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| 251. |
When confronted with evidence contrary to their beliefs prejudiced persons will______________? |
| A. | suspend judgment until more evidence is found |
| B. | change their judgment to conform to new evidence |
| C. | refuse to change the original judgment in spite of evidence to the contrary |
| D. | apologize to the victim of their prejudice |
| Answer» D. apologize to the victim of their prejudice | |
| 252. |
In the social sciences discrimination as a concept means_________________? |
| A. | having good taste in art and music |
| B. | actions taken as a result of prejudicial feelings |
| C. | ability to discern the direction of social relations |
| D. | the physical ability to see in the dark |
| Answer» C. ability to discern the direction of social relations | |
| 253. |
What is the basis of racist ideology ? |
| A. | An inaccurate interpretation and social application of Darwin,s theory of evolution |
| B. | “Social Darwinism “applied to religious beliefs |
| C. | An invention of European colonial governments |
| D. | The New Testament |
| Answer» B. “Social Darwinism “applied to religious beliefs | |
| 254. |
In recent years there was an awakening of ethnic identity among the following groups__________________? |
| A. | African Americans |
| B. | Hispanics |
| C. | Native Americans |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 255. |
Admiration of power and intolerance of differences is linked to a_________________? |
| A. | Democratic personality |
| B. | unprejudiced personality |
| C. | authoritarian personality |
| D. | totalitarian personality |
| Answer» D. totalitarian personality | |
| 256. |
The decline of unskilled factory jobs has increased black unemployment The situation is a result of______________? |
| A. | structural discrimination |
| B. | individual discrimination |
| C. | nature of life |
| D. | personal discrimination |
| Answer» B. individual discrimination | |
| 257. |
Social ranking is based on________________? |
| A. | age |
| B. | sex |
| C. | wealth |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 258. |
Racism is based on the belief (s) that_________________? |
| A. | groups inherit certain traits that are inferior |
| B. | the dominant majority is the fittest from a Darwinian point of view |
| C. | minority groups should not have access to wealth and power |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 259. |
Conflicts between the dominant group and minorities develop because_________________? |
| A. | minorities are perceived as different |
| B. | minorities perceive themselves as different |
| C. | the dominant group has coercive power |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 260. |
When a minority group accepts the culture of the dominant group it is called_______________? |
| A. | accommodation |
| B. | acculturation |
| C. | amalgamation |
| D. | assimilation |
| Answer» E. | |
| 261. |
The view that inequality is based on the corrupting and divisive actions of institutions is part of the ideology of_______________? |
| A. | social Darwinism |
| B. | classical conservatism |
| C. | structural functionalism |
| D. | classical liberalism |
| Answer» E. | |
| 262. |
People who suffer from status inconsistency__________________? |
| A. | usually do not worry about it |
| B. | tend to suffer more frustration and dissatisfaction than those whose status is consistent |
| C. | work hard to accumulate wealth to make up for it |
| D. | willingly accept a lower status in return for social recognition |
| Answer» C. work hard to accumulate wealth to make up for it | |
| 263. |
Deviance that is covered by the laws of a society is called______________? |
| A. | anomie |
| B. | alienation |
| C. | crime |
| D. | differentiation |
| Answer» D. differentiation | |
| 264. |
Membership in specific racial ethnic and religious groupings is________________? |
| A. | characteristic only of industrial societies |
| B. | a variable of the stratification system |
| C. | a biological rather than a social product |
| D. | the cross every individual must bear |
| Answer» C. a biological rather than a social product | |
| 265. |
The categories used by researchers to pigeonhole people into social classes__________________? |
| A. | reflect the common -sense self-ratings of individuals |
| B. | indicate that there are two classes the working class and the middle class |
| C. | tend to be arbitrary and artificial |
| D. | adequately reflect the complexity of the American class system |
| Answer» D. adequately reflect the complexity of the American class system | |
| 266. |
