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Question 1 1. 1: A condition is considered a social problem in a society when it: Answer a. affects the middle class of society. 1.17 points b. threatens the lives and most cherished values of the society s members. c. costs a lot of money to remedy the condition. d. is defined as a social problem by social scientists.

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Question 2 1. 2: The main goal of social movements is to create awareness of a social problem and then mobilize government action to resolve it. Answer a. True b. False

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Question 3 1. 3: Which sociological theory argues that social problems arise out of major conflicts, leading to contention between those who have access to the good life, and those who do not? Answer a. functionalism b. interactionism c. conflict theory

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Question 4 1. 4: Which sociological theory gets its origins from biology? Answer a. functionalism b. interactionism c. conflict theory

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Question 5 1. 5: Which sociological theory argues that social problems result from the interactions of individuals and others in their environment.? Answer a. functionalism b. interactionism c. conflict theory

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Question 6 1. 6: According to the functionalist perspective on social problems, the main reason for the existence of social problems is that: Answer a. societies are fundamentally corrupt b. people are human and fallible c. societies sometimes fail to adapt successfully to change d. deviance is a natural outcome of increasingly complex social conditions.

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Question 7 1. 7: Which classic figure from early sociology made major contributions to the conflict perspective on social problems? Answer a. Karl Marx b. Herbert Spencer c. Max Weber d. Emile Durkheim

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Question 8 1. 8: In modern industrial societies, a major cause of social disorganization is rapid social change. Answer a. True b. False

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Question 9 1. 9: Formal procedures designed to remedy a social problem are called: Answer a. directives b. welfare c. social policies d. social reform

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Question 10
Question 10

1. 10: The United States is considered a welfare state because: Answer a. most of our citizens are on some type of public assistance. b. a significant portion of our gross domestic product (GDP) goes overseas. c. we are the only industrialized country that has welfare programs for its citizens. d. a significant portion of our gross domestic product (GDP) goes to welfare programs for the poor.

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Question 11 1. 11: Which of the following is NOT one of the basic measures of inequality in our society? Answer a. income b. age c. wealth d. educational attainment e. occupational prestige

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Question 12 1. 12: Of the four measures of inequality, which one is the most evenly distributed in this country? Answer a. income b. age c. wealth d. educational attainment e. occupational prestige

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Question 13 1. 13: Of the four measures of inequality, which one is the most unequal in this country? Answer a. income b. age c. wealth d. educational attainment e. occupational prestige

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Question 14 1. 14: Of the four measures of inequality, which one is the measure that is most often used to give an overview of social-class inequality in this country? Answer a. income b. age c. wealth d. educational attainment e. occupational prestige

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Question 15 1. 15: The prestige people attach to an occupation is heavily influenced by all the following EXCEPT: Answer a. the education required for the job. 1.17 points b. the authority the job holds. c. the income level of the job. d. the location of the job.

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Question 16

1. 16: The majority of people in this country consider themselves belonging in this class. Answer a. the upper class b. the middle class c. the working class d. the poor class

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Question 17 1. 17: This is the largest class in American society. Answer a. the upper class b. the middle class c. the working class d. the poor class

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Question 18 1. 18: C. Wright Mills argued that this class in America is the society s ruling class. Answer a. the upper class b. the middle class c. the working class d. the poor class

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Question 19 1. 19:

C. Wright Mills argued that this class in America has produced a power elite. Answer a. the upper class b. the middle class c. the working class d. the poor class

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Question 20 1. 20: This class has the most racial and ethnic diversity of the four classes. Answer a. the upper class b. the middle class c. the working class d. the poor class

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Question 21 1. 21: This class is undergoing the most rapid and difficult changes (due to downsizing, outsourcing etc). Answer a. the upper class b. the middle class c. the working class d. the poor class

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Question 22
Question 22 1. 22: This class holds a virtual monopoly over power in this country. Answer

a. the upper class

b. the middle class

c. the working class

d. the poor class

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Question 23 1. 23: Members of this class tend to be employed in the nonmanual occupations (doctors; lawyers etc). Answer a. the upper class b. the middle class c. the working class d. the poor class

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Question 24 1. 24: Members of this class tend to be employed in the manual occupations (electricians, plumbers etc). Answer a. the upper class b. the middle class c. the working class d. the poor class

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Question 25 1. 25: C. Wright Mills argued that America s ruling class has produced a power elite composed of leaders from all the following EXCEPT: Answer a. the press b. the government c. the military d. private industry

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Question 26 1. 26: The major cause of poverty in this country is: Answer a. high unemployment rates. . b. inflation. c. low wages. d. laziness.

