Social Change Question Bank
Course Introduction
This course explores the theories, processes, and impacts of social change within societies. Students will examine the driving forces behind shifts in social structures, cultural norms, and group behaviors, including technological advancements, social movements, globalization, economic developments, and political transformations. Through case studies and contemporary examples, the course investigates how individuals and organizations contribute to or resist change, and the consequences of social change on issues such as inequality, identity, and community well-being. Emphasis is placed on critical thinking and analysis of both historical and present-day patterns of 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) Medical sociologists often point out that the institutions of American health care are the source of many health-care problems,largely because the health-care system DID NOT develop __________.
A)in such a way that doctors maintain private practices,society supports hospitals,and insurance allows these two to function.
B)in such a way that doctors were able to develop narrow specialties and refer patients to hospitals with special facilities.
C)in such a way that it became either a purely competitive industry,or a regulated public service.
D)as a result of none of the above.
Answer: C
Q2) Today,about __________ percent of Americans are obese,and another 16 million are "super-obese".
Answer: A
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Chapter 3: Problems of Mental Illness and Treatment
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Q1) Deinstitutionalization refers to __________.
A)preparing a person for entry into a mental hospital
B)discharging patients from mental hospitals directly into the community
C)removing mental illnesses from coverage under insanity defenses in the criminal law
D)making sure that juveniles do not serve time in prisons for adults
E)social practices that no longer have salience
Answer: B
Q2) Which of the following is NOT a symptom of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)?
A)flashbacks
B)nightmares
C)schizophrenia
D)feelings of detachment
E)sleeplessness
Answer: C
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Chapter 4: Alcohol and Other Drugs
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Q1) __________ is a companion program to Alcoholics Anonymous that is designed to help young people whose lives have been affected by someone else's drinking.
A)Alanon
B)Students for Sobriety
C)Young Persons Anonymous
D)Adult Children of Alcoholics
E)Alateen
Q2) Which of the following observations is NOT TRUE of alcoholic teenagers in comparison to other adolescent drinkers? Alcoholic teenagers _________.
A)drink more often
B)more likely drink in groups of friends
C)consume greater quantities of alcohol
D)more often drink purposely to get drunk
E)more frequently have severe emotional problems
Q3) One of the more successful treatment programs for alcoholics is Alcoholics Anonymous (AA).What are the features of this program that make it a success? What are the major limitations of AA?
Q4) Describe the basic differences between problem drinking and alcoholism.
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Chapter 5: Crime and Violence
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Q1) About__________ percent of murder victims were related to or acquainted with their assailants.
A)5
B)15
C)25
D)35
E)45
Q2) __________ refers to theft from one's employer,and is usually committed by otherwise law-abiding people during the course of their employment.
A)Extortion
B)Embezzlement
C)Fraud
D)Antitrust violation
E)Fee-splitting
Q3) How did deregulation and lax enforcement contribute to the Bernie Madoff Ponzi scheme?
Q4) Gender differences and age differences are found in arrests for crime.What are these and why do they exist? What recent trends are observable?
Q5) Rehabilitation is difficult to achieve in the setting of the modern prison.Why?
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Chapter 6: Poverty and Affluence
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Q1) In 2008,the inflation-corrected,official poverty line for a family of four was
A)$12,435
B)$13,576
C)$14,282
D)$16,141
E)$27,570
Q2) The primary reason for child poverty is __________.
A)birth into a single-parent family
B)welfare fraud
C)the breakup of a two-parent family
D)All of the above
E)Both a and c above
Q3) Cultural explanations of poverty are based on the __________ perspective in sociology.
A)functionalist
B)conflict
C)exchange
D)interactionist
E)developmental
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Chapter 7: Racism, Prejudice, and Discrimination
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Q1) The text observes that many blacks,Chicanos,Native Americans,Puerto Ricans,women,and members of other minority groups have questionable protection of the law in their dealings with public institutions.This reflects ___________.
A)institutional discrimination
B)systematic prejudice
C)stereotyping
D)reverse discrimination
E)racial profiling
Q2) The constitutional bases for racial equality in the United States were laid by which Amendments to the Constitution?
A)Thirteenth,Fourteenth,and Fifteenth
B)First,Fourth,and Fifth
C)Second,Nineteenth,and Twenty-Second
D)Sixth,Seventh,and Eighth
E)Twelfth,Eighteenth,and Twentieth
Q3) What is assimilation? What are the important factors affecting the rate of assimilation of a group?
Q4) What is institutional discrimination? How does it work and in what ways are people affected by it?
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Chapter 8: Gender and Sexuality
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Q1) According to a recent random sample survey of 2,064 public school students in eighth through eleventh grades __________.
A)83 percent of girls and 79 percent of boys report having experienced harassment
B)nearly all students (96 percent)say they know what harassment is,and boys' and girls' definitions do not differ substantially
C)sexual harassment is an ongoing experience for many students: over one in four students experience it often
D)All of the above
E)None of the above
Q2) The goal: to create genuine sexual equality in American society.Design a social policy that is most likely to accomplish this goal.
