Question 1

The U.S.civil rights movement is an example of a

Accepted Answer

A) reform movement. 
B) countermovement. 
C) revolutionary movement. 
D) political opportunity structure. 
A) reform movement. 
B) countermovement. 
C) revolutionary movement. 
D) political opportunity structure.

Question 2

Which of the following statements about abortion in the United States is true?

Accepted Answer

A) Roe v.Wade was a state-level verdict and was not ratified by the Supreme Court. 
B) Roe v.Wade made medical abortion illegal in all 50 states. 
C) The majority of U.S.citizens want all abortion procedures to be illegal. 
D) The majority of U.S.citizens are in favor of a woman's right to obtain a legal abortion. 
A) Roe v.Wade was a state-level verdict and was not ratified by the Supreme Court. 
B) Roe v.Wade made medical abortion illegal in all 50 states. 
C) The majority of U.S.citizens want all abortion procedures to be illegal. 
D) The majority of U.S.citizens are in favor of a woman's right to obtain a legal abortion.

Question 3

Which of the following statements about childhood sports in the United States is true?

Accepted Answer

A) Children now face less pressure to compete and succeed. 
B) Parents and coaches are placing greater pressure on young athletes. 
C) They are moving toward a less organized,more informal model. 
D) Federal laws prohibit children under age three from participating in league sports or physical training. 
A) Children now face less pressure to compete and succeed. 
B) Parents and coaches are placing greater pressure on young athletes. 
C) They are moving toward a less organized,more informal model. 
D) Federal laws prohibit children under age three from participating in league sports or physical training.

Question 4

The U.S.women's movement in the 1970s is an example of a

Accepted Answer

A) reform movement. 
B) countermovement. 
C) revolutionary movement. 
D) political opportunity structure. 
A) reform movement. 
B) countermovement. 
C) revolutionary movement. 
D) political opportunity structure.

Question 5

During the U.S.civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s,the Southern Christian Leadership Conference,the Black Panthers,and the Student Non-violent Coordinating Committee were all working toward the goal of ending racial discrimination.But _______ prevented them from working together toward that goal.

Accepted Answer

A) their collective fears of being targeted by the CIA 
B) their respective ideological differences and rigid bureaucratization 
C) their rising expectations 
D) their lack of bureaucratization and access to resources 
A) their collective fears of being targeted by the CIA 
B) their respective ideological differences and rigid bureaucratization 
C) their rising expectations 
D) their lack of bureaucratization and access to resources

Question 6

Conservative countermovements of the 1980s blamed the women's movements of the 1960s and 1970s for

Accepted Answer

A) increases in divorce rates. 
B) the weakening of families. 
C) the unhappiness of women. 
D) All of the above 
A) increases in divorce rates. 
B) the weakening of families. 
C) the unhappiness of women. 
D) All of the above

Question 7

What are the benefits of being able to see the world sociologically? Provide a detailed description of one social phenomenon (or aspect of the social world that you view differently as a result of what you have learned during this course.Your response should include terms and concepts from the text book.

Accepted Answer

The benefits of being able to see the wo

Question 8

Gestational mother,social mother,and genetic mother are roles involved in which childbearing arrangement?

Accepted Answer

A) adoption 
B) in vitro fertilization 
C) genetic engineering 
D) surrogacy 
A) adoption 
B) in vitro fertilization 
C) genetic engineering 
D) surrogacy

Question 9

Today's school-age children seem to have greater difficulty with their social relationships than children of the past.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Young children in the United States are now encouraged to specialize in a particular sport-like baseball-early on.One result of specialization is

Accepted Answer

A) children are more prone to injury. 
B) children become obese. 
C) children's athletic and physical abilities are,generally,more well-rounded. 
D) children's grades in physical education classes or gym fall. 
A) children are more prone to injury. 
B) children become obese. 
C) children's athletic and physical abilities are,generally,more well-rounded. 
D) children's grades in physical education classes or gym fall.

The U.S.civil rights movement is an example of a

Which of the following statements about abortion in the United States is true?

Which of the following statements about childhood sports in the United States is true?

The U.S.women's movement in the 1970s is an example of a

Conservative countermovements of the 1980s blamed the women's movements of the 1960s and 1970s for

Gestational mother,social mother,and genetic mother are roles involved in which childbearing arrangement?

Today's school-age children seem to have greater difficulty with their social relationships than children of the past.

Young children in the United States are now encouraged to specialize in a particular sport-like baseball-early on.One result of specialization is

Taking a New Look at a Familiar World

Seeing and Thinking Sociologically

Building Reality: the Social Construction of Knowledge

Building Order: Culture and History

Building Identity: Socialization

Supporting Identity: the Presentation of Self

Building Social Relationships: Intimacy and Family

Constructing Difference: Social Deviance

The Structure of Society: Organizations and Social Institutions

The Architecture of Stratification: Social Class and Inequality

The Architecture of Inequality: Race and Ethnicity

The Architecture of Inequality: Sex and Gender

Global Dynamics and Population Demographic Trends

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Exam 14: The Architects of Change: Reconstructing Society

The U.S.civil rights movement is an example of a

Which of the following statements about abortion in the United States is true?

Which of the following statements about childhood sports in the United States is true?

The U.S.women's movement in the 1970s is an example of a

Conservative countermovements of the 1980s blamed the women's movements of the 1960s and 1970s for

Gestational mother,social mother,and genetic mother are roles involved in which childbearing arrangement?

Today's school-age children seem to have greater difficulty with their social relationships than children of the past.

Young children in the United States are now encouraged to specialize in a particular sport-like baseball-early on.One result of specialization is

Taking a New Look at a Familiar World

Seeing and Thinking Sociologically

Building Reality: the Social Construction of Knowledge

Building Order: Culture and History

Building Identity: Socialization

Supporting Identity: the Presentation of Self

Building Social Relationships: Intimacy and Family

Constructing Difference: Social Deviance

The Structure of Society: Organizations and Social Institutions

The Architecture of Stratification: Social Class and Inequality

The Architecture of Inequality: Race and Ethnicity

The Architecture of Inequality: Sex and Gender

Global Dynamics and Population Demographic Trends

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