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Sociology Final

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The change from acute infectious disease to chronic disabling diseases is known as

A. Demographic Transition
B. Rectangularization of the Survival Curve
C. Epidemiologic Transition
D. None of the above
Epidemiologic Transition
The occurence of cancer or heart disease would be characterized by which of the following curves?

A. Morbidity
B. Mortality
C. Disability
D. Survival
Morbidity
The probability of living of a cohort or a group of individuals followed over time is characterized by which curve?

A. Morbidity
B. Mortality
C. Disability
D. Survival
Survival
Shift and increase in average life expectancy causes a survival curve to exhibit what shape?

A. Rectangle
B. Triangle
C. Trapezoid
D. Square
Rectangle
Family fulfills which of the following functions?


A. Regulation of sexual behavior
B. Replacement of members of society upon death
C. Socialization and social status
D. Providing care and emotional support
E. All of the above
All of the above
fewer children at younger cohorts in relationship to the length of the bar for the remaining cohorts is known as what?

A. AGING AT THE APEX
B. AGING AT THE BASE
C. ACTIVE LIFE EXPECTANCY
D. AVERAGE LIFE EXPECTANCY
AGING AT THE BASE
MORE PEOPLE LIVING LONGER AND GREATER LENGTHS OF BAR AT ADVANCED AGES IS KNOWN AS WHAT?

A. AGING AT THE APEX
B. AGING AT THE BASE
C. ACTIVE LIFE EXPECTANCY
D. AVERAGE LIFE EXPECTANCY
AGING AT THE APEX
IN SOCIOLOGY OF RELIGION, ANSWERS WHICH PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR SALVATION ARE CALLED WHAT

A. THEODICY
B. SOTERIOLOGY
C. REIFICATION
D. VERSTEHEN OR SACRED
SOTERIOLOGY
CALVINIST NOTIONS OF THE ELECT AND THE PREDESTINATIONISM ARE ASSOCIATED WITH THE RISE OF CAPITALISM IN NORTHERN EUROPE AND THESIS OF WHAT WRITER

A. MARX
B. DURKHEIM
C. WEBER
D. BERGER
Weber
RELIGIONS ESTABLISHED RITUALS AND BELIEF SYSTEMS FOR DISTINGUISHING BETWEEN THE SACRED AND THE PROFANE AND THIS IS THE THESIS OF WHAT SOCIAL WRITER

A. MARX
B. DURKHEIM
C. WEBER
D. BERGER
Durkheim
RELIGION IS THE OPIUM OF THE MASSES USED BY CAPITALISTS TO SOOTHE THE ALIENATION OF WORKERS AND THIS IS THE THESIS OF WHAT SOCIAL WRITER

A. MARX
B. DURKHEIM
C. WEBER
D. BERGER
Marx
CHRISTIANITY WOULD BE AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT

A. SECT
B. DENOMINATION
C. CULT
D. CHURCH
Denomination
ROMAN CATHOLICISM OR THE AFRICAN METHODIST DIPISCOBLE CHURCH WOULD BE AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT

A. SECT
B. DENOMINATION
C. CULT
D. CHURCH
Church
BRANCH DAVIDIANS OF WACO, TEXAS WOULD BE AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT

A. SECT
B. DENOMINATION
C. CULT
D. CHURCH
SECT
A SUBSPECIALTY WITHIN SOCIOLOGY THAT FOCUSES ON BIRTH, DEATH AND MIGRATION RATES IS KNOWN AS WHAT

A. EPIDEMIOLOGY
B. SOCIAL EPIDEMIOLOGY
C. DEMOGRAPHY
D. POPULATION KINETICS
DEMOGRAPHY
ANNUAL # OF BIRTHS PER 1000 PEOPLE IN A DESIGNATED AREA

A. NEONATAL DEATH RATE
B. YEARS OF POTENTIAL LIFE LOSS
C. INFANT MORTALITY RATE
D. CRUDE BIRTH RATE
CRUDE BIRTH RATE
ANNUAL # OF BIRTHS PER 1000 WOMEN OF A SPECIFIC AGE GROUP

A. TOTAL FERTILITY RATE
B. AGE-SPECIFIC BIRTH RATE
C. CRUDE BIRTH RATE
D. NEONATAL DEATH RATE
AGE-SPECIFIC BIRTH RATE
AVERAGE # OF CHILDREN THAT WOMEN IN A SPECIFIC POPULATION BEAR OVER THEIR LIFETIME

