Ch. 1 - Check your understanding

Which set of traits best characterizes the commonsense view of suicide?

antisocial, private, rare

Which combination of factors has decreased social solidarity among Canadian youth?

more unemployment, more divorce, less religion

What are the greatest obstacles to reducing Innu suicide by returning to traditional ways of life, to the extent they wanted to do so?

political

What type of social structures are international travel and communication?

global

What is at the core of the Scientific Revolution?

method

Who was the foremost North American proponent of functionalism?

Talcott Parsons

Based upon your understanding of the concepts of manifest and latent functions, which of the following might be a latent function of crime?

to provide employment for people within the justice system

What do conflict theorists suggest as a means to lower the level of conflict in societies?

eliminating privilege

Which theoretical tradition includes a "cultural turn" as a development?

conflict theory

Which set of terms best characterizes the feminist understanding of patriarchy?

micro, macro, changeable

Which statement does NOT exemplify a characteristic of globalization?

People are unaware of their growing interdependence.

Katarzyna's parents have immigrated to Canada, but maintain strong ties with their Polish family and culture. Katarzyna, however, considers herself a Canadian. Which characteristic of the globalized world does her identity illustrate?

growing freedom

Which of the following exemplifies the theory in which the concept of class conflict is more important?

Durkheim's theory more than Marx's theory

Your professor argues that your generation is more likely than your parents' generation to engage in mixed-race relationships because of increased reliance upon the Internet for social interactions. Which theory is your professor likely to be applying here?

functionalist

Canadian sociologist Erving Goffman gained an international reputation for his neo-Marxist analysis of the French–English conflict.

false

Sociologists hope that globalization can increase quality of life around the world.

true

From a feminist theoretical perspective, one of the benefits of hookup culture is that by encouraging women's sexual freedom, it thereby reduces their chances of being sexually assaulted.

false