SOCIOLOGY 1301 FINAL EXAM- MODULE 4 REVIEW
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Charlotte was born to a lower-class family in rural Kansas. After taking a job in the mail
room of a large corporation, she slowly progressed through the ranks to become the
CEO by age 50. Charlotte owes her upward mobility to: - Answers -meritocracy
Structural mobility occurs when: - Answers -a large group moves up or down the class
ladder due to societal changes
The Davis-Moore thesis states that: - Answers -The more society values a particular
profession, the more people in that profession will earn.
At the beginning of her sophomore year of high school, Janis's family cannot afford to
buy her new clothes and shoes or enough supplies for school. Janis feels poor
compared to her classmates who can afford these things. Janis is experiencing: -
Answers -Relative poverty
Which of the following situations is NOT an example of institutional discrimination? -
Answers -A mother wants her child to stay away from schoolmates of a different race.
Kate is the daughter of a Fortune 500 CEO. Larry grew up on a farm working the land
for a living. They are getting Married next month. They will have a(n) ______________
marriage. - Answers -exogamous
Instead of high-income, middle-income, and low-income countries, Immanuel
Wallerstein classifies nations as - Answers -core, semi-peripheral, and peripheral
countries
Scholars who blame colonialism and neo-colonialism as reasons why many African
countries are poor and uncompetitive in today's global economy, they most likely
subscribe to which theory? - Answers -Dependency theory
Dependency theory claims that poor nations: - Answers -Were "underdeveloped" by
colonialism.
While modernization theory focuses on __________, dependency theory focuses on
__________. - Answers -the production of wealth; the distribution of wealth
According to "capitalist world economy" theory, which nations are located at the semi-
periphery of the world economy? - Answers -middle-income nations
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Charlotte was born to a lower-class family in rural Kansas. After taking a job in the mail
room of a large corporation, she slowly progressed through the ranks to become the
CEO by age 50. Charlotte owes her upward mobility to: - Answers -meritocracy
Structural mobility occurs when: - Answers -a large group moves up or down the class
ladder due to societal changes
The Davis-Moore thesis states that: - Answers -The more society values a particular
profession, the more people in that profession will earn.
At the beginning of her sophomore year of high school, Janis's family cannot afford to
buy her new clothes and shoes or enough supplies for school. Janis feels poor
compared to her classmates who can afford these things. Janis is experiencing: -
Answers -Relative poverty
Which of the following situations is NOT an example of institutional discrimination? -
Answers -A mother wants her child to stay away from schoolmates of a different race.
Kate is the daughter of a Fortune 500 CEO. Larry grew up on a farm working the land
for a living. They are getting Married next month. They will have a(n) ______________
marriage. - Answers -exogamous
Instead of high-income, middle-income, and low-income countries, Immanuel
Wallerstein classifies nations as - Answers -core, semi-peripheral, and peripheral
countries
Scholars who blame colonialism and neo-colonialism as reasons why many African
countries are poor and uncompetitive in today's global economy, they most likely
subscribe to which theory? - Answers -Dependency theory
Dependency theory claims that poor nations: - Answers -Were "underdeveloped" by
colonialism.
While modernization theory focuses on __________, dependency theory focuses on
__________. - Answers -the production of wealth; the distribution of wealth
According to "capitalist world economy" theory, which nations are located at the semi-
periphery of the world economy? - Answers -middle-income nations
