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WGU Academy - Intro to Sociology - Final Exam/110 Questions & Answers RATED A+ 2023|2024 UPDATE Which sociological perspective suggests that the term medicalization of society refers to the growing role of medicine as a major institution of social control? Select one: a. functionalist perspect...

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WGU Academy - Intro to Sociology - Final Exam/110 Questions & Answers

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Which sociological perspective suggests that the term medicalization of society refers to

the growing role of medicine as a major institution of social control?

Select one:

a. functionalist perspective

b. conflict perspective

c. interactionist perspective

d. labeling perspective - Correct answer- conflict perspective



Which of the following factors has contributed to the rise in the cost of healthcare in the

United States?

Select one:

a. The system is highly efficient.

b. Health care is profit-driven.

c. The young population is consuming less health care that previously thought.

d. Pharmaceutical companies are developing generic, low-cost prescription drugs -

Correct answer- Health care is profit-driven



In most states in the U.S., an individual is not permitted to marry a parent, a sibling, an

aunt or an uncle, a grandparent, or a first or second cousin. These rules reflect our

societal emphasis on

,Select one:

a. the incest taboo.

b. endogamy.

c. exogamy.

d. homogamy. - Correct answer- the incest taboo



What is the general term for a marriage in which an individual can have several

husbands or wives at the same time?

Select one:

a. monogamy

b. polygamy

c. polygyny

d. polyandry - Correct answer- polygamy



Which of the following would be an example of a man "redoing" traditional gender?

Select one: a. fist fighting in public

b. organizing a birthday lunch at work

c. not crying when hurt

d. carrying lots of heavy items - Correct answer- organizing a birthday lunch at work

,In Immanuel Wallerstein's view, the global economic system is divided between nations

that control wealth and nations from which resources are taken. This view is referred to

as

Select one:

a. neocolonialism.

b. colonialism.

c. world systems analysis.

d. the world exploitation model - Correct answer- world systems analysis



The failure of various government intelligence-gathering organizations to detect the

terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, illustrates which poorly functioning aspect of

government bureaucracy?

Select one:

a. division of labor

b. hierarchy of authority

c. impersonality

d. employment based on technical qualifications - Correct answer- division of labor



Invention is the

Select one:

a. combination of existing cultural items into a form that did not previously exist.

b. process of introducing new elements into a culture.

, c. process of making known or sharing the existence of an aspect of reality.

d. process by which a cultural item is spread from group to group or society to society.

- Correct answer- combination of existing cultural items into a form that did not

previously exist



Trying to understand why your roommate prefers a certain genre of music, over others,

is an example of using one's

Select one:

a. cultural capital.

b. conflict perspective.

c. double consciousness.

d. sociological imagination - Correct answer- sociological imagination



A study of divorce rates among the populations of Canada, England, the U.S., and

France, is an example of

Select one:

a. alienation.

b. anomie.

c. microsociology.

d. macrosociology - Correct answer- macrosociology

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