Q3) According to Chodorow,homophobia is really __________.
A)a problem with heterosexual identity
B)the result of gender misidentification
C)an excuse for "gay bashing"
D)a counterphobia
E)an aspect of male gender identity
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Chapter 9: An Aging Society
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Q1) There are physiological,psychological,and social/cultural dimensions of aging.What can one expect to experience in these areas as one ages?
Q2) Ageism as a social problem is also confounded with __________.
A)daily social contacts
B)industry
C)sexism
D)government
E)need for protection
Q3) What are the major myths and stereotypes about the elderly? What does the evidence show about each of the myths you describe?
Q4) What beliefs are central to ageism? What does ageism produce for the elderly?
Q5) Are the aged a minority group? Why or why not?
Q6) 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
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Chapter 10: The Changing Family
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Q1) __________ authored a book on child care and family life that is entitled It Takes a Village.
A)David Popenoe
B)Tipper Gore
C)Samuel Preston
D)Hillary Clinton
E)Janet Reno
Q2) List and describe the basic social problems related to family life.
Q3) In 2010,the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)released a report noting that _____________.
A)the numbers of sheltered homeless individuals increased by 7 percent between 2007 and 2009
B)people from suburbs and rural areas accounted for 75 percent of the population in homeless shelters
C)the growth in sheltered-family homelessness between 2007 and 2009 increased by about 30 percent
D)in 2009,fewer families were in emergency shelter transitional housing at some point during the year than had been in 2007
E)All of the above
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Chapter 11: Problems of Education
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Q1) Which of the following groups has/have attained equal access to quality education?
A)blacks
B)Hispanics
C)Native Americans
D)All of the above
E)None of the above
Q2) The __________ approach to educational problems focuses on intergroup disputes that arise out of the desire to maintain or defend a group's status in a particular community.
A)functionalist
B)labeling
C)value-conflict
D)social disorganization
E)institutional
Q3) Educational liberals believe that education should be "open" and "humanistic." What do they mean? What are the difficulties in implementing this approach?
Q4) How do social institutions respond to change? How are educational institutions in the United States responding to change?
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Chapter 12: Problems of Work and the Economy
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Q1) Today,the proportion of married women in the labor force is about __________ percent.
A)10.3
B)21.2
C)25.3
D)47.0
E)69.3
Q2) The main problem with "outsourcing" for American workers is that it __________.
A)exports jobs
B)makes consuming a full-time activity
C)lowers tariffs
D)increases taxes
E)increases competition
Q3) As a category among blue-collar workers in the United States,__________ have DECREASED as a percentage of the blue-collar workforce.
A)unskilled laborers
B)semiskilled operatives
C)managers
D)skilled operatives
E)craftsmen
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Chapter 13: Population and Immigration
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Q1) If the world's population continues to grow at the current rate,it will double in __________ years.
A)3
B)24
C)45
D)100
E)1,000
Q2) What people want or expect in the way of material well-being is referred to as the
A)level of living
B)good life
C)expected life
D)standard of living
E)None of the above
Q3) Several laws have been passed at both federal and state legislature levels to address the problem of illegal immigration.Give examples of these laws,and mention their primary effects.
Q4) Provide a brief history of immigration to the United States.Be sure to mention the five "periods" of immigration,as discussed in the text.
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Chapter 14: Technology and the Environment
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Q1) Love Canal,located near Niagara Falls,is a notorious example of the failure to protect against __________.
A)improper disposal of toxic wastes
B)discharge of radiation from nuclear generating plants
C)acid rain
D)smog
E)ground water run-off
Q2) Define technology.Of what does it consist? In general,how does it affect society?
Q3) With only 5 percent of the world's population,the United States consumes 25 percent of the world's fossil fuel and produces __________ percent of its hazardous wastes.
A)72
B)82
C)92
D)98
E)99
Q4) What are the major contributors to water pollution? How do they affect human beings,the economy,and the ecosystem?
Q5) Is technology "autonomous"? Why or why not?
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Chapter 15: War and Global Insecurity
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Q1) After their involvement in combat,military personnel may experience depression,nightmares,and war-related flashbacks.This is referred to as __________.
A)war psychosis
B)post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
C)combat reaction syndrome
D)battle-related mentality dysfunction
E)home front flashback problem
Q2) __________ refers to justification for going to war.
A)Jus in bello
B)Jus ad bellum
C)Ex post facto
D)Miranda tempia
E)None of the above
Q3) The League of Nations and the United Nations are both examples of __________.
A)organizations of common markets
B)international police agencies
C)agencies of the West designed to promote capitalism
D)international agencies founded to aid poor nations
E)international agencies founded to promote cooperation among nations
Q4) What are the direct and indirect effects of war? How will nuclear war differ?
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