Social Problems Study Guide Questions
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Introduction
This course explores the major social problems facing contemporary societies, including poverty, inequality, discrimination, crime, substance abuse, environmental degradation, and family issues. Students will examine the social, economic, political, and cultural factors that contribute to these problems and analyze their impact on individuals and communities. Through discussion, research, and case studies, the course encourages critical thinking about the causes and possible solutions to social problems, while considering the role of public policy, social institutions, and collective action in addressing these challenges.
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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) The authors assert that exclusively focusing on the individual when studying social problems __________.
A) overlooks deviations from society's norms as potential problems
B) takes an overly deterministic view of social problems
C) ignores the strains that are caused by the inequities of the system
D) treats social problems as being the product of systematic inequity
Answer: C
Q2) Deviant people are treated as the cause of their own problems by which of the following approaches to studying social problems?
A) self-actualization
B) person-blame
C) system-blame
D) institutionalized deviance
Answer: B
Q3) According to the sociological perspective,norm violators are __________.
A) solely responsible for their actions
B) universally criticized
C) the symptoms of social problems, not the cause
D) guiltless for their actions
Answer: C
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Chapter 2 Wealth and Power: The Bias of the System
AMultiple-Choice
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Q1) The authors of your text point out that the flood of election money sabotages democracy in which of the following ways?
A) There is increased access for all people to run for office.
B) The have-nots of society are equally represented among decision makers.
C) The influence of campaign donors makes it harder for legislators to solve social problems.
D) Everyone has a voice in how leftover campaign money is spent after an election is over.
Answer: C
Q2) Political lobbyists represent a balance of viewpoints that legislators weigh in their decision making.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q3) How have super-PACs corrupted democracy?
Answer: Answer :NOT ANSWER
Q4) __________ is the nation with the most millionaires.
Answer: United States
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Chapter 3: World Population and Global Inequality
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Q1) Which of the following was true of colonizers?
A) They used the majority of the crops planted to feed the local population.
B) They encouraged population growth among the local people to ensure a large supply of low-cost workers.
C) They distributed the country's raw materials among the citizens.
D) They determined what crops should be planted based on the needs of the local population.
Answer: B
Q2) __________ is the worst epidemic in human history.
A) Influenza
B) HIV/AIDS
C) Malaria
D) Tuberculosis
Answer: B
Q3) The majority of the 34 million people living with HIV/AIDS live in _________.
A) Africa
B) Europe
C) India
D) the United States
Answer: A
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Chapter 4: Threats to the Environment
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Q1) Analyze the relationship between capitalism and planned obsolescence.
Q2) Explain how the lumber and mining companies impact deforestation of the world's rainforests.
Q3) How is the U.S.cornucopia view of nature related to environmental problems?
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Q4) Which of the following will likely be necessary if we are to deal with our environmental problems on a global level?
A) Increasing the expansion of quickly outdated and disposable technology
B) Finding new sources of energy
C) Putting the needs of individuals over those of society
D) Having every country plant 10 new trees per year
Q5) According to the text,one effective alternative for a plan to solve our environmental crisis is the government __________.
A) increasing its relationship with lobbyists
B) tolerating pollution from only a select group of companies
C) seeing pollution as a "necessary evil" to maintaining capitalism
D) enacting laws carrying severe criminal and cival penalties for harming the environment
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) Identify and describe the reasons why Social Security is considered to be a regressive tax.
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Q2) Which of the following is true about the elderly's health?
A) They are less likely to be in ill health than other age groups.
B) They are less likely to be hospitalized than the non-old.
C) Their medical expenses are less than those for the middle-aged.
D) They are more likely to be in ill health than other age groups.
Q3) Previous immigrants settled primarily in the industrial states of the Northeast and __________ regions or the farming areas of the Midwest.
Q4) Identify the conditions that result from the "sex ratio" among the elderly and discuss the implications of each.
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Q5) Which of the following is true about Social Security?
A) It is a significant source of income for over half of retired people.
B) It keeps over half of Americans over 65 years of age in poverty.
C) It doesn't pay benefits for non-working spouses.
D) It has been removed by Obamacare.
Q6) Why are elderly women more likely than men to live alone as widows?
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Chapter 6 Problems of Place: Urban Suburban and Rural
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Q1) The poverty rate is __________ in central cities.
Q2) In addition to buying properties in poor neighborhoods and converting them to rental properties,a slumlord would also __________.
