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Test BankForSocial Problems: A Down-to-EarthApproach13th EditionJames M. Henslin,Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville

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iiiTABLE OF CONTENTSChapter 1How Sociologists View Social Problems: The Abortion Dilemma1Chapter 2Interpreting Social Problems: Aging15Chapter 3Social Problems Related to Sexual Behavior30Chapter 4Alcohol and Other Drugs44Chapter 5Violence in Society: Rape and Murder57Chapter 6Crime and Criminal Justice70Chapter 7Economic Problems: Poverty and Wealth84Chapter 8Racial–Ethnic Relations98Chapter 9Inequalities of Gender and Sexual Orientation113Chapter 10Medical Care: Physical and Mental Illness126Chapter 11The Changing Family139Chapter 12Urbanization and Population152Chapter 13The Environmental Crisis165Chapter 14War, Terrorism, and the Balance of Power178

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1Chapter 1 How Sociologists View Social Problems: The Abortion DilemmaMULTIPLE CHOICE1.Who developed the concept of the sociological imagination?A)Emile DurkheimB)Max WeberC)Karl MarxD)C. Wright MillsAnswer:DLearning Objective:1.1 Understand the sociological imagination (sociological perspective) and explain thedifference between personal and social problems.Topic/A-head:The Sociological ImaginationDifficulty Level:EasySkill Level:Remember the Facts2.The sociological imagination is also called __________.A)reinforcement theoryB)scientific sociologyC)historical and biographical analysisD)the sociological perspectiveAnswer:DLearning Objective:1.1 Understand the sociological imagination (sociological perspective) and explain thedifference between personal and social problems.Topic/A-head:The Sociological ImaginationDifficulty Level:EasySkill Level:Remember the Facts3.When researchers focus on historical and current events such as war and peace, economic booms and busts, anddepression and prosperity, they are examining a(n) __________.A)broad social contextB)narrow social contextC)intimate social contextD)close social contextAnswer:ALearning Objective:1.1 Understand the sociological imagination (sociological perspective) and explain thedifference between personal and social problems.Topic/A-head:The Sociological ImaginationDifficulty Level:ModerateSkill Level:Apply What You Know4.Professor Fuentes encourages her students to consider how laws, education, religion, and the media influencehow people think, feel, and act. As such, she wants her students to use __________.A)the sociological imaginationB)reinforcement theory

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2C)common senseD)historical and biographical analysisAnswer:ALearning Objective:1.1 Understand the sociological imagination (sociological perspective) and explain thedifference between personal and social problems.Topic/A-head:The Sociological ImaginationDifficulty Level:ModerateSkill Level:Apply What You Know5.When Michael considers how his race, age, marital status, and income compare to that of other Americans, he isconsidering his __________.A)personal troublesB)common senseC)social problemsD)social locationAnswer:DLearning Objective:1.2 Explain the significance of social location and explain why sociologists can use sociallocation to predictgroupbehavior but notindividualbehavior.Topic/A-head:Social LocationDifficulty Level:ModerateSkill Level:Apply What You Know6.What is the ability to get one’s way despite resistance called?A)ValuesB)Social problemC)PowerD)Subjective concernAnswer:CLearning Objective:1.3 Explain the significance of social location and explain why sociologists can use sociallocation to predict group behavior but not individual behavior.Topic/A-head:What Is a Social Problem?Difficulty Level:EasySkill Level:Remember the Facts7.A shared belief about whether something is good or bad is a __________.A)valueB)documentC)social problemD)personal troubleAnswer:ALearning Objective:1.3 Explain the significance of social location and explain why sociologists can use sociallocation to predict group behavior but not individual behavior.Topic/A-head:What Is a Social Problem?Difficulty Level:EasySkill Level:Remember the Facts

