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Questions

1. The Bible was the first mass produced book; this would have allowed the masses to:

a. Attain knowledge on an individual level and question power and exploitation of the church and state.

b. Strengthen religious and collective social bonds to fight against their aggressors.

c. Understand the dynamics of power relations and realize that they are being exploited.

d. Pursue capitalist ideologies and a good Protestant work ethic.

2. Marx's ideas of society were limited because:

a. All aspects of social life depended on gender identity and socioeconomic status.

b. The capitalists always exploit workers and Marx failed to consider class exploitation.

c. Every aspect of human social condition was driven by economic relationships and all things came back to economics.

d. Marx ideas were purely focused on the "opium of the masses." and the repressive role of religion in people's lives.

3. Which statement best reflects the concept of a continuous life course?

a. Socialization does not stop with childhood; it is an ongoing process, occurring throughout one's life.

b. Socialization occurs in adulthood and continues to the middle years.

c. Childhood trauma remains throughout life and affects the life trajectory of individuals.

d. Personalities are fixed after childhood, and this can be detrimental to subsequent life stages if the individual's sense of self is not nurtured through the various life stages.

4. The social determinants of health are influenced by:

a. The "double shift" of women where they are expected to work outside the home and do the majority of housework.

b. One's personal drive and ambition to achieve optimal health

c. Income, education and employment security

d. Symbolic interactions that nurture the physical and emotional self

5. Stereotyping of cultures, exists:

a. In the Western societies because they use an ethnocentric value system to judge other societies.

b. In the East where prejudice and discrimination is pervasive due to a lack of literacy

c. Across all cultures, because we all hold stereotypes about each other

d. In modern society because the mass media depicts certain cultures in a negative or positive light.