Jersey College Sociology Final Questions and Answers
100% Pass
Mixed economies - ANSWER include socialist and government oriented programs
but stem mainly from capitalistic features. *Iceland, France, the United Kingdom,
USA
Communist/Command - ANSWER In the US., companies compete in producing
goods and services based on margin, supply, and demand
Capitalist/Mixed - ANSWER In Denmark, college is free and is encouraged as a
means of bettering the society by providing society with highly educated individuals
and not profiting off students
Feminist theorists - ANSWER argue that work creates and reinforces sex
inequality. Women earn less than men in every country, gender is the critical factor
in explaining economic inequality.
Conflict theorists - ANSWER argue that capitalism creates social problems. low
wages alienate employees, globalization leads to job insecurity...should employers
have the right to random drug tests of employees?
Functionalist theorists - ANSWER argue that work provides many societal benefits,
wage inequities, motivate people to work harder. enhances society's economy,
defines individual roles, provides social bonds, provides feelings of accomplishment
and personal value
Symbolic interactionists - ANSWER analyze the day-to-day meaning of work
(Symbolic) formal and informal rules that develop in workplaces - ANSWER tattling,
sweating (hard days work)
social mobility (horizontal) - ANSWER moving from one position to another Ex:
cashier at publix to a cosmetic counter employee at Macy's
social mobility (vertical) - ANSWER moving up or down the stratification ladder. Ex:
CNA TO RN after education an licensing
Ascribed status (possible Master Status) - ANSWER is a position that we are
born/naturally grow into- eg. Male *sex, Female *sex, Haitian, Taiwanese, American
Indian, etc
Achieved status (possible Master Status) - ANSWER is a position that we have
acquired through choice- eg. Masculine *gender, Feminine *gender, CNA, LPN, RN,
100% Pass
Mixed economies - ANSWER include socialist and government oriented programs
but stem mainly from capitalistic features. *Iceland, France, the United Kingdom,
USA
Communist/Command - ANSWER In the US., companies compete in producing
goods and services based on margin, supply, and demand
Capitalist/Mixed - ANSWER In Denmark, college is free and is encouraged as a
means of bettering the society by providing society with highly educated individuals
and not profiting off students
Feminist theorists - ANSWER argue that work creates and reinforces sex
inequality. Women earn less than men in every country, gender is the critical factor
in explaining economic inequality.
Conflict theorists - ANSWER argue that capitalism creates social problems. low
wages alienate employees, globalization leads to job insecurity...should employers
have the right to random drug tests of employees?
Functionalist theorists - ANSWER argue that work provides many societal benefits,
wage inequities, motivate people to work harder. enhances society's economy,
defines individual roles, provides social bonds, provides feelings of accomplishment
and personal value
Symbolic interactionists - ANSWER analyze the day-to-day meaning of work
(Symbolic) formal and informal rules that develop in workplaces - ANSWER tattling,
sweating (hard days work)
social mobility (horizontal) - ANSWER moving from one position to another Ex:
cashier at publix to a cosmetic counter employee at Macy's
social mobility (vertical) - ANSWER moving up or down the stratification ladder. Ex:
CNA TO RN after education an licensing
Ascribed status (possible Master Status) - ANSWER is a position that we are
born/naturally grow into- eg. Male *sex, Female *sex, Haitian, Taiwanese, American
Indian, etc
Achieved status (possible Master Status) - ANSWER is a position that we have
acquired through choice- eg. Masculine *gender, Feminine *gender, CNA, LPN, RN,
