“Hispanic,” “Arab,” and “Asian American” are all examples of __________.
A) racial formations
B) dominant groups
C) racial profiles
D) indigenous groups
The growth of the Gay Games, the rise of gay-straight alliances, and the changes of
many key laws are all taken as evidence of __________.
A) the rise of anti-gay sentiment in the United States
B) homophobia
C) the success of the gay-rights movement
D) the power of evangelical Christians
Josie agrees with the results from the Project Star initiative and other research about the
importance of school and class size. She would be in favor of efforts to __________.
A) increase class size
B) decrease class size
C) desegregate schools
D) segregate schools
The sociological imagination involves which of the following components?
A) A focus on your individual point of view
B) A focus on genetic determinants
C) A focus on social, economic, and historical circumstances
D) A focus on individual decision making
A form of social organization in which men are dominant over women is known as
__________.
A) androgyny
B) patriarchy
C) capitalism
D) matriarchy
Lance believes that the correct approach to understanding the world is to focus on the
social, economic, and historical circumstances that produce social arrangements. Lance
is a(n) __________
A) psychologist
B) politician
C) socialist
D) sociologist
The Boston Tea Party is viewed as a patriotic act by Americans, but was seen as an act
of terrorism by the British. This exemplifies which of the following concepts?
A) Terrorism is a social construction
B) Preemptive war
C) Preventive war
D) The Bush Doctrine
__________ is a myth about the institution of the family.
A) That the families of the past were largely unstable and full of conflict
B) That the breakdown of the family is not related to any of our current social problems
C) The family experience as a unified one with all members experiencing it the same
D) The dominance of the extended family living cohesively under one roof
The United States, with about 4.5 percent of the world’s population, consumes
__________ of the world’s energy.
A) one-third
B) one-fourth
C) one-half
D) three-fourths
People who find the sociological approach to social problems compelling can only
conclude that America’s level of inequality is __________.
A) by design
B) not important
C) due to personal choices
D) impossible to change
Health conditions that threaten the world’s poor include which of the following?
A) Frequent consumption of red meat, leading to diabetes among adults
B) Protein deficiency in infancy, resulting in permanent brain damage
C) Overconsumption of synthetic sugars, leading to ADHD in children
D) Consumption of complex carbohydrates, leading to obesity
According to Marx, when workers do not have any control over their labor, they
experience __________.
A) improved productivity
B) alienation
C) greater satisfaction
D) less stress
__________ are usually better off economically after a divorce.
A) Men
B) Women
C) Children
D) Step-children
Which of the following is a dominant cultural value contributing to environmental
problems?
A) The belief in equality for all
B) The belief in community owned land
C) The cornucopia view of nature
D) The belief that farming land must be rotated
Relying too heavily on a system-blame approach is a problem because __________.
A) societal conditions are taken for granted and go unchallenged
B) it focuses on person-change rather than system-change
C) it directs blame at individuals and away from the system
D) it absolves individuals from responsibility for their actions
__________ contributes to the unique social structure of the family in which violence is
a routine part of interactions.
A) An equal distribution of power
B) Family members who have many opportunities for disputes
C) Social norms which deny family privacy
D) Violent video games
Taking care of oneself and one’s family and letting others take care of themselves is the
principle of __________.
A) American individualism
B) promoting the common good
C) socialism
D) survival of the fittest
Which of the following is most likely to show up in the Uniform Crime Report?
A) Tax fraud
B) Embezzlement
C) Bribery
D) Assault
__________ is/are a force currently transforming the U.S. economy.
A) New innovations based on computer technology
B) A shift from services to manufacturing
C) Localization of the economy
D) A booming entertainment industry
__________ was a prominent political tactic used to oppose the Obama healthcare plan.
A) Compromise
B) Acquiescence
C) Lobbying
D) Caving in
The Americans with Disabilities Act was signed into law and __________.
A) it has been greatly strengthened since then
B) it has been strongly enforced ever since
C) it has been greatly weakened by setbacks since then
D) there has been no change in the strength of the law since then
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
Social Darwinists would oppose social reforms like social welfare because
__________.
A) they are too expensive to produce viable results
B) they allow people to get money for doing nothing
C) they perpetuate the existence of unfit groups in society
D) it is more effective to provide technical training for the poor
The world’s population has increased dramatically and has reached approximately
__________ people.
A) 9 billion
B) 7 billion
C) 6 million
D) 7 million
Moral order crimes are also known as __________ because they are commonly thought
to only harm the person committing the crime.
A) primary deviance
B) secondary deviance
C) violence
D) victimless crimes
Recent tax policies in the United States have __________.
A) exacerbated the unequal distribution of wealth
B) decreased the national debt
C) decreased the political influence of the wealthy
D) decreased the costs of running for public office
In 2009, the richest 5 percent of U.S. households owned over __________ percent of
the nation’s private wealth.
A) 10
B) 33
C) 50
D) 63
Julie has recently been in a car accident and is taking __________ drugs to help her
heal some nerve damaged she suffered as a result.
A) Schedule 1
B) additive
C) restorative
D) narcotic
Which of the following articulates the relationship between unemployment and military
recruiting?
A) There is no relationship between the two.
B) When unemployment rises, recruiting also improves.
C) When unemployment decreases, recruiting generally improves.
D) The relationship is too complex to measure.
In high school, girls tend to __________.
A) receive higher grades than boys
B) get higher standardized test scores than boys
C) take more math and science courses than boys
D) play on integrated sports teams
One strategic reason that multinational corporations move to developing countries is
that __________.
A) there are fewer regulations, which translates into more profits
B) the unemployment rate is much higher in developing countries
C) more regulations make factories safer for workers
D) there are fewer job seekers in the United States.
The traditional nuclear family, also known as the __________, was shaped by distinct
economic forces that are now shifting.
A) modern
B) nuclear
C) postmodern
D) abnormal
Those who espouse a color-blind approach to understanding the world are __________
affirmative action policies.
A) less likely than others to support
B) more likely than others to support
C) instrumental in setting
D) equally as supportive as others of
__________ is the three-stage pattern of population change occurring as societies
industrialize and urbanize, resulting in a low stable population growth rate.
A) fertility rate
B) fecundity rate
C) infant mortality rate
D) modern demographic transition