Which of the three major sociological theoretical perspectives is most closely aligned with the disengagement, activity, and continuity theories of aging?
  • doing gender
  • Pluralism
  • symbolic interactionism
  • functionalism
What percent of the population of the United States was 65+ in 1900?
  • 4
  • 13
  • Sweden
  • 47
According to sociologists, why do men and women typically perform different types of work in society?
  • It is a product of social factors such as socialization and social control.
  • Women tend to be overly emotional, while men tend to be levelheaded.
  • -Shared language -It may also include shared heritage -Shared culture
  • Age is based on cultural attitudes that are rooted in a society.
The term "masculine" and "feminine" refer to a person's ____________.
  • attitudes; actions
  • Sweden
  • gender
  • doing gender
What sociological perspective stresses that age has no inherent meaning and that each culture shapes the way that its citizens perceive the elderly?
  • doing gender
  • Pluralism
  • Functionalism
  • symbolic interactionism
The notion of _______ refers to biological characteristics that distinguish females and males, consisting of primary and secondary physical characteristics.
  • gender
  • sex
  • Sweden
  • True
True/False: Gender stratification refers to the ranking of males and females according to their access to power, property, and prestige based on their sex.
  • True
  • False
Which sociological perspective is most closely aligned with the explanation that Social Security benefits came about as the result of a struggle between competing interest groups?
  • Probably 30 years shorter than it is now
  • the conflict perspective
  • genocide
  • Race varies, depending upon the society in which its meaning is constructed.
What term is used to define groups of people who are singled out for unequal treatment and who have lack of power?
  • minority group
  • gender
  • doing gender
  • prejudice and discrimination
What intergroup relationship is represented by the "salad bowl" metaphor?
  • Pluralism
  • Functionalism
  • Sweden
  • symbolic interactionism
When people perform tasks or posses characteristics based on the gender role assigned to them, they are said to be ______________.
  • Stereotyping
  • gender
  • doing gender
  • acceptance
Francis has recently been told that he has a terminal disease and can expect to live for only a short time. He has made a will, paid all his bills, and given instructions to his children. According to Kubler-Ross, Francis is in the stage of _______.
  • doing gender
  • True
  • Stereotyping
  • acceptance
Which theoretical perspective stresses the importance of regulating sexual behavior to ensure marital cohesion and family stability?
  • Functionalism
  • Pluralism
  • doing gender
  • symbolic interactionism
What was the life expectancy in the years 1900-1906?
  • 47
  • prejudice and discrimination
  • 4
  • 13
Which statement is most accurate regarding the meaning of race?
  • the conflict perspective
  • Race varies, depending upon the society in which its meaning is constructed.
  • genocide
  • Probably 30 years shorter than it is now
What does it mean when sociologists say that age is "socially constructed"?
  • -Shared language -It may also include shared heritage -Shared culture
  • It is a product of social factors such as socialization and social control.
  • Age is based on cultural attitudes that are rooted in a society.
  • Women tend to be overly emotional, while men tend to be levelheaded.
The massacre of Native Americans in the 1800s, the extermination of the Jews in Nazi Germany, and the slaughter of the Tutsis in Rwanda are all examples of ________.
  • Probably 30 years shorter than it is now
  • genocide
  • Race varies, depending upon the society in which its meaning is constructed.
  • the conflict perspective
Sociologists associate sexuality with ____________________.
  • Women tend to be overly emotional, while men tend to be levelheaded.
  • -Shared language -It may also include shared heritage -Shared culture
  • Age is based on cultural attitudes that are rooted in a society.
  • a person's capacity for sexual feelings
What was life expectancy when ACU began?
  • Race varies, depending upon the society in which its meaning is constructed.
  • Probably 30 years shorter than it is now
  • the conflict perspective
  • genocide
What Western country is thought to be the most liberal toward sex?
  • gender
  • Sweden
  • Age is based on cultural attitudes that are rooted in a society.
  • Stereotyping
Prejudice describes _______ while discrimination describes _______.
  • Stereotyping
  • gender
  • Sweden
  • attitudes; actions
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