Exploring Inequality 2nd Edition Stuber Test Bank
Test Bank for Exploring Inequality A Sociological Approach 2nd Edition By Jenny M. Stuber, ISBN: 1071815679, ISBN: 9781071815670, ISBN: 1071815687, ISBN: 9781071815687
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Can’t We All Just Get Along? A Sociological Approach to Diversity
Unit 1: The Social Construction of Identity and Difference
Chapter 2: Is Biology Destiny? Understanding Sex and Gender
Chapter 3: Baby, Was I Born This Way? Understanding Sexual Orientation and Sexuality
Chapter 4: More Than Skin Deep? Understanding Race and ethnicity
Chapter 5: Living the American Dream? Understanding Social Class
Chapter 6: Deficit or Difference? Understanding Disabilities
Unit 2: Socialization: The Process by Which We Become Who We Are
Chapter 7: Enlisting in Gender Boot camp: How We Become Gendered Beings
Chapter 8: Who Gets to Decide? How We Become Racialized Beings
Chapter 9: Calling Class to Order: How We Become Classed Beings
Unit 3: Of Prejudice and Privilege: A Sociologist’s Tool Kit
Chapter 10: Bigots, Cheats, and Unsportsmanlike Players: Understanding Inequality at the Micro Level
Chapter 11: Don’t Hate the Player, Hate the Game: Understanding Inequality at the Macro Level
Unit 4: Unequal Outcomes: The Interplay of the Micro and Macro Levels
Chapter 12: Graduating with Honors? Understanding Inequalities in Education
Chapter 13: Is the Gender Gap in Pay a Myth? Understanding Gender Inequalities at Work
Chapter 14: Living to a Ripe Old Age? Understanding Inequalities in Health and Well-Being
Chapter 1: Can’t We All Just Get Along?
Test Bank
Multiple Choice
1. Which of the following best captures the beginnings of the popular and massive New York St. Patrick’s day parade?
A. It celebrates the Irish fight for independence from British oppression.
B. It was a way to voice public opposition to nativist movements in the United States that stigmatized immigrant groups like the Irish.
C. It is an example of pluralism because it began as a party in Irish neighborhoods that grew as others joined in, ultimately including many non-Irish neighborhoods.
D. It was initially several smaller parades celebrating various social causes that became more effective in ending American support for British oppression of the Irish.
Ans: B
Learning Objective: 1-1: Describe the sociological framework for studying diversity.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Can’t We All Just Get Along? A Sociological Approach to Diversity
Difficulty Level: Easy
2. Sociology puts forth the idea that social constructs are those concepts that are given meaning by which of the following.
A. humans
B. natural laws
C. computers
D. the animal kingdom
Ans: A
Learning Objective: 1-1: Describe the sociological framework for studying diversity.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Is It Spit or Saliva? The Socially Constructed Nature of Our Social Worlds
Difficulty Level: Easy
3. What is the appropriate term for the large-scale social institutions that make up society?
A. social beacons
B. social takers
C. social structure
D. megaliths
Ans: C
Learning Objective: 1-1: Describe the sociological framework for studying diversity.
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Is It Spit or Saliva? The Socially Constructed Nature of Our Social
Difficulty Level: Medium
