question 29

As a rule, the most important factors in determining social class are:

occupation, wealth and income

Test 3 Question 30

Any class system is somewhat inconsistent with the:

democratic ideal of equal opportunity

Test 3 Question 31

The poverty threshold will be:

lower for an individual than for a family

Test 3 Question 32

The primary unit of stratification is the:

family

Test 3 Question 33

A group of people who identify with each other on the basis of common ancestry and cultural heritage is called a(n):

ethnic group

Test 3 Question 34

Actions, behavior or treatment based on prejudice are called:

discrimination

Test 3 Question 35

Racial prejudice is caused by:

A) psychological need to belong to a particular group.

B) economic and political usefulness of prejudice

C) ego - feelings of superiority

D) tradition

E) All of the above (answer)

Test 3 Question 36

Groups of people singled out for unequal negative treatment and are objects of discrimination are:

Minority groups

Test 3 Question 37

Affirmative Action programs are designed to:

favor minority groups

Test 3 Question 38

Throughout history, the family has been the primary human group

True

Test 3 Question 39

Family patterns evolve to meet the needs of family functions

True

Test 3 Question 40

Religion includes beliefs in supernatural powers

True

Test 3 Question 41

Religious beliefs, institutions and rituals have been a major element in most societies

True

Test 3 Question 42

American interest in education goes back to earliest colonial times

True

Test 3 Question 43

Local financing of schools has no effect on the quality of schools

False

Test 3 Question 44

The people of every society can always be divided into groups

True

Test 3 Question 45

One of the best ways to advance from one social class to another is through education

True

Test 3 Question 46

The 1986 law passed by Congress to grant amnesty to illegal aliens who have been in this country for more than 5 years, effectively resolved the problem of citizenship for illegals.

False

Test 3 Question 47

Anti-Semitism has been eliminated from the U.S.

False

Test 3 Question 48

Homosexuals experience discrimination in the U. S.

True

Test 3 Question 49

The average earnings of a woman are still less than the average for a man

True

Test 3 Question 50

Race is a social construction only loosely based on a few biological differences

True