Sociology 15/E, 2013 by John J. Macionis ISBN

09 Jun Sociology 15/E, 2013 by John J. Macionis ISBN

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Sociology 15/E, 2013 by John J. Macionis ISBN-13: 9780205985609

14 Multiple Choices

1. Understanding the differences between countries encourages

a. global poverty.

b. gender inequality.

c. understanding of both of our own lives and the lives of others.

d. global wealth.

2. Our society has entered a postindustrial, computer-based phase, gaining

a. symbolic skills have become more important.

b. mechanical skills have become more important.

c. knowledge about the past has become more important.

d. a respect for tradition has become more important.

3. Hip-hop music and the DJ scene first emerged

a. on college campuses in the 1980s.

b. in NYC in the mid 1970s.

c. among rich people in the 1990s as part of elite culture.

d. in the South as part of that region’s tradition culture

.

4. About how many people in the United States speak a language other than English at home?

a. 7 million

b. 17 million

c. 27 million

d. 61 million

5. Communities differ in terms of the racial composition of the population. In which of the following regions of the United States are there a relatively high number of people who claim

to be racially mixed?

a. the Southwest, including Arizona and southern California

b. the Plains States, including North Dakota and South Dakota

c. the New England states of Maine and New Hampshire

d. the 
Rocky Mountain states of Montana and Wyoming

6. A ______ might be a prop in the classroom performance of a professor.

a. backpack

b. lectern

c. cell phone

d. confident tone of voice

7. Which of the following types of societies has no categories of people who are better off than others?

a. industrial societies

b. hunting and gathering societies

c. agrarian societies

d. horticultural and pastoral societies

8. The historical trend that states that advances in technology first increase but then flatten social inequality is

a. conspicuous consumption.

b. The Davis-Moore thesis.

c. the bell curve.

d. the Kuznets curve.

9. As of 2013, women held about what share of seats in Congress?

a. 18% House; 20% Senate b. 39% House; 10% Senate c. 59% House; 35% Senate d. 79% House; 5% Senate

10. In the 2012 presidential election, about what percentage of registered voters actually went to the polls?

a. about 88 percent

b. about 58 percent

c. about 38 percent

d. about 28 percent

11. In general, how does income affect the likelihood of voting in the United States?

a. Most high-income people vote; most low-income people do not.

b. People of all income levels are about equally likely to vote.

c. Most low-income people vote; most high-income people do not.

d. Higher income increases the share of people who vote among women, but not men.

12. Which of the following statements is correct?

a. Political revolution almost always produces a left-wing government.

b. Political revolution almost always produces a right-wing government.

c. Political revolution almost always produces a democratic government.

d. Revolution can and does produce many types of government.

13. Which of all U.S. wars was the most deadly in terms of loss of (U.S.) lives?

a. the Civil War

b. World War I

c. World War II

d. the War in Iraq

14. With respect to war, the text explains that

a. human beings are naturally eager to engage in war.

b. there is nothing in our human biology that makes it natural to go to war.

c. nations usually fight wars simply over wealth.

d. All of these responses are correct.