Social Change
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Course Introduction
This course explores the processes, causes, and consequences of social change in contemporary societies. Students will examine theoretical perspectives on social transformation, the role of social movements, and the impact of factors such as technology, globalization, and policy reforms on social structures and cultural norms. By analyzing case studies from various historical and global contexts, the course encourages critical reflection on how individuals and groups contribute to and are affected by shifting social landscapes, fostering a deeper understanding of the complexities of change in modern life.
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Social Problems 13th Edition by D. Stanley Eitzen
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Chapter 1: The Sociological Approach to Social Problems
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Q1) Discuss the dangers of relying solely on the person-blame approach in explaining social problems.
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Answer: Ideal Answer: The ideal answer should include:
1. Define the person-blame approach to studying social problems.
2. Outline how the person-blame approach protects the established order against criticism.
3. Describe what is troublesome about the social control function of the person-blame approach. Give specific examples.
4. Describe how the person-blame approach defines the degree of control individuals have over their fate. Give examples of how this may be problematic.
5. Conclude with an argument against using the person-blame approach. Give specific examples of how the approach has failed in the past.
Q2) Compared to all other countries,the United States uses the __________ percentage of the world's energy resources.
Answer: highest
Q3) A person-blame approach assumes the ______________ should change.
Answer: individual
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Chapter 2 Wealth and Power: The Bias of the System
AMultiple-Choice
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Q1) The implication in Chapter 2 is that oligarchs are likely also __________.
A) socialists
B) plutocrats
C) Marxists
D) in poverty
Answer: B
Q2) By reducing taxes,the government has eliminated waste,given the poor more money to spend and invest,and improved the economy.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q3) The economic and social constraints on political decision makers that promote the status quo refers to __________.
A) systemic imperatives
B) capitalism
C) socialism
D) interlocking directorates
Answer: A
Q4) Lack of centralized planning is a feature of ________
Answer: capitalism
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Chapter 3: World Population and Global Inequality
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Q1) Most microloans are usually __________.
A) around $50,000
B) over $15,000
C) over $1,000
D) under $100
Answer: D
Q2) In each country in which hunger is a basic problem,most of the land is controlled by __________.
A) the government
B) a small elite
C) the adult population
D) farmers
Answer: A
Q3) There is a(n)__________ relationship between per capita GNP and population growth rates.
A) causal
B) indirect
C) inverse
D) insignificant
Answer: C
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Chapter 4: Threats to the Environment
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Q1) The dominant cultural ideologies in U.S.society have tended to legitimize and rationalize our wastefulness.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Even though the United States is the largest producer of solid waste among industrialized countries,it uses its advanced technology to recycle most of its used materials.
A)True
B)False
Q3) One of the main social forces that profoundly disturbs the earth's ecosystem is
A) the increase in human population
B) the astronomical anomalies in the last decade
C) the growing of food in greenhouses
D) the decrease in economic growth
Q4) The policy of __________ is visible when companies manufacture goods and then make changes to market new items for continued consumption.
Q5) Analyze the relationship between capitalism and planned obsolescence.
Q6) Discuss the relationship between environmental racism and U.S.capitalism.
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Chapter 5 Demographic Changes in the United States: The
Browning and Graying of Society
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Q1) By definition "immigration" is freely chosen rather than forced.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Economically advantaged elderly are __________ their less-well-to-do cohorts to be institutionalized.
A) not as likely as
B) as likely as
C) somewhat more likely than
D) much more likely than
Q3) Anti-immigrant backlash most often results from immigrants __________.
A) competing for relative advantage with other minorities and poor Whites
B) being more likely than the rest of the population to own businesses
C) being widely dispersed across the population
D) generally having better paying jobs than other people.
Q4) Since African Americans have been replaced as the U.S.'s largest minority group by Latinos,this demographic transition will __________.
A) force African Americans to learn Spanish as a second language
B) make the idea that race is just a "Black and White" issue obsolete
C) make all White people leave the United States and return to Europe
D) cause African Americans to join forces with Latinos
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Chapter 6 Problems of Place: Urban Suburban and Rural
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Q1) As large corporations move into the global economy there is an associated increase in jobs in urban centers.
A)True
B)False
Q2) What problems are caused by urban poverty in central cities?
Q3) The perception of many corporations and their employees is that the __________ is unsafe and has a large minority workforce.
Q4) The arrest rate for drugs in rural areas is lower because __________.
A) there is not enough land in these areas to grow drugs
B) law enforcement agents do most of the drug farming
C) law enforcement officers have less resources and more space to patrol
D) law enforcement agents are not paid enough and resort to drugs to supplement their income
Q5) The process of White flight continues to increase class and race __________.
