Because of Title IX, discrimination against women in sports has disappeared.
Following his election in 1980, Ronald Reagan enacted policies that greatly
strengthened the previously established guarantees for the rights of the disabled.
Because the authors focus on structural changes, they argue individuals need not
attempt to change.
Twelfth-graders in rural America use cocaine, inhalants, and alcohol in higher rates than
their urban counterparts.
Juan does contract work for a publishing company. He is a contingent worker.
The baby boom generation is the largest generation in the history of the United States.
Even though the United States is the largest producer of solid waste among
industrialized countries, it uses its advanced technology to recycle most of its used
materials.
By 2004, U.S. schools were finally less segregated than they were in the days of Brown
v. Board of Education.
No religious organization condones gay marriage.
Institutional racism refers to overt acts of racism by individuals that harm other
individuals or their personal property.
The everyday fun and games of school children are actually power play where gender is
constructed and enacted.
Men generally fare better after a divorce than women.
Since they are a legally protected minority group, gays and lesbians now have complete
legal protection against discrimination in hiring.
The greenhouse effect, while leading to increased temperatures in the temperate zones
of the world, creates high-pressure conditions in polar regions that prevent the polar ice
caps from melting.
The costs associated with childhood poverty equal about $500 billion per year.
The Americans with Disabilities Act has ended discrimination against people with
disabilities.
The high-cost military organization of the United States is predicated on fighting the
wars of the twentieth century rather than the wars of the twenty-first century.
The fact that some activities are legal in one society and not legal in another and that
what is and is not legal changes over time within the same society is evidence that there
is not a universal standard for criminal behavior.
Discouraged workers, those who were once employed but no longer are looking for a
job, are not counted as unemployed by the government.
The settlement patterns of the new migration, much like those in previous generations,
involve primarily the Northeast and Middle Atlantic region.
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.
Only Russia, China, and India outspend the United States on national security.
The Obama healthcare plan is a good example of socialism.
Schools in the United States today are no longer segregated by social class or race.
Stonewall effectively stopped the gay rights movement.
The birth rates in countries dominated by Catholic (like Italy) or Muslim (like Iran)
religious doctrines are universally higher than in non-religious countries.
In general, one can say that a “family” refers to a set of social relationships.
The hidden welfare system refers to government aid that goes to the non-poor in the
form of tax loopholes, lower taxes, and tax avoidance by individuals; and direct
subsidies and low-cost credit to corporations.
The states with the fewest immigrants have the highest levels of anti-immigrant feeling.
The interests of the powerful are served by a conspiracy of the power elite.
Solutions for environmental problems in the United States call for __________.
A) changes in our personal mentality and lifestyle
B) decreased government intervention in environmental issues
C) increased production of goods at a decreased cost
D) exporting more goods to other countries
Acts that violate laws that enforce the morality of the majority are known as
__________.
A) white-collar crimes
B) moral order crimes
C) political crimes
D) organized crime
The biggest change in household type since 1970 is with the rise of __________
households.
A) kinship
B) nonfamily
C) boomerang
D) immigrant
Less than __________ percent of all households consist of married couples with
children in which only the husband works.
A) 10
B) 20
C) 40
D) 80
One of the negative consequences of China’s one-child policy is that it __________.
A) aided economic growth
B) skewed the male/female ratio
C) limited population growth
D) encouraged marriage between ethnic groups
The chances throughout one’s life cycle to live and experience the good things in life
are called __________.
A) absolute poverty lifestyles
B) demographic transitions
C) lifestyles
D) life chances
The belief that the place of people in the stratification system is a function of their
ability and effort refers to __________.
A) self-actualization
B) social Darwinism
C) the subjective nature of social problems
D) the objective nature of social problems
Sweatshops are substandard work environments where workers are subject to
__________.
A) being paid minimum wage
B) working regular shift schedules
C) being paid premium rates for working overtime
D) working under conditions that violate labor laws
Harrison believes that democracy and freedom should be the guiding principles behind
all nations in the world. His views mean that he would likely be in favor of
__________.
A) preemptive war
B) preventive war
C) the Bush Doctrine
D) the Cold War
Which of the following is true of the effect that new immigration is having on the
United States?
A) It is decreasing America’s greatness.
B) It is increasing racial diversity.
C) It has eradicated racism.
D) The amount of employment opportunities has increased.
According to the text, a company that practices planned obsolescence would most likely
__________.
A) decrease the manufacturing of products to have less of a negative impact on the
environment
B) give their products superficial changes and market them as new
C) re-release the same products without making changes
D) stop creating new products and work with their current stock
Which of the following is true about current mortgage lending practices?
A) Black/White lending differences have been eradicated.
B) Blacks with greater incomes are rejected more often than Whites with lower
incomes.
C) Latinos with zero income are able to get better mortgage rates.
D) White people have harder times getting a mortgage when compared with Blacks.
Whereas __________ models blame inequality on the cultural values of the majority
group, __________ theories blame inequality on the individuals who are prejudiced
against minority groups.
A) cultural deficiency; bias
B) bias; cultural deficiency
C) cultural deficiency; structural deficiency
D) structural deficiency; cultural deficiency
__________ is a problem associated with the assessment of schools.
A) The inability to take religion into account
B) Requiring special education students to take the test
C) A subtle encouragement for slow learners to drop out of school
D) The lack of funding tied to standardized test results
The economic and social constraints on political decision makers that promote the
status quo refers to __________.
