Global companies do not have a great impact on easing unemployment in poor nations
because they __________.
A) primarily use child laborers
B) use advanced technology whenever feasible
C) bring an American workforce with them
D) have very high turnover rates
The relationship between U.S. foreign policy and corporate interests is demonstrated by
which of the following actions?
A) The embargo of the sales of military arms overseas
B) The government support of tyrannical governments if they support U.S.
multinational corporations
C) The government policy of nonintervention in the domestic affairs of foreign
governments to protect U.S. corporate interests
D) The government providing foreign aid that primarily goes to benefit the poor in
other countries
With the increase in immigration in the United States, __________.
A) Latinos are now the absolute majority of the population in the United States
B) the United States will have to sell Texas back to Mexico
C) African Americans will be the absolute majority of the U.S. population
D) the nation is shifting from an Anglo-White society rooted in Western culture
The profit margin for pharmaceutical companies is about __________ percent.
A) 5
B) 15
C) 30
D) 50
__________ is the practice of targeting citizens for police encounters on the basis of
race.
A) Racial profiling
B) Racial sensitivity
C) Character profiling
D) Aspect management
__________ is the belief that where people end up in terms of wealth and class is a
function of their natural ability.
A) Self-fulfilling prophecy
B) Culture-of-poverty
C) Blaming the victim
D) A regressive mindset
Discrimination in favor of the able-bodied is known as __________.
A) disabilaphobia
B) the able-bodied advantage
C) handicappism
D) ableism
Fewer than 10 percent of people charged with crimes ever go to trial. This is largely due
to the process of __________.
A) court appeals
B) plea bargaining
C) habeas corpus
D) due process
Based on the measures used in the text, which of the following is the most accurate?
A) A greater proportion of the government is run by women in the United States than in
Scandinavian countries.
B) The United States was among the worst countries in the rate of deaths for children
under age five.
C) Japan is the best country in the world in which to be a mother.
D) Women have it better in the United States than in any other country in the world.
Colonialism has had which of the following consequences for developing nations?
A) It has created a relatively classless society.
B) It made the colonized nations more dependent on the developed world.
C) It discouraged fertility among indigenous people.
D) It supported indigenous social and economic structures.
Derek, who is gay, would have faced __________ penalties in the fourteenth century as
compared to the penalties gays face today.
A) no
B) harsher
C) more lenient
D) the same
A Tennessee study found that students in smaller classes tend to __________.
A) achieve lower grades
B) have better college graduation rates
C) be more likely to attend college
D) take more internships
Brian’s mother and father both lost their jobs in 2010 and could not afford to make the
payments on a house that was worth less than what they paid for it. When the house was
foreclosed on, they had nowhere to live. They are part of the __________.
A) new homeless
B) destitute class
C) working class
D) alienated masses
__________ is society’s unequal distribution of wealth, power, and privilege between
men and women.
A) Patriarchy
B) Matriarchy
C) Gender stratification
D) Androgyny
Wade is thinking about starting a company to run jails and prisons but wants to
minimize his risks, so he works with various states to get a long-term contract and
guarantees of minimum occupancy levels. Wade is becoming a part of the __________.
A) prison-industrial complex
B) state profit system
C) cradle to prison pipeline
D) humane prison movement
Wages in the new service sector of the economy tend to be __________ those
previously paid in the manufacturing sector.
A) higher than
B) lower than
C) about the same as
D) higher for most, but not all, compared to
In order to defeat regimes unfriendly to its interests, the United States has sold arms
directly to__________.
A) countries that promote peace
B) terrorists and mercenaries
C) countries that violate human rights
D) international aid organizations
The major underlying sources of our present environmental problems are __________.
A) government legislators
B) corporate executives
C) beyond our control
D) the culture and structure of our society
__________ has a long tradition in Western society, largely because of the
Judeo-Christian treatment of homosexuality as a heinous sin.
A) Heterophobia
B) Homophobia
C) Homophilia
D) Heterophilia
Which of the following is an example of institutionalized deviance?
A) The equal distribution of health care among all members of society
B) The equal distribution of income among all members of society
C) The bias against the poor and people of color by police officers
D) Tax laws that permit a large business to write off purchases
“Social Darwinism” refers to the theory that the poor are poor because __________.
