People who work but are still below the poverty line are the __________ poor.
A) working
B) near
C) new
D) old
According to Piven and Cloward, the government institutes massive aid to the poor
only when the __________.
A) poor constitute a threat
B) power elite pressures them
C) economy is booming
D) economy is in a recession
Social Security is considered a regressive tax because __________.
A) people are more likely to be in ill health
B) it takes a larger percentage from people with lower incomes
C) long-term care expenses are universally paid by Obamacare
D) the government pays it for the citizens
Heroin, which is a(n) __________, is very addictive.
A) opiate
B) amphetamine
C) form of marijuana
D) hallucinogen
Jeff laments modern society characterized by increasing gender equality. He would
rather live in a(n) __________ where men are the dominant sex.
A) matriarchy
B) patriarchy
C) androgyny
D) socialist society
In relation to environmental problems, Americans have __________.
A) disproportionately consumed the world’s resources
B) been the least wasteful of the world’s resources
C) decreased their dependency on oil since 1965
D) only used American sources of environmental resources
What percentage of fossil fuel is consumed by the United States?
A) 25 percent
B) 30 percent
C) 5 percent
D) 60 percent
Some physicians practice __________, which may protect them from lawsuits, but also
drives up the costs of healthcare by increasing the numbers of tests and procedures.
A) medlining
B) patient dumping
C) defensive medicine
D) triage
Beginning with the Reagan administration, there have been over three decades of
__________.
A) federal disinvestment in affordable housing infrastructure housing and programs
B) increasing crime in suburban gated communities
C) Republican U.S. presidents elected to office
D) increased investment in urban rehabilitation of housing
The U.S. government has directly intervened in the domestic affairs of foreign
governments to __________.
A) institute social welfare policies
B) institute labor and safety laws
C) prevent the rise of capitalist competition
D) protect U.S. corporate interests
The nations of Western Europe, Scandinavia, and Canada are able to provide generous
social welfare policies for their citizens because they __________.
A) are monarchies
B) tax their citizens at a higher rate than the United States
C) restrict the freedoms of their citizens
D) are communist nations
In the first stage of modern demographic transition the __________.
A) population growth is low
B) birth rate is low
C) death rate is low
D) economy is predominantly agricultural
Bill works in a dimly lit factory where he is exposed to toxic chemicals and gets paid
very little for working low hours. Bill works in __________.
A) a sweatshop
B) the primary labor market
C) the IT industry
D) a managerial job
__________ sentencing subordinates judicial discretion to the punitive, get-tough
policies that have become popular with voters.
A) Discretionary
B) Mandatory
C) Indeterminate
D) Judicial
Deindustrialization has __________.
A) decreased good-paying jobs
B) decreased unemployment in central cities
C) encouraged corporations to relocate to Northeastern cities
D) increased the standard of living for millions of workers
Women are less likely to have health insurance because __________.
A) they do not suffer from the severe health issues that characterize their male
counterparts
B) they are more likely employed in part-time jobs that do not provide health insurance
C) they are more likely to risk unnecessary surgery for cosmetic reasons
D) their husbands and partners prohibit them from having health insurance
As a result of managed care, doctors __________.
A) are not rewarded for seeing more patients
B) do not control how long a patient stays in the hospital
C) have a better relationship with their patients
D) have more autonomy
The large federal deficit __________ a progressive agenda.
According to your text, Adam Smith would __________.
A) be against competition
B) not recognize capitalism in America today
C) not believe in the free market
D) approve of socialism
Which of the following provides government healthcare for the poor?
A) Medicare
B) Medicaid
C) Blue Cross/Blue Shield
D) Health maintenance organizations
As a result of the dramatic population shift taking place in the U.S. since 1950
__________.
A) more Americans now live in the suburbs than in cities and rural areas
B) more people are relocating to urban areas
C) gentrification is at an all time low in major cities
D) more Americans now live in small towns and rural areas
As suggested in your text, the federal government could promote equal opportunity by
engaging in __________.
