sociology flashcards

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1. The most prominent physical characteristic of race (p175)
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skin color
2. Which racial-ethnic group had the lowest median household income? (p183)
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black
3. Which racial-ethnic group is most likely to own a home? (p183)
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white
4. According to the U.S. Census Bureau estimates which racial-ethnic group has the highest life expectancy at birth for males? (p183)
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hispanic
gender roles are dependent on?
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culture
6. Gender and educational differences in the U.S. in earning a Bachelor’s Degree (p197)
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women have more bachelors
7. Income gap between men and women as education level increases (p198)
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increases as higher education
8. Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton were involved in what wave of feminism (p 200)
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1st
9. According to Michael Pollan obesity is connected to processed
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corn
10. The World Health Organization (WHO) compared the U.S. to 190 other countries and ranked the U.S. #1 on? (p215)
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responsiveness
11. Most elderly people fall into the category of? (p 216).
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young old
12. The growth of the elderly population in America is called? (p216)
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graying
13. Incarceration rates are highest in the U.S. in what region of the country (p 234)
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the south
14. Three-strike laws have what impact on incarceration rates? (p 235)
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incarceration rates go up
15. age of marriage
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increased
16. State colleges and universities rely mostly on _____________________ to keep their doors open. (p267)
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taxes
17. The number of college degrees issued in the United States between 1997 and 2007 has? (p267)
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24-29 percent
18. Since 1998 the number of homeschooled students?
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the number of students increased to 1.1 mil
20. Because capitalism rewards self interest
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inequality
21. Statistics show that in the U.S.
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50% of small businesses fail in the first five years. (p286)
22. The Tea Party Movement is made up of mostly? (p289)
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older rich Republicans
23. With the January 2010 Supreme Court Decision on political funding
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elections unlimited money spent
24. Institutional fads follow a predetermined cycle of? (p304)
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emerging surging purging
25. In the United States cars need to average
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35.5 mpg
opium of the people
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karl marx

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