A. NEONATAL DEATH RATE
B. TOTAL FERTILITY RATE
C. AGE SPECIFIC BIRTH RATE
D. CRUDE BIRTH RATE
TOTAL FERTILITY RATE
ANNUAL # OF DEATHS PER 1000 PEOPLE IN A DESIGNATED GEOGRAPHIC AREA

A. NEONATAL DEATH RATE
B. YEARS OF POTENTIAL LIFE LOSS
C. INFANT MORTALITY RATE
D. CRUDE DEATH RATE
CRUDE DEATH RATE
ANNUAL # OF DEATHS OF INFANTS ONE YEAR OR YOUNGER FOR EVERY 1000 SUCH INFANTS BORN ALIVE

A. NEONATAL DEATH RATE
B. YEARS OF POTENTIAL LIFE LOSS
C. INFANT MORTALITY RATE
D. CRUDE DEATH RATE
INFANT MORTALITY RATE
ANNUAL # OF DEATHS OF INFANTS AGED 30 DAYS OR LESS FOR EVERY 1000 INFANTS BORN ALIVE

A. NEONATAL DEATH RATE
B. YEARS OF POTENTIAL LIFE LOSS
C. INFANT MORTALITY RATE
D. CRUDE DEATH RATE
NEONATAL DEATH RATE
AGE AT DEATH SUBTRACTED FROM A STANDARD NUMBER SUCH AS 65 OR AVERAGE LIFE EXPECTANCY

A. NEONATAL DEATH RATE
B. YEARS OF POTENTIAL LIFE LOST
C. INFANT MORTALITY RATE
D. CRUDE DEATH RATE
YEARS OF POTENTIAL LIFE LOST
ACCORDING TO KUHN, DOMINANT WIDELY ACCEPTED THEORIES AND CONCEPTS OF A PARTICULAR FIELD OF STUDY

A. NORMAL SCIENCE
B. PARADIGMS
C. ANOMALY
D. THE SCIENTIFIC REVOLUTION
PARADIGMS
AN OBSERVATION THAT IS AN OUTLIER THAT A THEORY CAN'T EXPLAIN

A. NORMAL SCIENCE
B. PARADIGMS
C. ANOMALY
D. THE SCIENTIFIC REVOLUTION
ANOMALY
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING ARE CHARACTERISTICS OF SOCIAL CHANGE

A. INDUSTRIALIZATION AND MECHANIZATION
B. GLOBALIZATION AND RATIONALIZATION
C. MCDONALDIZATION AND URBANIZATION
D. INFORMATION EXPLOSION
E. ALL OF THE ABOVE
ALL OF THE ABOVE
A TRIANGULAR POPULATION PYRAMID THAT IS BROADEST AT THE BASE WITH EACH SUCCESSIVE COHORT SMALLER THAN THE ONE BELOW IT. DISPROPORTIONATELY OF YOUNG PEOPLE

A. EXPANSIVE
B. CONSTRICTIVE
C. STATIONARY
D. NONE OF THE ABOVE
EXPANSIVE
A POPULATION PYRAMID THAT IS NARROWER AT THE BASE THAN IN THE MIDDLE. IT SHOWS THAT THE POPULATION CONSISTS DISPROPORTIONATELY OF MIDDLE AGED OR OLDER PEOPLE

A. EXPANSIVE
B. CONSTRICTIVE
C. STATIONARY
D. NONE OF THE ABOVE
CONSTRICTIVE
A POPULATION PYRAMID IN WHICH ALL COHORTS EXCEPT THE OLDEST ARE ROUGHLY THE SAME SIZE

A. EXPANSIVE
B. CONSTRICTIVE
C. STATIONARY
D. NONE OF THE ABOVE
STATIONARY
NUMBER OF BIRTHS MINUS THE NUMBER OF DEATHS OCCURRING IN A POPULATION IN A YEAR

A. YEARS OF POTENTIAL LIFE LOSS
B. POPULATION DECLINE
C. EXCESS EXPECTED MORTALITY
D. NATURAL INCREASE
NATURAL INCREASE
CONDITIONS THAT ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO MOVE OUT OF THE GEOGRAPHIC AREA ARE CALLED PULL FACTORS

TRUE OR FALSE?
FALSE
CONDITIONS THAT ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO MOVE OUT OF A GEOGRAPHIC AREA ARE CALLED PUSH FACTORS

TRUE OR FALSE?
TRUE
DEPARTURE OF INDIVIDUALS FROM ONE COUNTRY OR OTHER GEOGRAPHIC AREA TO TAKE UP RESIDENCE ELSEWHERE IS KNOWN AS EMIGRATION