A) systemic imperatives
B) capitalism
C) socialism
D) interlocking directorates
Which of the following is a reason for using the system-blame approach in studying
social problems?
A) Individual actors are the source of many social problems.
B) A balance is needed since most people in our society tend to blame institutions.
C) It is a necessary first step in restructuring society along more humane lines.
D) Citizens are eager for societal change.
When an economic system is based on ownership of the means of production by the
people for their collective benefit it is classified as a __________ system.
A) capitalist
B) socialist
C) democratic socialist
D) corporatist
Eric advocates for __________, a public policy of stopping the flow of drugs into the
United States by guarding the borders and curtailing the creation, processing, and
distribution of drugs in other countries, as a way of dealing with our drug problem in
the United States.
A) the decriminalization of drugs
B) the politics of drugs
C) increased interdiction
D) the social construction of drugs
Jill believes that Adam Smith was essentially correct when he claimed that people could
pursue their own personal interests because the __________ would keep society from
disintegrating as everyone competes for consumers and profit. Thus, she consistently
opposes government intervention into the market.
A) laws of the marketplace
B) laws of society
C) social contract
D) marketplace masses
The poor are __________ the affluent to suffer from lung cancer, cervical cancer, and
esophageal cancer.
A) more likely than
B) slightly less likely than
C) significantly less likely than
D) just as likely as
Anthony believes that people take control of their own lives and the conditions in which
they live and shape the society around them. Anthony would support an understanding
of society that gives strong emphasis to __________.
A) social structure
B) human agency
C) a liberal ideology
D) social policy
__________ refers to the biological facts of femaleness and maleness.
A) Gender
B) Sex
C) Patriarchy
D) Androgyny
If you are part of a population that resides in a small town or the open countryside, you
would be considered to be living in a __________.
A) rural area
B) suburban area
C) metropolitan area
D) new urban sprawl
Title IX resulted in __________.
A) allowing girls to wear make-up to school
B) the elimination of discrimination against women in sports
C) more spending on women’s sports
D) busing to create gender integration in schools
Punishments handed out for corporate crimes communicate that __________.
A) as a society we just are not that concerned with corporate crime
B) we view corporations as more responsible and accountable than other entities
C) safety and accountability, not profit, are the overriding goals of the American
marketplace
D) corporate crime is generally rare and not very costly to American society
The United States experienced __________ when arms it sold to Iraq were used against
its forces in the Gulf and Iraq Wars.
A) negative return
B) capital gains
C) corporate dumping
D) blowback
Officially, the separation of church and state means that __________.
A) schools must be free from religious instruction
B) religious education must be a separate topic in schools
C) all religions must be taught equally in schools
D) schools must promote religious instruction throughout the curriculum
Overt acts by individuals that harm members of another race are called __________.
A) individual racism
B) institutional racism
C) racial formation
D) color blindness
Tracking __________.
A) is seen as universally positive
B) positively affects self-esteem
C) correlates with the social stratification system
D) is unrelated to the social class system
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.
Though this is not a new phenomenon, the trend for contemporary women to be more
economically vulnerable than men is known as __________.
A) the working poor
B) the severely poor
C) the feminization of poverty
D) wealthfare
The richest 2 percent of adults own more than __________ percent of the world’s
household wealth.
A) 10
B) 30
C) 50
D) 90
Alcohol abuse is associated with __________.
A) Cirrhosis of the liver
B) Anorexia
C) ADHD
D) Lung cancer
If the Latino population continues to grow substantially, __________.
A) California will be majority White
B) racism will be over by 2025
C) Whites may be a racial minority by 2042
D) President Obama will be given a third term
Describe the reasons for the large numbers of people who are food insecure and
malnourished around the world. Compare the social, environmental, and political
factors that contribute to hunger.
Explain the differences among the three forms of government-financed health
insurance. What are the strengths and weaknesses of each? Which one does our current
healthcare reform, The Affordable Health Care Act, most resemble?
Women are __________ likely than men to be among the working poor.
The combination of multiple forms of oppression, known as the __________, means
that some people experience their disability along with other statuses that are also
stigmatizing.
The process of White flight continues to increase class and race __________.
Describe the impact of solid waste pollution in the United States.
Discuss the effects of “White flight” on the quality of urban schools.
The average number of children born to each woman is the __________.
__________ perpetuates male dominance by ignoring (using “he” as the generic
pronoun for all people), trivializing (treating domestic responsibilities as “women’s
work”), and sexualizing (using terms like bimbos, broads, etc.) women.
Little more than a century ago, the __________ Era began as a reaction to unchecked
capitalism, the robber barons, economic exploitation, and political corruption.
Two major environmental consequences of deforestation are __________ and the
vanishing of species.
Describe the process and implications of the greenhouse effect.
Why did the United States continue to spend so much on defense even after the end of
the Cold War? In what ways was this strategy effective, and in what ways was it
ineffective?
Monopoly control of agricultural land is typically put into __________ that have value
as exports but neglect basic food needs.
Over the past three decades, the __________ government has made huge cuts in dollars
and services for central cities.
The __________ has the highest proportion of its citizens jailed at any time of any
country.
Americans’ faith in education is based on the assumption that a democratic society
requires a(n) __________.