Social Problems
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This course examines the major social problems facing contemporary societies, such as poverty, inequality, crime, substance abuse, family disruption, discrimination, and environmental degradation. Through sociological perspectives and theories, students will analyze the root causes, consequences, and possible solutions to these issues. The course encourages critical thinking and discussion about how social problems are constructed, the roles various groups play in defining and addressing them, and the impact of social policies and institutions on individuals and communities.
Recommended Textbook experience sociology 1st Edition by David Croteau
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Chapter 1: Sociology in a Changing World
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Q1) Sociologists who study the meanings individuals attach to smiling in various contexts work at which level of analysis?
A)mini
B)meso
C)macro
D)micro
Answer: D
Q2) Which of the following is NOT a latent function of attending college?
A)increased independence from family
B)finding a marriage partner
C)developing job skills
D)learning to live independently
Answer: C
Q3) What term defines the social bonds that connect individuals to each other?
A)collective conscience
B)organic solidarity
C)social solidarity
D)social structure
Answer: C
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Chapter 2: Understanding the Research Process
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Q1) Sociological research is evaluated for quality prior to publication.This is known as
A)public sociology.
B)basic research.
C)the peer-review process.
D)quality assurance.
Answer: C
Q2) Reina interviewed young girls about their perceptions of media images of women in order to understand how those images influenced the girls' self-esteem.She is conducting
A)applied research.
B)public sociology.
C)research methods.
D)basic research.
Answer: D
Q3) Randal found that as one's years of education increased,so did one's annual income.In his study,the independent variable is income.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 3: Culture
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Q1) What is the difference between a more and a folkway?
A)Mores are more strictly enforced than folkways.
B)They are similar and can be used interchangeably.
C)Folkways are more severe than mores.
D)Violating a folkway may lead to public shame.
Answer: A
Q2) What perspective emphasizes micro-level interactions?
A)functionalist
B)conflict
C)feminist
D)symbolic interactionist
Answer: D
Q3) In 2010,which country ordered that Internet providers block Facebook?
A)Pakistan
B)Iran
C)Iraq
D)Afghanistan
Answer: A
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Chapter 4: Social Structure
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Q1) In order to apply conversational analysis to the study of instant messaging,a sociologist would
A)look at instant messaging as a form of cultural change.
B)look at the patterns in how instant messaging conversations unfold.
C)look for ways in which technological change has impacted our attention spans.
D)would use it as an opportunity to write an editorial on how youth today are distracted.
Q2) Which of the following BEST describes the idea of a social contract?
A)An employer makes employees sign very detailed legal agreements regarding the length of their employment
B)An employee takes an employer to court because the employer terminated their employment without notice,which was a clear violation of their contract.
C)There is an understanding between employers and employees that if an employee does his or her job well,the employee will continue to have a job at the company.
D)An employer hires all employees through a temporary work agency so there are no direct,formal contracts with the people working for them.
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Chapter 5: Power
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Q1) The system of racial oppression in the United States prior to the 1960's is an example of which system of stratification?
A)class-based B)agriculture-based C)caste-based D)achievement-based
Q2) Under the Indian caste system,the Dalits are a social group
A)who can only worship with other castes,but cannot work with them.
B)which occupies the highest rank.
C)which exists outside of the varna system.
D)of priests and clergy.
Q3) In contrast to caste systems,class systems
A)offer less social mobility.
B)offer more social mobility.
C)are closed.
D)are more rigid.
Q4) Unlike in Europe,in the United States class always corresponds with status.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 6: Socialization
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Q1) What agent of socialization has become the most influential agent in contemporary society?
A)schools
B)religion
C)the media
D)the workplace
Q2) Which theorist developed the concept of the looking glass self?
A)Charles Horton Cooley
B)George Herbert Mead
C)Michel Foucault
D)Sherry Turkle
Q3) From the 1950s to the present time,what has the trend been for labor force participation for men aged 65 and older?
