Sociology 202 Final Exam Practice Test

1. The Absorption of a minority group into the dominant culture is a process known as __________________:


1. cultural pluralism
2. acculturation
3. assimilation
4. segregation

c. assimilation

2. One consequence of the industrial revolution was the growth of _________________, which contributed to keeping wages low and working conditions poor.


1. De-skilling
2. a reserve army of labor
3. scientific management
4. outsourcing

b. a reserve army of labor

3. According to Ivan Illich, _______________ iatrogenesis refers to the medical institution’s destruction of traditional ways of coping with illness, pain, and death.


1. clinical
2. cultural
3. social
4. medical

b. cultural

4. ____________________ laws prohibiting interracial marriages were ruled unconstitutional in the United States in 1967


1. endogamy
2. marital caste
3. anti-miscegenation
4. assertive mating

c. anti-miscegenation

5. Which theoretical perspective on global inequality argues that the poverty of some countries is a consequence of their exploitation by wealthy states, which control the global capitalist system?


1. dependency theory
2. modernization theory
3. world systems theory
4. global elite theory

a. dependency theory

6. ____________________ predicts that environmental problems increase at early stages of development but eventually reach a turning point, after which further development corresponds with a decline in environmental problems.


1. The Jevons paradox
2. Ecological modernization theory
3. Treadmill of production theory
4. The environmental Kuznets curve

d. The environmental Kuznets curve

7. In their study of mate selection patterns on online daring websites, Lin and Lundquist focused on ______________-based disparities in interactions among online daters:


1. physical attractiveness
2. IQ
3. Race
4. Gender

c. Race

8. The LGBT rights movements is an example of a ____________ social movement


1. reformist
2. utopian
3. revolutionary
4. new

d. new

9. True or False: Sociologists view political parties as forms of social movements, because both categories rely primarily on institutional forms of political action.


1. True
2. False

b. false

10. Which early sociologist theorized that capitalism first developed where Protestant Reformation took hold due to the economic behaviors fostered by Protestantism’s religious tenets?


1. Karl Marx
2. Emile Durkheim
3. Talcott Parsons
4. Max Weber

d. Max Weber

11. In the United States, black children are more likely than white children to be diagnosed with asthma. This is an example of which concept?


1. Goffman’s concept of physical stigma
2. Medicalization
3. Social determinants of health
4. Social iatrogenesis

c. Social determinants of health

12. In her article on mobilizing for change, Taylor asker her readers to envision a utopian society where:


1. society is free from conflict, debate, and contestation
2. social movements no longer need to exist
3. Political differences between the left and right dissolve
4. social protest would be routine

d. social protest would be routine

13. Pesticides, PFAS, and other environmental toxins are dangerous because of a process known as __________________, which means that in addition to acute exposure, chronic low-level exposure can also cause illness.


1. bioaccumulation
2. chemical excretion
3. metabolomics
4. immune response

a. bioaccumulation

14. Durkheim’s theorizing on religion was based on a study of the spiritual practices of:


1. The Puri of Brazil
2. Central Australian Aborigines
3. The Nama of South Africa
4. Indigenous Somoans

b. Central Australian Aborigines

15. The increase in the number of Americans who have no religious affiliation and never attend religious services is an example of:


1. secularization
2. industrialization
3. rationalization
4. atheism

a. secularization