SOC100H: Intro to Sociology I Midterm Fall 2024 Practice Test PDF

This is a practice SOC100 midterm provided to serve as a test preparation resource. It was the actual midterm in the Winter, 2024 semester so it serves as a realistic example of the type of test questions you will find on the real test. SOC100H: Intro to Sociology I...

This is a practice SOC100 midterm provided to serve as a test preparation resource. It was the actual midterm in the Winter, 2024 semester so it serves as a realistic example of the type of test questions you will find on the real test. SOC100H: Intro to Sociology I Midterm Please make sure to fill out your name, student number, and the version/form letter (see below) on the top of your scantron sheet. Please do this BEFORE we start the exam. Thanks! :) VERSION/FORM A Duration: 1hr 50 mins Aids Allowed: English-Foreign Language Dictionary Exam Reminders: Do not begin writing the actual exam until the TA or Professor instruct you to do so. As a student, you help create a fair and inclusive writing environment. If you possess an unauthorized aid during an exam, you will be charged with an academic offence. Turn off and place all cell phones, smart watches, electronic devices, and unauthorized study materials in your bag under your desk. If it is left in your pocket, it is an academic offence. When you are done your exam, raise your hand for someone to come and collect your exam. Do not collect your bag and jacket before your exam is handed in. You MUST sign the sign-in sheet BEFORE you leave the exam. If you are feeling ill and unable to finish your exam, please bring it to the attention of the TA or Professor in your room so that it can be recorded before leaving the exam hall. In the event of a fire alarm, do not check your cell phone when escorted outside. All answers MUST be filled in on your scantron sheet. Answers provided on this exam paper will NOT be graded. Students must hand in all examination materials at the end. This exam contains 50 multiple-choice and true-false questions. It is worth 20% of your final grade (but will automatically be replaced by your final exam in the case that your final exam grade is higher—if your final exam grade is not higher than your midterm grade will not be replaced). The teaching team wishes you the best of the luck on the test! 1. Maria was raised to view moral integrity as the greatest trait a person can have. In observing and reflecting on her daily behavior, however, she realizes that she spends money each day on non- essential items like alcohol and expensive clothes while roughly 25,000 people starve to death in the world a day. For this reason, Maria is distressed because it means that she may not actually be a moral person. What course concept fits this scenario best? a) Cognitive dissonance. b) Self-perception theory. c) Moral distress. d) Social location bias. e) Liquid modernity. Answer Context: Slide 25 of Lecture 1  this was the Fall 2024 slide #, this year’s slide numbers are likely different, but the same slide should be roughly near these provided slide numbers. 2. The University of Toronto’s Accessibility Services program that works to create equity at the university by providing things like more test time and more flexible deadlines on assignments to students with circumstances requiring it is an example of which of the following? Choose the best answer. a) Working towards equality of opportunity. b) Working towards equality of condition. c) Working towards equality in economic capital. d) Working towards equality in social capital. e) Working towards equality in cultural capital. Answer Context: Slide 56 of Lecture 2 3. Studies definitively (i.e., without any doubt) show that mental health problems are much worse today than they used to be. a. True b. False Answer Context: Slide 68 of Lecture 4 this was the Fall 2024 slide #, this year’s slide numbers are likely different, but the same slide should be roughly near these provided slide numbers. 4. Which of the following is NOT one of the Moral Foundations from Moral Foundation Theory? a) Authority/Respect b) In-Group Loyalty c) Fairness/Reciprocity d) Laws/Governance e) Purity/Sanctity Answer Context: Slides 75-80 of Lecture 6 this was the Fall 2024 slide #, this year’s slide numbers are likely different, but the same slide should be roughly near these provided slide numbers. 5. Which of the following Earths from the multiverse has the LEAST amount of inequality according to their GINI scores? a) Earth #312 with a Gini score of 0.42 b) Earth #626 with a Gini score of 0.38 c) Earth #256 with a Gini score of 0.25 d) Earth #951 with a Gini score of 0.81 e) Earth #278 with a Gini score of 0.33 Answer Context: Slides 63-64 of Lecture 5 this was the Fall 2024 slide #, this year’s slide numbers are likely different, but the same slide should be roughly near these provided slide numbers. 