Test Bank For SOC 6th Edition By Nijole V. Benokraitis
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and Answers A+
Robert is walking down the street late at night when a man in a ski mask suddenly
sticks a gun in his face and takes his wallet. Sociologists would say that Robert's
mugger had ____________ but not ____________. - ANSWER power; authority
Kim Jong Il and his father, Kim Il Sung, Korea's current and former leader, have both
restricted the basic human rights of their subjects. What type of government does
North Korea have? - ANSWER totalitarian
Abdullah II of Jordan succeeded his father, Hussein bin Talal, as ruler of the
Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan in 1999. This makes his government a: - ANSWER
monarchy
On January 30, 2005, Iraq held what many claim were the first free and fair elections
in its history, after many decades of military dictatorship. This was seen as the first
step in transforming Iraq into a: - ANSWER democracy
Since 1917, all Puerto Ricans have been considered U.S. citizens, but they are not
represented in Congress and cannot cast ballots in presidential elections. In this
sense they are: - ANSWER disenfranchised
Which theory of power argues that a variety of organizations and institutions have
roughly equal access to the power structure? - ANSWER pluralism
A sociologist tells you that she believes that "the owners and top-level managers in
large income-producing properties are far and away the dominant power figures in
the United States" because "their corporations, banks, and agribusinesses come
together as a corporate community that dominates the federal government." What
concept is being described here? - ANSWER the power elite
Organizations formed expressly to raise and spend money in order to influence
elected officials are called: - ANSWER special interest
In the past, most voters formed political opinions by listening to speeches, meeting
with representatives of political parties, or attending town hall meetings. How do
voters today tend to learn about political issues? - ANSWER through human
interest stories in the media
, During the 2012 presidential election, Barak Obama was endorsed by singer and
celebrity Beyoncé Knowles. To the extent that people pay attention to her and care
about what she says, she is a(n): - ANSWER opinion leader
In addition to who we are, gender identity is also about: - ANSWER how we act
One reason women are more likely than men to live in poverty is the expense of
child care. How can this connection between poverty rates and child-care costs be
explained? - ANSWER There are more single women then single men with sole
financial responsibility for their children
When a man is angry at the amount of alimony his ex-wife receives, even though
she didn't earn any money when they were married, he reminds us that: - ANSWER
the social rewards for filling the expressive and instrumental roles are not equal
The phrase "deadbeat dad" describes a man who isn't married to his children's
mother and isn't helping to support his children materially. Why do we almost never
talk about "deadbeat moms"? - ANSWER Mothers usually remain the primary
caregiver even when fathers are no longer taking the instrumental role
Social movements organized around a belief in the social, political, and economic
equality of the sexes are called: - ANSWER feminism
Margaret Mead spent much of her career documenting the ways in which other
cultures had gender roles that differed, sometimes radically, from those of twentieth-
century America. Why does this matter? - ANSWER It shows that the meaning of
masculinity and femininity differs in different societies, which demonstrates that our
version of gender is not naturally occurring.
You observe children on a school playground and find some girls playing sports with
boys but almost no boys playing jump rope with girls. Why? - ANSWER Children
are mocked for crossing gender lines, and boys are mocked more than girls.
For many years, Saturday Night Live ran a series of skits about a character named
"Pat." The premise of each skit was that no one could tell if Pat was male or female,
and ingenious plots to determine his or her gender all failed. The humor in these
skits is based on the fact that: - ANSWER men have historically had access to
most of society's material resources and privileges; consequently, they generally
seek to maintain their dominant status.
On the fortieth anniversary of the police raid of the Stonewall Tavern in New York
City, police in Fort Worth, Texas, inspected a gay bar named the Rainbow Lounge.
