WGU Academy - Intro to Sociology - Final Exam /
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Which sociological perspective conflict perspective
suggests that the term
medicalization of society refers
to the growing role of medicine
as a major institution of social
control? Select one:
a. functionalistperspective
b. conflict perspective
c. interactionistperspective
d. labeling perspective
,Which of the following factors Health care is profit-driven
has contributed to the rise in the
cost of healthcare in the United
States? Select one:
a. The system is
highlyefficient.
b. Health care is profit-
driven.
c. The young population
isconsuming less health care that
previously thought.
d. Pharmaceuticalcompanie
s are developing generic, low-
cost prescription drugs
the incest taboo
In most states in the U.S., an
individual is not permitted to
marry a parent, a sibling, an
aunt or an uncle, a
grandparent, or a first or
second cousin. These rules
reflect our societal emphasis
on Select one:
a. the incest taboo.
b. endogamy.
c. exogamy.
d. homogamy.
,What is the general term for polygamy
a marriage in which an
individual can have several
husbands or wives at the
same time?
Select one:
a. monogamy
b. polygamy
c. polygyny
d. polyandry
Which of the following would organizing a birthday lunch at work
be an example of a man
"redoing" traditional gender?
Select one: a. fist fighting in
public
b. organizing a
birthdaylunch at work
c. not crying when hurt
d. carrying lots of
heavyitems
In Immanuel Wallerstein's world systems analysis
view, the global economic
system is divided between
nations that control wealth
and nations from which
resources are taken. This
view is referred to as Select
one:
a. neocolonialism.
b. colonialism.
c. world systems analysis.
d. the world exploitation
model
, The failure of various division of labor
government
intelligencegathering
organizations to detect the
terrorist attacks of
September 11, 2001,
illustrates which poorly
functioning aspect of
government bureaucracy?
Select one:
a. division of labor
b. hierarchy of authority
c. impersonality
d. employment based
ontechnical qualifications
combination of existing cultural items into a form that did not
Invention is the Select
previously exist
one:
a. combination of
existingcultural items into a
form that did not previously
exist.
b. process of
introducingnew elements
into a culture.
c. process of
makingknown or sharing the
existence of an aspect of
reality.
d. process by which
acultural item is spread from
group to group or society to
society.
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Terms in this set (110)
Which sociological perspective conflict perspective
suggests that the term
medicalization of society refers
to the growing role of medicine
as a major institution of social
control? Select one:
a. functionalistperspective
b. conflict perspective
c. interactionistperspective
d. labeling perspective
,Which of the following factors Health care is profit-driven
has contributed to the rise in the
cost of healthcare in the United
States? Select one:
a. The system is
highlyefficient.
b. Health care is profit-
driven.
c. The young population
isconsuming less health care that
previously thought.
d. Pharmaceuticalcompanie
s are developing generic, low-
cost prescription drugs
the incest taboo
In most states in the U.S., an
individual is not permitted to
marry a parent, a sibling, an
aunt or an uncle, a
grandparent, or a first or
second cousin. These rules
reflect our societal emphasis
on Select one:
a. the incest taboo.
b. endogamy.
c. exogamy.
d. homogamy.
,What is the general term for polygamy
a marriage in which an
individual can have several
husbands or wives at the
same time?
Select one:
a. monogamy
b. polygamy
c. polygyny
d. polyandry
Which of the following would organizing a birthday lunch at work
be an example of a man
"redoing" traditional gender?
Select one: a. fist fighting in
public
b. organizing a
birthdaylunch at work
c. not crying when hurt
d. carrying lots of
heavyitems
In Immanuel Wallerstein's world systems analysis
view, the global economic
system is divided between
nations that control wealth
and nations from which
resources are taken. This
view is referred to as Select
one:
a. neocolonialism.
b. colonialism.
c. world systems analysis.
d. the world exploitation
model
, The failure of various division of labor
government
intelligencegathering
organizations to detect the
terrorist attacks of
September 11, 2001,
illustrates which poorly
functioning aspect of
government bureaucracy?
Select one:
a. division of labor
b. hierarchy of authority
c. impersonality
d. employment based
ontechnical qualifications
combination of existing cultural items into a form that did not
Invention is the Select
previously exist
one:
a. combination of
existingcultural items into a
form that did not previously
exist.
b. process of
introducingnew elements
into a culture.
c. process of
makingknown or sharing the
existence of an aspect of
reality.
d. process by which
acultural item is spread from
group to group or society to
society.
