Mary is a scientist who is focused on developing a drug that will help people to
overcome shyness. She is a(n) __________.
A) psychologist
B) pharmacologist
C) psychiatrist
D) sociologist
The practice of awarding college applicants a certain number of points or credit
automatically based on their race is an example of __________.
A) reverse racism
B) institutional racism
C) tracking
D) affirmative action
Public school in the U.S. are separate and unequal. The more affluent middle class tends
to __________.
A) home school their children to keep them away from students of color
B) use their monetary resources to pay students of color to leave the neighborhood
schools
C) move to the suburbs and have their children attend mostly-white schools
D) send their children to the most underfunded schools with the hope that gentrification
will begin
__________ refers to the fact that members of some minority groups are more likely to
be exposed to harmful substances in the environment.
A) Environmental racism
B) Environmental sexism
C) Toxic waste
D) Toxic ableism
Deviance __________.
A) is socially created
B) is not culturally important
C) was created by sociologists
D) takes universally recognized forms
The racist myth in the United States about Black inner-city neighborhoods is that
__________.
A) these neighborhoods are actually the best places to raise children
B) historical discrimination has led to some of the extreme conditions in these
neighborhoods
C) they leave the urban areas to follow Whites to the suburbs
D) they are run down because Blacks lack pride and middle-class values
A suburban city of at least 100,000 that has experienced double-digit growth each
decade since it became urban is an example of __________.
A) urban sprawl
B) redlining
C) a boomburg
D) gentrification
Jimmy believes that sexual attraction is a choice, which he refers to as a __________,
as opposed to his friend Erica who takes more of a __________ perspective because she
thinks attraction is deeply rooted and not alterable.
A) sexual preference; sexual orientation
B) sexual orientation; sexual preference
C) sexual preference; compulsory heterosexuality
D) compulsory heterosexuality; sexual orientation
A subordinate group in society is called a __________ group.
A) racial-ethnic
B) majority
C) minority
D) focus
Which of the following is a time during which significant reforms were undertaken in
the United States?
A) The Roaring Twenties era
B) The post-World War II era
C) The Civil War era
D) The Cold War era
A person who holds the belief that nature is a vast and bountiful storehouse to be used
by human beings would be considered to have a(n) __________.
A) environmental racist view
B) environmental classist view
C) environmental justice view
D) cornucopia view of nature
Sociologist Jay Belsky argues that we should treat child care as an investment similar to
__________.
A) infrastructure issues
B) the stock market
C) farm subsidies
D) the National Endowment for the Arts
Mark, who is African American, was recently pulled over by the police. When he asked
why he was stopped, the officer did not say anything specifically and Mark did not
think he was committing a violation. Mark suspects he was being profiled and pulled
over for __________.
A) speeding
B) driving while Black
C) drunk driving
D) swerving
U.S. citizens over the age of 65 are served by __________ for some of their health
needs.
A) Medicare
B) Medicaid
C) Seniorcare
D) Eldermed
It has been shown that White flight can lead to __________.
A) cheaper airfare during the holidays
B) increased funding in urban areas
C) the development of better healthcare services in central cities
D) increased class and race segregation
The high cost of financing a political campaign __________.
A) enhances the democratic process
B) ensures the “little guy” will have a voice
C) favors independently wealthy candidates
D) encourages voting from disenfranchised groups
According to your text, the power elite are engaged in __________.
A) a conspiracy to disadvantage the poor
B) ending subsidies to business and industry
C) making sure the voice of the powerless is heard
D) making decisions that advantage the haves at the expense of the have-nots
According to social Darwinism, disadvantaged members of society __________.
A) do not have any control over their circumstances
B) are valuable parts of the community
C) deserve government welfare
D) deserve their fate
Following someone around, hacking email accounts, and tracking movements are all
examples of __________.
A) intimate partner violence
B) child abuse
C) a consequence of divorce
D) postmodern family relations
How do schools encourage conformity?
A) By expecting students to give
Public opinion __________ homosexuality and homosexual behavior.
A) is split about
B) is uniformly accepting of
C) condemns
D) is impossible to measure about
The text make the case that __________ is the most dangerous drug of all.
A) alcohol
B) marijuana
C) Ritalin
D) methadone
__________ is another name for methamphetamine.
A) Coke
B) Crank
C) Crack
D) Coco
Which of the following characterizes women’s status in the civilian labor force?
A) African American women have been the major beneficiaries of new opportunities.
B) White women have begun to replace African American women in female-dominated
jobs.
C) White women’s progress has been related to federal affirmative action guidelines.
D) There has been little change in women’s status in the labor force over the last 50
years.
__________ refers to discrimination that is built into the operation of social institutions,
including the economy, schools, and the legal system.
A) Pluralism
B) Institutional racism
C) Affirmative action
D) Segregation
Jeff was arrested and convicted of his third felony. The judge has no choice other than
to give him life without parole. This is an example of __________ sentencing.
A) mandatory
B) determinate
C) primary
D) terminal
As the percentage of the U.S. residents who are over 65 years old increases, the divide
between workers who support the old with payroll taxes will have a racial dimension
because the elderly will be overwhelmingly __________.
A) African American
B) Asian
C) Latin American
D) White
__________ is a common occupational danger that plagues workers today.
A) Seasonal Affective Disorder
B) Cancer
C) ADHD
D) Emphysema
Because the beliefs and practices of the majority enforce certain behavior as normal,
__________ is the accepted social norm.
A) bisexuality
B) compulsory heterosexuality
C) pathology of deviance
D) behavior that is clearly against the law
The method of financing Social Security is not equitable because __________.
A) it mainly recognizes unpaid work
B) married women who work will not receive benefits
C) a divorced woman is never entitled to her ex-husband’s Social Security income
D) it disproportionately disadvantages lower-income wage earners
Cecilia’s research has led her to become a proponent of the __________ theory
explanation of workplace inequality because she sees gender as embedded in an
interlocking web of social interactions which stem from living in a society that has
unequal gender relations.
A) human capital
B) dual labor market
C) interactional
D) feminist
How has employment changed in rural areas?
__________ have responded to declining sales in part by contributing to federal
politicians to the extent of $1.5 million during the 2009″2010 election cycle..
What promotes the likelihood that people with disabilities may have difficulty finding
romantic and sexual partners?
Identify and respond to the concerns raised by the phenomenon of the new immigration.
Four or fewer companies control at least 60 percent of the light bulb market in the
United States, which demonstrates a __________.
Automobile accidents involving __________ drivers are the leading cause of death
among teenagers.
The breaking of a law is the most common definition of __________.
Discuss the pros and cons of the legalization of drugs. Do you support this move? Why
or why not?
Use examples to describe the phenomenon called “white-collar crime” and discuss why
that form of crime is treated more leniently that street crime.
Defense contractors are subsidized by the __________.
Differentiate between the glass ceiling and the glass escalator. Give an example of each.
__________ practices increase the likelihood that chronically ill low-income patients
will receive at least a basic level of appropriate medical treatment.
In the past thirty years, HIV/AIDS has risen to the level of a __________, which is a
worldwide epidemic.
Even when the poor and/or __________ have access to medical care, they do not
receive the same quality of care.
Identify and discuss the health consequences that are related to racial minorities’
healthcare coming primarily from hospital emergency rooms and outpatient clinics.