SOC100H5 EXAM PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

SOC100H5 EXAM PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS A sociology student is examining aggregate Statistics Canada trends in earnings and level of education. What might the student conclude about the relationship between earnings and education - Ans:- That more education leads to higher earnings A sociologist is studying education. She wishes to understand how schools teach social norms like hard work, respect for authority, and the efficient use of time. What is the sociologist studying - Ans:- Hidden curriculum A sociology student is examining Statistics Canada data about educational attainment and parental social class. What might the student conclude about the relationship between parental social class and educational attainment - Ans:-Children of higher-class parents are more likely to attend university A student is being streamed into a new school. At this school, students are expected to analyse social systems as part of their work. Into what class of school is the student being streamed - Ans:- Executive elite A sociologist studies the education system and observes that education also acts as a marriage market. What has the sociologist observed of education - Ans:-Its latent function ©GRACEAMELIA 2024/2025 ACADEMIC YEAR. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED FIRST PUBLISH OCTOBER 2024 Page 2/8 Widely shared, high-status cultural signals, such as upper-class preferences, is known as what - Ans:- Cultural Capital As discussed in lecture, research in the US shows what to be a good a predictor of future success as a university degree - Ans:-Talent and family background The negative impact of stereotypes on the school performance of disadvantaged groups is known as what - Ans:-Stereotype threat Vinay belongs to a group of people who have extensive formal education and who regulate their own training. To what does group does Vinay belong - Ans:-Profession Because of protests, a proposed pipeline was diapered it away from the middle-class community. The pipeline will not run close to a low income aboriginal reserve. While the leaders on the reserve have protested the pipeline, the state and the company are not going to going to divert it. How might a sociologist classify this - Ans:-Environmental racism A country has a Gini coefficient of 0.9. What can a sociologist conclude about the health of citizens in that country - Ans:-Citizens have worse overall health A politician is interested in improving the health of an undeveloped country. If she could change one thing about a country, which thing would have the greatest impact on health - Ans:-Increase the public health system ©GRACEAMELIA 2024/2025 ACADEMIC YEAR. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED FIRST PUBLISH OCTOBER 2024 Page 3/8 What is one of the main gender inequalities in the North American healthcare system - Ans:-Gender Bias in medical research Smoking cigarettes consuming excessive amounts of alcohol having a poor diet and not exercising represent what kind of illness - Ans:-Lifestyle As people moved on the social hierarchy, health deteriorates and death rates increase. Which of the following is also associated with a lower position on the social hierarchy - Ans:-Higher levels of stress As discussed in lecture, the process by which people gain control and authority over their occupation and clients is known as what - Ans:-Professionalization A health practitioner examines a patient. She diagnoses a disease based on the presence of specific symptoms. What model of medicine is she practicing - Ans:-Biomedical Generalized fear and anxiety caused by the race associated with modern technology and industrialization is a characteristic of what - Ans:-Risk society Through Canadian radio and television, the government ensures that Canadi