Social Change and Social Policy Pre-Test Questions
Course Introduction
This course explores the dynamic relationship between social change and the development of social policy. Students will examine how economic, political, and cultural transformations influence the creation and evolution of policies addressing issues such as inequality, education, healthcare, and welfare. Through theoretical frameworks and case studies from diverse contexts, the course equips students with a critical understanding of policy formation, implementation, and evaluation within shifting societal landscapes. Emphasis is placed on contemporary challenges and debates, fostering analytical skills necessary to assess and contribute to effective policy responses in rapidly changing societies.
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Understanding Social Problems 4th Canadian Edition by Linda A. Mooney
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Chapter 1: Thinking About Social Problems
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Q1) What does the "sociological imagination" refer to?
A) the ability to see the connections between our personal lives and the social world we live in
B) the ability to envision a world without social problems
C) the ability to see the positive aspects of social problems
D) the ability to understand social problems by putting ourselves in the shoes of those who are suffering because of social problems
Answer: A
Q2) Clients and their customers, and employers and their employees, are examples of which types of groups?
A) primary groups
B) secondary groups
C) manifest groups
D) latent groups
Answer: B
Q3) Surveys always utilize a control group.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 2: Illness and Health Care
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Q1) According to a 2002 study done by the Canadian Psychiatric Association, which mental illness was deemed to be the most common in Canada?
A) psychosis
B) post-traumatic stress disorder
C) depression
D) schizophrenia
Answer: C
Q2) Although women are more likely to attempt suicide, men are more likely to succeed at it.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q3) Perinatal transmission is the most common mode of HIV transmission in the world.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q4) In Canada, self-rated health is strongly linked to income.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 3: Alcohol and Other Drugs
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Q1) Children raised in homes where one or both parents use or abuse drugs have a higher probability of which of the following?
A) mental disorders
B) behavioural disorders
C) lower intelligence
D) traumatic events in their lifetime
Answer: B
Q2) How many impaired driving deaths are there on Canada's roadways every year?
A) 100 to700
B) 701 to 1200
C) 1201 to 1500
D) 1500 plus
Answer: C
Q3) In Canada, the Marijuana Medical Access Regulations allow people with authorizations to possess and cultivate marijuana for medical purposes.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 4: Crime and Violence
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Q1) Aboriginal women tend to be overrepresented in Canadian prisons more than are Aboriginal men.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Where do the data in the Uniform Crime Reporting Survey (UCR) come from?
A) victimization surveys
B) police departments
C) self-report offender surveys
D) Statistics Canada
Q3) In recent years, changes made to the sentencing provisions of the Canadian Criminal Code have attempted to address the overrepresentation of Aboriginal peoples in Canada's inmate population. Who made these changes?
A) the RCMP
B) Aboriginal groups in conjunction with representatives of Canadian government
C) provincial governments
D) the federal government
Q4) Describe the model of justice known as "restorative justice."
Q5) Theft is a good example of a conventional crime.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 5: Family Problems
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Q1) Spousal homicide has been on the decline in Canada in recent years.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Children killed in family homicides were most likely to be killed by their mothers.
A)True
B)False
Q3) According to the 1999 General Social Survey (Canada 1999), what was the most common form of emotional abuse reported by Canadians 65 years of age or older?
A) being verbally put down or called names
B) being denied contact with family members
C) being denied contact with friends
D) being abused financially
Q4) "Intimate violence" occurs in gay relationships but not in lesbian relationships.
A)True
B)False
Q5) In Canada, approximately 40 percent of teenage pregnancies end in abortion.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 6: Youth and Aging
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Q1) There are more elderly females in Canada than elderly males.
A)True
B)False
Q2) What are age pyramids?
Q3) Which of the following would be called "infantilizing elders"?
A) bridging the cultural gap between the elderly and young people
B) portraying the elderly in the media as childlike
C) killing the elderly when they are no longer useful to society
D) forcing the elderly to be dependent by taking away their material and economic resources
Q4) Aboriginals as a group are older than non-Indigenous peoples in Canada.
A)True
B)False
Q5) What is Canada's largest 50-plus lobby group?
A) CARP
B) Grey Panthers North
C) GLARP
D) GLO
Q6) Distinguish between primary aging and secondary aging.
Q7) List and describe three reasons behind the "greying of Canada."
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Chapter 7: Gender Inequality
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Q1) Men in traditional versus dual-income relationships are more likely to report being satisfied with household task arrangements.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Unwanted comments of a sexual nature would be a good example of "quid pro quo" sexual harassment.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Which of the following perspectives emphasizes that in order for gender inequalities to exist, women must be made to look and feel intellectually inferior?
A) structural-functionalist
B) conflict
C) symbolic interactionist
D) queer theory
Q4) Worldwide, one in ten women has been abused, beaten, or coerced into sex.
