Sociology of Inequality Pre-Test Questions
Course Introduction
The Sociology of Inequality explores the origins, persistence, and consequences of social inequality in contemporary societies. This course examines how factors such as class, race, gender, ethnicity, and education contribute to unequal distribution of resources, opportunities, and power. Students will analyze theories and empirical research on the structure and impact of inequality at local, national, and global levels, considering both historical context and contemporary issues. The course further investigates the role of institutions, policies, and everyday practices in maintaining or challenging unequal systems, and encourages critical reflection on the implications for social justice and change.
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Readings for Sociology 7th Edition by Garth Massey
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Chapter 1: The Study of Sociology
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Q1) The Tuskegee Syphilis Study was, for the control group, a study of:
A) the long-term effects of untreated syphilis
B) the effectiveness of penicillin in the treatment of syphilis
C) medical practices that could save money and still be effective
D) deviant behavior
Answer: A
Q2) Best concludes that:
A) we are better off trusting our own opinions than believing statistics, no matter how good the research that gathers and analyzes these statistics
B) policies and planning should be voted on, not decided by experts who rely on statistics
C) although statistics can be wrong or misused, we still need good statistics
D) all statistics are inherently flawed because they can never recommend the right decision or the best course of action
Answer: C
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Chapter 2: Culture and Society
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Q1) The code of the streets applies to whom?
A) police and social workers who try to help solve urban problems
B) a small portion of inner-city youth
C) anyone who wants to be successful
D) women (and a few men) who have lost hope of ever having a family and a home
Answer: B
Q2) In their study of veiling, Read and Bartkowski found that a major reason some Muslim women do not wear the veil is because:
A) their workmates would treat them in a peculiar and unflattering way if they wore the veil
B) they are married to men who do not practice the Muslim faith
C) they think it is illegal, especially in public buildings
D) they think it is a cultural feature of Arab society, not a religious prescription of Islam
E) they doubt the core beliefs of Islam and are adopting a different religious orientation
Answer: D
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Chapter 3: Growing up Social
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Q1) Who is more likely to be successful as an adult, given the way schools and workplaces currently operate, according to Lareau?
A) girls who do well in school and keep out of trouble
B) children of parents who rarely correct or restrict them, giving them the opportunity to make mistakes and find out about social rules through trial and error
C) children who have been raised by very strict parents who emphasize following the rules
D) children who have experienced "concerted cultivation"
E) boys who have gotten in trouble in school, but not serious trouble, and may have had minor scrapes with the law
Answer: D
Q2) In explaining why they played or currently play sports, Messner found that many males say:
A) "It just comes naturally"
B) "My mom wants [or wanted] me to"
C) "Being an athlete gives [or gave] me social respect and status"
D) "It keeps [or kept] me out of trouble"
Answer: A
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Chapter 4: Social Interaction and Identity
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Q1) This essay describes people in which country?
A) the United States
B) no particular country; the discussion is very general and could apply to anywhere C) England
D) Canada
Q2) The women in the cliques/groups described by Bettie are:
A) divided by unspoken, almost invisible boundaries; it took Bettie many weeks to recognize the existence of the cliques
B) easily recognizable by the colors they wear, their makeup, and the way they wear their clothes
C) socially recognized by the amount of money they earn or are given by their boyfriends
D) treated very much the same across cliques by teachers and others with whom they interact
E) in denial about belonging to or identifying with a clique or specific group
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Chapter 5: Social Inequality and Labor
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Q1) Among the factors that make it difficult for inner-city black males to find decent jobs are:
A) a lack of trust between job holders who might recommend someone for a job and the job seeker
B) the fatalistic attitude that hard work and effort cannot help a person succeed
C) the belief that they are discriminated against and no matter what they do, they will be treated unfairly
D) preference for engaging in the illegal sale of drugs over a job that earns them less money
E) All of the above contribute to their difficulties in finding decent jobs
Q2) Ehrenreich found that the want ads in the newspaper were:
A) filled with opportunities for people with job experience and education, but few for unskilled people like herself
B) not a good indicator of jobs that were actually available
C) the best place to go in search of a job-they were usually timely and accurate
D) highly deceptive, often attracting people to illegal activities or offering a pathway to illegal work
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Chapter 6: Social Control and Organizational Power
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Q1) Rhodes is most interested in:
A) the need to keep dangerous individuals away from others who might be harmed
B) a lack of money that prevents people from having the freedom to make changes in their lives
C) how biology, and especially genetics, determine who we are and how we think about the world
D) lack of treatment for the mental illnesses and psychological damage of those she is studying
E) the religious significance of cloistering church members in abbeys where no one speaks
Q2) In their article, Shearing and Stenning stress:
A) the way our behavior is "structured" by rules and architecture, often without our being aware of it
B) the importance of "delayed goal gratification" or putting off pleasure now in order to have more satisfaction later
C) the significance of family activities in a public setting
D) good business practices-including efficient, responsive, disciplined organization
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Chapter 7: Social Institutions
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Q1) Arlie Hochschild's essay begins with the fact that:
A) people are working more now, and more members of the family are engaged in paid work, than ever before
B) most people like the person to whom they are married but feel trapped in the marriage
C) women are more likely to be involved in paid labor outside the home than are men
D) most jobs require a college education, and without this a person will never have a successful career
Q2) According to Bellah and his co-authors:
A) Americans have a higher level of religious practices than people in other industrial nations
B) fewer Americans than ever before attend church or express a religious preference
C) the aging American population is turning away from religion while youth are embracing it in huge numbers
D) Americans would be more religious if there were fewer churches and denominations with competing and conflicting belief systems
E) All of the above are discussed in the essay by Bellah et. al
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Chapter 8: Social Change
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Q1) McKibbin points out that social change can be stimulated by:
A) environmental damage caused by global climate change
B) international policies and alliances between nations that may leave some countries at risk when world events shift
C) the unforeseen or latent consequences of scientific innovations
D) social movements working for human rights, democracy, and equality
Q2) The theme of Barack Obama's speech, "A More Perfect Union," is that:
A) racism and discrimination continue to make life difficult for members of minorities, and so affirmative action that favors them is necessary
B) government programs are the best way to solve the collective problems of a society
C) American society is now open to change in ways that can solve many long-standing issues
D) the United States is now part of the globalized economic system, and so it should accept a weaker version of itself in favor of forming alliances and partnerships with nations around the world
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