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SOCIOLOGY 1310 EXAM 1
WHITEHAWK 2026 ACTUAL
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS.
How does the family regulate social behavior? - correct answer-
By socializing family members to be committed to norms and
values having to do with achievement, competition, education,
property, physical aggression, manners, courtesy, public
behavior, gratification deferral (asceticism), and individual and
self-reliance.
What most influences the family's handling of these
responsibilities? (regulating social behavior) - correct answer-
Social class position.
Capital - correct answer-Marx's great work was an analysis of
the history of
capitalism called _________. Much of his work focused on how
capitalists gained wealth by the exploitation of the working
class and the conflicts that this created.
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Marx's analysis of society - correct answer-Humans
differentiated themselves from animals when they began to
produce things.
How do societies produce? - correct answer-Via forces of
production and relations of production.
Forces of Production+Relations of Production= - correct
answer-Modes of Production (such as capitalism) All societies
are characterized by their modes of production.
The Communist Manifesto - correct answer-"All history is the
history of class struggle."
Alienation - correct answer-when people are separated from
their tools and the material they need to produce.
Exploitation - correct answer-the difference between the value
of your labor and the cost of reproducing it.
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Why do people work under these conditions? (Alienation and
exploitation) - correct answer-According to Marx the reason is
political repression and the ideology of class.
Political Repression - correct answer-When the ruling-class
pass laws that serve their interests and control the distribution
of information.
-tax cuts for the rich
-expensive higher education
-crack(black/poor) vs. cocaine penalties(rich/white)
Ideology of Class - correct answer-If the ruling class controls
the institutions that distribute information (schools, churches,
newspapers, etc.) then they can promote the view that their
dominance is in the best interests of all.
The Second Shift - correct answer-the household duties that
follow the day's work for pay, which is by and large the wife's
responsibility.
Strategies of Resistance - correct answer-1. Waiting it out- not
volunteering to do housework.
SOCIOLOGY 1310 EXAM 1
WHITEHAWK 2026 ACTUAL
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS.
How does the family regulate social behavior? - correct answer-
By socializing family members to be committed to norms and
values having to do with achievement, competition, education,
property, physical aggression, manners, courtesy, public
behavior, gratification deferral (asceticism), and individual and
self-reliance.
What most influences the family's handling of these
responsibilities? (regulating social behavior) - correct answer-
Social class position.
Capital - correct answer-Marx's great work was an analysis of
the history of
capitalism called _________. Much of his work focused on how
capitalists gained wealth by the exploitation of the working
class and the conflicts that this created.
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Marx's analysis of society - correct answer-Humans
differentiated themselves from animals when they began to
produce things.
How do societies produce? - correct answer-Via forces of
production and relations of production.
Forces of Production+Relations of Production= - correct
answer-Modes of Production (such as capitalism) All societies
are characterized by their modes of production.
The Communist Manifesto - correct answer-"All history is the
history of class struggle."
Alienation - correct answer-when people are separated from
their tools and the material they need to produce.
Exploitation - correct answer-the difference between the value
of your labor and the cost of reproducing it.
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Why do people work under these conditions? (Alienation and
exploitation) - correct answer-According to Marx the reason is
political repression and the ideology of class.
Political Repression - correct answer-When the ruling-class
pass laws that serve their interests and control the distribution
of information.
-tax cuts for the rich
-expensive higher education
-crack(black/poor) vs. cocaine penalties(rich/white)
Ideology of Class - correct answer-If the ruling class controls
the institutions that distribute information (schools, churches,
newspapers, etc.) then they can promote the view that their
dominance is in the best interests of all.
The Second Shift - correct answer-the household duties that
follow the day's work for pay, which is by and large the wife's
responsibility.
Strategies of Resistance - correct answer-1. Waiting it out- not
volunteering to do housework.
