SOC 168 Test Three (Q&A's)

double consciousness

W. E. B. Du Bois’ concept of ______ describes the bifurcated sense of self that Blacks develop while living as outsiders inside the United States. (yes, there are four choices for three answers- one choice will be unmatched). 

 

• the veil

• the benevolent despot

• double consciousness

• the color line

Moral and social harmony

According to Martineau, happiness is most closely tied to:
A) Individual wealth
B) Moral and social harmony
C) Political domination
D) Technological advancement

A social problem rooted in inequality

Martineau saw domination as:
A) An inevitable part of human nature
B) A temporary issue tied to industrialization
C) A social problem rooted in inequality
D) A necessary part of capitalism

Contradictions between societal values (morals) and practices (manners)

An anomaly, according to Martineau, refers to:
A) Technological disruptions
B) Contradictions between societal values (morals) and practices (manners)
C) Economic downturns
D) Political instability

Economic dependence on men leads to gender inequality

Perkins-Gilman’s concept of the sexuo-economic relation argues that:
A) Women should focus on child-rearing
B) Economic dependence on men leads to gender inequality
C) Women should seek moral guidance from religious institutions
D) Political reform is more important than economic reform

The psychological impact of patriarchal oppression

The Yellow Wallpaper symbolizes:
A) Capitalist exploitation
B) The psychological impact of patriarchal oppression
C) Economic inequality
D) Political corruption

Economic independence for women

Perkins-Gilman believed that gender inequality could be solved through:
A) Religious reform
B) Economic independence for women
C) Military expansion
D) Political domination

Moral progress outpacing social reforms

Belated ethics refers to:
A) Political corruption
B) Moral progress outpacing social reforms
C) Economic inequality
D) Military dominance

Empirical research on racial violence

Wells-Barnett’s work focused on:
A) Political theory
B) Empirical research on racial violence
C) Religious reform
D) Military conflict

Wealthy individuals reinforcing class structures through charity

(Wells-barnett) Bourgeois philanthropy refers to:
A) Wealthy individuals reinforcing class structures through charity
B) Political reforms
C) Religious donations
D) Military spending

Theoretical work on race and gender

Cooper’s work is best described as:
A) Empirical research
B) Theoretical work on race and gender
C) Religious doctrine
D) Military strategy

Authority

Legitimate power is based on:
A) Military strength
B) Authority (all legal power relations between husband and wife are culturally legitimate”
C) Political domination
D) Religious devotion

Gradual spread of socialist ideas through institutions

(Potter-Webb) Permeation refers to:
A) Military dominance
B) Gradual spread of socialist ideas through institutions
C) Political domination
D) Religious authority

marxism

Which of the following theoretical traditions did W. E. B. Du Bois draw on later in his career to explain why racism developed and persisted?

 

• pragmatism

• social Darwinism

• positivism

• marxism

social ethics, bifurcated consciousness, vantage point

Match the following concepts from Jane Addams with the appropriate definition:

• Practices and rules that direct people to correctly and justly interact with one another to build and sustain strong communities

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• An awareness that there is a split between life as described in texts and life as actually lived by people

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• A bringing of all people and their perspectives into all aspects of society

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The unique shared cultural spirit of a group (emerges through cultural expressions)

Du Bois’s concept of Volksgeist refers to:
A) Political ideology
B) The economic structure of society
C) The unique shared cultural spirit of a group (emerges through cultural expressions)
D) Military organization

submerged tenth

Grade 4, the “lowest class of criminals, prostitutes and loafers; the ‘BLANK” (Du Bois, 1899/1996:311).

the veil

W. E. B. Du Bois’ conceptual metaphor of ______ describes a barrier between Whites and

 

• alienation

• the veil

• twoness

• the corset

• double consciousness

excessive sex distinction

Charlotte Perkins Gilman referred to the existence of two sex classes—men as a “master class” and women as a class of subordinated and disempowered social beings—as which of the following?

 

• excessive sex distinction

• gender stratification

• sexuo-economic relation

• sexuality

happiness

Harriet Martineau judged the essential fairness of a society by the extent to which it breeds ______.

 

• alienation

• happiness

• inequality

• creativity

grade 2, grade 1, grade 4

Match the following descriptions with the different grades of DuBois’ Black socio-economic hierarchy (yes, there are four choices for three answers- one choice will be unmatched). 

• working class families with secure jobs

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• families who earn enough to live well

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• deviants and slouches

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traditional social action, value rationality, affective action, charismatic, primary patriarchalism, rational legal            

Match the following ideal type from Max Weber with its corresponding definition. (again- one choice will be unmatched). 

• action driven by custom or habit

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• action guided by ethics or beliefs as opposed to a causal thinking

  • BLANK

• inspired by the action guided by the emotional state of the actor

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• authority is based on the exemplary character of an individual leader           

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• traditional authority is based on the inheritance of power

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• authority is based on agreed upon rules and procedures

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The Souls of Black Folk

Which of the following of W. E. B. Du Bois’ works is considered an early version of standpoint theory?

 

• Dusk of Dawn

• The Philadelphia Negro

• Peace is Dangerous

• The Souls of Black Folk

 

charismatic

What type of authority has the most potential to become revolutionary?

 

• traditional

 

• legal

 

• illegitimate

 

• charismatic

true

T/F: Jane Addams’ thought democratic social ethics could be learned through exposure to diversity.

economy

For Charlotte Perkins Gilman, which of the following is the basic social institution?

 

• economy

 

• family

 

• education

• religion

a society’s pattern of action and association

Harriet Martineau referred to which of the following as a society’s “manners”?

 

• a society’s tolerance for diversity

 

• a society’s pattern of action and association

 

• a society’s collective aspirations and morals

 

• a society’s attitude toward autonomy

false

T/F: Jane Addams’ thought democratic social ethics could be learned through conducting positivist social science research.

false

T/F: Du Bois thought sociology should model itself after the natural sciences.

true

T/F: W. E. B. Du Bois claimed that whites, as well as society as a whole, would benefit from black educational and economic advancement.

during World War I

When did Du Bois begin to read Marx seriously?

 

• during World War I

 

• early in his career

 

• in the 1950s

 

• at the very end of his life

She chose to study the patterns of human relationships and activities in actual societies.

Which of the following is TRUE of Harriet Martineau’s sociology?

 

• She chose to study the patterns of human relationships and activities in actual societies.

 

• She rejected qualitative, comparative sociology.

 

• She was focused on building a model of an ideal-typical, generalized “social system.”

 

• She was focused on creating an abstract typology of societies in terms of their “stages” of development.

structural

A(n) ______ ideal type is the outcome of collective action by many individuals.

 

• action

 

• structural

 

• general sociological

 

• historical

status, party

Max Weber's concept of ______ refers to a community of people who have a similar level of social honor or respect, while _________________ refers to a collective of people who organize themselves to acquire and exercise power.

action

A(n) ______ ideal type explains why people do the things people do.

 

• action

 

• structural

 

• general sociological

 

• historical