A) use alternative economic activities for survival
B) purchase and withhold apartments from the housing market for long-term investment
C) have no intention of investing in their upkeep and maintenance
D) actively recruited young White professionals to formerly blighted urban areas.
Q3) Although some middle-class Blacks have moved to the suburbs,others suburban residents are mostly __________.
A) Asian immigrants
B) Latino immigrants
C) upper-middle-class Whites
D) rappers and hip-hop video models
Q4) Nonmetropolitan areas are considered to be __________ and encompass 80 percent of the nation's land area.
Q5) The process of White flight continues to increase class and race __________.
Q6) 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) The poor who are displaced by new technologies or whose jobs have moved away to the suburbs,other regions,or out of the country,are classified as the __________
A) working poor
B) old poor
C) new poor
D) severely poor
Q3) According to the text,the poor can lift themselves out of poverty.
A)True
B)False
Q4) The __________ are people living at or below half the poverty line.
Q5) How might using the Supplemental Poverty Measure change the way people view the United States?
Q6) A cultural inferiority argument is a type of __________ theory.
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Chapter 8: Racial and Ethnic Inequality
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Q1) Martin was a British officer in India in the early 1900s.The British in India made up a tiny fraction of the overall population but held nearly all of the power.Thus,Martin was a part of the __________ group.
A) minority
B) majority
C) racial-ethnic
D) dominant
Q2) "Biological deficiency" theories posit that __________.
A) God predetermines people's success in life
B) social opportunities affect groups in different ways
C) cultural groups have lifestyles and value systems that keep them from succeeding
D) genetic differences in intelligence separate racial groups
Q3) Stopping all people who appear to be Muslim or Arab at the airport and flagging them for extra screening is an example of __________.
A) racial formation
B) cultural deficiency theory
C) multiculturalism
D) racial profiling
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Chapter 9: Gender Inequality
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Q1) Language perpetuates male dominance by __________ women.
A) ignoring, trivializing, and sexualizing
B) marking, shirking, and categorizing
C) sifting, noting, and sorting
D) dominating, marginalizing, and classifying
Q2) Devon supports women's equality in all areas of social life including politics,religion,work,and home.Devon could be labeled as a __________.
A) functionalist
B) feminist
C) interactionist
D) conflict theorist
Q3) Barrie Thorne,in a study of gender play,found that __________.
A) boys control less space
B) boys more often violate girls' activities
C) boys treat girls as equals when they play
D) children are unaware of gender at early ages
Q4) Discuss the social and economic consequences of being female in American society.
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Q5) The __________ social movements have been aimed at overcoming gender inequality.
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Chapter 10: Sexual Orientation
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Q1) Ernie has lately begun speaking out on the issue of gay,lesbian,and bisexual rights.He is becoming a(n)__________.
Q2) Which religious entity put forth a resolution in favor of gay marriage?
A) The Southern Baptist Convention
B) The American Family Association
C) The United Church of Christ
D) Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
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) The Boy Scouts of America participate in __________ oppression by restricting access to the organization by gays and lesbians.
Q5) Discuss the Judeo-Christian view of homosexuality and how that ideology has affected church policy toward gays and lesbians.Use examples. Ideal
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Chapter 11: Disability and Ableism
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Q1) The disability rights movement first sought to ensure that the disabled have ready access to all public buildings and bathroom facilities and to draw attention to the demeaning characterization of the disabled by people like Jerry Lewis.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The fact that a Black disabled woman experiences her oppression differently than a White disabled man reflects the matrix of __________.
A) disability
B) handicap
C) domination
D) oppression
Q3) The __________ approach to disability defines disability in terms of some physiological impairment,either mental or physical,such as an inability to walk or function with adequate mental capacity due either to genetics or accident.
A) social
B) medical
C) paralegal
D) parasocial
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Chapter 12: Crime and Justice
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Q1) Jim Crow laws __________.
A) only existed in the northern United States
B) enforced segregation between Native Americans and Whites
C) included practices that kept African Americans from voting
D) are still enforced widely
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) Formal law enforcement policy begins with __________.
A) the police
B) the prison system
C) the laws
D) social norms
Q4) Explain the cradle to prison pipeline and note what can be done to stop it.Use specific examples and theories.
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Q5) Bernie Madoff ran a securities fraud known as a(n)__________.
Q6) The breaking of a law is the most common definition of __________.
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Chapter 13: Drugs
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Q1) Heroin,which is a(n)__________,is very addictive.
A) opiate
B) amphetamine
C) form of marijuana
D) hallucinogen
Q2) Alcohol abuse is associated with __________.