A)there has been no clear cut pattern as the rates change every year
B)it follows an up and down pattern from one decade to the next
C)it decreased and then has been on the increase after 1985
D)it has stayed relatively stable over time
Q4) Kindergarten is the first form of socialization outside of the family.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 7: Interaction, Groups, and Organizations
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Q1) What distinguishes a social group from a crowd?
A)Both are basically the same thing - people coming together for a particular long-term purpose.
B)Social groups share a sense of being a collective entity whereas a crowd is people who are at the same place at the same time.
C)A crowd often shares common norms,values,and interests whereas a social group does not share any sense of being part of a collective entity.
D)A crowd happens outside whereas a social group is a group that occurs indoors.
Q2) Which of the following would be an example of a status set?
A)registered nurse
B)caring for one's child and earning a living
C)registered nurse in the United States
D)registered nurse,father,husband,amateur golfer
Q3) Which of the following is NOT characteristic of a bureaucratic organization?
A)Division of labor becomes so complex it is inefficient.
B)Written rules do not always cover new situations efficiently.
C)Impersonality can make it seem like no one is responsible.
D)It tends to be so informal that there are no written procedures.
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Chapter 8: Deviance and Social Control
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Q1) Strain theory suggests that deviance has its roots in A)inequality.
B)social pressure.
C)improper socialization.
D)non-conformist conditioning.
Q2) Which factor helps define the boundary between normal and deviant?
A)conformity
B)nonconformity
C)use of force
D)conditioning
Q3) Once a person is socialized into the subculture of a deviant group,their deviant behavior can be controlled by
A)limiting social connection with deviant group.
B)encouraging resocialization into social norms.
C)rewarding positive behavior.
D)medicalization.
Q4) The genetic explanation behind many forms of mental illness removes the stigma previously attached to them.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 9: Class and Global Inequality
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Q1) What term would Karl Marx use to describe someone who owned a small pet grooming shop?
A)petite proletariat
B)proletariat
C)bourgeoisie
D)petite bourgeoisie
Q2) Which of the following represents income?
A)savings and interest on savings
B)earned wages and stocks
C)earned wages and interest on savings
D)savings and stocks
Q3) According to Karl Marx,which of the following statements about the relationship between owners and workers is FALSE?
A)Capitalist systems are focused on conflicts between owners and workers.
B)Owners exploit workers by paying low wages.
C)Owners motivate workers by offering incentives.
D)Workers seek maximum pay for their labor.
Q4) The United States has a progressive taxation policy.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 10: Race and Ethnicity
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Q1) There is only one human race with no subcategories or subspecies.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The term Caucasian is a synonym for "white."
A)True
B)False
Q3) Max's family recently moved to the United States from Laos.Max is in the fifth grade.He is taking English classes so that he can adequately communicate with his teacher and classmates.At home,his family speaks their native language.Many of the kids have never met a Hmong student before even though there are a few other Hmong students at the school.Some of the kids feel that Max isn't very smart because he can't speak English very well and doesn't understand the rules of the games that they play on the playground.The teacher has told them that they need to treat Max with respect and include him in their games,and the students do so.What is Max experiencing at school with his classmates?
A)discrimination
B)implicit association bias
C)overgeneralization
D)prejudice
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Chapter 11: Gender and Sexuality
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Q1) When does gender socialization start?
A)when babies are designated as male or female
B)when babies start to interact with their environments
C)when children are able to talk
D)when children are able to move around their spaces
Q2) Which term describes the unequal balance of power and resources shared between men and women?
A)gender hierarchies
B)gender stratification
C)gender diffusion
D)gender differences
Q3) Carter dates both men and women and sees himself as being a bisexual man.His understanding of himself as bisexual is his
A)gender expression.
B)gender identity.
C)sexuality.
D)sexual identity.
Q4) Before gender convergence,girls who had premarital sex were seen as "bad girls."
