Exam 2

Question 1

A dysfunction of social class systems is that they create a social gulf between people because of their income.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

It costs taxpayers more to house a federal prisoner annually than it does to support a student in the US.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

It is easy for culture to apply equality and equity across the board for both genders.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

A glass ceiling is a metaphor used to represent a social invisible barrier that affects those who are criminals.

Answer 4

False

Question 5

Recidivism is the percentage rate by which criminals return to the criminal justice system.

Answer 5

True

Question 6

The elite in the US make up approximately 60% of the population.

Answer 6

False

Question 7

Profiling is defined as a type of stereotyping.

Answer 7

True

Question 8

Race is defined by behavioral and historical characteristics only.

Answer 8

False

Question 9

Prestige is the respect or admiration society gives to a social class level or occupation

Answer 9

True

Question 10

Deviance is always crime, but crime isn’t always deviance.

Answer 10

False

Question 11

Gender includes primary and secondary sex characteristics as a part of its definition.

Answer 11

False

Question 12

The US is an example of a closed social system.

Answer 12

False

Question 13

According to Marx, when a culture decides to overthrow the top class, it has reached class consciences.

Answer 13

True

Question 14

Stratification is universal and found in all societies.

Answer 14

True

Question 15

All three theorists beleived that gender distinction is necessary for society for it to function properly.

Answer 15

False

Question 16

Which below is a racial myth?

Answer 16

All of the above

Question 17

Which theorist believed gender label distinctions are not necessary?

Answer 17

Marx

Question 18

Which are major types of social controls used by culture to reinforce expected cultural behaviors?

Answer 18

All of the above

Question 19

A special cultural advantage or right possessed by an individual or group is known as a:

Answer 19

privilege

Question 20

As discussed in class, ______% of the population of the US has a rich and mixed ancestry.

Answer 20

97

Question 21

A social construct is best described as

Answer 21

an idea

Question 22

Which is one of the major ethnic/racial group not recognized by the US census?

Answer 22

Latino/hispanic

Question 23

Which is not one of Webers three Ps?

Answer 23

Place

Question 24

Which below are american racial/ethnic groups that make up the US population?

Answer 24

All of the above

Question 25

Which status is the most powerful in determining ones place in social class?

Answer 25

ascribed

Question 26

Which below is the most inhumane way majority groups have dealt with minority groups historically?

Answer 26

genocide

Question 27

Our criminal justice system uses which of the following to process a crime?

Answer 27

All of the above

Question 28

What term describes a group that is set apart from others because of physical differences only?

Answer 28

None of the above

Question 29

Which below defines deviance in the sociocultural context in which it occurs.

Answer 29

All of the above

Question 30

_______ is based on collective observable cultural behavioral characteristics.

Answer 30

ethnicity