INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY
130
Fall 2007
WALAJTYS
Sociology 130
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Mrs. Adele Walajtys (Woolite – iss)
Office: Langner Hall 103
Office Hours: M/W11:30 – 12:30 and by
appointment
Email:
COMMON SENSE QUIZ
QUESTION 1:
Since the Women’s Liberation Movement of the 1960s,
women’s wages have increased to match those of
men.
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True or False?
QUESTION 2:
Most Roman Catholics oppose birth control.
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True or False?
QUESTION 3:
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Most rapists are mentally ill.
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True or False?
QUESTION 4:
There are more minorities on welfare than whites.
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True or False?
QUESTION 5:
Couples who live together before marriage are
usually more satisfied with their marriages then
couples who do not live together
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True or False?
QUESTION 6:
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Compared with women, men make more eye contact
in face-to-face conversations.
True or false?
QUESTION 7:
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Most husbands of working wives who get laid off
from work take up the slack and increase the
amount of housework they do
True or False?
QUESTION 8:
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Steroids are the most commonly abused drug
among college athletes
True or False?
QUESTION 9:
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Because bicyclists are more likely to wear helmets
now than just a few years ago, their rate of head
injuries has dropped.
True or False?
QUESTION 10:
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Students in Japan are under such intense pressure to
do well in school that their suicide rate is double
that of U.S. students.
True or False?
QUESTION 11
Most people on welfare are lazy and looking for a
handout. They could work if they wanted to.
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True or False?
QUESTION 12
More U.S. students are shot to death now than ten or
fifteen years ago.
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True or False?