A) the elimination of funding for compensatory programs like Head Start
B) practices which would encourage states to maximize disparities between rich and
poor districts
C) institutionalizing a national curriculum
D) residential segregation
The disabled are __________.
A) often rejected for insurance because of their “defects”
B) less likely to have lower annual incomes than those who do not have disabilities
C) not as likely to be unemployed
D) usually integrated into society with the exception of athletic events
The division of labor between the sexes __________.
A) motivates women to work harder and get better educations
B) preserves the differential power, privilege, and prestige of men
C) distributes work more evenly based on ability and not gender
D) contributes to racism
Which nation spends the most on national security?
A) Russia
B) China
C) India
D) The United States
__________ refers to cultural and social definitions of feminine and masculine.
A) Androgyny
B) Sex
C) Gender
D) Patriarchy
If Charles is androgynous, we would expect him to have __________ stereotypically
male sex role characteristics and __________ stereotypically female sex role
characteristics.
A) few; many
B) many; few
C) many; many
D) few; few
__________ is among the practices involved in setting bail that undermine the principle
of fair treatment.
A) A strict enforcement of the Eighth Amendment, which prevents the setting of
excessively high bail
B) The amount of bail set, which overlooks the accused’s ability to pay
C) The fact that those who can”t pay bail are set free until trial and thus are thus treated
as if presumed innocent
D) The amount of bail to be posted is based on a sliding income scale
The fact that minority groups are the last to be hired and the first to be fired is evidence
of __________ and applies to people with disabilities as well as other minorities.
A) a matrix of domination
B) a hegemonic structure
C) ableism
D) discrimination
In terms of policy, immigration is a __________ issue.
A) local
B) state
C) regional
D) federal
The concentration of poverty __________.
A) typically does not affect the rest of society
B) is very rare in the United States
C) is linked to health and education problems
D) is rarely considered a social problem
Research suggests that men who enter female-dominated fields often encounter
__________.
A) job burn-out
B) a glass escalator
C) a glass ceiling
D) preferential treatment
__________ effectively began the modern gay rights movement.
A) Stonewall
B) The 1987 march on Washington
C) “Don”t Ask, Don”t Tell”
D) The AIDS crisis
Which of the following is a claim made by modern-day Social Darwinists Jensen,
Herrnstein, and Murray?
A) African Americans are more well endowed mentally than Whites.
B) Mental ability is inherited, and success depends on mental ability.
C) The poor are poor because they lack the same values as their better-off peers.
D) Differences in success are due solely work ethic.
__________ implicitly allows the nondisabled to minimize the social aspects of
disability.
Discuss the dangers that exist in the developing world if wealthy nations do not provide
more resources for development aid. In what ways do wealthy nations currently provide
support for developing nations? What provisos should be put in place with regard to
humanitarian aid to maximize effectiveness?
The __________War, with Russia, was a period in which the United States became
significantly more expansionary and less isolationist.
Discuss the benefits of using one theoretical approach to disability instead of another in
terms of the attitudes toward rehabilitation. Provide examples of how each approach
might impact rehabilitation.
Historically, __________ have organized strikes, work slowdowns, and public relations
campaigns to improve working conditions.
A cultural inferiority argument is a type of __________ theory.
Most of the current population growth occurs in the __________ developed nations.
Clerical work is a part of the __________ segment of the labor market.
__________ have an urban population of more than 10 million.
What are the characteristics of capitalism and socialism? Discuss the fundamental
differences between the two economic forms.
Lack of centralized planning is a feature of ________
Bernie Madoff ran a securities fraud known as a(n) __________.
What did Karl Marx mean when he discussed the inherent contradictions of capitalism?
What has the passage of time shown us about those hypothetical contradictions?
What would be the costs and benefits of making a commitment to a free education for
all students?
Amphetamines are __________ drugs that are sometimes used by athletes.
The authors of the text recommend a(n) __________ college education for all qualified
students.
What is the Jensen-Herrnstein-Murray thesis for explaining poverty? Identify the
critiques of this perspective.
Until the twentieth century high __________ and high mortality kept the U.S. a
youthful nation.
In California, the cost to incarcerate one prisoner for a year is approximately
__________.