That __________ is one reason why the poor receive inferior service from the
healthcare community.
A) they are often served by understaffed clinics and hospitals
B) there are more hospitals in poor areas
C) they tend to have more access to healthcare
D) overt discrimination has ended
Which of the following is a factor that has contributed to the gender earnings gap?
A) Women are concentrated in very few occupations.
B) Women enter the labor force at similar pay levels as men.
C) Because women have less education and experience, they are paid less than men.
D) Women are more nurturing and less competitive by nature.
Michelle is opposed to marijuana legalization on the grounds that using it will lead to
the use of other, worse drugs. Michelle thinks marijuana is a __________.
A) narcotic
B) psychoactive drug
C) gateway drug
D) cultural drug
Although Americans are most concerned with __________ crime, the most
economically damaging crimes are __________.
A) street; corporate
B) corporate; white-collar
C) white-collar; street
D) organized; street
The World Bank estimates that about __________ would make birth control readily
available globally.
A) $1 million
B) $1 billion
C) $8 billion
D) $20 billion
The Beveridge Model of healthcare is found in __________.
A) France
B) Japan
C) Cuba
D) the United States
Politicians do not agree on whether or not humans cause global warming, but
environmentalists argue that human wastefulness and excessive gas in the environment
leads to __________.
A) acid reflux disease
B) the greenhouse photochemical
C) the greenhouse effect
D) a pain in the gas
The proportion of the population who work compared to the proportion who do not
work is called the __________.
A) informal economy
B) regressive tax system
C) dependency ratio
D) disengagement ratio
Allison is a 24-year-old recent college graduate who has not yet managed to find
employment. She is likely to __________ the new Affordable Health Care Act.
A) not have heard of
B) support
C) oppose
D) be indifferent about
The term “sexual orientation” implies __________.
A) socially created sexuality
B) a sense of choice regarding whom one is attracted to
C) a deterministic view of sexual attraction
D) a religious stance
In order to eliminate poverty, some assumptions have to change, including assuming
that __________.
A) poverty is a structural issue that cannot be fixed with a better economy or more
personal responsibility
B) poverty is an isolated problem
C) poverty can be fixed with a concentrated charity effort
D) the government can do very little to alleviate poverty
Every morning, Mike drinks two cups of regular coffee without fear of arrest, despite
the fact that he is using __________.
A) one of the most commonly used drugs in the world
B) a drug that is illegal in most countries
C) a drug that is classified as a Schedule 1 drug by the DEA
D) a drug which is very potent and illicitly obtained
__________ drugs are those used by athletes to improve performance.
A) Schedule 1
B) Additive
C) Restorative
D) Narcotic
According to the text, rising poverty rates among Latinos have led many policymakers
to conclude that they have joined inner-city African Americans to form a __________.
A) hopeless underworld
B) hopeless underclass
C) useful coalition
D) racial-ethnic group
The data indicate that at any one time, between __________ percent of people over the
age of 65 are in extended-care facilities.
A) 10 and 20
B) 40 and 50
C) 4 and 5
D) 5 and 10
Going to war to remove a dictator such as Saddam Hussein and replace him with a
different leader is an example of __________.
A) the line in the sand
B) a preemptive war
C) a preventive war
D) regime change
Language perpetuates male dominance by __________ women.
A) ignoring, trivializing, and sexualizing
B) marking, shirking, and categorizing
C) sifting, noting, and sorting
D) dominating, marginalizing, and classifying
Single parents have difficulty coping because of __________.
A) boredom
B) task overload
C) financial strain
D) a lack of love
In her essay for a sociology of gender course, Ellen takes the __________ approach
because she believes that a differential rewards system explains gender inequality.
A) gender structure
B) gender roles
C) heterosexuality
D) glass ceiling
At least __________ college students are targets of racially motivated assaults each
year.
A) 50
B) 500
C) 5,000
D) 500,000
Patient dumping occurs when __________.
