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SOCI1301 Introduction to Sociology

Module 5 Quiz

Question 1Which of the following statements about childlessness in the U.S. is correct?

  Childlessness is directly correlated to views on abstinence.

  There has been a modest increase in childlessness.

  There has been a modest decrease in childlessness.

  Childlessness has decreased dramatically.

 Question 2Which sociological perspective would argue that the U.S. family contributes to social injustice and denies women opportunities that are commonly extended to men?

  interactionist perspective

  functionalist perspective

  conflict perspective

  global perspective

 Question 3As Mexican Americans and other groups assimilate into the dominant culture of the U.S., their family lives

  take on both the positive and negative aspects often associated with White households.

  take on the positive aspects often associated with White households.

  take on the negative aspects often associated with White households.

  typically lose most of their distinctive ethnic characteristics.

 Question 4In the past, the integrative function of education in the United States was most obvious in its emphasis on

  teaching strict discipline.

  teaching diversity in the classroom.

  teaching students that they share a common history.

  promotion of a common language.

 Question 5The term hidden curriculum refers to

  the standards of behavior that are deemed proper by society and are taught subtly in schools.

  the practice of placing students in specific curriculum groups on the basis of test scores and other criteria.

  the lesson plans that instructors prepare and that students and parents never see.

  the teaching of art, music, industrial arts, acting, and other nonessential courses in high schools.

 Question 6Numerous sociological studies have revealed that additional years of formal schooling are associated with which of the following?

  lower average incomes

  openness to new ideas

  more conservative social viewpoints

  All of these answers are correct.

 Question 7The four forms of religious organization are the ecclesia, the denomination, the sect, and the cult.

  True

  False

 Question 8Liberation theology refers to

  the use of a church, primarily the Muslim temple, in a political effort to eliminate poverty, discrimination, and other forms of injustice.

  a religious organization that claims to include most of the members of a society.

  the use of a church, primarily the Roman Catholic Church, in a political effort to eliminate poverty, discrimination, and other forms of injustice.

  people who support a literal interpretation of the book of Genesis.

 Question 9Utilizing Erving Goffman's dramaturgical approach, Alfred McClung Lee has suggested that terrorism

  always has a religious basis.

  always pits the powerful against the have-nots and is similar to the theater, in that certain scenes are played out in a predictable fashion.

  always pits the powerful against the have-nots.

  is similar to the theater, in that certain scenes are played out in a predictable fashion.

 Question 10Informal economies exist only in developing countries.

  True

  False