1 6. The Friendly Carpenter is a business that seeks to provide ethically sourced (i.e. environmentally friendly) wood to builders. To do this, they charge higher prices for their products, which lowers sales and profits. The Wood Corporation, on the other hand, operates under the goal of providing wood at the lowest price possible. The Wood Corporation, using their larger profits, purchase a majority of shares of The Friendly Carpenter and, therefore, take ownership of it. What concept from class best fits this example? a) Weber’s bureaucracy b) Marx’s competition as an external coercive law. c) Path dependency. d) The Matthew Effect. e) Externalities. Answer Context: Slides 127 of Lecture 6 this was the Fall 2024 slide #, this year’s slide numbers are likely different, but the same slide should be roughly near these provided slide numbers. 7. As discussed in class, the reason universal healthcare started in Saskatchewan is because? a. Saskatchewan had a more extensive welfare system already so adding healthcare to it was not controversial. b. Meritocracy did not fit the experience of farmers well. c. Saskatchewan at the time was one of the wealthiest provinces. d. Saskatchewan has a much smaller population. e. All of the above. Answer Context: Slides 48 of Lecture 4 this was the Fall 2024 slide #, this year’s slide numbers are likely different, but the same slide should be roughly near these provided slide numbers. 8. Which of these is an example of the free-rider problem? Choose the best answer. a) Some employees at a company accept a pay cut so that the lowest-paid employees can get a pay raise; company morale increases as a result of more equity. b) Some employees at a company consistently leave work early, leaving the other employees to work harder, yet everyone gets paid the same amount. c) Some employees at a company receive a bonus as a result of their hard work over the holiday period, while others who did not work as hard do not receive the bonus. d) A company lays off a quarter of its workforce but the overall workload does not decrease and is spread out among those left. e) One group on a class project works exceedingly hard on their project, another group puts in minimal effort. However, both groups receive the same grade from the Professor. Answer Context: Slides 142 of Lecture 6 this was the Fall 2024 slide #, this year’s slide numbers are likely different, but the same slide should be roughly near these provided slide numbers. 9. Why is healthcare incompatible with free market economics? a. Time b. Competition as a coercive force c. Valuation d. All of the above e. Both a & c. Answer Context: Slides 59 of Lecture 4 this was the Fall 2024 slide #, this year’s slide numbers are likely different, but the same slide should be roughly near these provided slide numbers. 10. Which of the following is one of the two general principles associated with the Sociological Imagination? a) See the foreign in the domestic. b) See the general in the particular. 2  c) See the social in the individual. d) See the structure in the chaos. e) Trick question, none of the above are principles associated with the Sociological Imagination. Answer Context: Slides 32 of Lecture 1 this was the Fall 2024 slide #, this year’s slide numbers are likely different, but the same slide should be roughly near these provided slide numbers. 11. Which of the following represents passive income? a) Kammy starts her own cleaning business specific to AirBnBs and is the only employee. b) Fernando finally graduates from law school and begins working at a top firm with a six- figure salary. c) J.D. moves in with his partner he rents out his home for $1,200 a month (i.e., he becomes a landlord). d) Kezia begins working for Rover, an app that connects her to pet owners that need dog walking and cat sitting services. This allows her to set her own schedule and, in many way, be her own boss. e) Trick question, none of the other answers represent passive income. Answer Context: Slides 31 of Lecture 5 this was the Fall 2024 slide #, this year’s slide numbers are likely different, but the same slide should be roughly near these provided slide numbers. 12. Whether something is defined as a mental illness is determined primarily by… a. Diagnostic and statistical manuals b. Brain scans. c. Blood tests. d. Consensus. e. All of the above. Answer Context: Slides 73 of Lecture 4  this was the Fall 2024 slide #, this year’s slide numbers are likely different, but the same slide should be roughly near these provided slide numbers. 