Social Change and Social Movements
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Course Introduction
This course explores the dynamic relationship between social change and social movements, examining how collective action shapes and is shaped by broader societal transformations. Students will analyze the origins, development, and impact of various social movements, considering both local and global contexts. The course investigates theoretical perspectives on the nature of social change, the role of leadership and organization within movements, strategies for mobilization, and the responses of institutions and authorities. Through case studies and contemporary examples, students will gain an understanding of the factors that contribute to the emergence and success of social movements, as well as the challenges they face in effecting lasting change.
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Social Problems 14th Edition by William Kornblum
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Chapter 1: Sociological Perspective on Social Problems
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Q1) As a type of social policy,__________ is/are usually advocated today by those who are "liberal" on the political spectrum.
A)reduced governmental regulation
B)public subsidies for large corporations
C)releasing free-market forces
D)enhancing opportunities for private profit
E)programs that involve public or governmental actions
Answer: E
Q2) Sociologists use the term __________ to refer to the positions one holds in groups or organizations.
A)statuses
B)occupations
C)norms
D)roles
E)institutions
Answer: A
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Chapter 2: Problems of Health and Healthcare
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Q1) In Canada and some of the social democracies of western Europe,the problems arising from aging populations,lack of coverage for the poor,the challenge of controlling health-care costs,and a host of other issues are addressed through what is known as a __________ system.
A)multitiered
B)third-party
C)welfare
D)diagnostic-related grouping
E)single-payer
Answer: E
Q2) On the average,the life expectancy for white males is about __________ years longer than that for black males and the life expectancy for white females is about __________ years longer than that for black females.
A)6;4
B)8;6
C)10;7
D)12;9
E)14;10
Answer: A
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Chapter 3: Problems of Mental Illness and Treatment
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Q1) The U.S economy loses an estimated ________ billion through untreated and mistreated mental illness.
A)$14
B)$27
C)$73
D)$93
E)$113
Answer: E
Q2) Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)was previously referred to as __________.
A)schizophrenia
B)manic-depression
C)generalized anxiety disorder
D)neurosis
E)shell shock or combat fatigue
Answer: E
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Chapter 4: Alcohol and Other Drugs
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Q1) The highly addictive substance "crack" is produced from __________.
A)cocaine
B)marijuana
C)morphine
D)heroin
E)hallucinogens
Q2) The HIGHEST consumption rate of alcoholic beverages by females is found among __________.
A)farm wives
B)factory assembly workers
C)professional and managerial workers
D)service workers
E)clerical and sales personnel
Q3) Addiction,habituation,and psychological dependence are all terms that refer to different aspects of drug use and abuse.Describe how these terms have been used.Provide an accurate definition of each.
Q4) What is a drug and why are certain drugs socially disapproved?
Q5) Alcohol use has become thoroughly integrated into Western culture.Describe the ways that alcohol is incorporated into social and economic life.What problems are created by alcohol abuse?
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Chapter 5: Crime and Violence
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Q1) Money laundering by terrorist and organized crime groups and identity theft fall under the heading of __________.
A)organized
B)white-collar
C)professional
D)cybercrime
E)technological
Q2) Some observers,such as Charles Silberman,believe that a major flaw in programs designed to control juvenile delinquency is that __________.
A)too much emphasis is placed on local community involvement
B)too little emphasis is placed on government and the deterrent effect of punishment
C)too much emphasis is placed on the detention and incarceration of juveniles by police,courts,and correctional institutions
D)too few programs give juveniles an actual taste of what it is like to be imprisoned
E)too many attempts try to deal with the social conditions in the environments of juveniles while ignoring the rehabilitative effects of individual therapies
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Chapter 6: Poverty and Affluence
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Q1) __________ worth,a frequently used measure of wealth,refers to the value of savings and checking accounts,real estate,automobiles,stocks and bonds,and other assets,minus debts.
A)Total
B)Combined
C)Net
D)Balanced
E)Constituted
Q2) The poor suffer reduced life-chances in terms of health care,education,and housing,and are less likely to be treated fairly under the law in comparison with the more advantaged.The authors of your text refer to these conditions as the __________ of poverty.
A)concomitants
B)correlates
C)consequences
D)associates
E)coordinates
Q3) What is a system of stratification? How did Karl Marx and Max Weber describe the basic features of the class system of modern industrial societies?
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Chapter 7: Racism, Prejudice, and Discrimination
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Q1) Research conducted by sociologist Joe R.Feagin in major metropolitan areas documented __________.
A)the persistence of discrimination and prejudice directed against middle-class blacks in public places
B)that blacks frequently experience avoidance by whites and are rejected,harassed,and victimized by other threats
C)that black citizens are increasingly asserting their rights even in embarrassing social situations and are demanding redress and apologies from business owners
D)All of the above
E)None of the above
Q2) Minority group members suffer discrimination in various areas of American life.Describe the patterns of discrimination against minorities in housing,employment,justice,and political discrimination.
Q3) One of the most common techniques employed to effect school desegregation was busing.What does the evidence of over two decades of busing show?
Q4) What are the basic characteristics of dominant groups? How do they establish and maintain their dominance?
