Vagrancy is an example of __________.
A) how our justice system is dominated by special interest groups
B) how our laws discriminate against some classes
C) police mistreatment
D) a political crime
More extended kinship ties, obligations, and interests are more characteristic of the
__________ class.
A) lower and middle
B) middle and upper
C) lower and upper
D) middle
The assumption by the members of a group that the culture of some other group is not
only inferior, but also deficient, is called __________.
A) system-blame
B) person-blame
C) cultural deprivation
D) sociological imagination
Which of the following is a problem associated with Social Security?
A) It does not take paid wages into account.
B) It is not capped at a certain level of income so it taxes the rich more.
C) The dependency ratio has changed, so Social Security is becoming harder to finance.
D) You can only get your payments in cash.
The system-blame orientation would attribute students’ failure in schools to
__________.
A) being born with limited intellectual capacities
B) the failure of the students to work hard to succeed
C) the failure of the educational system to meet their needs
D) the failure of their parents to provide proper guidance
One of the advantages the rural poor have over the urban poor is they __________.
A) save money by riding horses instead of cars
B) have the ability to grow their own food
C) have higher wages for the same work
D) have more access to social services
Homesourcing is __________.
A) illegal
B) working from home
C) good for people who needs employer sponsored insurance plans
D) the most common type of employment
Most of the world’s Muslims are __________.
A) Sunni
B) Shiite
C) Sufi
D) Kashmiri
The number of adults arrested for drug offenses rose from about __________ in 1980 to
about __________ in 2007.
A) 500,000; 1.7 million
B) 100,000; 500,000
C) 500,000; 1,000,000
D) 100,000; 1 million
The largest employer in the United States today is __________.
A) General Motors
B) Walmart
C) U.S. Steel
D) Microsoft
The disability rights movement, a social movement on its own, nevertheless benefitted
from being part of the __________ era that saw major advancements for many minority
groups.
A) progressive
B) civil rights
C) civil war
D) depression
Which of the following minority groups has the lowest life expectancy in the United
States today?
A) Asian Americans
B) African Americans
C) Latino Americans
D) Native Americans
__________ has led to the decline of unions.
A) The lack of transformation in the economy
B) High support from the government
C) Businesses trying to prevent the formation of unions
D) The historical ineffectiveness of unions to improve working conditions
The USA PATRIOT Act __________.
A) was enacted on the five-year anniversary of 9/11
B) allows greater reach of law enforcement and more oversight
C) allows citizens to be incarcerated on suspicion alone
D) justified the Iraq war
Deviant people are treated as the cause of their own problems by which of the following
approaches to studying social problems?
A) self-actualization
B) person-blame
C) system-blame
D) institutionalized deviance
In the illegal drug trade, __________ flow into Mexico and __________ flow(s) into
the United States.
A) guns; drugs
B) drugs; guns
C) felons; cash
D) pharmacologists; cartels
Which present-day group is descended from involuntary migrants to the United States?
A) Japanese Americans
B) African Americans
C) Latino Americans
D) Native American Indians
A(n) __________, like disability, is a universal and undeniable reality.
A) stigma
B) individual approach to disability
C) social model of disability
D) ontological truth
Who was the only U.S. senator to vote against the PATRIOT Act?
A) Russ Feingold
B) Hillary Clinton
C) John McCain
D) Strom Thurmond
The United States burns just about __________ percent of the world’s coal.
A) 10
B) 50
C) 75
D) 25
After looking at all of the evidence of underachievement, Karen comes to the
conclusion that the poor must be lacking in some innate ability and are thus destined to
remain poor. Her views are in line with __________ theories.
A) deficiency
B) structural
C) institutional
D) conflict
Which of the following does the United States consider a “rogue state”?
A) Cuba
B) Chile
C) Russia
D) Saudi Arabia
A sociologist would argue that most environmental problems are __________.
A) socially created
B) naturally created
C) beyond our control
D) created by the divine
Although there is appeal in __________ attacks because they do not place U.S. soldiers
at risk, there are serious ethical and moral concerns that go along with some very
human errors that have occurred which have led to the loss of civilian life.
A) sniper
B) guerilla
C) drone
D) terrorist
Miguel, visiting the United States from his homeland of Guatemala, has been picked up
by the police and detained for over six months without being told why or given any
information. His detainment is legal under the Military Commissions Act, which
removed __________ for noncitizens.
A) all human rights
B) habeas corpus
C) trials
D) legal status
Industries declining in output and employment are __________ industries.
A) scientific
B) sunrise
C) sunset
D) sunburn
In addition to the exploitation of the land and labor of their colonies, colonial
superpowers also __________.
A) built schools and supported child development
B) supported local government leadership
C) destroyed cultural patterns of production and exchange
D) developed local systems of infrastructure
Critics of the current educational philosophy of schools assert that __________.
A) the present system focuses too much on nurturing the natural curiosity of children
B) schools reflect society’s competitive and repressive nature
C) schools produce people who need to please only themselves
D) there is not enough ability tracking to truly make a positive difference
Which of the following is true about the elderly’s health?
A) They are less likely to be in ill health than other age groups.
B) They are less likely to be hospitalized than the non-old.
C) Their medical expenses are less than those for the middle-aged.
D) They are more likely to be in ill health than other age groups.
Which of the following is an example of a shared monopoly?
A) Company A, Company B, and Company C together supply 20 percent of all mufflers
in the United States.
B) Company X, Company Y, and Company Z together supply 60 percent of all beds in
the United States.
C) Company B, Company U, and Company Y together supply 30 percent of all snow
tires in the United States.
D) Company T, Company O, and Company Y together supply 45 percent of all doll
dresses in the United States.