13. Hui Cheng starts a high paying summer job selling tickets for the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto. He quickly notices that his upper class (i.e. wealthy) colleagues are able to sell more tickets due to knowing more people who have interest in visiting museums. Conversely, none of his family, friends, or neighbors are interested in buying museum tickets. As a result of selling fewer tickets, Hui Cheng is not hired back for the following summer and is forced to take a lower paying job as a result. Which of the following statements BEST represents what happened to Hui Cheng? a) Hui Cheng’s lower social capital is leading to him having lower economic capital. b) Hui Cheng’s lower cultural capital is leading to him having lower economic capital. c) Hui Cheng’s lower cultural capital is leading to him having lower social capital. d) Hui Cheng’s lower social capital is leading to him having lower cultural capital. e) Hui Cheng’s lower economic capital is reproducing itself and causing further low economic capital. Answer Context: Slides 61 of Lecture 2. Knowing more people who have interest in visiting museums fits the definition of social capital on the slide best. Losing one’s job affects their economic capital.  this was the Fall 2024 slide #, this year’s slide numbers are likely different, but the same slide should be roughly near these provided slide numbers. 14. “the tendency to process information by looking for, or interpreting, information that is consistent with one’s existing beliefs” is the definition of which of the following course concepts? a) Fundamental Attribution Error b) Self-Serving Bias c) Confirmation Bias d) Dunning-Kruger Effect 3  e) Optimism Bias Answer Context: Slide 52 of Lecture 1 15. Levels of meritocracy are higher when achieved statuses matter more than ascribed statuses. a) True b) False Answer Context: Slides 33 of lecture 2 has definition of meritocracy= a system of rewards based on personal attributes within an individual's control (e.g., work ethic) and demonstrated abilities. Slide 51 of Lecture 5 has definitions of ascribed and achieved statuses. Ascribed Status= Attributes (advantages and disadvantages) assigned at birth; Achieved Status= Attributes (advantages and disadvantages) developed throughout life as a result of effort and skill. Meritocracy is lower if ascribed traits someone has no control over (race, sex, sexuality, etc.) are used to determine rewards. this was the Fall 2024 slide #, this year’s slide numbers are likely different, but the same slide should be roughly near these provided slide numbers. 16. Beatriz chooses to leave her home country of Romania after receiving her medical degree so that she can start a new life in Canada. What course concept best illustrates what Beatriz has done here? a) Social location bias b) National location bias c) Brain drain d) Cultural displacement e) Assimilation Answer Context: Slide 66 of Lecture 3.  this was the Fall 2024 slide #, this year’s slide numbers are likely different, but the same slide should be roughly near these provided slide numbers. 17. The analogy of blind-folded scientist trying to understand an elephant was used to explain what? a) Why we need research methods. b) What the different theoretical perspectives offer us in understanding issues. c) Why Sociology is different than other academic disciplines like history, economics, political science, etc. d) Why we must approach problems/issues objectively versus subjectively. e) Both a and d are correct. Answer Context: Slide 23 of Lecture 2  this was the Fall 2024 slide #, this year’s slide numbers are likely different, but the same slide should be roughly near these provided slide numbers. 18. “A mental construct or thought-exercise where you observe things of the same type and try to find their common elements to form a universal construct based on what they all have in common” is the definition of which of the following course concepts? a) Ideal Type b) Counter-Factual c) Dunning-Kruger Effect d) Moral Foundation Theory e) Post-Modernism Answer Context: Slide 24 of Lecture 2 this was the Fall 2024 slide #, this year’s slide numbers are likely different, but the same slide should be roughly near these provided slide numbers. 19. We discussed in lecture the argument that children often want to respect an immigrant parent’s sacrifice in moving to a new country by performing well in education. This is an insight we gained by taking a Symbolic Interactionist approach. Why is this argument/insight associated with Symbolic Interactionism (S.I.)