Max Weber,s notion of life chances closely resembles the concept of________________? |
| A. | social status |
| B. | personal power |
| C. | social power |
| D. | occupational prestige |
| Answer» C. social power | |
| 267. |
Deviance that has been exposed leads to______________? |
| A. | anomie |
| B. | labeling |
| C. | transmission |
| D. | forgiveness |
| Answer» C. transmission | |
| 268. |
The Great Depression_________________? |
| A. | resulted from the greed of the robber barons |
| B. | resulted from insufficient demand |
| C. | was the worst case of massive unemployment |
| D. | only B and C |
| Answer» E. | |
| 269. |
The dominant group in a society is the one that is the_________________? |
| A. | most powerful |
| B. | subordinate |
| C. | largest |
| D. | oldest |
| Answer» B. subordinate | |
| 270. |
According to Blau and Duncan occupational upward mobility is greatly influenced by______________? |
| A. | the amount of education |
| B. | occupation of the father |
| C. | the nature of the first job |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 271. |
Which are the dimensions of stratification ? |
| A. | Class status and power |
| B. | Family background attractiveness wealth |
| C. | Talent service goodness |
| D. | Caste estate feudalism |
| Answer» B. Family background attractiveness wealth | |
| 272. |
Power is defined by Max Weber as the ability to__________________? |
| A. | be the strongest in mind and body |
| B. | carry out one,s wishes in spite of resistance |
| C. | gain consent |
| D. | do as one pleases |
| Answer» C. gain consent | |
| 273. |
Embezzlement and fraud are two examples of_________________? |
| A. | white collar crime |
| B. | crimes against persons |
| C. | organized crime |
| D. | property crimes |
| Answer» B. crimes against persons | |
| 274. |
Most researchers today use only two approaches to determine social class They are the_______________? |
| A. | life style approach |
| B. | reputational approach |
| C. | subjective approach |
| D. | occupational prestige and socioeconomic status(SES) |
| Answer» E. | |
| 275. |
Secondary deviance does not occur unless people_______________? |
| A. | reject deviant labels |
| B. | accept deviant labels and eliminate the behavior in |
| C. | reject the deviant labels but maintain the behavior in |
| D. | accept the deviant labels and maintain the behavior in |
| Answer» E. | |
| 276. |
A form of treatment for severe mental disorders that has been largely abandoned is_____________? |
| A. | psychotherapy |
| B. | psychosurgery |
| C. | hypnotherapy |
| D. | electroconvulsive shock therapy |
| Answer» C. hypnotherapy | |
| 277. |
Psychosomatic illness entails____________? |
| A. | anxiety or emotional tension producing physical symptoms |
| B. | purely imaginary physical problems |
| C. | bodily ailments creating mental disorder |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» B. purely imaginary physical problems | |
| 278. |
Craftsmen foremen secretary’s office workers belong to the________________? |
| A. | upper-middle class |
| B. | middle-middle class |
| C. | working class |
| D. | “new class” |
| Answer» D. “new class” | |
| 279. |
Another name for cultural transmission theory is______________? |
| A. | anomie |
| B. | labeling theory |
| C. | innovation |
| D. | differential association theory |
| Answer» E. | |
| 280. |
Primary deviance______________? |
| A. | is deviance of which we are all guilty at one time or another |
| B. | occurs when deviants accept the label |
| C. | is a more serious offense than secondary deviance |
| D. | is the first deviant act ever discovered |
| Answer» B. occurs when deviants accept the label | |
| 281. |
Successful socialization for humans requires_______________? |
| A. | the absence of others |
| B. | genes alone |
| C. | contact with other humans |
| D. | the existence of schools or the media |
| Answer» D. the existence of schools or the media | |
| 282. |
Which of the following is an example of a sociological theory of deviant behavior ? |
| A. | Freud,s theory that anatomy is destiny |
| B. | Mead,s theory of inherited criminality |
| C. | Cooley,s theory of original sin |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 283. |
In microeconomics the household is defined as_______________? |
| A. | the nuclear family |
| B. | the extended family |
| C. | everyone who lives under one roof |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» D. all of the above | |
| 284. |
Which is true ? |
| A. | Productivity has increased in the decade of the 1990 |
| B. | Blue-collar workers have suffered layoffs |
| C. | Downsizing has created a new style of employment |
