Sociology Midterm

Jasmine works long hours at a large corporation. Although her job is good in terms of pay and benefits, it makes her feel disconnected from who she truly is. She feels that work prevents her from developing her full human potential. According to Karl Marx, which type of alienation is Jasmine experiencing?

Alienation from human essence

According to Dr. Yasemin Besen-Cassino, gaining social status through work can make certain jobs attractive even when they offer low pay, few benefits, and limited career opportunities. Which of the following examples best reflects this idea in a different context?

A college student chooses to work as an unpaid intern for a music label due to its cool and prestigious image

In which scenario would you choose not to use random sampling?

In all scenarios above

Which sociological perspective would be most likely to make the following argument? Schools, workplaces, and other social institutions have rules and practices that often lead to different experiences and opportunities for men and women.

Structuralist approach

If you want to unpack a causal relationship between two variables, which method would be the best choice?

Experiment

Which sampling strategy is not an example of non-random sampling?

Cluster sampling

Which one is an indicator of social class?

A, B, and C

According to this perspective, we develop our sense of self by imagining how others see and evaluate us. Which sociological concept/approach best explains this process?

Looking-glass self (Charles Cooley)

Which statement is not an example of using sociological imagination?

A person assumes that people living in poverty are poor simply because they do not work hard enough.

According to Goffman, backstage is where we step out of a role and can be our true selves.

False

According to Durkheim, mechanical solidarity stems from shared values, lifestyles, or traditions.

True

According to Goffman, our front stage is shaped by societal norms and expectations that we learn through socialization with significant others.

False

In his book Privileged Poor, Anthony Jack argues that first-gen college students do not face structural exclusion at elite college campuses if they could attend private, well-resourced high schools.

False

According to Weber, rationalization of organizations and institutions creates iron cages where individuals feel isolated from their co-workers.

False

In her comparative ethnographic study of working-class and middle-class families, Dr. Annette Lareau identifies two parenting styles: concerted cultivation, more common in middle-class families, and natural growth, more common in working-class families.

True

The functionalist approach to pop culture argues that people consume pop culture products like K-pop songs or Harry Potter movies because they create a shared identity and sense of community through events, signs, and symbols

True

Race is socially constructed, as race categories in the Census have changed over time.

True

From a sociological standpoint, work is defined as all paid efforts that we perform to sustain a living and create value for companies.

False

When Marx talks about the conflict between capital and labor, he refers to an actual conflict or fight between workers and capitalists due to their different interests.

False