? a) S.I. helps us focus on understanding how social conditions like family ties/relationships help overcome structural disadvantages. 4  b) S.I. helps us understand intersectionality and the roots of interest convergence. c) S.I. helps us focus on the personal and emotional meanings of circumstances to explain social behavior. d) S.I. helps us focus on the value of social capital in educational settings due to its focus on interactions. e) Trick question, this was insight gained by using feminism not symbolic interactionism. 20. An intended function of the education system is referred to as a latent effect of education. a) True b) False Answer Context: Slide 67 of Lecture 2 this was the Fall 2024 slide #, this year’s slide numbers are likely different, but the same slide should be roughly near these provided slide numbers. 21. Which Sociological theory is the most likely to emphasize subjectivity? a) Conflict Theory b) Structural Functionalism c) Symbolic Interactionism d) Human Capital Theory e) Trick question, none of the above would emphasize subjectivity. Answer Context: Slide 72 of Lecture 2 this was the Fall 2024 slide #, this year’s slide numbers are likely different, but the same slide should be roughly near these provided slide numbers. 22. According to Carol Dweck, those who believe their intelligence can be developed (through hard work, good strategies, and input from others) are displaying a ______________. a) Sociological Imagination b) Fixed Mindset c) Internal Orientation d) Growth Mindset e) External Orientation Answer Context: Slide 34 of Lecture 3 this was the Fall 2024 slide #, this year’s slide numbers are likely different, but the same slide should be roughly near these provided slide numbers. 23. What theorist that we learned about in class came up with the concept of economic, social, and cultural capital? a) Karl Marx b) Max Weber c) Jean Baudrillard d) Phillippe Beauchamp e) Pierre Bourdieu Answer Context: Slide 61 of Lecture 2.  this was the Fall 2024 slide #, this year’s slide numbers are likely different, but the same slide should be roughly near these provided slide numbers. 24. Which of the following is the LEAST sociological explanation for crime rates? a) Studies consistently find that those who are physically large (height, weight, and muscle mass) are more prone to committing violent crime because they have higher odds of winning physical confrontations. b) Those from lower socio-economic statuses feel a greater sense of injustice due to relative poverty and are more prone to reject legitimate means of gaining income for illegitimate or criminal means of gaining income. 5  c) Those who are incarcerated for any period of time learn from other prisoners different effective ways to commit crime that increase the likelihood of them committing these crimes upon release. d) Government decisions to have criminal records follow those who have already paid their debt to society means that the legitimate opportunities to gain income are more limited, this increases the chances they once again resort to crime. e) Those who live in significant relative poverty are much more likely to believe society is unfair regarding wealth. Once someone does not believe the rules are fair, they are less likely to follow them. Answer Context: The first part of Lecture 1 overviews what Sociology is. Option a is a biological explanation because it attributes the behavior to the persons size (biological attributes). The practice midterm had multiple questions like this to prepare you for this kind of question as well.  this was the Fall 2024 slide #, this year’s slide numbers are likely different, but the same slide should be roughly near these provided slide numbers. 25. Thinking about how her parents will react and about her future job prospects, Jan chooses to major in computer science instead of her passion of philosophy. Which course concept best illustrates what Jan has used here? a) Brain Drain b) Instrumental Rationality c) Value Rationality d) Immediacy Bias e) Pessimism Bias Answer Context: Slide 12 of Lecture 3.  this was the Fall 2024 slide #, this year’s slide numbers are likely different, but the same slide should be roughly near these provided slide numbers. 