A) they are unfit
A) societal structures limit their opportunities
B) they are subject to institutional discrimination
C) they are discriminated against
Mary has always worked hard at her job, gets glowing performance reviews, and has
excellent qualifications. Yet she keeps getting passed over for promotions and does not
see a clear path upward in her company while men less qualified than her advance more
quickly. These men are likely being advanced by a glass __________.
A) ceiling
B) floor
C) wall
D) escalator
The practice by managed-care companies of limiting the number of patients with health
problems and maximizing the number of healthy patients is known as __________.
A) medlining
B) patient dumping
C) redlining
D) triage
In the Citizens United case the Supreme Court interpreted political donations as
__________.
A) only allowable for low-income candidates
B) a restriction on equal access to democracy
C) a form of speech protected by the Constitution
D) an unconstitutional influence over policymakers
Human capital theory is an example of a(n) __________ explanation of women’s
workplace inequality.
A) individual
B) structural
C) interactional
D) psychological
The negative consequences associated with managed care include the fact that
__________.
A) physicians are no longer able to act as a patient’s advocate
B) decisions about patients are made by physicians and patients
C) physicians are encouraged to treat fewer and fewer patients
D) patients have less paperwork and lower administrative costs
The implication in Chapter 2 is that oligarchs are likely also __________.
A) socialists
B) plutocrats
C) Marxists
D) in poverty
Health-related companies spent __________ million on lobbying in 2009.
A) $68
B) $100
C) $648
D) $800
The authors argue that many of the problems of U.S. society largely result from the
__________.
A. maldistribution of power
B. conspiracy of the power elites
C. system being undermined by those who criticize it
D. system being undermined by the poor and disadvantaged
When compared to American families, European parents have __________ access to
social supports for their families.
A) less
B) more
C) the same
D) no
The speculative nature of the housing market and home flipping led to __________,
and was a major contributor to the most recent recession.
A) homeshoring
B) a housing bubble
C) sunset industries
D) sunrise industries
The disability rights movement has been successful in __________.
A) ensuring a free and appropriate public education and related services to children
with disabilities
B) securing adequate political representation
C) eliminating discrimination against people with disabilities
D) eliminating stigma for people with disabilities
In 1996, for the first time since the epidemic began in the United States, the number of
people diagnosed with __________ declined from the previous year.
Why do the authors of the text argue for a national rather than a state or local approach?
What are the impacts of each? What barriers would have to be overcome to implement
a national approach?
The __________ theory, proposed by Omi and Winant, asserts that race is the factor
which determines and structures life in the United States.
What is the difference between institutional racism in comparison to individual racism?
Which do you think has a bigger impact on contemporary U.S. society? Use examples.
Explain what may contribute to the disparities found in the United States with regard to
AIDS.
A movement known as __________ works to improve environments for communities.
Discuss the short-term and long-term consequences of child abuse. What factors put
people at risk of committing and experiencing child abuse?
A __________ is a set of ideas that explains a range of human behavior and a variety of
social and societal events.
The perception of many corporations and their employees is that the __________ is
unsafe and has a large minority workforce.
In the Cambodian rainforest, __________ has occurred due to the demand for
high-quality oil extracted from the roots of trees.
Over __________ pounds of toxic chemicals are released by industry into the nation’s
environment each year.
A person who uses IQ tests to justify differential treatment of minority groups is basing
his/her viewpoint in __________ theory
How have businesses benefitted from the Iraq and Afghanistan wars? What conflicts of
interest drive profits?
The __________ theories postulate that racial groups differ in basic intelligence.
Bill believes his sexuality is a fundamental part of who he is and not something he can
change. He has a sexual __________.
Social Darwinism is a theoretical perspective that is often used to argue in __________
of government social programs (such as those that increase welfare to the poor).
__________ constrains what we do, but it does not determine what we do.
Distinguish between the concepts “sexual preference” and “sexual orientation.” Which
term does the best job of explaining the reality of homosexuals?
Most unauthorized immigrants enter the United States by crossing the border with
__________.
Only __________ percent of Americans with a disability were born with it.