A)True
B)False
Q5) What is cultural sexism?
Q6) What is meant by the terms "expressive role" and "instrumental role"?
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Chapter 8: Critical Studies in Race and Ethnicity
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Q1) Scapegoating theory suggests that prejudice is a form of hostility that results from frustration.
A)True
B)False
Q2) When an individual discriminates because of his or her own prejudicial attitudes, what kind of discrimination is it?
A) institutional
B) overt
C) de jure
D) adaptive
Q3) According to the textbook, which perspective focuses on how meanings and definitions contribute to the subordinate position of certain racial and ethnic groups?
A) conflict
B) structural-functionalist
C) symbolic interactionist
D) social control
Q4) The number of nonstatus Indians has increased in the last decade.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 9: Sexualities
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Q1) The Canadian constitution prohibits discrimination based on sexual orientation.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Which perspective sees sexual relations as "deviant" when they do not fulfil the family institution's main function of producing and rearing children?
A) conflict
B) structural-functionalist
C) symbolic interactionist
D) feminist
Q3) In which year was homosexuality removed from the American Psychiatric Association (APA) official list of mental disorders?
A) 1963
B) 1973
C) 1983
D) 1993
Q4) Explain why the prevalence of homosexuality, heterosexuality, and bisexuality is difficult to determine.
Q5) Outline how Canadian social policy has changed in recent years with respect to same-sex marriages.
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Chapter 10: Poverty: National and International Issues
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Q1) In Canada, low income cut-off lines are primarily based on size of family and one other factor. What is it?
A) size of community in which one lives
B) mortgage rates
C) cost of borrowing money
D) relative value of the Canadian dollar
Q2) In Canada, almost half of those receiving welfare also have outside income from work, government pensions, support payments, Employment Insurance, or other sources.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Identify at least four myths and realities about welfare assistance and welfare recipients in Canada.
Q4) Statistics Canada developed which of the following measures of poverty?
A) LCBO
B) LICO
C) LMPO
D) HPI
Q5) Discuss three reasons why poverty contributes to lower educational achievement.
Q6) What family and parenting problems are associated with poverty?
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Chapter 11: Work and Unemployment
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Q1) Which of the following involves high rates of unemployment among particular social groups, such as racial and ethnic minorities and women?
A) structural unemployment
B) discriminatory unemployment
C) corporate downsizing
D) underemployment
Q2) Which of the following usually has four components: powerlessness, meaninglessness, normlessness, and self-estrangement?
A) postindustrialization
B) the brain drain
C) automation
D) alienation
Q3) In Canada, which of the following groups tends to have the highest rate of work-related deaths?
A) women who work with the chronically ill
B) men who work in the trades
C) police officers
D) fire fighters
Q4) What are the four components of "alienation"?
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Chapter 12: Problems in Education
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Q1) Which of the following perspectives says that education performs important tasks for society, including socialization, instruction, and custodial care?
A) conflict
B) symbolic interactionist
C) structural-functionalist
D) feminist
Q2) Compared to other Western countries, how much do we spend on our educational system?
A) about the same
B) less
C) more
D) we don't know because many countries don't keep accurate statistics
Q3) What are some of the currents regarding affordability of postsecondary education in Canada?
Q4) Social promotion in our schools seems to be a thing of the past.
A)True
B)False
Q5) What is cultural imperialism?
Q6) What is multicultural education?
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Chapter 13: Environmental Problems
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Q1) In 1999, what level did world population reach?
A) 6 million
B) 60 million
C) 6 billion
D) 60 billion
Q2) Which of the following does planned obsolescence contribute to?
A) overpopulation
B) energy efficiency
C) ever-increasing amounts of waste
D) groundwater contamination
Q3) Which of the following perspectives focuses on how meanings, labels, and definitions learned through interaction and through the media affect environmental problems?
A) conflict
B) feminist
C) symbolic interactionist
D) structural-functionalist
Q4) Describe green energy. What does it attempt to do?
Q5) What is sustainable development?
Q6) What is the main contributor to indoor air pollution in poor countries?
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Chapter 14: Armed Conflict in Global Perspective
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Q1) Which genocide did the United Nations fail to prevent?
A) Haiti
B) Nicaragua
C) Rwanda
D) North Vietnam
Q2) In the twenty-first century, where are most wars fought?
A) remote battlefields
B) industrialized nations
C) populated countries
D) rural areas
Q3) Which of the following explains the difference between revolutions and civil wars?
A) civil wars do not necessarily lead to sweeping changes
B) revolutions do not necessarily lead to sweeping changes
C) revolutions usually take longer to run their course
D) civil wars are usually less violent
Q4) Currently, only individuals who serve or have served in the military can be diagnosed with posttraumatic stress disorder.
A)True
B)False
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