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ISS 215- SDI FINAL EXAMWhich nations tend to have very high fertility? - ANSWER poor nations
Which of the following countries has the lowest life expectancy? - ANSWER Sierra
Leone
In which country do you find very high GNI PPP? - ANSWER Qatar
Which of the following countries tends to have the highest percentage of married
women using modern methods of contraception? - ANSWER China
Which nations tend to have very high infant mortality rates? - ANSWER Under
developed nations
The author suggests that description, explanation, and prescription are three levels
of analysis of inequality. Social scientists believe that there are economic, political,
cultural and religious reasons for this disparity. What level of knowledge is reflected
in this statement? - ANSWER Explanation
Which one of the following discussed by the author under Sociological Mode? -
ANSWER Going beyond the obvious, Using the tools of Sociology, and Seeing
probabilities, not certainties
What is the relationship between the mode of production and social structure? -
ANSWER Change in mode of productions leads to a change in social structure,
change in social structure leads to change in the mode of production
According to Max Weber, which one of the following statements best describes the
relationship between status and economic class? - ANSWER Sometimes status
depends on economic class and sometimes it is independent of economic class
According to our in-class discussion, which country benefitted the most from World
War II? - ANSWER USA
According to the author and our in-class discussion, prior to 1980s US economy was
predominantly? - ANSWER Manufacturing economy
According to the author, where do most Americans put themselves in the US class
Structure? - ANSWER Middle Class
According to the author, which one of the following is the major change in the US
economy in the last three decades? - ANSWER Globalization of production and
distribution
In our discussion on social mobility, we discussed a number of reasons for individual
mobility. Which of the following is one of them? - ANSWER Education
, According to the author, in which of the following countries, caste and its different
versions influence social-mobility? - ANSWER India, South Africa, Japan
In our discussion on social mobility, we used a story of a senior citizen who suddenly
became very rich. How? - ANSWER He won multi-million dollar jack pot in Las
Vegas
Women face inequality in most societies around the globe. Which one of the
following strategies may help them gain relative equality? - ANSWER Access to
and possession of valuable things
In our class, which one of the following was used as an example of a man-made
social difference - ANSWER religion
In our class, we used a story of two teenagers from two different castes were hung
by their own parents. Why? - ANSWER They fell in love
Which one of the following is one of the social implications of the caste system of
India for untouchables? - ANSWER untouchables have high infant mortality rates
In your assignment, you found a number of nations in Europe that have a very low
fertility leading to a negative growth of populations. According to the functional
perspective, it is not good. Why not? - ANSWER In the long run, such societies
may disappear
A large number of untouchables in India changes their religion and became
Christians. How did this conversation influence their status in India? - ANSWER
They were still considered inferior in India
Davis and Moore believed that social inequality was good for society. Which one of
the following reasons was given by them to justify their point of view? - ANSWER
Social Inequality encourages creativity, innovations, and inventions
What is the point of view of functional perspective on population? - ANSWER
Increasing population is good for a society
What would be the point of view of Functional Perspective on terrorists? - ANSWER
Even though terrorists are horrible people, they are still functional
Rise and fall of civilizations were used in our class to illustrate which concept? -
ANSWER Society is a living organism
According to August Comte, in which society does empirical knowledge become
more important? - ANSWER Scientific Stage
According to Herbert Spencer, the difference in the structure of a society leads to a
difference in the functions of individuals. As a result of industrialization, the structure
of American Society has changed dramatically. which of the following has been
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