Question

In which society/societies does the balance of power between men and women shift to men? Select one:

A. Hunting and Gathering B. Industrial C. Postindustrial D. Horticultural and Agricultural

Which of the following family names is a member of the lower-upper class or the "nouveau riche"? Select one:

A. Bill and Melinda Gates, who founded Microsoft B. the DuPont family, who arrived in America in the 18th century C. the Carnegie family, who built America's steel empire D. the Rockefeller family, who became the oil barons of the 19th century

When it comes to race relations this is an important principle to understand: Select one:

A. People act on perceptions and beliefs, not facts. B. There are only four pure races. C. Interracial marriage, the superior race gets inferior traits. D. Race is one of the most important reasons that people do what they do.

Policies set by the federal government largely determined the fate of ______. These policies evolved through several stages which includes separation, extermination, and forced assimilation. Select one:

A. Native Americans B. Mexican Americans C. Japanese Americans D. African Americans

According to this perspective, children must first learn the meaning of "girl" and "boy" and then place themselves in the appropriate category. Select one:

A. Gender equity B. Symbolic Interactionist C. Conflict D. Functionalist

Within a _____ system, a fixed social position is determined at birth; within a _____ system, a person's social position can change over time. Select one:

A. Caste; Class B. Party; Status C. Educational; Income D. Class; Caste

_____ are one of the most disadvantaged groups in the United States. Anywhere from 50 to 80 percent are unemployed and their suicide rate is twice the national average. Select one:

A. African Americans B. Cuban Americans C. Puerto Rican Americans D. Native Americans

According to this ideology, all causes of inequality are related to each other. Thus, the inequality women experience because of their gender may be reinforced by their social class or race. Select one:

a. libertarian b. gender equity c. women's movement d. inclusive feminism

In the winter of 1838-1839, the U.S. Army rounded up 15,000 Cherokees and forced them to walk 1,000 miles from the Carolinas and Georgia to Oklahoma. This event is called: Select one:

A. Trail of Tears B. Native Assimilation C. The Cherokee Roundup D. The Warning Shot

According to this view, the inequality that women experience because of their gender may be reinforced by their social class and racial characteristics. Select one:

A. Inclusive feminism B. Glass ceiling C. Gender equality D. Feminism

Answer 1

1. Option D Horticultural and Agricultural

In Horticultural and Agricultural societies with the domestication of animals and invention of plow role of men increased. Most of the work required great physical strength that was provided by men.

2. Option A Bill and Melinda Gates, who founded Microsoft

Nouveau riche is a term used, usually derogatory, to describe those whose wealth has been acquired within their own generation, rather than by familial inheritance. The equivalent English term is the "new rich" or "new money.

3. Option A People act on perceptions and beliefs and not facts.

The myth of race continues as sociologists W. I. and D. S. Thomas observed, "If people define situations as real, they are real in their consequences.", people act on perceptions and beliefs, not facts.

4.Option A Native Americans

Indian termination was the policy of the United States from the mid-1940s to the mid-1960s. It was shaped by a series of laws and policies with the intent of assimilating Native Americans into mainstream American society.Only those Native American Indians who accepted the individual allotments were allowed to become US citizens. The objective of the Dawes Act was to assimilate Native American Indians into mainstream US society by annihilating their cultural and social traditions.Native Americans were forced by the United States government to leave their ancestral homelands in the eastern United States to lands west of the Mississippi River, specifically to a designated Indian Territory (roughly, modern Oklahoma).