26. Which of the following is the LEAST sociological explanation for differences in student grades on exams? a) Differences in intelligence have been found to have roots as far back as childhood, including things like nutrition, access to books, and time spent with parents. b) Some students work part-time jobs to help pay for university which results in less time to do school work. Other students are financially able not to work and have more time to study as a result. c) Different people have different work ethics that will affect their effort when preparing for tests. d) Different states of mental health can affect exam performance and many students cannot afford mental health treatments like therapy and/or pharmaceuticals. e) People process stress differently on biological levels due to factors like allostatic load and their social location, which means the stress from exams may help or hurt performance differently for each person. Answer Context: The first part of Lecture 1 overviews what Sociology is. Option c is the least Sociological because it is an individual explanation that blames the individual versus anything to do with society.  this was the Fall 2024 slide #, this year’s slide numbers are likely different, but the same slide should be roughly near these provided slide numbers. 27. When you write a thesis it should clearly and directly give away the end (in other words, the thesis should say exactly what the paper concludes) f) True g) False Answer Context: Slide 22 of Tutorial 1 6 28. Naolin works 30 hours per week in a part-time job while taking 5 classes a semester and assisting her family in watching her younger siblings. After a few years of this, Naolin feels exhausted and has little energy and drive left to keep her grades high. Which of the following concepts BEST illustrates what Naolin is feeling? a) The Matthew Effect b) Allostatic Load c) Ethnocentrism d) Fundamental Attribution Error e) Burnout Effect Answer Context: Slide 14 of Lecture 4.  this was the Fall 2024 slide #, this year’s slide numbers are likely different, but the same slide should be roughly near these provided slide numbers. 29. Which of the following is NOT an example of an externality? a) Lung cancer stemming from smoking cigarettes. b) Rising healthcare costs due to increased consumption of nutrition-deficient fast foods. c) The opioid epidemic stemming from increased doctor prescriptions of opioids. d) The association between pornography and the objectification of women. e) Trick question, all of the above are examples of an externality. Answer Context: Slide 66 of Lecture 6.  this was the Fall 2024 slide #, this year’s slide numbers are likely different, but the same slide should be roughly near these provided slide numbers. 30. “due to technological developments and increased cultural exposure caused by globalization, all culture is in an increasingly fast and constant state of flux” is the definition of which of the following course concepts. a) Social Constructionism b) Cultural Dynamism c) Globalization of Culture d) Liquid Modernity e) Cultural Fluidity Answer Context: Slides 6 of Tutorial #4. 31. By definition, all serial killers are mentally ill. a) True b) False Answer Context: Slide 79-80 of Lecture 4.  this was the Fall 2024 slide #, this year’s slide numbers are likely different, but the same slide should be roughly near these provided slide numbers. 32. When discussing the need to create equity in society, traits like gender, race, and sexual orientation are discussed extensively. Income, however, is only included in these discussions sometimes. Based on the course material, which of the following BEST exemplifies or demonstrates why this is the case? a) The Matthew Effect. b) Cultural bias. c) Income being in a gray area between an ascribed and achieved status (i.e., income is both an ascribed and achieved status versus clearly being one or the other). d) The labor theory of value. e) The progressive nature of tax systems in most wealthy countries. Answer Context: Slide 51 of Lecture 5. this was the Fall 2024 slide #, this year’s slide numbers are likely different, but the same slide should be roughly near these provided slide numbers. 7 33. The Matthew Effect, as discussed in class, describes how there are upward forces such as ____________ that help the rich stay rich, while there are downward forces such as ____________ that lead to the poor staying poor. a) tax cuts; a low minimum wage b) a low minimum wage; inheritance c) passive income; interest on loans d) interest on loans; passive income e) CEO pay; sweatshops. Answer Context: The Matthew Effect and examples of it are discussed throughout lecture 5.  this was the Fall 2024 slide #, this year’s slide numbers are likely different, but the same slide should be roughly near these provided slide numbers. 