Jersey College Sociology Final Questions and Answers
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demographic transition theory - ANSWER population growth is kept in check and
stabilizes as countries experience economic and technological development
Malthusian Theory - ANSWER the population is growing faster than the food supply
needed to sustain it
Edge cities - ANSWER business centers that are within or close to suburban
residential areas
The 4 causes of population growth - ANSWER Industrialization, modernization,
technological progress, & urbanization
Achievement gap - ANSWER persistent and significant disparity in academic
performance between different groups of students
Internalization - ANSWER Moving from Florida to Georgia or within the same
country
Life expectancy - ANSWER the number of years a person can expect to live
Two children - ANSWER How many children should a woman have to stabilize
population growth
Migration, fertilization, & mortality - ANSWER Why does population change?
Demography - ANSWER Scientific study of human populations.
Tracking - ANSWER Assigning students to specific educational programs and
classes on the basis of test scores, previous grades, or perceived ability.
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics - ANSWER What does STEM
stand for
Legacy - ANSWER An inheritance; something handed down from an ancestor or
from the past; children of alumni have reserved seats at college
Problems lead to poverty & segregation - ANSWER Less experienced/qualified
teachers, high teacher turnover, inadequate facilities, outdated textbooks, high
dropout rates, school buildings falling apart
Education - ANSWER transmits attitudes, knowledge, beliefs, values, norms, and
skills
, Cult - ANSWER a religious group that is devoted to beliefs and practices that are
outside of those accepted in mainstream society
Manifest functions of education - ANSWER socialization, transmission of
knowledge & culture, cultural integration, societal cohesion, cultural innovation,
benefits tax payers
Latent functions of education - ANSWER providing child care, matchmaking,
decreased job competition, social networks and business opportunities
Authoritarian - ANSWER a parenting style that has rigid rules, enforces strict
punishments, and rarely, listens to the kids' viewpoints.
Play stage - ANSWER Learns role taking
Biotechnology - ANSWER Involves genetic testing
Relative Deprivation - ANSWER a gap between what people have and what they
think they should have compared with others in a society
revolutionary social movements - ANSWER change everyone completely
alternative social movements - ANSWER change some people in a specific way
Propaganda - ANSWER Spreading information or misinformation to influence
people's attitudes or behavior
types of collective behavior - ANSWER rumors, panic and mass hysteria, fashion,
fad, disasters, publics, public opinion, propaganda, crowds, mobs, riots
Covergence Theory - ANSWER Crowds consist of like-minded people who
deliberately assemble in a place to pursue a common goal.
Social change - ANSWER transformations of societies and social institutions over
time
symbolic interaction - ANSWER What perspective involves being Socially
constructed
Conflict - ANSWER What perspective involves Inequality in healthcare
Sick role - ANSWER a social role that excuses people from normal obligations
because of illness
Functionalist - ANSWER What perspective insures that sociality survives
What most importantly effects the cost of healthcare - ANSWER Pharmaceutical
companies ability to negotiate prices
Femenist - ANSWER Perspective involving women being less likely than men
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demographic transition theory - ANSWER population growth is kept in check and
stabilizes as countries experience economic and technological development
Malthusian Theory - ANSWER the population is growing faster than the food supply
needed to sustain it
Edge cities - ANSWER business centers that are within or close to suburban
residential areas
The 4 causes of population growth - ANSWER Industrialization, modernization,
technological progress, & urbanization
Achievement gap - ANSWER persistent and significant disparity in academic
performance between different groups of students
Internalization - ANSWER Moving from Florida to Georgia or within the same
country
Life expectancy - ANSWER the number of years a person can expect to live
Two children - ANSWER How many children should a woman have to stabilize
population growth
Migration, fertilization, & mortality - ANSWER Why does population change?
Demography - ANSWER Scientific study of human populations.
Tracking - ANSWER Assigning students to specific educational programs and
classes on the basis of test scores, previous grades, or perceived ability.
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics - ANSWER What does STEM
stand for
Legacy - ANSWER An inheritance; something handed down from an ancestor or
from the past; children of alumni have reserved seats at college
Problems lead to poverty & segregation - ANSWER Less experienced/qualified
teachers, high teacher turnover, inadequate facilities, outdated textbooks, high
dropout rates, school buildings falling apart
Education - ANSWER transmits attitudes, knowledge, beliefs, values, norms, and
skills
, Cult - ANSWER a religious group that is devoted to beliefs and practices that are
outside of those accepted in mainstream society
Manifest functions of education - ANSWER socialization, transmission of
knowledge & culture, cultural integration, societal cohesion, cultural innovation,
benefits tax payers
Latent functions of education - ANSWER providing child care, matchmaking,
decreased job competition, social networks and business opportunities
Authoritarian - ANSWER a parenting style that has rigid rules, enforces strict
punishments, and rarely, listens to the kids' viewpoints.
Play stage - ANSWER Learns role taking
Biotechnology - ANSWER Involves genetic testing
Relative Deprivation - ANSWER a gap between what people have and what they
think they should have compared with others in a society
revolutionary social movements - ANSWER change everyone completely
alternative social movements - ANSWER change some people in a specific way
Propaganda - ANSWER Spreading information or misinformation to influence
people's attitudes or behavior
types of collective behavior - ANSWER rumors, panic and mass hysteria, fashion,
fad, disasters, publics, public opinion, propaganda, crowds, mobs, riots
Covergence Theory - ANSWER Crowds consist of like-minded people who
deliberately assemble in a place to pursue a common goal.
Social change - ANSWER transformations of societies and social institutions over
time
symbolic interaction - ANSWER What perspective involves being Socially
constructed
Conflict - ANSWER What perspective involves Inequality in healthcare
Sick role - ANSWER a social role that excuses people from normal obligations
because of illness
Functionalist - ANSWER What perspective insures that sociality survives
What most importantly effects the cost of healthcare - ANSWER Pharmaceutical
companies ability to negotiate prices
Femenist - ANSWER Perspective involving women being less likely than men
