Notes & Summaries for Sociology

SOCI 100-2: INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY FALL 2019 (CORPUS CHRISTI COLLEGE) GERMAINE MCKENZIE MIDTERM STUDY GUIDE Includes all questions provided by the professor and corresponding answers

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• By  nurraisah

1. Define basic principles of social stratification 2. What sort of social mobility is possible in a caste system? 3. What Criteria is used in a social class system 4. What system of stratification is commonly used in capitalist societies? 5. What is the relationship between social class and race, ethnicity, gender and age in the United States today? 6. What do most Americans claim about their social class? 7. Outline the characteristics of the various social classes in America 8. Who are the Up...

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• By  mrsolutionz

Extremely detailed, but concise notes (25 pages) based off of Ken Kollman's The American Political System, as well as class lectures (Cal Poly SLO POLS 112 Professor Reyes). Pertinent information for any Political Science or Government class (college or high school level) regarding Civil Rights and Liberties, Congress, The Presidency, & The Bureaucracy. Organized in a way that makes it super easy to understand, with the most important information bolded and highlighted. If you email me (), I ...

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• By  julietcostell

1. Question (TCO 8) As the Ojibwa people of Grassy Narrows found out, the symptoms of methyl mercury poisoning mimic the effects of: 2. Question (TCO 8) Which of the following is not part of the UN Development Programme's Human Development Index? 3. Question (TCO 8) What does the HDI (Human Development Index) measure? 4. Question (TCO 8) Ulrich Beck argues that the driving force behind the risk society can be characterized by which of the following statements? 5. Question (TCO 8) The chapter...

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• By  Milestonee

1. Question (TCO 8) What term is not associated with Amartya Sen's theory of justice? 2. Question (TCO 8) The main point of John Rawls' discussion of justice is that: 3. Question (TCO 8) A University of Massachusetts study refutes claims of pervasive environmental racism. Which of the following statements characterizes how this study was conducted? 4. Question (TCO 8) Which system is tightly coupled? 5. Question (TCO 8) Kai Erikson calls human induced disasters a "new species of trouble" bec...

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• By  Milestonee

Multiple Choice 1. Question: (TCO 1) Climatologists continue to debate global warming. Which of the following is NOT an argument against the global warming hypothesis? 2. Question: (TCO 2) The Conservation Reserve Program was funded in the United States to conserve which of the following precious resources? 3. Question: (TCO 3) Environmental goods and environmental bads are: 4. Question: (TCO 4) According to the economist Fred Hirsch, a "positional good" is a good or commodity: 5. Question: (...

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• By  Milestonee

Multiple Choice 1. Question: (TCO 1) Which of the following is a predicted outcome of continued global warming? 2. Question: (TCO 2) The realist-constructionist debate in environmental sociology is characterized by differences in materialist versus idealist explanations of social life. Which of the following distinguishes a constructionist perspective on environment problems? 3. Question: (TCO 3) The 1995 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded to three scientists whose work led to discovery of th...

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• By  Milestonee

1. Question (TCO 1) Ecological dialogue can best be summarized as: 2. Question (TCO 2) Which of the following is the major cause of species extinction? 3. Question (TCO 3) What environmental problem did the Montreal Protocol seek to address? 4. Question (TCO 4) According to the economist Fred Hirsch, a "positional good" is a good or commodity: 5. Question (TCO 5) Of the many techniques advertisers use to persuade customers to purchase goods, which is the most effective? 6. Question (TCO 6) Acc...

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• By  Milestonee

1. Question (TCO 1) Which of the following is a predicted outcome of continued global warming? 2. Question (TCO 2) The Conservation Reserve Program was funded in the United States to conserve which of the following precious resources? 3. Question (TCO 3) Environmental goods and environmental bads are: 4. Question (TCO 4) According to the economist Fred Hirsch, a "positional good" is a good or commodity: 5. Question (TCO 5) Of the many techniques advertisers use to persuade customers to purchas...

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• By  Milestonee

An Introduction to Sociology What Is Sociology? The History of Sociology Theoretical Perspectives Why Study Sociology? Sociological Research Approache s to Sociological Research Research Methods Ethical Concerns Culture What Is Culture? Elements of Culture Pop Culture, Subculture, and Cultural Change Theoretical Perspectives on Culture Society and Social Interaction Types of Societies Theoretical Perspectives on Society Social Constructions of Reality Socialization Theories of Self-Development W...

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• By  all_academic