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Question 27 1. 27: Sociologist Herbert Gans argues that all the following are positive functions of poverty EXCEPT: Answer a. poverty ensures that society s dirty work will be done 1.17 points b. poverty creates jobs in professions that service the poor c. poverty subsidizes a variety of economic activities that benefit the rich d. poverty keeps the suburbs from becoming over-crowded.

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Question 28 1. 28: People are poor because they are lazy and will not work. Answer a. True b. False

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Question 29 1. 29: Women, children and the elderly are most likely to be included as the poor in this country. Answer a. True b. False

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Question 30 1. 30: The largest segment of the poor is the working poor . Answer a. True b. False

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Question 31
Question 31 1. 31: The richest 10 percent of Americans own approximately 80 to 90 percent of all wealth in this country. Answer a. True b. False

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Question 32
Question 32

1. 32: A person s overall standing within a social stratification system is known as their: Answer a. sociostrata b. social status c. socioeconomic status d. social stratification status

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Question 33
Question 33 1. 33: The primary route to upward mobility to the middle class in this country is: Answer a. inheritance b. education c. the lottery d. hard work

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Question 34 1. 34: In American society wealth is pretty evenly distributed. Answer a. True b. False

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Question 35 1. 35:

Groups of people who share certain inherited characteristics are called: Answer a. minority groups. . 1.17 points b. sub groups. c. racial minority groups. d. ethnic minority groups.

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Question 36 1. 36: Groups of people who share certain cultural traits are called: Answer a. minority groups. . 1.17 points b. sub groups. c. racial minority groups. d. ethnic minority groups.

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Question 37 1. 37: An ideology based on the belief that an observable, inherited trait is a mark of inferiority that justifies discriminatory treatment of people with that trait. Answer a. discrimination b. prejudice c. stereotype d. racism

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Question 38 1. 38: An inflexible image of the members of a particular group that is held without regard to whether or

not it is true. Answer a. discrimination b. prejudice c. stereotype d. racism

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Question 39 1. 39: An attitude that prejudges a person, usually negatively, on the basis of real or imagined characteristics. Answer a. discrimination b. prejudice c. stereotype d. racism

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Question 40 1. 40: Actual unfair treatment of people on the basis of their group membership Answer a. discrimination b. prejudice c. stereotype d. racism

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Question 41 1. 41: Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a minority group? Answer

a. It is a clearly distinctive racial group.

b. Its members are singled out for differential or unequal treatment.

c. Its members have unique physical or cultural characteristics.

d. Membership into a minority is by birth.

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Question 42
Question 42 1. 42: Policies designed to correct persistent racial and ethnic inequalities in the workplace are termed: Answer a. active equality 1.17 points b. actualized equality c. affirmative action d. ascriptive policies

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Question 43 1. 43: Prejudice is a behavior; discrimination is an attitude. Answer a. True b. False

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Question 44 1. 44: The process whereby we attribute to other people behavior and feelings that we are unwilling to accept in ourselves.

Answer a. Frustration-aggression Theory 1.17 points b. Projection Theory c. Ecological Theory (Robert Park s Cyclical Model.

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Question 45 1. 45: The origin of prejudice is a buildup of frustration that may be taken out on a convenient target. Answer a. Frustration-aggression Theory 1.17 points b. Projection Theory c. Ecological Theory (Robert Park s Cyclical Model)

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Question 46 1. 46: A new group moves into the territory of an existing population and has to compete for limited resources. Answer a. Frustration-aggression Theory 1.17 points b. Projection Theory c. Ecological Theory (Robert Park s Cyclical Model)

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Question 47 1. 47: There are two sexes, male and female, and these are socially constructed by society. Answer

a. True

b. False

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Question 48 1. 48: There are two genders, masculine and feminine, and these are biologically determined. Answer a. True b. False

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Question 49
Question 49 1. 49: Behavioral differences between men and women are innate (you are born with them). Answer a. True b. False

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Question 50
Question 50 1. 50: The mass media in our society portray women as: Answer a. strong-willed, domineering. b. intelligent, mysterious. c. passive, weak, emotional d. masculine.

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Question 51
Question 51 1. 51: The income gap between men and women s earnings can be explained by the fact that men, on the average, are better educated than women. Answer a. True b. False

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Question 52
Question 52 1. 52: The idea that male and female children are reared in our society in two separate social worlds is known as: Answer a. masculine-feminine theory. . 1.17 points b. gender separation theory. c. dual role model theory. d. tracking

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Question 53 1. 53: Margaret Mead s research in New Guinea gives credence to the theory that gender roles are whatever a particular society makes them to be (they are learned). Answer a. True b. False

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Question 54
Question 54 1. 54: The women s suffrage movement was a social movement whose goal was to give women the right to work outside of the home during wartime. Answer a. True b. False

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Question 55
Question 55 1. 55: This Amendment gave women the right to vote. Answer a. 18th b. 19th c. 20th d. 25th

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Question 56
Question 56 1. 56: Sets of behaviors considered appropriate for individuals of a particular gender are known as gender roles. Answer a. True b. False

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Question 57 1. 57: Women tend to have more gaps in their employment history than men. Answer a. True b. False

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Question 58
Question 58 1. 58: Women tend to earn more than men during their working years. Answer a. True b. False

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Question 59
Question 59 1. 59: Women tend to live longer than men on average in this country. Answer a. True b. False

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Question 60
Question 60 1.