During the raid, one man had his head slammed into a door and had to be
hospitalized. Police claimed that the injured man made sexually suggestive gestures
at them, and the chief of police said that when "you're touched and advanced in
certain ways by people inside the bar, that's offensive. . . . I'm happy with the
restraint used when they were contacted like that." What is this an example of? -
ANSWER homophobia
( ) / 9781337405218 / Chapter 1-16 / Complete Questions
and Answers A+
Robert is walking down the street late at night when a man in a ski mask suddenly
sticks a gun in his face and takes his wallet. Sociologists would say that Robert's
mugger had ____________ but not ____________. - ANSWER power; authority
Kim Jong Il and his father, Kim Il Sung, Korea's current and former leader, have both
restricted the basic human rights of their subjects. What type of government does
North Korea have? - ANSWER totalitarian
Abdullah II of Jordan succeeded his father, Hussein bin Talal, as ruler of the
Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan in 1999. This makes his government a: - ANSWER
monarchy
On January 30, 2005, Iraq held what many claim were the first free and fair elections
in its history, after many decades of military dictatorship. This was seen as the first
step in transforming Iraq into a: - ANSWER democracy
Since 1917, all Puerto Ricans have been considered U.S. citizens, but they are not
represented in Congress and cannot cast ballots in presidential elections. In this
sense they are: - ANSWER disenfranchised
Which theory of power argues that a variety of organizations and institutions have
roughly equal access to the power structure? - ANSWER pluralism
A sociologist tells you that she believes that "the owners and top-level managers in
large income-producing properties are far and away the dominant power figures in
the United States" because "their corporations, banks, and agribusinesses come
together as a corporate community that dominates the federal government." What
concept is being described here? - ANSWER the power elite
Organizations formed expressly to raise and spend money in order to influence
elected officials are called: - ANSWER special interest
In the past, most voters formed political opinions by listening to speeches, meeting
with representatives of political parties, or attending town hall meetings. How do
voters today tend to learn about political issues? - ANSWER through human
interest stories in the media
, During the 2012 presidential election, Barak Obama was endorsed by singer and
celebrity Beyoncé Knowles. To the extent that people pay attention to her and care
about what she says, she is a(n): - ANSWER opinion leader
In addition to who we are, gender identity is also about: - ANSWER how we act
One reason women are more likely than men to live in poverty is the expense of
child care. How can this connection between poverty rates and child-care costs be
explained? - ANSWER There are more single women then single men with sole
financial responsibility for their children
When a man is angry at the amount of alimony his ex-wife receives, even though
she didn't earn any money when they were married, he reminds us that: - ANSWER
the social rewards for filling the expressive and instrumental roles are not equal
The phrase "deadbeat dad" describes a man who isn't married to his children's
mother and isn't helping to support his children materially. Why do we almost never
talk about "deadbeat moms"? - ANSWER Mothers usually remain the primary
caregiver even when fathers are no longer taking the instrumental role
Social movements organized around a belief in the social, political, and economic
equality of the sexes are called: - ANSWER feminism
Margaret Mead spent much of her career documenting the ways in which other
cultures had gender roles that differed, sometimes radically, from those of twentieth-
century America. Why does this matter? - ANSWER It shows that the meaning of
masculinity and femininity differs in different societies, which demonstrates that our
version of gender is not naturally occurring.
You observe children on a school playground and find some girls playing sports with
boys but almost no boys playing jump rope with girls. Why? - ANSWER Children
are mocked for crossing gender lines, and boys are mocked more than girls.
For many years, Saturday Night Live ran a series of skits about a character named
"Pat." The premise of each skit was that no one could tell if Pat was male or female,
and ingenious plots to determine his or her gender all failed. The humor in these
skits is based on the fact that: - ANSWER men have historically had access to
most of society's material resources and privileges; consequently, they generally
seek to maintain their dominant status.
On the fortieth anniversary of the police raid of the Stonewall Tavern in New York
City, police in Fort Worth, Texas, inspected a gay bar named the Rainbow Lounge.
During the raid, one man had his head slammed into a door and had to be
hospitalized. Police claimed that the injured man made sexually suggestive gestures
at them, and the chief of police said that when "you're touched and advanced in
certain ways by people inside the bar, that's offensive. . . . I'm happy with the
restraint used when they were contacted like that." What is this an example of? -
ANSWER homophobia