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Chapter 8: Gender and Sexuality
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Q1) As a category of males,__________ are in the forefront of recent shifts in male attitudes toward women and equality.
A)the clergy
B)working-class males in manufacturing jobs
C)educated men in their 20s and 30s
D)black and Hispanic males in their teens
E)middle-aged males in corporate life
Q2) In a review of research on changing sex roles and housework,sociologist Janet Z.Giele has observed that women bear __________.
A)little responsibility for child care and housework if they are employed
B)little responsibility for child care and housework,regardless of whether they are employed
C)the primary responsibility for child care and housework only if they are employed
D)the primary responsibility for child care and housework even if they are employed
E)about half the responsibility for child care and housework
Q3) How does sexual stereotyping affect men and women? How does this process limit the options open to males and females in our society?
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Chapter 9: An Aging Society
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Q1) The __________ perspective looks at aging as a problem attributable to changes in the working of basic institutions,such as how the family has been weakened by mobility and the shift to the nuclear family unit.
A)interactionist
B)conflict
C)functionalist
D)social organization
E)social pathology
Q2) The position of the elderly in the United States is MOST similar to __________.
A)young people who are not yet in the labor force
B)pregnant teenagers
C)working mothers
D)female-headed families
E)middle-aged females who work
Q3) Which of the following is NOT discussed in the text as a "concomitant" of aging?
A)problems acquiring health care
B)victimization by criminals
C)economic discrimination
D)political powerlessness
E)elder abuse
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Chapter 10: The Changing Family
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Q1) A 1990 investigation by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development studied black teenagers who came to family planning clinics in Baltimore for pregnancy tests.The results showed that among those young women who went full-term and bore their children,__________ percent dropped out of school.
A)28
B)38
C)48
D)58
E)68
Q2) In the United States today,the median age of women marrying for the first time is approximately __________ years;and for men,approximately __________ years.
A)18.4;21.6
B)21.1;20.3
C)22.3;23.8
D)25.8;27.1
E)29.9;31.4
Q3) What is the family? Define this term and describe how families have changed as societies have industrialized.
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Chapter 11: Problems of Education
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Q1) In its report,A Nation at Risk,the National Commission on Excellence in Education called for high schools to concentrate on the "five New Basics." Which of the following is NOT one of the five?
A)computer science
B)social studies
C)mathematics
D)English
E)foreign language
Q2) According to the ___________ view of educational policy,the basic aim of education is to promote the maximum self-development of each individual learner,paying specific attention to differences among interests,needs,abilities,and values.
A)Bush legacy
B)progressivism
C)daily living skills
D)humanism
E)None of the above
Q3) Educational conservatives believe that schools should get "Back to Basics." What do they mean? What are the difficulties in implementing this approach?
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Chapter 12: Problems of Work and the Economy
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Q1) In 2008,__________ people reported that they were self-employed.
A)over 500,000
B)1 million
C)3 million
D)7 million
E)over 10 million
Q2) The central social institutions of capitalism are __________.
A)markets
B)goods
C)services
D)taxes
E)equipment
Q3) The total debt held by low-income families in the United States is approaching $__________ billion.
A)200
B)400
C)700
D)800
E)900
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Chapter 13: Population and Immigration
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Q1) Discuss the impact of the recession of 2008,now referred to as the Great Recession,on illegal immigration.
Q2) What are the basic measures used to count the world's population? What numerical values are found when these measures are applied?
Q3) By the year 2035,it is estimated that __________ percent of U.S.adults will be retired and the taxes paid by employed legal immigrants becomes extremely important.
A)5
B)10
C)15
D)20
E)40
Q4) The major cause of the acceleration in the rate of legal immigration to the United States since the 1970s has been the __________.
A)poor state of the world economy
B)depressed socioeconomic conditions in foreign countries
C)unstable political conditions in the Mideast
D)failure of foreign countries to solve the problem of homelessness
E)gradual liberalization of immigration laws
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Chapter 14: Technology and the Environment
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Q1) Humans produce heat and noise and transform the environment through such actions as drilling,damming,mining,etc.This produces __________.
A)progress
B)human fulfillment
C)business growth
D)environmental stress
E)population growth
Q2) Fluorocarbon molecules are important in the problem of __________.
A)obesity
B)brown lung disease
C)ozone layer depletion
D)acid rain
E)water pollution
Q3) What are the major contributors to air pollution? How do they affect human beings,the economy,and the ecosystem?
Q4) What are the major contributors to water pollution? How do they affect human beings,the economy,and the ecosystem?
Q5) Define technology.Of what does it consist? In general,how does it affect society?
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Chapter 15: War and Global Insecurity
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Q1) Most critics of ethological and sociobiological theories conclude that human beings' participation in war is due to __________.
A)a basic human instinct or aggression toward others
B)political bungling
C)technology,which demands violence
D)the weaknesses of international law
E)learned responses
Q2) The Natural Resource Defense Council reported that the 192 missile warheads on one U.S.Trident submarine could cause more that __________ million casualties if programmed to hit major urban areas of a nation.
A)40
B)50
C)70
D)160
E)400
Q3) Trace the major steps that have been made by nations and international agencies in arms control.What more has to be done?
Q4) What are the direct and indirect effects of war? How will nuclear war differ?
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