SOC 101 Study Guide -- Test #4: Families, Education, Urbanization, and Globalization | Exams Introduction to Sociology

SOC 101 Study Guide -- Test #4 (May 13, 2009)

NOTE: For each chapter be sure to review all the bolded concepts – know their definition and be ab le to recognize

examples for each

Chapter 15 – Fami lies and Intimate Relationships

 the different theories of the family – functionalism and feminism

 the reality behind the myths of th e traditional fam ily

 the most importan t changes occurring worldwide in connection with families

 the contemporary trends in marriage and family in the U.S. – patterns of marriage, divorce, cohabi tation, non-

marital childbearing, and single-parent families

 what the pattern of divorce has b een in the U.S. and why divorce occurs

 how divorce affects all members of families, bu t particularly children

 the social factors behind the rise in single-parent households

 the contemporary alternatives to traditional marri age and family

Chapter 16 – Educ ation section on ly (pp. 505-520)

 relationship between industrializa tion and the development of schools and the roles of schools in modern

societies

 how sociological th eories explain the emergence of schools (functionalism and conflict theory)

 social inequality and education – studies by Colemen, Jencks, Oak es, Gamoran, Bowles and Gin tis

 what functional illiteracy is and what educational experts suggest as solutions to this problem, including the

movement to create private-public partnerships

 the history of formal education in d eveloping na tions and the current state of education and literacy in this part

of the world

Chapter 19 – Urbanization, Popul ation and the Environment

 the differences be tween tradition al cities and modern cities

 the relationship between urbanization and indus trialization

 the concepts of m etropolis and m egalopolis

 the different theories of urbanism/urbanization: concentric zone, multiple sector, urbanism as a w ay of life

 the factors contributing to suburbanization and gen trification and the consequences of these processes for cities

and regions

 what global cities are

 the patterns of urbanization in the developing world

 the basic demographic variables that measure fertility, mortality, migration, life expectancy and life span

 patterns of population growth

 Malthusianism and Thomas Malthus’s views on population growth

 the stages of the demographic transition and how it relates to pas t and present population growth

 the environmental challenges created by continuing patterns of urbanization

 trends in world consumption over the course of the 20th century, including patterns of inequality

 what sustainable development is and how it relates to patterns of consumption, poverty and the environment

Chapter 20 – Globa lization in a Changing World

• major factors contributing to social change and th e contribution that each makes to social change

• the theories that suggest we are living in a postindustrial society and have reached a postmodern period as well

as some of the critiques of these views

• factors contributing to globalization

• the three perspectives within the g lobalization debate

• how globalization affects our lives, including the rise of individualism, changes in work patterns, the impact on

popular culture

• the two types of risk that threaten human societies, types of manufactured risks , and the rise of the global risk

society

• the impact of globalization on global inequality

Finally, remember to review the chapter quizzes on the website provided by the textbook publisher.

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SOC 101 Study Guide -- Test #4 (May 13, 2009) NOTE: For each chapter be sure to review all the bolded concepts – know their definition and be able to recognize examples for each Chapter 15 – Families and Intimate Relationships  the different theories of the family – functionalism and feminism  the reality behind the myths of the traditional family  the most important changes occurring worldwide in connection with families  the contemporary trends in marriage and family in the U.S. – patterns of marriage, divorce, cohabitation, non- marital childbearing, and single-parent families  what the pattern of divorce has been in the U.S. and why divorce occurs  how divorce affects all members of families, but particularly children  the social factors behind the rise in single-parent households  the contemporary alternatives to traditional marriage and family Chapter 16 – Education section only (pp. 505-520)  relationship between industrialization and the development of schools and the roles of schools in modern societies  how sociological theories explain the emergence of schools (functionalism and conflict theory)  social inequality and education – studies by Colemen, Jencks, Oakes, Gamoran, Bowles and Gintis  what functional illiteracy is and what educational experts suggest as solutions to this problem, including the movement to create private-public partnerships  the history of formal education in developing nations and the current state of education and literacy in this part of the world Chapter 19 – Urbanization, Population and the Environment  the differences between traditional cities and modern cities  the relationship between urbanization and industrialization  the concepts of metropolis and megalopolis  the different theories of urbanism/urbanization: concentric zone, multiple sector, urbanism as a way of life  the factors contributing to suburbanization and gentrification and the consequences of these processes for cities and regions  what global cities are  the patterns of urbanization in the developing world  the basic demographic variables that measure fertility, mortality, migration, life expectancy and life span  patterns of population growth  Malthusianism and Thomas Malthus’s views on population growth  the stages of the demographic transition and how it relates to past and present population growth  the environmental challenges created by continuing patterns of urbanization  trends in world consumption over the course of the 20th^ century, including patterns of inequality  what sustainable development is and how it relates to patterns of consumption, poverty and the environment Chapter 20 – Globalization in a Changing World

major factors contributing to social change and the contribution that each makes to social change
the theories that suggest we are living in a postindustrial society and have reached a postmodern period as well as some of the critiques of these views
factors contributing to globalization
the three perspectives within the globalization debate
how globalization affects our lives, including the rise of individualism, changes in work patterns, the impact on popular culture
the two types of risk that threaten human societies, types of manufactured risks, and the rise of the global risk society
the impact of globalization on global inequality Finally, remember to review the chapter quizzes on the website provided by the textbook publisher.

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