C273 WGU, Exam Review, Questions and answers, VERIFIED 2024

What are the ethical guidelines that sociologists follow? - -Honesty, Openness, Truthfulness, Protecting the anonymity of the participants, Avoiding misrepresentation of the participants, Conducting safe research How does group size affect group interaction? - -As a small group grows larger, it becomes more stable, but its intensity, or intimacy, decreases. Explain why women are considered a minority group. - -In early human history, life was short. Because people died young, if the group were to survive, women had to give birth to many children. This brought severe consequences for women. To survive, an infant needed a nursing mother. If there were no woman to nurse the child, it died. With a child at her breast or in her uterus, or one carried on her hip or on her back, women were not able to stay away from camp for as long as the men could. They also had to move slower. Around the world, then, women assumed the tasks that were associated with the home and child care, while men hunted the large animals and did other tasks that required both greater speed and longer absences from the base camp (Huber 1990). Patriarchy - -Men dominating society-men-as-a-group dominating women-as-a-group; authority is vested in males glass ceiling - -the mostly invisible barrier that keeps women from advancing to the top levels at work Describe the trends in the demographics of aging around the world: - -With industrialization comes a higher standard of living: more food, a purer water supply, better housing, more material goods, and more effective ways of fighting the diseases that kill children. As a result, when a country industrializes, more of its people reach older ages. Which countries have the largest aging population? - -Industrialized countries - Japan, Germany, ItalyWhich countries have the smallest aging population? - -Uganda - 1 of 45 over age 50 - then Niger, Afghanistan. Describe the symbolic interactionist perspective on aging