Taking a “feminist” approach refers to __________.
A) participating in women’s protests and marches
B) supporting women’s equality
C) participating in gender-specific activity
D) support of liberal sexual activity
The exporting of goods that have been banned or not approved for sale in the United
States because they are dangerous refers to __________.
A) corporate dumping
B) relative poverty
C) shared monopoly
D) absolute poverty
Individuals act alone or together, exercising their __________ to alter and transform
social arrangements.
A) plutocracy
B) human agency
C) determinism
D) devolution
Marriage leads to divorce in __________ within five years.
A) one in every two to three first marriages
B) one in five first marriages
C) one in two to three of all marriages
D) one in four of all marriages
Fundamental changes in the economy resulting from technological breakthroughs,
globalization, and capital flight describes __________.
A) the reserve army of the unemployed
B) the structural transformation of the economy
C) sunrise industries
D) sunset industries
In 2011, the average CEO of a Fortune 500 company was paid __________ times more
than the average worker.
A) 50
B) 100
C) 380
D) 500
The police are somewhat unique in the criminal justice process in that they tend to work
with their clients in __________ which gives them a tremendous amount of decisional
__________.
A) public; latitude
B) private; latitude
C) public; restriction
D) private; restriction
According to the U.S. Census, a __________ consists of two or more people related by
birth, marriage, or adoption who live together.
A) family
B) household
C) nonfamily
D) nonhousehold
Post traumatic stress disorder is affecting approximately __________ percent of the
soldiers returning from Iraq.
A) 10
B) 17
C) 43
D) 90
Typically, new immigrants face hostility from their hosts because they are __________.
A) coming to America at the wrong time of year
B) feared as competitors and people who are “different”
C) coming from countries that have better education systems
D) learning to speak English and trying to hide from Americans
Contrary to classical economic theory, capitalism is now dominated by huge
corporations that __________.
A) act in the best interest of the majority of Americans
B) distribute wealth equally among managers and employees
C) respond to the demands of the market
D) control the demands of the market
Requiring a __________ in order to register to vote is an example of a recent tactic
states use that disenfranchises certain groups of potential voters.
A) government-issued ID
B) party donation
C) background check
D) language test
Discuss the environmental problems that impact rural America.
In the National Health Insurance Model, __________.
A) elements from both the Bismarck Model and the Beveridge Model are found
B) doctors are government employees
C) insurance companies pay the bills
D) patients are required to wait at least three months for all basic care
Where do the elderly who have moved tend to migrate?
A) Vermont
B) Connecticut
C) Florida
D) Maine
Which of the following is considered to be a political crime?
A) Insider trading
B) Government involvement in a secret action to overthrow a legitimate government in
another country
C) Conflicts of interest
D) Price-fixing in order to ensure a lack of competition among corporations
Which of the following could be seen as a major cause for recent environmental justice
movements?
A) The creation of hybrid automobiles
B) Corporations illegally dumping hazardous waste
C) The reduction of planned obsolescence
D) The creation of non-aerosol spray cans
The ideological consensus among Republicans, Blue Dog Democrats, and various
pressure groups includes the idea that __________.
A) individuals’ failure to succeed is their own fault
B) corporations’ failure to succeed is their own fault
C) direct government subsidies to corporations exacerbate social problems
D) the welfare safety net should be expanded
Peter believes that society gives shape to everything we do, and that even the emotions
we feel and our own consciousness are fully regulated by social structures. Peter’s
beliefs align with the __________.
A) human agency emphasis
B) deterministic view
C) sociological dilemma
D) plutocracy
It is reasonable to believe that, in the modern era of warfare, that __________.
A) U.S. strategic weapons and navy warships will have little impact on new enemies
B) the United States will be more successful than in the past because the enemies are
less sophisticated
C) the United States will openly adopt terrorist tactics in order to succeed
D) the United States will be at a disadvantage due to lack of funding
__________ is the sociohistorical process by which races are continually being shaped
and transformed.
A) Racial formation
B) Racial stratification
C) Racial-ethnic grouping
D) Environmental racism
Researchers who use __________ collect information about the same persons over
many years.
A) longitudinal surveys
B) experiments
C) participant observation
D) public opinion polls
The __________, those whose incomes are at half the poverty line or less, make up
over 6 percent of the U.S. population.
A) working poor
B) old poor
C) new poor
D) severely poor
__________ is a strategy used by for-profit hospitals to optimize profits.
A) Avoiding locating hospitals in high-income areas
B) Locating in states and neighborhoods with well-insured populations
C) Maintaining money-making facilities like emergency rooms, neonatal units, etc.
D) Using online systems like WebMD instead of real-life physicians
Since African Americans have been replaced as the U.S.’s largest minority group by
Latinos, this demographic transition will __________.
A) force African Americans to learn Spanish as a second language
B) make the idea that race is just a “Black and White” issue obsolete
C) make all White people leave the United States and return to Europe
D) cause African Americans to join forces with Latinos
Which of the following cultural values contributes to environmental problems?
A) Freedom of speech
B) Faith in religion
C) Socialism
D) Faith in Technology
Although microcredit programs have helped many poor families, __________.
A) they do not help the societal poverty rate
B) rural farmers are excluded from loan program
C) city dwellers are excluded from the loan program
D) individuals are excluded from the benefits
In what way is the cost of the war in Iraq unevenly distributed?
A) Soldiers are more likely to come from upper-class backgrounds.
B) While waging the war, the government has increased taxes on the well-to-do.
C) The government has cut programs that help the poor to fund the war effort.
D) The poor have experienced food rationing to support the war effort.
The individual model of disability is also known as the __________ model of disability.
A) social
B) paramedical
C) paralegal
D) medical
The __________ refers to the definitions concerning drugs and drug-related behaviors
based on the meanings that people in groups have imputed to certain things and
behaviors as opposed to the technical differences between chemical substances.
A) politics of drugs
B) social construction of drugs
C) decriminalization of drugs
D) war on drugs
About __________ percent of Iraqi primary school children have shown symptoms of
trauma.
A) 90
B) 70
C) 50
D) 30
Those who hold great power in our society are known as the __________ group.
A) racial-ethnic
B) dominant
C) minority
D) focus
Which of the following is a form of institutional discrimination that adversely affects
the poor?
A) Most good jobs require a college degree, and the poor receive financial aid.
B) Most college scholarships go to the best-performing schools, and poor children most
often do not perform well in school.
C) Government grants for college, which provide sufficient money to allow anyone to
go to college if they want, are often rejected by the poor because of their distrust of the
government.
D) Low-end jobs, for which the wealthy are most qualified because they lack education,
pay low wages so that the poor have no way to improve their conditions.
Environmental classism refers to the fact that the poor are more likely to __________.
A) be subject to polluted environments where they live
B) receive increased wages for their work
C) live in cleaner neighborhoods with less pollution
D) have access to jobs with low hazards