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SOC Chapter 5-9
Learnsmart questions
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Max Weber defined ______ as the ability to bring about an intended outcome, even when opposed by others. | power |
| Empowerment increases people's | capacity to bring about an intended outcome. |
| True or false: As women have become empowered, they have accomplished gains without dominating men, making their achievements examples of "power to" acts. | True |
| Which of the following are examples of organization as a way to increase empowerment? Online friendship circle A neighborhood association A labor union College Education | A neighborhood association and A labor union |
| In societies where women have little power, practices such as forcing children to be brides serve as examples of "power over" and inequality at both the ______ and societal levels. | individual |
| According to Max Weber, what are the two key components of power? (Select all that apply.) ability to bring about an intended outcome ability to reach a mutually beneficial compromise ability to overcome opposition distribution of resources | the ability to bring about an intended outcome the ability to overcome opposition |
| A political candidate runs misleading ads that distort rival, local vote against. An organization runs ad campaign for people to turn the water off while brushing their teeth, Water consumption falls. People/organizations use what to overcome opposition? | Persuasion |
| Empowerment is the focus of much ______ scholarship on power. | Feminist |
| Power is an essential part of social relationships at the ______ level of social life. (Select all that apply.) | macro, meso, and micro |
| ______ theories point out that power can involve competence and ability, rather than a form of dominance. | Feminist |
| The "______" approach to understanding power focuses on overcoming opposition or dominating others. | power over |
| A federal solar tax credit allowing businesses or individuals to deduct a percentage of the cost of installing solar panels on their home or building is an example of using the ---- strategy to overcome opposition. | reward or incentive |
| Marx and Weber focused much of their attention on the operation of power at the ______ level of society. | macro |
| Which of the following are examples of the six bases of power within small groups and organizations? | coercive power, reward power, and informational power |
| Which strategy of empowerment involves bringing people together to identify common goals and work together to achieve them? | Organization |
| When a homeowner and prospective buyer negotiate a sale price for a house, they are using ______ power tactics. | bilateral |
| Economic power is the type of power that enables some people to | determine who will receive important resources and how those resources will be used. |
| Political power, as opposed to economic or cultural, is the type of power that enables some people to | set the conditions under which others are expected to live. |
| Which of the following is an example of cultural power? | parents encouraging their children to read certain books |
| You perform tasks for your boss because they have --- power? | legitimate |
| Which of the following types of tactics focuses on relationships? | soft tactics |
| Which of the following are examples of persons who exercise legitimate power? (Select all that apply.) a military dictator a spiritual leader the U.S. president a kidnapper | a spiritual leader and the U.S. president |
| Which of the following is an example of economic power? boss control over supplies a religious organization trying to encourage belief the government distributing money for project teachers set rules for how they expect their students to behave | -your boss exercising control over departmental supplies -the government distributing money for various public projects |
| Which of the following is an example of a political use of power? | parents setting the rules for how children should behave |
| A parent who distributes a weekly allowance to their child is exercising ---- power. On the other hand, a parent withholding that same allowance as a punishment is exercising --- power | Blank 1: reward Blank 2: coercive or coercion |
| Power that is voluntarily accepted by those who are affected is called ______ power. | legitimate |
| Economic power is the type of power that enables some people to | determine who will receive important resources and how those resources will be used. |
| What's the relationship of power & compliance? ifauthority get compliance by coerce conflict can be in society Those with power rely on compliance to help The span of a case can be decided who wield legitimate power don't need compliance to control | When authorities achieve compliance through coercion, conflict can often lurk beneath the orderly surface of society. Those with power depend upon compliance to maintain their position. |
| Political power, as opposed to economic or cultural, is the type of power that enables some people to | set the conditions under which others are expected to live. |
| The well-known role of ______ as a charismatic leader in the civil rights movement began during the bus boycott in Montgomery, Alabama. | Martin Luther King, Jr. |
| Which of the following is an example of cultural power? | parents encouraging their children to read certain books |
| A special advantage or benefit that NOT everyone in a society is able to enjoy is a | privilege |
| A psychiatrist has --- power in matters relating to mental health. A person using a psychiatric study to support their argument for universal access to mental health care has --- power. | expert informational |
| According to Max Weber, what are the components of stratification? (Select all that apply.) location class political power status | class political power status |
| True or false: The degree of compliance in a social situation is always apparent. | False |
| A --- is a group of people who share a roughly similar economic position and lifestyle. | class |
| In ______, trained organizers identify and coordinate the efforts of existing neighborhood leaders, who in turn mobilize fellow residents to work on issues they identify as priorities. | Alinsky-style community organizing |
| Which of the following theories questions taken-for-granted assumptions about society by looking at it from multiple viewpoints? | Standpoint Theory |
| To which does the term status refer in sociology? | a person's position in a social system the prestige attributed to an individual position |
| Which of the following are examples of the six bases of power within small groups and organizations? | informational power coercive power reward power |
| True or false: Weber saw political power as potentially independent of class and status. | True |
| The unequal distribution of resources within a society is called --? | inequality |
| Which of the following types of theorists built on Weber and W. E. B. Du Bois's work through intersectionality theory? | feminist |
| ______ examined the concept of class in terms of work, and ______ looked at class in terms of life chances. | Marx; Weber |
| A(n) Blank______ is made up of social structures and cultural norms that create and maintain inequality by ranking people into a hierarchy of groups that receive unequal resources. | stratification system |
| ______ wrote The Politics of Nonviolent Action, which describes a theory of power based on sociological principles and describes the strategic uses of disobedience. | Gene Sharp |
| Authority in the home or workplace is an example of a | political resource |
| The prestige attributed to an individual is called | status |
| Which of the following thinkers argued that society is stratified in terms of political power? | Weber |
| ______ theory highlights the connections and interactions between various forms of inequality, especially race, class, and gender. | Intersectionality |
| Which of the following are elements of all stratification systems? | the unequal distribution of valued resources an ideology that explains and justifies inequality distinct groups that make up society's layers |
| Your friend Gary agrees to go with you to see the latest horror movie, even though he hates this type of movie and would rather watch an action film. You have engaged in the exercise of | power. |
| At the age of 8, Sasha’s family promised her hand in marriage to the older son of a well-respected family in town. Which of the following uses of power best describes this determination by Sasha’s family about whom she will marry? | domination |
| Research into small group dynamics suggests that when those in authority feel powerless, they are most likely to use __________ to achieve their aims. | coercion |
| John received a call from his doctor’s office that his appointment was at 8:00 A.M. on the following day. This friendly reminder is an example of a | soft power tactic. |
| The Brighton Academy just received a government grant to help finance new research into a cure for Alzheimer’s disease. This is an example of the government’s exercising | economic power. |
| Recall when as a child you asked a parent why you needed to do what you were told, and the parent responded, “Because I said so!” This is an example of | traditional authority. |
| Which of the following theorists argued that inequality is represented by different classes of people who are related through the means of production? | Karl Marx |
| According to the text, the use of algorithms by tech companies may trigger the use of an older type of power. This power is referred to as | political regulation. |
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