Introduction To Sociology Chapter 7-9

How do sociologists define race?

How do sociologists define ethnicity?

According to one study, in Pennsylvania, black defendants on trial for murder were 40 percent more likely to receive the death penalty than whites convicted of similar crimes. This indicates that:

According to conflict theory, what is the real source of racism?

A set of beliefs about the superiority of one racial or ethnic group compared to another is:

How is prejudice different from discrimination?

What are the positive consequences of racial and ethnic categories?

Which of the following factors makes someone most likely to drop out of high school?

Which of the following is an example of a prejudice?

White privilege is the idea that one group (whites) in society enjoys certain unearned privileges and that group members are:

A person's self-conception of being male or female based on his or her association with masculine or feminine gender roles can be defined as:

According to conflict theory, why are women's contributions to family life devalued?

Feminist theory has contributed to our understanding of gender by supporting the claim that:

How do most sociologists differentiate between sex and gender?

Many expectant parents get a sonogram to find out the sex of their baby, and they only start decorating the nursery after learning the sex. This is an example of:

Why don't girls, who tend to get better grades than boys, translate their advantage into material success after graduation?

Which of the following is an example of how teachers treat boys and girls differently in a classroom setting?

What do functionalists generally believe to be true about gender?

The names given to positions of power and authority, like "chairman" and "policeman," often emphasize the male gender. Why does this matter?

Patriarchy can be defined as:

Which of the following is one of the basic principles of social stratification?

Sociologists often point out that systems of stratification in the United States systematically favor white men. Sometimes people contest this, pointing to wealthy and powerful black women like Oprah Winfrey or Toni Morrison. A valid counterpoint to this argument is that:

Which is true of social mobility in a caste system?

According to Karl Marx, what social relations matter most in a capitalist system?

If an individual takes adult education classes, attends lectures and concerts, or travels to Europe, what might he or she be trying to gain more of?

How do observers determine someone's socioeconomic status when meeting him or her for the first time?

What do sociologists call awareness of our own and others' class statuses?

Approximately what percentage of the United States population falls below the federal poverty line?

When we compare the salaries of the worst-paid members of a corporation with the salary of the CEO, what sort of measure of poverty are we using?

A majority of Americans believe that poverty is a big problem, but addressing it is NOT a priority for most. Why NOT?