A) the costs of private hospitals implicitly deny services to many poor patients
B) health insurance plans refuse to cover poor customers
C) insurance companies cancel coverage for those who utilize healthcare above their
monthly payments
D) patients are prescribed generic brands instead of brand name prescriptions
Jesse is concerned about protecting privacy and limiting the authority of the
government to spy on citizens. One can surmise that he would like to __________ the
USA PATRIOT Act.
A) expand
B) renew
C) dismantle
D) update
A healthcare facility that is focused on meeting the needs of residents rather than the
needs of the institution is exhibiting __________.
A) disengagement
B) therapeutic care
C) custodial care
D) ageism
The “Don”t Ask, Don”t Tell” policy was put into place by __________.
A) President Truman
B) President Kennedy
C) President Reagan
D) President Clinton
Gerrymandering results in many voting districts in the United States where the primary
election essentially determines the final winner. This results in __________ moderates
being elected.
A) no
B) fewer
C) more
D) all
As compared to Whites, African Americans and Latinos are more likely to __________.
A) be unemployed
B) work white-collar jobs
C) have a Bachelor’s degree
D) work for higher pay
The census generally __________.
A) overestimates the number of poor
B) underestimates the number of poor
C) overcounts illegal immigrants
D) overcounts the homeless
Which of the following states allows marriage for same-sex couples?
A) Texas
B) Utah
C) Iowa
D) California
The linkage between corporations when an individual serves on the board of directors
of two companies is called a(n) __________.
A) oligarchy
B) plutocracy
C) shared monopoly
D) interlocking directorate
Facing a negative evaluation, being treated as different, and being treated as though
there is a deficiency are all a part of being a __________.
A) part of the master class
B) master status
C) stigmatized “other”
D) person with a mental disability
__________ refers to the investment choices that involve the movement of corporate
monies from one investment to another.
A) Capital flight
B) Outsourcing
C) Globalization
D) Alienation
Most government subsidies go to the non-poor. These are known as __________.
A) welfare
B) warfare
C) wealthfare
D) regressive taxes
__________ of Americans have some form of impairment, and the probability of
disability increases for everyone with age.
A) Almost 4 percent
B) About 10 percent
C) Over 20 percent
D) Over 30 percent
Knowing that a higher percentage of women of color (with the exception of Asian
Americans) are likely to experience violence in a relationship means that we can
conclude ____________.
A) that minorities are more violent
B) that minorities face more structural risk factors due to social class
C) that Asian Americans are nicer people than African Americans
D) that White people place more value on gender equality
Drug laws are related to the fact that drugs are a lucrative source of income for
__________.
What can the federal government do to get all people permanently above the poverty
line? What assumptions have to be in place?
In 2010, the largest healthcare companies combined for approximately __________
billion dollars in profits.
Why do the authors of the text emphasize a system-blame approach?
The __________ stage is the stage of modern demographic transition in which
population growth remains high while death rates decrease markedly.
To understand the cause-and-effect relationship among variables, sociologists use
controlled __________.
Describe the four assimilation options that immigrants have and discuss the implication
of each for the immigrant.
How do labels affect people with disabilities? What role do they play in creating a
master status with a stigma?
Approximately __________ percent of divorcing couples have minor children.
The U.S. economic system of __________ depends on the maximization of profits and
the minimization of costs.
What are the possible outcomes of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq? Identify which
scenarios you deem most likely and provide your rationale.
Discuss how divorce works to make both parents and children victims.
Although limited in how much it can explain, __________ , which takes into account
individual characteristics such as experience and education, is still a useful theory.
Corporate or __________ crime is not punished by society in direct proportion to the
costs of the crimes.
Describe the ways in which the high growth rates of cities contribute to global poverty.
Why are U.S. corporations shifting more and more of their total assets outside the
United States? What are the consequences of the shift in production to other countries?
__________ is the nation with the most millionaires.
Discuss the concept of “deviance” as a socially created notion with respect to
homosexuality. Who creates this form of deviance and who benefits from its
enforcement?
The __________to disability defines disability as primarily an individual issue.
Discuss how each of the two main approaches to understanding social problems would
explain a social problem like recidivism.