__________ are the openly homosexual people who speak out on the issue of gay,
lesbian, and bisexual rights.
A) Lesbians and gays in the military
B) Closeted activists
C) Gay activists
D) Secret gays
According to the text, the key to understanding social problems is understanding the
__________.
A) opinions of the public
B) personal experiences of those who violate society’s norms
C) needs of victims of deviant behavior
D) distribution of power in society
Which of the following is a sign of assimilation?
A) A family of immigrants hanging their native home flag in front of their house
B) A family of immigrants sending their children to an English-only school
C) A family of immigrants refusing to learn to speak English
D) A family leaving America
Scientific management has an emphasis on __________.
A) employee governance
B) efficiency
C) high wages
D) good products
According to the __________ approach to disability, people with disabilities are
oppressed by societal views of normality.
A) legal
B) medical
C) educational
D) social
The __________ nature of social problems illustrates that social problems vary by time,
place, and definition.
A) economic
B) objective
C) political
D) subjective
Habeas corpus __________.
A) means suspected terrorists are presumed guilty until found innocent
B) prevents someone from being detained indefinitely without cause
C) keeps people in prison indefinitely
D) means “death by terrorist” in Latin
Disability shares a number of characteristics common to other socially constructed and
marginalized categories of people, including the way __________.
A) the disabled are frequently treated as equals
B) their “differentness” fails to mature to a master status
C) the disabled are often stigmatized and stereotyped
D) people are accommodating to different abilities
The popular belief in democracy works to the advantage of the __________.
A) power elite
B) working class
C) working poor
D) military
The Union of Physically Impaired against Segregation advocates viewing disability
through the lens of the __________ model.
A) medicentric
B) legal
C) social
D) medical
People generally think __________ crime is the greatest criminal danger.
A) street
B) white collar
C) blue collar
D) political
Crimes that may offend the majority but do not harm other people, such as gambling,
are called __________ crimes.
A) corporate
B) victimless
C) white-collar
D) blue-collar
Bill is in favor of a strong, centralized national curriculum and educational standards.
As such he would likely be __________ No Child Left Behind.
A) in favor of
B) opposed to
C) uninterested in
D) skeptical of
Society-induced conditions that harm any segment of the population, and acts and
conditions that violate the norms and values found in society, define __________.
A) social problems
B) self-actualization
C) cultural deprivation
D) the sociological imagination
Most elderly people are in reasonably good health, but aging can take a toll on finances
because __________.
A) their medical expenses are three times greater than middle-aged adults
B) they cannot get Social Security benefits if they use Medicare
C) they have to pay monthly premiums for their Social Security benefits
D) health insurance is not available after the age of 60
The top ten arms-exporting companies give millions to __________.
A) international terrorist organizations
B) federal election campaigns
C) humanitarian health and food aid
D) individual insurgents in poor countries
Which of the following is generally true of older women when compared to older men?
A) They are more likely to live on the east coast.
B) They live longer than men.
C) They are more likely to have interracial relationships.
D) The have a shorted life expectancy.
Although it is inconclusive, there is growing scientific evidence for there being a
_________ basis for homosexuality.
A) biological
B) social
C) psychological
D) religious
In 2010, women represented __________ percent of all arrests.
A) under 10
B) about 15
C) almost 25
D) 50
Child abuse can result in __________.
A) increased physical strength for the child
B) poorer mental health for the child
C) increased emotional resilience
D) greater motivation in school
The tracking system that exists in schools today contributes to the formation of a
student subculture that is antagonistic toward school by __________.
A) segregating students so that low achievers are stigmatized and labeled as inferior
B) encouraging children of the elite to participate in cooperative learning alongside low
achievers
C) creating a democratic system that prides itself on providing avenues of upward
mobility
D) providing low achievers with special education to prepare them to take elite
positions in society
More than a decade after the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act and other
favorable legislation, the evidence is that __________.
A) the rates of unemployment and poverty among the disabled are lower than any other
minority group
B) the rates of unemployment and poverty among the disabled remain the highest for
any minority group
C) the unemployment rate for the disabled has greatly improved but the poverty rate
stays high
D) the disabled have the same quality of life as the nondisabled
Which of the following is true of conditions in urban areas?
A) Poverty is not an issue in these areas.
B) People of color do not live in these areas.
C) There are large areas that are racially segregated.
D) The best schools are in the poorest areas.
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
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
The liberalizing of punishments for marijuana use and possession in the mid-1900s as
more Whites began to use the drug highlights the __________.
A) social nature of drug use
B) intersection of class and drug politics
C) moral panic of drugs
D) universal nature of drug definitions
The emergence of a __________ party is needed for progressive social policies to work.
A) race-based
B) class-based
C) gender-based
D) youth-based
Don does not mind paying higher taxes for the benefit of everyone. Although he pays
nearly half his income in taxes, he is happy living in a __________ where there is a
family support program for parents and children, care for the elderly, and a national
health care program.
A) capitalist nation
B) socialist nation
C) welfare state
D) wealthy state
Schools today tend to be __________.
A) segregated by social class and race
B) integrated with respect to ability
C) segregated by gender
D) integrated with respect to age
Juan supports a single-payer option for healthcare but with private healthcare providers.
This is known as the __________ model.
A) Bismarck
B) Beveridge
C) National Health Insurance
D) Fee for Service
The phrase “__________,” as opposed to “a disabled person,” counteracts the problem
of defining a person wholly by their disability.
The design of laws is influenced by a(n) __________ bias.
The __________ social movements have been aimed at overcoming gender inequality.
Beginning with President Kennedy, the trend has been for the executive branch to
bypass __________ on matters of war in order to centralize power.
In the past, the school year was developed around the __________ calendar.
The passage of the __________ marked the beginning of a shift to thinking about drug
abusers as criminals.
During the Cold War, the United States and what was then the Soviet Union amassed
huge stockpiles of __________ weapons.
The longer children live in poverty, the __________ they perform on working-memory
tests.
Identify the group that makes up the “baby boom generation” and discuss the future
demographic changes that will likely take place as this generation ages.
A __________ is a representative part of a population that sociologists use to
Discuss the social and economic consequences of being female in American society.
The organization of the labor force is such that there are two separate segments: the
__________ sector involving domestic and farm work, and the __________ sector
involving industrial work.
Discuss the Judeo-Christian view of homosexuality and how that ideology has affected
church policy toward gays and lesbians. Use examples.
How do the authors justify the claim that the study of social problems cannot be value
free? How do they suggest that we deal with bias?
How are gay men’s and lesbians’ relationships similar? How are they different? What
accounts for these differences? Are they better or worse?
The __________ occurs when harmful gases accumulate in the atmosphere and act like
a glass roof.
For over fifty years, there has been a dramatic __________ shift in the United
Statespeople moving from cities to the suburbs.
In relation to finances, elderly married couples tend to have a greater __________ than
elderly singles.
In a process called __________, the current Congress wants to return most social
programs back to the states.
Official definitions of __________ include nonviolent acts such as a lack of sanitary
living conditions.