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38.What are the aspects of society that can be measured or experienced?A)Objective conditionsB)Social problemsC)Personal problemsD)Subjective concernsAnswer:ALearning Objective:1.3 Explain the significance of social location and explain why sociologists can use sociallocation to predict group behavior but not individual behavior.Topic/A-head:What Is a Social Problem?Difficulty Level:ModerateSkill Level:Understand the Concepts9.Which of the following Supreme Court rulings legalized abortion in the United States?A)Webster v. Reproductive ServicesB)Roe v. WadeC)Casey v. Planned ParenthoodD)Brown v. the Board of EducationAnswer:BLearning Objective:1.3 Explain the significance of social location and explain why sociologists can use sociallocation to predict group behavior but not individual behavior.Topic/A-head:What Is a Social Problem?Difficulty Level:EasySkill Level:Understand the Concepts10.The teenagers who participate in a weekly bible study class believe that abortion is bad. Their shared belief is anexample of a(n) __________.A)valueB)social problemC)personal troubleD)experimentAnswer:ALearning Objective:1.3 Explain the significance of social location and explain why sociologists can use sociallocation to predict group behavior but not individual behavior.Topic/A-head:What Is a Social Problem?Difficulty Level:ModerateSkill Level:Understand the Concepts11.A significant number of people worry about the conditions of public schools in urban areas. Such uneaseillustrates the __________ associated with a social problem.A)subjective concernsB)objective conditionsC)moral decayD)value neutralityAnswer:A

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4Learning Objective:1.3 Explain the significance of social location and explain why sociologists can use sociallocation to predict group behavior but not individual behavior.Topic/A-head:What Is a Social Problem?Difficulty Level:ModerateSkill Level:Apply What You Know12.Whether or not marijuana is legal, who obtains it and under what circumstances it is obtained are examples ofthe __________ associated with a social problem.A)objective conditionsB)subjective concernsC)social solutionsD)moral dilemmasAnswer:ALearning Objective:1.3 Explain the significance of social location and explain why sociologists can use sociallocation to predict group behavior but not individual behavior.Topic/A-head:What Is a Social Problem?Difficulty Level:DifficultSkill Level:Analyze It13.When Rhonda arrived at the abortion clinic, she was surprised to find dozens of protestors blocking her way.Rhonda pushed her way through the crowd and was able to see a physician at the clinic. Rhonda was able to getwhat she wanted, despite resistance. This is an example of Rhonda’s __________.A)valuesB)powerC)sociological imaginationD)subjective concernAnswer:BLearning Objective:1.3 Explain the significance of social location and explain why sociologists can use sociallocation to predict group behavior but not individual behavior.Topic/A-head:What Is a Social Problem?Difficulty Level:DifficultSkill Level:Analyze It14.How many stages are there in the natural history of social problems?A)TwoB)ThreeC)FourD)FiveAnswer:CLearning Objective:1.4 Identify the four stages through which social problems evolve.Topic/A-head:The Natural History of Social Problems: Four StagesDifficulty Level:EasySkill Level:Remember the Facts15.Crafting an official response occurs during which stage in the natural history of social problems?A)First

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5B)SecondC)ThirdD)FourthAnswer:BLearning Objective:1.4 Identify the four stages through which social problems evolve.Topic/A-head:The Natural History of Social Problems: Four StagesDifficulty Level:EasySkill Level:Remember the Facts16.The emergence of leaders occurs during which stage in the natural history of social problems?A)FirstB)SecondC)ThirdD)FourthAnswer:ALearning Objective:1.4 Identify the four stages through which social problems evolve.Topic/A-head:The Natural History of Social Problems: Four StagesDifficulty Level:EasySkill Level:Remember the Facts17.Antiabortionists who forward e-mails to their friends, run newspaper ads, and post blogs are known as__________.A)radicalsB)feministsC)conservativesD)moderatesAnswer:DLearning Objective:1.4 Identify the four stages through which social problems evolve.Topic/A-head:The Natural History of Social Problems: Four StagesDifficulty Level:EasySkill Level:Remember the Facts18.Connie believes that a fetus is a human being. Connie is __________.A)a proabortionistB)an antiabortionistC)value freeD)generalizedAnswer:BLearning Objective:1.4 Identify the four stages through which social problems evolve.Topic/A-head:The Natural History of Social Problems: Four StagesDifficulty Level:ModerateSkill Level:Apply What You Know19.A key effort of the proabortionists is to __________.A)eliminate the antiabortionists