Q6) Discuss the effects of "White flight" on the quality of urban schools. Ideal
Q7) Over the past three decades,the __________ government has made huge cuts in dollars and services for central cities.
Q8) How is redlining practiced in urban areas?
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Chapter 7: Poverty
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Q1) The U.S.Census data show that approximately __________ people work full time and yet still find themselves below the poverty line.
A) 100,000
B) 500,000
C) 1.5 million
D) 2.5 million
Q2) Mary lives on the streets.She begs for money and food and often goes hungry.She is __________.
A) living below the poverty line
B) a member of the old poor
C) experiencing institutional discrimination
D) taking part in the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act
Q3) What is the difference between the new poor and the old poor? How did the new poor come about?
Q4) The poor pay __________ than the non-poor for many goods and services.
Q5) A cultural inferiority argument is a type of __________ theory.
Q6) The new poor are __________ off than the old poor.
Q7) Women are __________ likely than men to be among the working poor.
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Chapter 8: Racial and Ethnic Inequality
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Q1) Ethnic groups are distinctive partially on the basis of their __________.
A) shared experiences
B) skin color
C) culture
D) political views
Q2) Gains in __________ are resulting in narrowing the gap between White and Black families.
Q3) The Latino/a experience is uniformly the same for all.
A)True
B)False
Q4) In reference to the total population,minorities represent a __________ share of the U.S.population.
A) stable
B) declining
C) rising
D) fluctuating
Q5) Discuss access of different ethnic and racial groups to employment opportunities.What are the implications of this?
Q6) The __________ theories postulate that racial groups differ in basic intelligence.
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Chapter 9: Gender Inequality
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Q1) _________ of the religious denominations in the United States ordain women.
A) Half
B) One third
C) A quarter
D) None
Q2) The system of sexuality that imposes negative sanctions on those who are homosexual or bisexual refers to __________.
A) androgyny
B) capitalist patriarchy
C) compulsory heterosexuality
D) male dominance
Q3) We live in a society characterized by gendered institutions that support __________ in all aspects of social life.
A) feminism
B) matriarchy
C) male dominance
D) androgyny
Q4) The __________ social movements have been aimed at overcoming gender inequality.
Q5) Discuss gender bias in the media.
Q6) Discuss the links between religious belief and practice and gender.
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Chapter 10: Sexual Orientation
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Q1) Since they are a legally protected minority group,gays and lesbians now have complete legal protection against discrimination in hiring.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Which of the following treatments has been utilized by psychiatry as a cure for homosexuality?
A) Social change
B) Behavioral conditioning
C) Pet therapy
D) Solitary confinement
Q3) Jeremy consistently exceeds the speed limit by two or three miles per hour when he drives.His actions are breaking the law and they are __________ considered deviant.
A) never
B) always
C) sometimes
D) most of the time
Q4) Bill believes his sexuality is a fundamental part of who he is and not something he can change.He has a sexual __________.
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Chapter 11: Disability and Ableism
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Q1) Because the focus of the medical approach to disability is on the individual,the goal of health practitioners is to rehabilitate or at least minimize what are seen as the negative consequences of an individual's disability.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The hegemonic belief system in the United States works to reduce the privileges of men who are strong and self-reliant over those who are physically disabled.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The dominant belief system that privileges the group in power is referred to as__________.
A) a social movement
B) stigmatic
C) hegemonic
D) the matrix of domination
Q4) Discuss the differences between men and women in terms of the way their disabilities affect them.
Q5) What are the origins of the disability rights movement?
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Chapter 12: Crime and Justice
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Q1) __________ sentencing subordinates judicial discretion to the punitive,get-tough policies that have become popular with voters.
A) Discretionary
B) Mandatory
C) Indeterminate
D) Judicial
Q2) Plea bargaining especially benefits the poor and those of moderate means because it saves them the expense of a lengthy trial while at the same time ensuring their rights and more lenient treatment.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Even when crime rates are low,people harbor fears about being a potential victim of criminal activities.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Discuss how the fact that the law is defined by the powerful in society influences the way that violence is viewed.
Q5) The police spend the majority of their time regulating __________.
Q6) The breaking of a law is the most common definition of __________.
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Chapter 13: Drugs
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Q1) Spending money to create better schools and reduce poverty and violence illustrates which of the alternatives to the war on drugs described in your text?
A) Regulation of trade or use through licensing and taxation
B) A public health approach focusing on decriminalization
C) Addressing the social causes of drug use
D) Enacting and enforcing criminal laws
Q2) Methamphetamine is a(n)__________.