TRUE OR FALSE?
TRUE
IMMIGRATION IS THE ENTRY OF INDIVIDUALS INTO A COUNTRY OR OTHER GEOGRAPHIC AREA OF WHICH THEY ARE NOT NATIVES TO TAKE UP RESIDENCE THERE

TRUE OR FALSE?
TRUE
EXTERNAL MIGRATION IS THE MOVEMENT OF PEOPLE WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF A CERTAIN COUNTRY -FROM ONE STATE, REGION TO ANOTHER CITY OR REGION

TRUE OR FALSE?
FALSE
IN-MIGRATION IS THE MOVEMENT OF PEOPLE INTO A DESIGNATED GEOGRAPHIC AREA SUCH AS COUNTRY, REGION, OR CITY

TRUE OR FALSE?
TRUE
OUT MIGRATION IS THE MOVEMENT OF PEOPLE OUT OF A DESIGNATED GEOGRAPHIC AREA SUCH AS A COUNTRY, REGION, OR CITY

TRUE OR FALSE?
TRUE
THE DOUBLING TIME IS THE NUMBER OF BIRTHS MINUS THE NUMBER OF DEATHS OCCURRING IN A POPULATION IN A YEAR DIVIDED BY THE SIZE OF THE POPULATION AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR

TRUE OR FALSE?
FALSE
ACCORDING TO MALTHUS, POSITIVE CHECKS INCREASE DEATH SUCH AS EPIDEMICS, WAR FAMINE, AND NATURAL DISASTERS

TRUE OR FALSE?
TRUE
URBAN AREAS OUTSIDE THE POLITICAL BOUNDARIES OF A CITY ARE KNOWN AS METROPOLITAN STATISTICAL AREAS

TRUE OR FALSE?
FALSE
THE NAME OF THE AUTHOR THAT CHARLES DICKENS ATTRIBUTES SCROOGES SAYING, "BETTER THAT THE SURPLUS SHOULD DIE, THAT THE POOR SHOULD DIE AND DECREASE THE SURPLUS POPULATION"
? N/A
WHAT IS PRODUCTIVE WORK?
WORK THAT INVOLVES THE PRODUCTION OF THE MEANS OF EXISTENCE, OF FOOD, CLOTHING, AND SHELTER AND TOOLS NECESSARY FOR THAT PRODUCTION
WHAT IS REIFICATION ?
We perceive as individuals a force greater than ourselves, which is our social life, and give that perception a supernatural face.
WHAT IS THE IDEAL TYPE?
for a causal link to exist, there must be proof that the action is taken to be a meaningful response
WHAT IS THEODICY
the question of how the extraordinary power of a divine god may be reconciled with the imperfection of the world that he has created and rules over
People need to know, for example, why there is undeserved good fortune and suffering in the world.
WHAT IS THE TOTAL FERTILITY RATE ?
AVERAGE # OF CHILDREN THAT WOMEN IN A SPECIFIC POPULATION BEAR OVER THEIR LIFETIME
What are activities of daily living (ADLs)?
ADL's are the activities required to maintain a daily life existence. This is primarily eating, dressing, and bathing or grooming. Other activities for independent living include meal preparation, housekeeping, financial management, and transportation.
WHAT DOES IT MEAN WHEN SOMEBODY IS FUNCTIONALLY ILLITERATE?
lacking the level of reading, writing and calculating skills needed to function in the society in which one lives
DEFINE EDUCATION
is the experiences that train, discipline and shape the mental and physical potentials of the maturing person.
WHAT IS ILLITERACY
the inability of understand and use a symbol system whether it is based on sounds, letters, numbers, pictographs or some other type of symbol
WHAT ARE TOTEMS
actually expressions of their own conceptions of society itself.

This is true not only for the aborigines, he argues, but for all societies.
WHAT IS ALIENATION
(MARX) . detachment from production
WHAT IS CAREGIVER BURDEN
extent to which caregivers believe that their emotional balance, physical health, social life and financial status suffer because of their caregiver role
WHAT IS REPRODUCTIVE WORK
work that involves bearing children, caregiving, managing households and educating children
WHAT IS INFORMAL CURRICULUM
education that occurs in a spontaneous, unplanned way
WHAT IS CONSANGUINITY
marriage between blood relatives
WHAT IS FECUND
THE PERIOD OF FERTILITY
WHAT IS AGING POPULATION
a population percentage that is age 65+ increasing relative to other groups
WHAT ARE LIFE CHANCES
a critical set of potential social advantages, including the chance to live past the first year of life, to live independently in old age, and everything in between
WHAT IS FORMAL CURRICULUM
systematic, purposeful, planned effort intended to impart specific skills and modes of thought
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