GED 216 Unit 4/Unit #4 Essay Sociology

GED 216 Unit 4/Unit #4 Essay Sociology

Multiple Choice Questions (Enter your answers on the enclosed answer sheet)

1. Which of the following concepts refers to a political system in which power resides in the

hands of the people as a whole?

1. democracy
2. monarchy
3. totalitarianism
4. aristocracy
5. Which nations in the world today claim to be democratic?
6. all low-income nations
7. no nations
8. most high-income nations
9. all nations
10. For which of the following reasons might you argue that the United States is not truly

democratic?

1. There is a lot of economic inequality.
2. Millions of bureaucratic officials are not elected.
3. Rich people have much more influence on our way of life than poor people.
4. All of these are correct.
5. In 2013, about what percentage of the world’s people lived in countries that can be considered

politically “free”?

1. 3 percent
2. 23 percent
3. 43 percent
4. 63 percent
5. The concept “political economy” refers to
6. any system in which people are unequal.
7. the interplay of politics and economics.
8. democratic political systems.
9. the most efficient form of government.

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6. Capitalist societies base their claim to democracy on
7. people having personal liberty.
8. meeting the basic needs of all.
9. maintaining public order.
10. their high living standards.
11. Socialist societies base their claim to democracy on
12. people having personal liberty.
13. meeting the basic needs of all.
14. maintaining public order.
15. their high living standards.
16. The concept “authoritarian” refers to a political system that
17. is well legitimated.
18. relies on more than one kind of authority.
19. denies most people participation in government.
20. has free elections.
21. A totalitarian political system
22. mixes politics with religion.
23. is completely democratic.
24. is government without any bureaucracy.
25. concentrates power and closely regulates people’s lives.
26. Which of the following nations comes closest to having a political system that is “totalitarian”?
27. Mexico
28. France
29. North Korea
30. Japan
31. Which of the following statements correctly describes how the U.S. population falls on the

political spectrum?

1. About 36 percent of people are moderates who fall near the political center.
2. About 16 percent fall on the political left.
3. About 46 percent fall on the political right.
4. About 26 percent claim to have no political opinions at all.

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12. Which from the following list would be described as an economic issue?
13. the abortion controversy
14. poverty
15. gay rights
16. the family values debate
17. Typically, industrial societies make use of which of the following systems to trace ancestry?
18. bilateral descent
19. matrilineal descent
20. patrilineal descent
21. neolocality
22. Matrilineal descent is typically found in which type of societies?
23. hunting and gathering, where women gather vegetation
24. horticultural, where women are the main food producers
25. industrial, where women enter the workplace
26. All of these responses are correct.
27. To which region of the world would you travel if you wanted to visit many countries where the

law permits polygamy?

1. Africa
2. North America
3. South America
4. Scandinavia
5. According to the structural-functional approach, which of the following is counted among the

tasks of the family?

1. socialization of the young
2. regulation of sexual activity
3. social placement
4. All of these responses are correct.
5. The incest taboo
6. exists only in industrial societies.
7. is found in all societies.
8. is found among all living species.
9. is defined the same way in all societies.

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18. Following structural-functional theory, the family
19. operates to perpetuate social inequality.
20. is important enough to be called the backbone of society.
21. encourages patriarchy.
22. All of these responses are correct.
23. A social-exchange analysis of family life is likely to consider
24. how families keep society as a whole operating.
25. how families perpetuate social inequality.
26. how individuals select partners who offer about as much as they do to the relationship.
27. how families regulate sexual activity.
28. Social conflict and feminist theories explain that families perpetuate social inequality in U.S.

society through

1. inheritance of private property.
2. encouraging patriarchy.
3. passing on racial and ethnic inequality.
4. All of these responses are correct.
5. In traditional regions of many lower-income countries, such as Sri Lanka, marriage
6. has little to do with romantic love.
7. is unknown.
8. is delayed until the people reach their thirties.
9. almost always ends in divorce.
10. The concept “homogamy” means that
11. people marry because they benefit from being married.
12. women usually marry older men.
13. people marry others who are socially like themselves.
14. most marriages are based on romantic love.
15. In the United States, romantic love
16. is the reason most people expect to marry.
17. is not a very stable foundation for marriage.
18. may contribute to a high divorce rate.
19. All of these responses are correct.

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24. Supporters of liberation theology hope that this social movement will achieve which of the

following goals?

1. keeping politics out of the church
2. helping people endure their suffering
3. encouraging personal growth
4. reducing social inequality and, especially, poverty
5. A religious organization that is well integrated into the larger society is called a
6. church.
7. sect.
8. cult.
9. denomination.

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Writing Assignment for Unit Four

• Responses must be typed double-spaced, using a standard font (i.e. Times New Roman) and 12

point type size.

Word count is NOT one of the criteria that is used in assigning points to writing assignments. However,

students who are successful in earning the maximum number of points tend to submit writing assignments

that fall in the following ranges:

Undergraduate courses: 350 – 500 words or 1 – 2 pages.

Graduate courses: 500 – 750 words or 2 – 3 pages.

Doctoral courses: 750 – 1000 words or 4 – 5 pages.

Plagiarism

All work must be free of any form of plagiarism. Put written answers into your own words. Do not simply cut

and paste your answers from the Internet and do not copy your answers from the textbook. Be sure to refer to

the course syllabus for more details on plagiarism and proper citation styles.

Please answer ONE of the following:

• Include your name, student number, course number, course title and unit number with your

writing assignment.

• Begin each writing assignment by identifying the question number you are answering followed by

the actual question itself (in bold type).

• Use a standard essay format for responses to all questions (i.e., an introduction, middle

paragraphs and conclusion).

1. Describe the distribution of power in the United States using the three theoretical models of

political power. What do the three models have in common? What are their major differences?

To what extent does each assess U.S. society as democratic? Why?

2. Identify at least four factors that are related to the high divorce rate in the United States. Why

has the divorce rate increased over the course of the last century?

3. Based on the ideas of Emile Durkheim, identify three functions of religion for society. In light

of these functions, do you think that a decline in the importance of religion might threaten

U.S. society? If so, how? Could the family and, perhaps, the school “take over” some of

religion’s functions? Why or why not?

 

 

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Multiple choice

1. Which of the following concepts refers to a political system in which power resides in the hands of the people as a whole?. democracy

2. Which nations in the world today claim to be democratic?. most high-income nations

3. For which of the following reasons might you argue that the United States is not truly democratic?. All of these are correct.

4. In 2013, about what percentage of the world’s people lived in countries that can be considered politically “free”?. 43 percent

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2)  Identify at least four factors that are related to the high divorce rate in the United States.  Why has the divorce rate increased over the course of the last century?

           As a general public, the United States sees the foundation of marriage positively. Most Americans will be or have been hitched by the age of 40. In any case, relational unions don’t appear to last as they did more than 100 years prior. Indeed the separation rate has tripled in that time range. Roughly 20 percent of all relational unions in the U.S. end in some structure or another inside of the initial five years (Chapter 18 Pg 525)……

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