60: The United States is in the midst of a demographic revolution as a result of the skyrocketing birthrate during the past decade. Answer a. True b. False

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Question 61
Question 61 1. 61: Our culture places a high value on old age and as a result it devalues the young. Answer a. True b. False

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Question 62
Question 62 1. 62: The status of aged people in our society is a roleless one involving no power, responsibility or rewards. Answer a. True b. False

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Question 63
Question 63 1. 63:

Part of the reason that aging is seen as a social problem is that when someone is labeled old it can lead to discrimination. Answer a. True b. False

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Question 64 1. 64: Which theory feels that the problem with the elderly is their lack of power to shape social institutions to meet their needs. Answer a. Functionalist Theory b. Interactionist Theory c. Conflict Theory

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Question 65 1. 65: Which theory sees aging as a problem because social institutions do not adequately serve people as they grow older. Answer a. Functionalist Theory b. Interactionist Theory c. Conflict Theory

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Question 66
Question 66 1. 66:

Which theory feels aging is a problem because the elderly are the victims of a form of discrimination called ageism which stigmatizes them as less valuable. Answer a. Functionalist Theory b. Interactionist Theory c. Conflict Theory

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Question 67 1. 67: The magic age a person is considered old in this country is: Answer a. 50 b. 55 c. 65 d. 75

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Question 68
Question 68 1. 68: People over this age are the most likely to need support services: Answer a. 50 b. 55 c. 65 d. 75

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Question 69
Question 69 1. 69: The probable cause of Alzheimer s disease is: Answer

a. brain injury

b. chemical poisoning (exposure)

c. virus infections

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Question 70
Question 70 1. 70: The probable cause of Parkinson s disease is: Answer a. brain injury b. chemical poisoning (exposure) c. virus infections

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Question 71
Question 71 1. 71: Aging that is the result of molecular and cellular changes is known as: Answer a. primary aging. 1.17 points b. secondary aging. c. chronological aging. d. psychological aging.

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Question 72 1. 72: Aging caused by environmental factors, such as lack of exercise and poor diet, is known as: Answer a. primary aging. b. secondary aging. c. chronological aging. d. psychological aging.

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Question 73 1. 73: Only about 1 out of every 100 elderly actually becomes senile. Answer a. True b. False

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Question 74 1. 74: Adults born between the years 1945 and 1960 in this country are known collectively as the: Answer a. post-war cohorts. b. elderly. c. baby-busters. d. baby-boomers

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Question 75 1. 75: The theory of aging that states people in their later years should retire from their jobs to make room for the younger generation is known as: Answer a. activity theory. 1.17 points b. disengagement theory. c. geriatric theory d. selective engagement theory.

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Question 76 1. 76: A view of aging that focuses on the perceived need of the elderly for continued participation in the social community is termed: Answer a. action theory. 1.17 points b. engagement theory. c. activity theory. d. replacement theory.

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Question 77 1. 77: The fact that the proportion of elderly people in our population will double in the next fifty years has become known as the graying of America. Answer a. True b. False

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Question 78 1. 78: The aged in our society are considered a minority group as they are targets of discrimination. Answer a. True b. False

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Question 79 1. 79: Multiple jeopardy refers to elderly black men. Answer a. True b. False

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Question 80
Question 80 1. 80: Retirement is a fairly recent concept as up until recently people could not afford to retire. Answer a. True b. False

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Question 81
Question 81 1. 81: Social Security and private pension plans are the two main reasons people are able to retire. Answer a. True b. False

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Question 82 1.

82: Dying of old age is a fairly recent concept as death used to be an event scattered erratically across the life span. Answer a. True b. False

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Question 83
Question 83 1. 83: The most fundamental cause of our negative attitude toward aging is our overwhelming fear of death. Answer a. True b. False

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Question 84 1. 84: Research indicates that the old have less fear of death than younger people. Answer a. True b. False

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Question 85
Question 85 1. 85:

Presently, Medicare payments for health care are rising faster than the revenues coming into the fund from payroll taxes. Answer a. True b. False

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