34. Why is Sociology so hard to define compared to most other disciplines? a) Because it is a social and not a natural science. b) Because historically it was the last (i.e., most recent) discipline to be developed. c) Because it does not have clearly defined research methods. d) Because it is defined by how it studies topics versus being defined by what topics it studies. e) All of the above. Answer Context: The Matthew Effect and examples of it are discussed throughout lecture 5. this was the Fall 2024 slide #, this year’s slide numbers are likely different, but the same slide should be roughly near these provided slide numbers. 35. Which of the following is NOT one of the reasons globalization increased health challenges? a. Due to increased travel. b. Due to governments collecting less tax revenue. c. Due to the ‘race to the bottom.’ d. Due to decreasing rates of labour unionization resulting in less time off work. e. Both c & d. Answer Context: Slides 35-45 of Lecture 4.  this was the Fall 2024 slide #, this year’s slide numbers are likely different, but the same slide should be roughly near these provided slide numbers. 36. Which of the following is NOT an ascribed status? f) Race g) Ethnicity h) Height i) Education Level j) Trick question, all of the above are ascribed statuses. Answer Context: Slides 51 of Lecture 5.  this was the Fall 2024 slide #, this year’s slide numbers are likely different, but the same slide should be roughly near these provided slide numbers. 37. Based on lecture material, what is an effective way to persuade wealthy democratic governments to allow resource extraction at the cost of the environment? Choose the BEST answer. a) Bribing top government officials to allow resource extraction. b) Fueling international wars with other countries. c) Fueling moral outrage over transgender athletes so that the government is distracted from concentrating on the environment. d) Fueling civil war through arming insurgent groups within the country. e) Creating an oligopoly that allows significant control over the nation’s economy. Answer Context: Slides 107 of Lecture 6.  this was the Fall 2024 slide #, this year’s slide numbers are likely different, but the same slide should be roughly near these provided slide numbers. 8 38. What theoretical tradition BEST fits the following description: The income gap has risen in Canada over the last 40 years. Anisa argues that the reason why there have not been more protests inspired by the gap is because those earning low wages have to work so many hours that they simply do not have time to organize and participate. a) Structural Functionalism b) Conflict Theory. c) Feminism d) Critical Race Theory e) Symbolic Interactionism Answer Context: Slides 54 of Lecture 2.  this was the Fall 2024 slide #, this year’s slide numbers are likely different, but the same slide should be roughly near these provided slide numbers. 39. The only two places to get pizza in the small town of Kamsack, Saskatchewan are Jamie’s Pizzeria and Laverna’s Cheese Pie. Residents of the town are quite angry when both places on the same day decide that they will no longer include a free drink in their pizza combos. What course concept best explains what has happened here? a) Competition as a coercive force b) Bureaucracy c) Oligopoly d) Gini Effect e) De-unionization Answer Context: Slides 81 of Lecture 5.  this was the Fall 2024 slide #, this year’s slide numbers are likely different, but the same slide should be roughly near these provided slide numbers. 40. Governments should invest in education because it builds citizen’s economic, social, and cultural capital. By doing so it also creates a more economically productive and innovative workforce. Which of the following best encapsulates or represents this statement? a) Symbolic interactionist theory of stratification b) Human capital theory c) Feminism d) Conflict Theory e) The selecting/sorting function of education Answer Context: Slides 48 of Lecture 2 this was the Fall 2024 slide #, this year’s slide numbers are likely different, but the same slide should be roughly near these provided slide numbers. 41. What theoretical tradition BEST fits the following description: In analyzing the requirements for success in professional fields like law, medicine, and business, Sociologists found that working excessively long hours is essential to getting promoted. This is problematic because it means that people with greater childcare expectations and demands (i.e. women) are at a distinct disadvantage due to being more limited in how many hours they can work. a) Structural Functionalism b) Conflict Theory c) Symbolic Interactionism d) Feminism e) Critical Race Theory Answer Context: Lecture 3 42. “eliminating obviously incorrect answers, which increases your chances of selecting the right one, even if you’re unsure” is the definition of which of the following test-taking strategies? a) Elimination Method b) Answer Narrowing 9  c) Deductive Reasoning d) Confidence-based Selection e) Trick question, none of the above answers are correct. Answer Context: Tutorial #2, slide 4 43. “The point in time when atmospheric greenhouse gases begin to decline on a year-to-year basis” is the definition of….? a) Climate Mitigation b) Drawdown c) Symbiotic Sustainability d) Dunning-Kruger Effect e) Tragedy of the Commons Answer Context: Slides 54 of Lecture 6. this was the Fall 2024 slide #, this year’s slide numbers are likely different, but the same slide should be roughly near these provided slide numbers. 