AnswersSHS Sociology - 2021The Sociology of Religion

The Sociology of Religion — Cumulative exam Answers

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What are some of the factors that have contributed to the rapid rise in health care cost?

A
hospital care
B
advances in medical technology
C
prescription drugs
D
all of the above
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The most common patterns of minority treatment include assimilation, segregation, subjugation, and legal protection.

A
T
B
F
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Immigrants have greatly affected many aspects of American culture, including food.

A
T
B
F
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Ethnicity and race are two words that mean the same thing.

A
T
B
F
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In recent decades, the traditional family has been replaced by

A
dual-earner families.
B
one-parent families
C
childless families.
D
all of the above
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How is social status directly related to health care?

A
Wealthy Americans receive adequate medical care.
B
Poor Americans receive adequate medical care.
C
No one receives adequate medical care.
D
none of the above
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One result of the second shift is that

A
men and women now have equal amounts of leisure time.
B
men have no leisure time at all.
C
women, on average, have more leisure time than men.
D
women, on average, have less leisure time than men.
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Religion serves as a powerful agent of social control, encouraging conformity to the norms of society.

A
T
B
F
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All of the following are sources of prejudice and discrimination EXCEPT:

A
the social environment
B
personality influences
C
subjugation
D
competition for resources
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Which of the following is not considered to be an ethnic group?

A
African-American
B
German
C
Jewish
D
Mongoloid
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After families, schools are perhaps the most important and obvious means through which children learn social norms, values, and beliefs.

A
T
B
F
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What do most sociologist argue is the most-devastating family disruption?

A
interracial marriage
B
changing religious faiths
C
family violence
D
divorce
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The most important functions of religion include

A
social cohesion.
B
social control.
C
emotional support.
D
all of the above
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The elderly in the United States have become

A
a small minority.
B
the majority of the population.
C
a political force.
D
absent from the political scene.
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What challenges do Americans with disabilities face?

A
prejudice
B
discrimination
C
difficulty finding meaningful employment
D
all of the above
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Patrilocal, matrilocal, and bilocal rules of residence encourage the development of extended family living.

A
T
B
F
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Sociologists use the term marriage to refer to

A
the set of norms that establishes and characterizes the relationship between married individuals.
B
the married couple.
C
a social custom involving a wedding.
D
a group consisting of an individual, his or her spouse, and their children.
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Sociologists have concluded that the most important functions of religion are social cohesion, social control, and emotional support.

A
T
B
F
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A(n) _____ can be defined as a group of people who are singled out and treated unequally because of physical characteristics or cultural practices.

A
activist group
B
minority groups
C
social groups
D
racial groups

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