1. Are the terms racism and prejudice
interchangeable? How are these terms related to stereotypes? How are these
terms related to discrimination?
2. Compare and contrast Sutherland’s
differential association theory, Hirschi’s control theory, and the medicalization
of deviance perspective.
3. Differentiate between sex and gender.
In this context, discuss the different ways in which boys and girls learn
gender roles in the United States. How significant are these differences?
Part
B – Short Answers: Answer each of the following questions in 1 – 4 complete
sentences. Each question is worth 4 points.
1. What are peer groups, and when do
they become important to a person’s social development? With respect to
socialization, what do family, schools, and peer groups have in common?
2. Briefly characterize Robert Merton’s
strain theory of deviance. Define and differentiate innovative deviance and
rebellion, offering simple examples.
3. How does Karl Mark define the concept
of alienation?
4. In the view of Robert Merton, what is
a social dysfunction? How is the manifest function different from a latent
function?
5. Why did Jonathan Kozol see tracking
as representing “savage inequality” in public schools?
6. What is the difference between
horticulture and pastoralism? With respect to the evolution of social
complexity, what do they have in common?
7. Briefly summarize the “Malthusian
theory” of Thomas Malthus.
8. Who devised the concept of a primary
group? How did this individual define such a group? Provide simple examples.
9. Summarize the three distinctive
characteristics of Capitalism.
10. How are inter sexual people different
from transsexual people?
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