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People with lower social standing in the US tend to be ______ on social issues and ______ on economic issues

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conservative; liberal

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What Weber called the "routinization of chrisma" involves charismatic authority:

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transforming into some combination of traditional authority and rational-legal authority

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A totalitarian political system

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concentrates power and closely regulates peoples lives

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Max Weber defined power as

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the ability to achieve desired ends, despite resistance

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The concept "oligopoly" refers to

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domination of a market by a few producers

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Compared to socialist economic systems, capitalist economic systems are typically

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More productive

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Sector generates raw materials directly from natural environment

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Primary sector

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In 2013, what percent of worlds people lived in countries that can be considered politically "free"

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43%

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Contrasted to socialist economic systems, capitalist econ systems typically

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Generate MORE social inequality

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Which of Webers types of authority rests on extraordinary personal abilities that inspire devotion in followers

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charismatic authority

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Which refers to economy based on computer technology

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Post industrial economy

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Which of the following about Information Revolution is NOT correct

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There was a shift from farming to turning raw materials into finished products

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Socialism is an economic system in which there is

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Collective control of production

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What country best exemplifies a system of state capitalism

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Japan

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In general, terrorism is the strategy favored by

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Weak organizations against a stronger foe

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Terrorism has been called a new kind of warfare because

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It lacks clearly stated objectives and its not about controlling territory

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The concept "global economy" refers to

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economic activity that moves across national borders

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A conglomerate is

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a giant corporation composed of many smaller corporations

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The post-industrial economy is defined by

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Service work largely based on computer technology

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Socialist societies base their claim to democracy on

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Meeting the basic needs of all

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Politics is a social instituion thats defined in terms of

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the distribution of power and societal decision making

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Terrorism

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The use or threat of violence as a political strategy by and individual or group

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...

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Research shows that growing up in a single parent family

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can disadvantage children

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Sociological analysis of religion is concerned with

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understanding patterns of religious activity and their affect on society

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In the US a recent trend involving parenting is

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more adults are delaying having kids or remaining childless

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Following Emily Durheim, we would define as profane things we understand

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In terms of their everyday usefullness

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In the US romantic love

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-Is the reason most expect to marry -Not very stable foundation for marriage -May contribute to high divorce rate

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Karl Marx believes that religion

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Supports social inequality

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The family is a social influence

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found in every society

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Industrial society's use which system to trace ancestry?

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Bilateral Descent

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System of marriage that unites only 2 partners

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Monogamy

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System if marriage that unites one woman with 2 or more men

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Polyandry

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Reasons for rise in divorce rates in the US

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-Rising individualism -Romantic love often fades -More women are less econ. dependent on men

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In the US family violence is

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Serious, often criminal problem

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Regardless of race, families headed by single woman are

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at high risk for poverty

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What are typically traits of marriage

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-legal relationship -sexual activity and child bearing -economic cooperation

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Effect on industrialization on the number of children in typical families

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Families have fewer children

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Religious organization that is well integrated into larger society

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Church

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Todays baby boomers are often called the "sandwhich generation" because

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spend time caring for both children and aging parents

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Cult

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Religious organization that is largely outside a societys cultural traditions

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Describing the lives of working class women, Lillian Rubin said that the typical woman said she wanted a husband who

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had a steady job and was not violent

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Social conflict and feminist theories explain that families perpetuate social inequality In US society though

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-inheritance of private property -encourageing patriarchy -passing on racial and ethnic inequality

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Which is NOT a trait of religious fundamentalism?

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Accepting religious pluralism

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Following Emily Durkheim, the ordinary elements of everyday life are considered to be

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Profane

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The dominant residential form in the US?

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Neolocality

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In the South, the largest number of protestants are of what denomination?

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Baptist

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Max Weber linked the rise of industrial capitalism to

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Calvinist religious doctrine

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Family composed of one or 2 parents and their children

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Nuclear Family

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According to stuctural functional approach, the family,

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Is important enough to be called the backbone of society

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Jesse Bernard claimed women would be happier if men did not expect them to do all the house work

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True

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In todays high income nations, children are

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an economic liability

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Disengagement Theory

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Society remains orderly by disengaging older people from positions of responsibilty

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Polytheism

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belief in many gods

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Main purpose of marriage

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bearing and raising children

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Endogamy

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Marriage between people of the same social category

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A Charismatic leader is most likely to be found in a

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Cult

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Activity Theory

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A high level of activity enhances personal satisfaction in old age

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Gerontology

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The study of aging and the elderly

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Family with parents, children, as well as other kin

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Extended family

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Political system in which a single family rules from generation to generation

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Monarchy

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Mounting research suggests that cohabitation

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may actually discourage marriage

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Ch 14 From social conflict POV, capitalism fails to support human health because

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It makes quality of care dependent on income

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Functions of schooling include

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-socializing the young -cultural innovation -help to integrate a diverse society

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True about gender and health

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women generally have better health than men

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Ideas about health can serve as a type of social control illustrated in idea that

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-a woman would risk health to goto college -a competitive way of life is healthy -homosexuality is "sick" even though its biologically natural

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What disease is the biggest killer in todays high income nations

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Heart Disease

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In the worlds poorest nations, life expectancy is as low as

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50 years old

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Research shows college women believe

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being thin is the key to being attractive

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In his structural functional analysis, Talcott Parsons claimed society responds to illness by

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using the "sick role" to relieve ill people of many daily responsibilites

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How many of worlds people suffer from serious illness caused by poverty?

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1 Billion

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Who of the US population has the highest life expectancy

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White women

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Which of the following categories of US population has the highest dropout rate

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Hispanics

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In Western Europe and North America, scientists began to understand the causes of infectious diseases at what poiint in history

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1850

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In the US today, approx what % of people over the age of 25 have earned a 4 year college degree

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31 %

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Approx. what % of US adults are overweight

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64 %

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At what point in history had a majority of adults in the US earned a high-school diploma?

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the mid 1960's

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Magnet schools encourage

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students to specialize in specific areas of study

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As income-level goes up among families, we find that

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the share of children going to college goes up

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According to Theodore Sizer, bureacracy harms schooling by

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-imposing uniformity on culturally diverse schools -emphasizing test scores anf other numerical ratings -expecting all students to progress at the same rate

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In the US, the most widespread health problem related to eating is which of the following?

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Obesity

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Which is an example of chronic illness

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Cancer

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