Which theoretical perspective would lead you to consider the broader social effects Quizlet

study on social institutions such as family and school:

A sociologist with the ====== theoretical perspective is most likely to make the statement: By sending their children to exclusive and prestigious schools, the rich and powerful try to maintain their dominant position in society.

When viewing the social world from the =========perspective, one would be likely to explain that social institutions serve important functions for society's survival.

The ========== theory would see that sexual behaviors are regulated through marriage and family.

The ======= theory would argue that traditional gender roles within a marital relationship have been a way by which men have kept women subservient.

The =============== theorists will argue that underlying divorce in American society is the meaning of divorce: divorce used to be an object of stigmatization whereas today divorce is often seen as representing freedom.

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The U.S. Census Bureau defines "family" as

a.people who are emotionally or materially interdependent.
b.people who share a household.
c.two or more individuals related by blood, marriage, or adoption who share a household.
d.parents living with minor children.

C

Leisure is treated as a major and important topic in sociology because

a.leisure and recreation increasingly involve technology and media.
b.the wealthy and powerful do different things with their leisure time than the poor do with theirs.
c.leisure is the opposite of work.
d.leisure and recreation absorb a lot of time, energy, and resources.

D

If you go on a hike, how might it be considered part of the commercialization of leisure?

a.You buy a $500 backpack with a solar panel to allow you to recharge your electronics.
b.You do not use maps and instead navigate your way around a national park using a compass and the sun.
c.You use your BlackBerry to check your email every morning, even when you are away from buildings and computers.
d.You bring along a camera and document your hiking trip for your scrapbook.

A

A flash mob is a sudden assembly of strangers in a public place for the purpose of performing some unique action (clapping for no reason, singing a song together, dancing, etc.) and then rapidly dispersing. They appear to be spontaneous to outsiders, but, in reality, flash mobs are organized through emails, social networking sites, and text messages. This is a good example of how technology can

a.promote self-regulation and censorship in the media.
b.commodify recreation and leisure.
c.shift recreation to the private sphere.
d.make it easier to organize people.

D

The average American spends more than half of their total leisure hours

a.playing with children.
b.consuming media.
c.exercising.
d.participating in organized activities.

B

Seagram's is a company that is best known for its gin, but it also owns Universal Records. This is an example of what trend in the media industry?

a.inequality
b.conglomeration
c.regulation
d.monopoly

B

Which of the following is a typical media conglomerate MOST likely to include among its many divisions?

a.a dating app
b.an international phone company
c.a sports franchise
d.a restaurant chain

C

Mary commutes to college in Atlanta from a nearby neighborhood. She ends up marrying Joe, who lives two doors down from her and attends the same school. What is this an example of?

a.miscegenation
b.propinquity
c.exogamy
d.endogamy

B

Americans seem to have much more choice about which media to consume than in the past. Why is this choice deceptive?

a.Many choices are owned by foreign companies.
b.Many choices are confined to small, marginal outlets.
c.Many choices are owned by the same company.
d.Many choices are not available in all areas.

C

According to the text, ________ is one of several reasons people live their lives unmarried.

a.fear of infidelity
b.the bohemian lifestyle
c.the single lifestyle
d.an inability to find a mate

C

________ have made it possible for politicians to bypass traditional media outlets.

a.Social media
b.Newspapers
c.TV channels
d.Radio stations

A

The literal translation of homogamy is "like marries like."

a.False
b.True

B

What are unmarried adults who are romantically involved and live together under the same roof participating in?

a.the honeymoon phase
b.sinful behavior
c.premarital bliss
d.cohabitation

D

Some cell phone providers are now offering hardware such as small laptops. Phone companies believe that each product they offer will encourage and promote other products. For example, phones can easily send data to laptops, which can store media that can easily be watched on phones, and so on. What is this called?

a.bandwidth
b.synergy
c.media concentration
d.conglomeration

B

Today, four companies sell more than 80 percent of the music purchased in the United States, although this fact is not obvious because the four companies have purchased many smaller record labels over the years. What is this called?

a.concentration of media power
b.synergy
c.the media and democracy
d.a monopoly

A

Some lawyers working for the Department of Justice worry that Google is abusing its power and behaving like a monopoly in the way it charges for ads. What type of lawsuit would it be if the Department of Justice filed one?

a.antitrust
b.synergistic
c.commodification
d.prima facie

A

Remarriage rates are lower today than they were in the 1960s because

a.people tend to divorce at later ages, so they are less likely to remarry.
b.there has been an increase in cohabitation among unmarried couples.
c.divorce rates have dropped slightly.
d.divorced people tend to have a series of short relationships instead of getting remarried.

B

What is the MOST likely reason for media outlets to impose self-censorship?

a.to compete with online blogs and underground publications
b.to protect children
c.to avoid outside regulation by the government
d.to increase subscriptions

C

The Industrial Revolution changed the common meaning of family because

a.it stopped mattering whether children were present.
b.family no longer exclusively referred to people who shared a household.
c.it shifted the meaning from nuclear family to extended family.
d.it shifted the meaning from extended family to nuclear family.

D

Leisure and recreation are synonymous so they can be used interchangeably.

a.True
b.False

B

The Broadway musical Hamilton could be considered both high and low culture.

a.True
b.False

A

The hypodermic needle theory and the magic bullet theory are names used to refer to the same theory.

a.True
b.False

A

________ is the theoretical perspective that would lead you to consider the broader social effects of the division of labor between men and women in the household.

a.Queer theory
b.Symbolic interactionism
c.Conflict theory
d.Structural functionalism

C

In what way has the Internet changed how people use leisure time?

a.There is increasing contact between people in different areas of the world, but sometimes individuals from the same family spend less time with one another.
b.There has been a radical increase in the amount of time people spend shopping.
c.Older people are more likely to be in touch with younger generations.
d.There is increasing contact between family members and less contact between people in different areas of the world.

A

In the Hawaiian language, makuahine means both "mother" and what else?

a.cousin
b.sister
c.aunt
d.daughter

C

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