SOC 357 The Pursuit of Happiness class .
Question 1 (0.5 points)
Which age group is happiest?
Question 1 options:
Over 70
Between 41-50
Between 31-40
Between 51-60
Between 21-30
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What did Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. say was life’s most persistent and urgent question?
Question 2 options:
What do you believe in?
What are you doing for others?
What is your favorite skin color?
What makes you happy?
What is your purpose in life?
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Which of the following represents the model by Xiao, et al. (2008) about financial domain and happiness in college students?
*NOTE: the > symbol is used as an arrow in the responses below
Question 3 options:
Overall life satisfaction > financial behaviors > financial satisfaction
Financial risk > financial status > overall life satisfaction
Financial behaviors > financial satisfaction > overall life satisfaction
Overall life satisfaction > financial satisfaction > financial behaviors
Financial satisfaction > financial behaviors > overall life satisfaction
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How have the reasons for students attending college changed in the past 50 years?
Question 4 options:
There has been an increase in the intent to âcultivate social relationshipsâ and a significant decrease in âliving a comfortable lifestyleâ
There has been a decrease in the intent to âcultivate social relationshipsâ and a significant increase in âliving a comfortable lifestyleâ
In the past, students have gone to college with the intent to expand their knowledge, but today the primary reason is that they have nothing else to do
There has been a decrease in the intent to âdevelop a meaningful philosophy on lifeâ and a significant increase in âbeing well off financiallyâ
There has been an increase in the intent to âdevelop a meaningful philosophy on lifeâ and a significant decrease in âbeing well off financiallyâ
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All of the following are true statements about celebrations and festivities EXCEPT:
Question 5 options:
Celebrations favor inclusion
Celebrations are part of the happiness formula
Celebrations induce deep, enduring happiness
Celebrations are an aspect of the social human experience
Celebrations break down status divisions
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Which of the following reasons is most likely responsible for why religious persons are generally happier than non-religious persons?
Question 6 options:
Source of humility and self-acceptance
Emphasis on community
Putting others first
The search for something more
Death is not the end
SaveQuestion 7 (0.5 points)
What are the three major areas that give our lives meaning?
Question 7 options:
Family/friends, celebrations, and education
A connection to something larger than oneself, family, and spirituality
Love, work/engagement and a connection to something larger than oneself
Work/engagement, education, and spirituality
Love, education, and a higher power
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What is the difference between religion and spirituality?
Question 8 options:
Spirituality has ties with a particular faith tradition and metaphysical/supernatural reality while religion does not.
Religion has ties with a particular faith tradition and metaphysical/ supernatural reality while spirituality does not.
Religious practices require meeting and tithe-paying while spirituality does not.
Religion is practiced in the United States while spirituality is not.
Spirituality is practiced in individualistic societies while religion is practiced in collectivist societies
SaveQuestion 9 (0.5 points)
Which industrialized nation has the lowest average paid time off for maternity leave?
Question 9 options:
France
United States
Japan
Norway
Canada
SaveQuestion 10 (0.5 points)
According to the readings and lectures, which of the following aspects is the most important to ones work life?
Question 10 options:
How nice your fellow employees are
The location of the job
What sector the job is in
The amount of money one earns
The personal meaning of the job one does
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