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 12: Family and Religion
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Q1) It is typical for immigrant families to live in multigenerational households when they immigrate to the United States.A household may consist of parents,their biological children,grandparents,or older aunts and uncles.They may sponsor and pay to bring over loved ones from their homeland.The parents are likely to both work for pay while the children are in school.The other relatives will also contribute to the household,either financially or by taking on tasks within the home.What type of social function BEST explains this cooperative arrangement?
A)social stability
B)descent and inheritance
C)material aid
D)sexual regulation
Q2) What does the research show,according to Cherlin's summary of it,regarding children's experience of divorce?
A)Few children will experience intense emotional upset.
B)A small group of children will experience long-term problems that persist into adulthood.
C)Most will resume normal development within five years after their parent's separation. D)Most will experience problems in school.
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Chapter 13: Education and Work
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Q1) _____ is when managers study workflows and develop work practices that focus on increasing efficiency.
A)Comparable worth
B)Scientific management
C)Valuative discrimination
D)Allocation discrimination
Q2) The goal of comparable worth is to
A)guarantee that all workers,despite their job or occupation,earn the same average wage.
B)avoid hiring women in low-income jobs so they are forced into higher paying areas.
C)ensure that women earn less than men so they will meet their domestic responsibilities.
D)set salaries for occupations independent of the traditional gender composition of the occupation.
Q3) Sociologists have found that educational outcomes are better in
A)smaller schools with a communal structure.
B)larger schools with a communal structure.
C)smaller schools with a bureaucratic structure.
D)larger schools with a bureaucratic structure.
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Chapter 14: Media and Consumption
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Q1) The influence of the mass media on individuals is complicated and complex.
A)True
B)False
Q2) How has the saturation of media changed interpersonal interactions?
A)More and more of our social interactions are filtered through media.
B)We spend a lot of time talking to friends face-to-face about media.
C)We spend more time in interpersonal interactions today because of new media.
D)We spend less time at home because we need to work more hours to pay for expanded media.
Q3) What provides the most revenue for most forms of media?
A)syndication rights
B)cable reruns
C)advertising
D)donations
Q4) Which of the following is NOT an example of media technology?
A)printing press
B)computer
C)television
D)a television host
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Chapter 15: Communities, the Environment, and Health
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Q1) From the perspective of human ecology,the analysis of distinct urban areas focuses on their
A)formal boundaries.
B)function.
C)district political affiliation.
D)dominant ethnicity.
Q2) The sociological perspective that studies urban environments with an emphasis on the role of politics,economics,and power is called
A)environmental sociology.
B)structural perspective.
C)the Chicago school.
D)new urban sociology.
Q3) How does education play a role in health disparity?
A)More education leads to greater access to information,which promotes a healthy lifestyle.
B)More education leads to greater access to information which leads,increasingly,to distrust in the medical profession
C)The better-educated typically lead more sedentary lifestyles.
D)Less education leads to less stress in a person's daily life.
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Chapter 16: Politics and the Economy
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Q1) The reforms of the New Deal dominated the economic system in the United States until
A)globalization began to change the economic structure.
B)the 1960s changed society.
C)the Carter administration's economic vision.
D)the deregulation of the 1990s.
Q2) The laissez-faire form of capitalism _____ democracy.
A)undermines
B)strengthens
C)contributes to freedom and
D)is opposed to the principles of
Q3) Based on the insights of Emile Durkheim,economic arrangements depend on _____ that results from social relationships.When this disappears,economies collapse.
A)mutual obligation
B)trust
C)the law
D)rationality
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Chapter 17: Social Change: Globalization, Population, and Social Movements
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Q1) William Ogburn argued that technological development produces
A)more comfortable lifestyles.
B)better opportunities.
C)improved health.
D)new social problems.
Q2) Globalization today carries on many features of colonialism.We can speak of globalization as neocolonialism.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Not all countries experience the same population trends.Great differences exist among countries in population growth,infant mortality rates,average lifespan,etc.This inequality is called
A)the population pyramid.
B)population disparity.
C)biometric discrepancy.
D)the demographic divide.
Q4) Developing countries account for at least a half of the world's cultural exports.
A)True
B)False
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