| D. | All of the above are true |
| Answer» E. | |
| 285. |
The purpose of the Monroe Doctrine was_______________? |
| A. | to warn the Japanese to steer clear of the Caribbean in exchange for U.S non-intervention in Afghanistan |
| B. | to warn European powers to keep away from the Western Hemisphere in return for U.S nonintervention in Europe |
| C. | to conquer the Soviet regime and attach Siberia to the United States |
| D. | to let the world, know who the superpower is |
| Answer» C. to conquer the Soviet regime and attach Siberia to the United States | |
| 286. |
Which perspective assumes that actors other than states are also important and s whether states are unitary actors ? |
| A. | Realism |
| B. | Globalism |
| C. | Pluralism |
| D. | Idealism |
| Answer» D. Idealism | |
| 287. |
Switzerland is an example of nation that______________? |
| A. | wishes to absorb other nations |
| B. | plans to enlarge its power over other nations |
| C. | displays no self-interest |
| D. | looks out for its own interests only |
| Answer» E. | |
| 288. |
The decision to send arms to Iran made by the National Security Council during the Reagan presidency was an example of the following type of foreign policy______________? |
| A. | general |
| B. | administrative |
| C. | crisis |
| D. | none it was an internal matter |
| Answer» B. administrative | |
| 289. |
Which statement is wrong regarding diplomacy? It_____________? |
| A. | is a recent addition to international relations? |
| B. | has a long history predating the creation of the nation state? |
| C. | and diplomats have been quite radically altered in recent years |
| D. | has little to do with the failure to solve basic problems among nations |
| Answer» B. has a long history predating the creation of the nation state? | |
| 290. |
The jobs of the future will include______________? |
| A. | steel workers |
| B. | routine services |
| C. | personal services |
| D. | All but A |
| Answer» E. | |
| 291. |
Need and demand________________? |
| A. | are unrelated concepts |
| B. | amount to the same thing |
| C. | are closely related to price |
| D. | are closely related to supply |
| Answer» B. amount to the same thing | |
| 292. |
Diplomacy today gives diplomats________________? |
| A. | great discretion in making policy decisions |
| B. | limited roles as messengers |
| C. | charge of summit conferences |
| D. | starring roles as celebrities |
| Answer» C. charge of summit conferences | |
| 293. |
In economic terms incomes are distributed according to________________? |
| A. | a person’s marginal productivity |
| B. | whom one knows |
| C. | which skills one has |
| D. | innate talent |
| Answer» B. whom one knows | |
| 294. |
When a business has multiple absentee owners with limited liability it is a_____________? |
| A. | partnership |
| B. | proprietorship |
| C. | trust |
| D. | corporation |
| Answer» E. | |
| 295. |
Participants in the market system________________? |
| A. | are totally free to pursue their goals |
| B. | are affected by prices and incomes |
| C. | try to maximize their worth |
| D. | try to maximize their labor |
| Answer» C. try to maximize their worth | |
| 296. |
When the supply and demand curves intersect the final lasting price is achieved This is called_____________? |
| A. | clearance price |
| B. | equilibrium price |
| C. | pressure price |
| D. | a buyer’s market |
| Answer» C. pressure price | |
| 297. |
Symbolic analysts are_______________? |
| A. | people employed in new enterprises |
| B. | employees capable of manipulating data words and visual images |
| C. | psychologists with advanced degrees |
| D. | only A and B |
| Answer» E. | |
| 298. |
In the American political system_____________? |
| A. | everyone participates in the political process |
| B. | real equality for everyone is a fact |
| C. | there is no ruling elite |
| D. | members of Congress and their constituents generally do not know much about what the other thinks |
| Answer» E. | |
| 299. |
In regard to public and political opinion_________________? |
| A. | they are the same |
| B. | public opinion is limited to few issues |
| C. | political opinion deals with all matters |
| D. | political opinion is all opinions expressed on political issues |
| Answer» E. | |
| 300. |
Total “laissez-faire” is impossible because________________? |
| A. | the market does not provide for satisfying public needs |
| B. | the market is not equitable favoring those with more resources |
| C. | the market makes no provision for protecting smaller participants |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» E. | |