44. Which course concept best helps us understand why some individuals believe that people living on welfare are lazy and mooching off the hard work of others? a) Dunning-Kruger Effect b) Decline Bias c) Moral Foundation Theory d) Systemic Discrimination e) Overt Discrimination Answer Context: slide 20 of lecture 5 this was the Fall 2024 slide #, this year’s slide numbers are likely different, but the same slide should be roughly near these provided slide numbers. 45. Historically, studies found that drinking a glass of wine a day was good for health. However, more recent studies consistently find that any alcohol consumption is negative for health. What course concept best encapsulates what happened to the original finding here? a. The relationship was mis-operationalized. b. The relationship was subject to sampling bias. c. The relationship was subject to social desirability bias. d. The relationship was spurious. e. The relationship represents cultural lag. Answer Context: Slides 71 of Lecture 4 46. Max Weber argues that __________ turns humans into machines where they do not exercise their judgement or morality and instead follow set guidelines? a) Technology b) Bureaucracy c) Theory d) Objectivity e) Social Location Bias Answer Context: Slides 128 of Lecture 6. this was the Fall 2024 slide #, this year’s slide numbers are likely different, but the same slide should be roughly near these provided slide numbers. 47. According to lecture material, young professionals like Professor McIvor often look good by measures of __________, and bad by measures of _____________. a) income; wealth. b) wealth; income c) cultural capital; social capital d) social capital; cultural capital 10  e) cultural capital; economic capital Answer Context: slide 99 of lecture 5 48. The failure of town bike programs where bikes were provided for anyone in the community to use freely was discussed in class to illustrate what course concept? a) Social Contract b) Tragedy of the commons c) Moral Foundation Theory d) Bureaucracy e) Drawdown Answer Context: Slides 148-152 of Lecture 6. this was the Fall 2024 slide #, this year’s slide numbers are likely different, but the same slide should be roughly near these provided slide numbers. 49. Which of the following embodies or displays THE LEAST Sociological explanation for voter turnout in the recent Canadian election? a) It is very difficult for homeless people to vote and express their preferences due to proof of address and possessing valid ID being mandatory requirements set out by the government. b) Young people are less likely to vote due to caring little for politics and often reporting that they had better things to do. c) Lower class people (those who earn less money) have less job flexibility than upper class people, making it harder for them to get out of work and vote. d) In Canada, people incarcerated in prison are allowed to vote versus in the US where they are not. This is important because roughly 40,000 people are in prison in Canada. e) Many Canadians from minority racial groups feel a lack of representation in the politicians they can vote for (i.e. they don’t have the option to vote for politicians that look like them). For this reason, they are less motivated to vote. Answer Context: Lecture 1 50. Which of the following is NOT an example of someone using anecdotal evidence? a) Jin-Ho often buys fresh produce from street vendors in Seoul. In his experience, the fruits sold by vendors are always fresher than those in supermarkets b) Mateo claims that Argentine public schools don’t provide adequate resources for students, because his cousin in Buenos Aires struggles to get textbooks for his classes. c) Aisha believes that in Lagos, men always handle financial decisions in the family because that’s what happens in her household and among her friends. d) Ahmed says that driving in Dubai is extremely dangerous because he has seen multiple car accidents on his daily commute over the past few years. e) Trick question, all of the above are examples of anecdotal evidence. Answer Context: Tutorial #2, slide 4 11