A) Cirrhosis of the liver
B) Anorexia
C) ADHD
D) Lung cancer
Q3) In what ways do our current drug laws actually encourage crime?
Q4) __________ is a colorless,odorless liquid that can produce amnesia.
Q5) __________ drugs are those used by athletes to improve performance.
A) Schedule 1
B) Additive
C) Restorative
D) Narcotic
Q6) Alcohol is only a dangerous drug for those in the upper and middle classes.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 14: The Economy and Work
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Q1) Mark works in a large,bureaucratic organization with stable production and sales.It is likely that Mark works in the __________.
A) primary sector
B) secondary sector
C) dual sector
D) segmented sector
Q2) When the Earth's peoples are increasingly interconnected economically,politically,culturally,and environmentally we are in an era of
A) alienation
B) globalization
C) outsourcing
D) capital flight
Q3) Alienation and the resultant feeling of work being meaningless is a problem experienced almost exclusively by manual workers.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Discuss the problems associated with the reporting of employment and unemployment statistics by the government.
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Chapter 15: Families
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Q1) According to the U.S.Census,a __________ consists of two or more people related by birth,marriage,or adoption who live together.
A) family
B) household
C) nonfamily
D) nonhousehold
Q2) Most immigrant families who have come to the United States have come from families characterized by the "breadwinner-homemaker" arrangement.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Race is a direct cause of intimate partner violence.
A)True
B)False
Q4) The biggest change in household type since 1970 is with the rise of __________ households.
A) kinship
B) nonfamily
C) boomerang
D) immigrant
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Chapter 16: Education
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Q1) Though our larger society is very competitive,our schools are noted for their noncompetitive nature.
A)True
B)False
Q2) At the highest tier of higher education it is __________ that matters much more than sheer ability.
Q3) "Sifting" and "sorting" are techniques used to ensure that the most able students are identified and provided resources with which to attain the highest of educational goals.
A)True
B)False
Q4) __________ are/is recommended to increase equality in education.
A) Universal preschool
B) Larger class sizes
C) Market-based higher education
D) State-run boarding schools
Q5) Taxpayer-funded charter schools and school vouchers go against the American value of competition.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 17: The Healthcare System
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Q1) According to the World Health Organization,the health system of the United States is ranked __________ in "fairness" among 191 countries in the world.
A) first
B) last
C) thirty-seventh
D) fifty-fourth
Q2) That __________ is one reason why the poor receive inferior service from the healthcare community.
A) they are often served by understaffed clinics and hospitals
B) there are more hospitals in poor areas
C) they tend to have more access to healthcare
D) overt discrimination has ended
Q3) In the National Health Insurance Model,__________.
A) elements from both the Bismarck Model and the Beveridge Model are found
B) doctors are government employees
C) insurance companies pay the bills
D) patients are required to wait at least three months for all basic care
Q4) All things considered,women receive __________ quality healthcare than men.
Q5) Discuss the downside of managed care.
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Chapter 18: National Security in the Twenty-First Century
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Q1) The Military Commissions Act of 2006 __________.
A) expands who can be considered an "enemy combatant"
B) allows no interrogation tactics
C) strengthens rules of evidence and due process
D) gave the United States a good reputation abroad
Q2) Working as a contractor in Afghanistan for a U.S.company was overall more dangerous in some years during the war than working as a soldier stationed there for the United States.
A)True
B)False
Q3) __________ is used as a weapon of mass disruption.
A) Assault
B) A computer virus
C) Tax evasion
D) Election fraud
Q4) Beginning with President Kennedy,the trend has been for the executive branch to bypass __________ on matters of war in order to centralize power.
Q5) What is terrorism,and how does it manifest in the world today?
Q6) Iran is considered a(n)__________ state by the United States.
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Chapter 19: Progressive Plan to Solve Social Problems
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Q1) Some people disagree with a strong centralized government and vote for moving all things down to the state level; historian Arthur Schlesinger,Jr.,points out that __________ has historically been more progressive..
A) a plutocracy
B) centralized government
C) international governance
D) a system of anarchy
Q2) Funds to finance a progressive agenda could come from __________.
A) decreasing taxes
B) eliminating corporate welfare
C) reducing the education budget
D) eliminating food stamps
Q3) A strong union movement would almost certainly not support the government implementing progressive social policies.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Why do the authors of the text call for a particular focus on children?
Q5) The large federal deficit __________ a progressive agenda.
Q6) Discuss the meaning and implications of the "paradox of sociology."
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