Sociology: Chapter 10 – Flashcards

Why do politics, education, and religion all appear in the same chapter of your text?

A police officer stops you for driving 73 mph in a 65 mph zone and gives you a ticket that costs $150. If you go home and mail a check, you are acknowledging that the police officer has:

In Who Governs, Robert Dahl examined the way power was distributed in New Haven, Connecticut, and concluded that a wide variety of actors played a role in the political decision-making process. What theory of power does Dahl believe in?

A sociologist tells you that she believes that "the owners and top-level managers in large income-producing properties are far and away the dominant power figures in the United States" because "their corporations, banks, and agribusinesses come together as a corporate community that dominates the federal government." What concept is being described here? Selected:

In the past, most voters formed political opinions by listening to speeches, meeting with representatives of political parties, or attending town hall meetings. How do voters today tend to learn about political issues?

What is the central means by which modern society transmits knowledge, values, and expectations to its members?

What does a sociological perspective tell us about education in the United States? Selected:

What is one reason critics object to school vouchers?

Intrinsic religiosity is:

The fact that school schedules are organized around Christmas is evidence: Selected: