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Sociological speaking, minorities make up less than half the population of America.

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False

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In class, we saw a video called "Reel Bad Arabs" which focused primarily on the shared religious values shared by Muslims in Indonesia.

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False.

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In class, "The Tragedy of Old Age in America", Butler argues that the myths and prejudices about senior citizens in the U.S affects only the elderly.

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False.

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Feminist theory links the family to patriarchy.

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True

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According to Dale Marcelle, Abe Lincoln was assassinated because of his perception towards blacks.

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False

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According to W. E. B. Dubois, __ is a psychological challenge of reconciling an African heritage with a European upbringing and education

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Double Consciousness

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In class, the professor showed a video clip, "What kind of Asian are you?" to highlight how minorities wear a racial uniform and that Asians may be viewed as "perpetual foreigners" by the mainstream.

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True

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For Brodkin, what event made Jews in the U.S go from being defined as non-white to being included "among white folks"?

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World War 2

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The wealthiest 20% of the global population receives about what % of all global income?

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77%

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Which world region contains the most street children?

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Latin America

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Among the 1 billion people that make up global poverty, what % do women make up?

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70%

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Concept of colonialism

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Some nations enrich themselves through political and economic control.

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Concept of neocolonialism

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Multinational corporations dominate the economy of poor countries

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Modernization theory claims that poverty includes

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Culture and technology

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Dependency theory claims that poverty includes

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Exploitation of poor countries by rich countries

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Wallerstein Theory states that

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Nations that are core of the world are high-income nations

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With regard to wall of rich nations, dependency theory claims

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rich nations are to blame for global poverty.

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Race refers to __. Ethnicity refers to __.

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Biological; cultural

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Largest minority category in the U.S

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Hispanic descent

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According to the most recent data, which % do African Americans account for U.S population?

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13%

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Statements about prejudice.

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Produces social inferiority Little to no evidence Targets people of particular social class, sex, sexual orientation, etc. Can be positive or negative

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Scapegoat theory was created by

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Frustration of disadvantaged people

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Authoritarian personality theory says

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Extreme prejudice is a trait in people with particular personalities

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While prejudice is a matter of __, discrimination is a matter of __.

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Attitude; action

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Institutional prejudice is

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A system of inequality built by race in social institutions Ex. Gangs

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Racial and ethnic minorities are distinct, but have equal...

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Pluralism

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People of different backgrounds conform to a larger group

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Assimilation

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Negro League Baseball is an example of

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Segregation

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Concept of "white ethics" refers to

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Non-WASPs of European Anglo-Saxon Protestants ancestry

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Which are likely to face divorce the most?

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Young people who marry after a short time

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What are some typical traits of marriage?

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Legal relationship Sexual Actions & Child bearing Economic cooperation

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Family with parents, children, and other kids...

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Extended family

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Exogamy

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Marrying in different social category

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Endogamy

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Marrying in same social category

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Structural Functional approach in family

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Socialization of young Sexual regulation Social placement

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Social Conflict and Feminist Theory explains that families encourages social inequality through

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Inheritance Patriarchy Economic

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Sociological analysis of religion

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Understanding religious patterns and the affect on society

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Baby Boomers called "Sandwich Generation" because

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They spend time caring for children and aging parents

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Research shows single parents are

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Disadvantage for children

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Cohabitation is most likely to

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Discourage marriage

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Religion is a social institution in which

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Beliefs and practice of what is sacred.

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According to Emile Durkheim, a category of people with a higher suicide rate typically has

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Lower social integration

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Making use of the sociological perspective encourages

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Challenging commonly held beliefs

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In making judgments about how society should be improved, the __ approach in sociology rejects Max Weber's goal that researchers should be value-free.

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Critical

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What German word meaning "understanding" was used by Max Weber to describe his approach to sociological research?

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Verstehen

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In middle-income nations, average personal income is in the range of

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$2,500 and $12,500

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According to Anti-Slavery International, about how many men, women, and children live today in conditions that amount to slavery?

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200 million

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According to the modernization theory, the greatest barrier for economic development is

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Tradition

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A social theorist who contributed to the development of dependency theory by racing the growth of the capitalist world economy is

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Immanuel Wallerstein

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Over the course of the last century, the extent of global economic inequality has

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Increased

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Low-income countries are home to more than half the world's people.

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False

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Typically, people in low- income countries do more physical labor yet consume fewer calories than people in rich nations.

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True

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Typically, people who live in __ perceive fewer racial categories than people who live in __.

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United States; Brazil

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The claim defining members of some minority as inferior will make them inferior is one application of

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The Thomas Theorem

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The ancestors of __ first settled the lands of the Western Hemisphere.

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Native Americans

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Which category of Asian Americans has an average income above the national average?

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Filipino Americans, Chinese Americans, Japanese Americans

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Arab Americans are a U.S minority that is

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Increasing in population size Has Islam as dominant religion Has ancestors from many different nations

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From which world regions do most of today's U.S immigrants come?

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Latin America and Asia

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Scientific research shows that there are 3 biological pure races.

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False

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The family is a social institution that is found in

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Every society

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The most difficult transition in married life is typically

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The death of a spouse

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Regardless of race, families headed by single women are

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At high risk for poverty

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Compared to what it was a century ago, the U.S divorce rate is now

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About 3 times higher

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Durkheim pointed to three functions of religion for society. What is NOT one of them?

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Fostering social conflict

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The priesthood, a specialized occupation in charge of a large religious organization, first developed in which type of societies?

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Agrarian

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Exogamy means that parents of similar social position pass on their standing to their children.

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False

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Karl Marx investigated the positive functions of religion for social life.

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False

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Relative poverty

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People lack resources that are taken for granted by others

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Absolute poverty

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Lack of resources that is life-threatening

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What are some types of slavery?

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Chattel slavery, child slavery, debt bondage, servile forms of marriage, human trafficking.

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Extended family

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Composed of parents and children as well as other kin.

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Nuclear family

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Composed of one or two parents and their children.

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Causes of divorce

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Individualism Romantic love fades Women less dependent on men Stressful Socially Acceptable Easy to get

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Who divorces?

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Young couples Marriage after unexpected pregnancy Not religious people Those whose parents have divorced

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Composed of children and some combination of biological parents and stepparents

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Blended families

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From which regions do most of today's U.S immigrants come?

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Latin America and Asia

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