Question 1

Currently only __________ percent (approximately)of Fortune 500 companies' CEOs are women.

Accepted Answer

A) 3 
B) 8 
C) 12 
D) 15 
A) 3 
B) 8 
C) 12 
D) 15 A

Question 2

Privilege confers which kind of power on an individual's ability to seize opportunities and rewards?

Accepted Answer

A) legal 
B) market 
C) amalgamation 
D) monopoly 
A) legal 
B) market 
C) amalgamation 
D) monopoly D

Question 3

In the debate between structuralism and agency,you fall on the side of agency.Which of the following statements are you most likely to believe?

Accepted Answer

A) Individuals have little control over the worlds they inhabit. 
B) Individuals have a great deal of control when it comes to their day-to-day actions. 
C) Agency is an illusion but so is social structure. 
D) Agency is key to social power. 
A) Individuals have little control over the worlds they inhabit. 
B) Individuals have a great deal of control when it comes to their day-to-day actions. 
C) Agency is an illusion but so is social structure. 
D) Agency is key to social power. B

Question 4

How does socialization instill roles and norms in the individual?

Accepted Answer

Socialization is the process through whi

Question 5

Large formal organizations are social networks united by a common purpose.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The "Great Migration" is a term used to describe a wave of immigration,beginning in 1965,as large numbers of people crossed over the southern border into United States from Mexico and Central America.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Jobs in the service sector comprise __________.

Accepted Answer

A) nonmanagerial technical work in a wide range of industries 
B) high-skill professional work in a wide range of industries 
C) low-skill work in a wide range of industries 
D) high-paying and low-paying work in a wide range of industries 
A) nonmanagerial technical work in a wide range of industries 
B) high-skill professional work in a wide range of industries 
C) low-skill work in a wide range of industries 
D) high-paying and low-paying work in a wide range of industries

Question 8

The dominant group in South Africa during the long period of apartheid was ___________.

Accepted Answer

A) a numerical minority of South Africans 
B) a numerical majority of South Africans 
C) a mixed-race minority of South Africans 
D) a mixed-race majority of South Africans 
A) a numerical minority of South Africans 
B) a numerical majority of South Africans 
C) a mixed-race minority of South Africans 
D) a mixed-race majority of South Africans

Question 9

Which of the following statements about interest groups is true?

Accepted Answer

A) Interest groups would rather tear down parts of the social structure than reform it. 
B) Interest groups will fight to protect and extend existing social arrangements when they are viewed as beneficial to their members. 
C) Interest groups are completely averse to the status quo. 
D) Interest groups have no relationship to paths of dependence. 
A) Interest groups would rather tear down parts of the social structure than reform it. 
B) Interest groups will fight to protect and extend existing social arrangements when they are viewed as beneficial to their members. 
C) Interest groups are completely averse to the status quo. 
D) Interest groups have no relationship to paths of dependence.

Question 10

Rich people work harder and take better advantage of opportunities than poor people.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Once a particular element of social structure comes to be established,it often will generate its own interest groups.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Where we stand in key social hierarchies has a huge bearing on our lives and life chances.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

When are stereotypes most likely to enable discrimination?

Accepted Answer

A) when stereotypes are widely held by the dominant group and others 
B) when stereotypes are based on gender rather than race 
C) when stereotypes are based on fact 
D) when stereotypes disproportionately affect one subordinate group 
A) when stereotypes are widely held by the dominant group and others 
B) when stereotypes are based on gender rather than race 
C) when stereotypes are based on fact 
D) when stereotypes disproportionately affect one subordinate group

Question 14

All of the following are recognized as evidence of the institutionalization of religion EXCEPT __________.

Accepted Answer

A) the development of religious texts 
B) ideas about how the world began 
C) the construction of places of worship 
D) the systematized spread of religious beliefs 
A) the development of religious texts 
B) ideas about how the world began 
C) the construction of places of worship 
D) the systematized spread of religious beliefs

Question 15

Explain and evaluate both sides of the debate between the structuralism and agency.

Accepted Answer

Central to much of sociology is the deba

Question 16

Adolf Hitler's Germany and Josef Stalin's Soviet Union are not considered states by sociological standards.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

When explicit legal restrictions on discrimination of subordinate groups have been repealed,why do inequalities remain?

Accepted Answer

A) Subordinate groups are slower than dominant groups to assert legal rights. 
B) Dominant groups enact new legislative barriers to equality. 
C) Dominant groups can still assert their power through a variety of informal means. 
D) Subordinate groups have no effective means through which to assert their power. 
A) Subordinate groups are slower than dominant groups to assert legal rights. 
B) Dominant groups enact new legislative barriers to equality. 
C) Dominant groups can still assert their power through a variety of informal means. 
D) Subordinate groups have no effective means through which to assert their power.

Question 18

How do populations most commonly change over time?

Accepted Answer

A) through immigration 
B) through reproduction 
C) through legal mandates 
D) through intergenerational mobility 
A) through immigration 
B) through reproduction 
C) through legal mandates 
D) through intergenerational mobility

Question 19

You are a sociologist about to launch a very ambitious project to understand as much about social structure as possible.Which of the following topics,more than the others presented,would you likely identify as the keys to your understanding?

Accepted Answer

A) institutional environments and social hierarchies 
B) power and privilege 
C) agency and path dependence 
D) structuralism and cognition 
A) institutional environments and social hierarchies 
B) power and privilege 
C) agency and path dependence 
D) structuralism and cognition

Question 20

Dominant groups use __________ to control opportunities and reduce or eliminate challenges from subordinate groups.

Accepted Answer

A) informal means 
B) legal means 
C) informal and legal means 
D) neither informal nor legal means 
A) informal means 
B) legal means 
C) informal and legal means 
D) neither informal nor legal means

Exam 4: Social Structure

Currently only __________ percent (approximately)of Fortune 500 companies' CEOs are women.

Privilege confers which kind of power on an individual's ability to seize opportunities and rewards?

In the debate between structuralism and agency,you fall on the side of agency.Which of the following statements are you most likely to believe?

How does socialization instill roles and norms in the individual?

Large formal organizations are social networks united by a common purpose.

The "Great Migration" is a term used to describe a wave of immigration,beginning in 1965,as large numbers of people crossed over the southern border into United States from Mexico and Central America.

Jobs in the service sector comprise __________.

The dominant group in South Africa during the long period of apartheid was ___________.

Which of the following statements about interest groups is true?

Rich people work harder and take better advantage of opportunities than poor people.

Once a particular element of social structure comes to be established,it often will generate its own interest groups.

Where we stand in key social hierarchies has a huge bearing on our lives and life chances.

When are stereotypes most likely to enable discrimination?

All of the following are recognized as evidence of the institutionalization of religion EXCEPT __________.

Explain and evaluate both sides of the debate between the structuralism and agency.

Adolf Hitler's Germany and Josef Stalin's Soviet Union are not considered states by sociological standards.

When explicit legal restrictions on discrimination of subordinate groups have been repealed,why do inequalities remain?

How do populations most commonly change over time?

You are a sociologist about to launch a very ambitious project to understand as much about social structure as possible.Which of the following topics,more than the others presented,would you likely identify as the keys to your understanding?

Dominant groups use __________ to control opportunities and reduce or eliminate challenges from subordinate groups.

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