Soci.

  1. _________________________ refers to mate selection norms requiring individuals to marry someone _____________________________ their kind. . .__________________________ involves mate selection norms that require (or at least encourage) individuals to marry
    • Exogamy
    • outside
    • Endogamy
    • within
  2. “. . ._____________________________ refers to the tendency to marry someone _______________________________ to oneself based on personal preferences.”
    • Homogamy
    • similar
  3. . Because of these vital functions, the __________________________ is often referred to as the ____________________ _______________________________ of society
    • family
    • basic institutions
  4. This theme, prevalent among contemporary conflict theorists, bears on at least three issues:The ____________________________ of women by men, family rules of power and ______________________________, and the male-dominated economic division of _______________________.
    • domination
    • inheritance
    • labor
  5. For a marriage to last, a couple must build a relationship that goes _________________________________________________ ________________________.
    • beyond
    • romantic love
  6. This suggests that poor decisions in ___________________ ________________________ may be as important as marital conflict.
    mate selection
  7. Assault and murder are more likely to be the acts of someone living in the ______________.
    home
  8. Children in ____________________-________________________ homes exhibit more _______________________________ problems, having higher teenage _________________________ rates, and perform lower ___________________________than children living with their biological parents.
    • single - parent
    • behavioral
    • pregnancy
    • academically
  9. “. . .there is some evidence that those _____________________________ before are more likely to ___________________________ after marriage.”
    • cohabiting
    • divorce
  10. ______________________________ generation is the term applied to adults caught between caring for their parents and caring for the family they formed after leaving home.
    Sandwich
  11. . Indeed, the educational institution perpetuates a society’s _________________________ heritage from one generation to the next.
    cultural
  12. Opponents of _______________________________ education argue that it __________________________ the development of a common American cultural identity and that it is not a proven success for helping students succeed academically.
    • bilingual
    • hinders
  13. Because schools are _______________ ______________________ for children of all social classes, students do not all have an equal starting point.
    not equal
  14. The _____________________________ curriculum teaches children skills such as __________________________, _____________________, cooperativeness, and ___________________________.
    • hidden
    • dicipline
    • order
    • conformity
  15. This behavior by the teachers _______________________________ the students to become __________________________ academic achievers
    • encouraged
    • higher
  16. Religion is a unified system of _____________________ and ________________________related to sacred things.
    • beliefs
    • practices
  17. Religion gives believers cosmic _________________________________ and gives external significance to a short and uncertain ______________________________ existence.
    • significance
    • earthly
  18. “Marx thought of religion as a ____________________________ for the oppressed:. . .It is the __________________________ of the ________________________..
    • narcotic
    • opium
    • people
  19. Weber referred to this cluster of values and attitudes stressing ________________________________________, __________________ and discipline as the ______________________________ ethic.
    • hard
    • work
    • thrift
    • protestant
  20. Most extremist religious groups emphasize __________________________ experience and ____________________________ gratification. Converts “____________________” religion rather than merely think about it.
    • immediate
    • emotional
    • feel
  21. Sociologists define sport as a set of _____________________________ activities, within a set of established ____________________, and in which _________________________ performance determines __________________________ and _______________________.
    • competitive
    • rules
    • physical
    • winners
    • losers
  22. Sport teaches basic ______________________, ___________________ and values. . . Sport promotes a sense of social _____________________________. . .Sport offers a safe release of _______________________________ feelings generated by the frustrations, anxieties, and strains of modern life. . .Sport encourages the development of _________________________.
    • beliefs
    • norms
    • identification
    • aggression
    • character
  23. Conflict theorists highlight the ways in which sport mirrors the ________________________distribution of _______________________ and ________________________ in society.
    • unequal
    • power
    • money
  24. Sport contributes to ________________________ _______________________ among collegiate athletes, but the opportunities are too few.
    upward mobility
  25. . Many athletes do use sport as a means out of their equivalent “coal fields,” and many minorities work their way out of _______________________ through sport
    poverty
  26. Whatever sport they play, college athletes tend to be better _________________________,earn more ___________________, and have higher occupational prestige than their fathers.
    • educated
    • money
  27. “. . .the emphasis on sport is ________________________ because it diverts attention from learning the ________________________ and business-related skills necessary for success in mainstream American society”.
    • harmful
    • academic
  28. For centuries, to be an athlete, the culture warned, was to be ________________________.
    unfeminine
  29. As a result of this business strategy, conflict theorists argue, corporations are making higher profits while ___________________________ local labor markets and exploiting workers..
    under cutting
  30. “. . .the Golden Triangle, a power elite in global sports formed by sports _____________________________, corporate ____________________, and corporate ___________________________.”.
    • organizations
    • media
    • sponsors
  31. What are 3 traits of happy families?
    • spend a lot of time together
    • are religious
    • Do a lot of talking and listening to one another
  32. What are 4 functions that religion provides for society? ( functionalist view )
    • It answers life's questions
    • Gives guidelines for life - how to live
    • Helps one adapt to one's new environment
  33. According to the functionalist view which country is the best? What does believing this prevent?
    • Ours
    • Rebelion
  34. The conflict theorist believes that religion sometimes is a personal tool used to get what?
    • Power
    • Property
    • Prestige
  35. Robert Sternberg's theory view love as a triangle, with the 3 side labeled as?
    • Passion - romance, physical affection
    • Intimacy - friendship
    • Commitment - long term decisions
  36. What are the 2 basic reasons underlying most divorces?
    • selfishness
    • immaturity
  37. Family of origin is?
    Family we grow up in
  38. What is the primary arena in which gender inequality is played?
    The family
  39. Wives generally face a "                         " after working an outside job.
    second shift
  40. Overall.... the                     is the corner stone of                  ! If the                    is off... So is                     .
    • Family
    • society
    • Family
    • society
  41. Homogamy is?
    The tendency to marry with similar characteristics, interests, goals,etc
  42. Propinquality is
    a major factor in who we are attached to! (proximity)
  43. Those who cohabit before marriage are             more likely to                .

    any why?
    • 33%
    • divorce


    they dont feel as committed to their vows
  44. commitment is
    the essential difference between marriage and cohabitation
  45. polygamy
    more than one wife
  46. polyandy
    more than one huspand
  47. John Gottman view: 
    For men? 
    For Woman?
    For Both?
    • Give into ur wife
    • make request with kindness, not griping
    • A 5 to 1 ration of positive interactions
  48. People are more likely to be killed or assaulted:
    • In their own homes
    • by family members
    • than any where else or by anyone else
  49. A central principle of sociology is?
    A nation's education reflects its culture.
  50. What does Intelligence test really measure?
    Culturally acquired knowledge
  51. Conflict view of religion is?
    Marx view
  52. Religion is often a
    political tool
  53. totemism is
    the veneration of an animal as a god or an ancestor
  54. Anisism is?
    the belief that there are active spirits in the world, and in all living things
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Soci.
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