A) narcotic
B) amphetamine
C) depressant
D) hallucinogen
Q3) In the illegal drug trade,__________ flow into Mexico and __________ flow(s)into the United States.
A) guns; drugs
B) drugs; guns
C) felons; cash
D) pharmacologists; cartels
Q4) Drug laws are related to the fact that drugs are a lucrative source of income for
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Chapter 14: The Economy and Work
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Q1) Displaced workers are those who __________.
A) have lost their jobs and are forced to move out of the country
B) face never being re-employed at jobs that pay the level of wages to which they have been accustomed
C) move to the United States due to civil war
D) work for a company which requires them to move every year or more
Q2) Patrick wants to open a business in a country with a strong sense of community and egalitarianism.He thinks his company should be interested in the public good and is perfectly fine being subject to a democracy.Patrick would like to open his company in a __________ country.
A) socialist
B) capitalist
C) communist
D) totalitarian
Q3) Describe the move from a manufacturing-based to a service-based economy and discuss its impact on American workers.What have we lost? What have we gained?
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Q4) Between 2000 and 2010,the United States lost approximately 5.5 million __________ jobs.
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Chapter 15: Families
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Q1) A family is __________.
A) a construct of meanings and relationships
B) any collection of people
C) a group that lives in the same home
D) a relatively modern social institution
Q2) A __________ is a nuclear family that emerged in response to the requirements of an urban,industrial society and the shift away from an agrarian economy.
A) modern family
B) postmodern family
C) household
D) dual-worker family
Q3) Race is a direct cause of intimate partner violence.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Men generally fare better after a divorce than women.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Describe U.S.policies and legislation that relate to childcare and discuss their adequacy.
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Chapter 16: Education
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Q1) Tracking __________.
A) is seen as universally positive
B) positively affects self-esteem
C) correlates with the social stratification system
D) is unrelated to the social class system
Q2) In what ways are college opportunities affected by stratification? What would be the advantage of offering a free higher education to all who qualify?
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Q3) The authors of the text recommend a(n)__________ college education for all qualified students.
Q4) The failure in school of poor and minority children can be said to be a self-fulfilling prophecy.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Officially,the separation of church and state means that __________.
A) schools must be free from religious instruction
B) religious education must be a separate topic in schools
C) all religions must be taught equally in schools
D) schools must promote religious instruction throughout the curriculum
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Chapter 17: The Healthcare System
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Q1) __________ is a strategy used by for-profit hospitals to optimize profits.
A) Avoiding locating hospitals in high-income areas
B) Locating in states and neighborhoods with well-insured populations
C) Maintaining money-making facilities like emergency rooms, neonatal units, etc.
D) Using online systems like WebMD instead of real-life physicians
Q2) __________ was a prominent political tactic used to oppose the Obama healthcare plan.
A) Compromise
B) Acquiescence
C) Lobbying
D) Caving in
Q3) Explain the differences among the three forms of government-financed health insurance.What are the strengths and weaknesses of each? Which one does our current healthcare reform,The Affordable Health Care Act,most resemble?
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Q4) How does gender affect health? Explain the intersection of the biological and the social aspects of women's health.
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Q1) The assassination of Osama bin Laden and the continued U.S.support of Israel and torture in places like Abu Ghraib and Guantanamo Bay are all examples of things that have __________.
A) led to the loss of U.S. credibility in the Arab world
B) won the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan
C) fueled the success of the Bush Doctrine
D) heightened the image of Obama throughout the world
Q2) The U.S.Defense Department believes that __________.
A) future conflicts will be very similar to the conflicts of the past
B) the U.S. military has no humanitarian role to play; those things are best left to others
C) they must be actively prepared to combat cyberattacks
D) their importance will decline in the coming years as the world gets more peaceful
Q3) The tension and arms race known as __________ was between the United States and Soviet Union from World War II until 1990.
A) official development assistance
B) the Bush Doctrine
C) international law
D) the Cold War
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Chapter 19: Progressive Plan to Solve Social Problems
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Q1) When politicians set __________ they are concerned with design,setting goals,and determining means to achieve those goals.
A) human agency
B) gerrymandering
C) devolution
D) social policy
Q2) Because the authors focus on structural changes,they argue individuals need not attempt to change.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Political conservatives stand for __________.
A) a larger safety net
B) incentives to work
C) increased size of government
D) progressive social policy
Q4) Which of the following is suggested for instituting social change?
A) Educating the public
B) Organizing on a national level
C) Electing candidates with strong differences and deep commitments to funders
D) Strengthening lobbying groups
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