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6B)show that the fetus is a human beingC)protectRoe v. WadeD)mandate abortionsAnswer:CLearning Objective:1.4 Identify the four stages through which social problems evolve.Topic/A-head:The Natural History of Social Problems: Four StagesDifficulty Level:EasySkill Level:Remember the Facts20.InWebster v. Reproductive Services, the Supreme Court ruled that __________.A)individual states have no obligation to finance abortionB)a woman under the age of 18 must have parental consent for an abortionC)picketers and other demonstrators must remain 300 feet away from the entrances to abortion clinicsD)women should have the right to voteAnswer:ALearning Objective:1.4 Identify the four stages through which social problems evolve.Topic/A-head:The Natural History of Social Problems: Four StagesDifficulty Level:EasySkill Level:Remember the Facts21.If passed, the Freedom of Choice Law would __________.A)mean that individual states have no obligation to finance abortionB)remove all state and federal restrictions on abortionC)mandate that all picketers and other demonstrators remain 300 feet away from the entrances to abortionclinicsD)require all clinics to stay open at least 6 days per weekAnswer:BLearning Objective:1.4 Identify the four stages through which social problems evolve.Topic/A-head:The Natural History of Social Problems: Four StagesDifficulty Level:EasySkill Level:Remember the Facts22.The development of alternative strategies occurs during which stage in the natural history of social problems?A)FirstB)SecondC)ThirdD)FourthAnswer:DLearning Objective:1.4 Identify the four stages through which social problems evolve.Topic/A-head:The Natural History of Social Problems: Four StagesDifficulty Level:ModerateSkill Level:Understand the Concepts23.Rosita works as a counselor at a crisis pregnancy center. Her job is to __________.A)urge pregnant women to have abortions

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7B)provide pregnant women with abortion servicesC)encourage pregnant women to give birthD)be a political activist for her causeAnswer:CLearning Objective:1.4 Identify the four stages through which social problems evolve.Topic/A-head:The Natural History of Social Problems: Four StagesDifficulty Level:ModerateSkill Level:Apply What You Know24.In an effort to express their opposition to abortion, members of a group burned and bombed abortion clinicsaround their state. These members are __________.A)moderatesB)radicalsC)alternativesD)crazyAnswer:BLearning Objective:1.4 Identify the four stages through which social problems evolve.Topic/A-head:The Natural History of Social Problems: Four StagesDifficulty Level:ModerateSkill Level:Apply What You Know25.Monica believes that a fetus has the potential to become a human being. Monica is __________.A)a proabortionistB)an antiabortionistC)value freeD)generalizedAnswer:ALearning Objective:1.4 Identify the four stages through which social problems evolve.Topic/A-head:The Natural History of Social Problems: Four StagesDifficulty Level:ModerateSkill Level:Apply What You Know26.In the United States, who/what hold(s) the power to decide whether abortion is legal?A)WomenB)The Supreme CourtC)The presidentD)PhysiciansAnswer:BLearning Objective:1.4 Identify the four stages through which social problems evolve.Topic/A-head:The Natural History of Social Problems: Four StagesDifficulty Level:ModerateSkill Level:Apply What You Know27.When Hawaii decided to support the repeal of the abortion law, this reflected which stage of the naturaldevelopment of social problems?

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8A)FirstB)SecondC)ThirdD)FourthAnswer:BLearning Objective:1.4 Identify the four stages through which social problems evolve.Topic/A-head:The Natural History of Social Problems: Four StagesDifficulty Level:DifficultSkill Level:Analyze It28.When Joan Hayes argued that the abortion issue was about the right of pregnant women to choose whether ornot to have a baby, this represented which stage of the natural development of social problems?A)FirstB)SecondC)ThirdD)FourthAnswer:ALearning Objective:1.4 Identify the four stages through which social problems evolve.Topic/A-head:The Natural History of Social Problems: Four StagesDifficulty Level:DifficultSkill Level:Analyze It29.When proabortion groups started to promote the development of abortion clinics around the country, thisreflected which stage of the natural development of social problems?A)FirstB)SecondC)ThirdD)FourthAnswer:CLearning Objective:1.4 Identify the four stages through which social problems evolve.Topic/A-head:The Natural History of Social Problems: Four StagesDifficulty Level:DifficultSkill Level:Analyze It30.The systematic and objective study of human society is known as __________.A)sociologyB)sociological imaginationC)research methodsD)case studyAnswer:ALearning Objective:1.5 Describe the contributions that sociologists can make in studying social problems.Topic/A-head:The Role of Sociology in Social ProblemsDifficulty Level:EasySkill Level:Remember the Facts

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931.A team of sociologists at Florida State University is gathering information on the number of homeless people inthe southern region of the United States. These researchers are __________.A)measuring objective conditionsB)measuring subjective concernsC)using common senseD)engaging in case studiesAnswer:ALearning Objective:1.5 Describe the contributions that sociologists can make in studying social problems.Topic/A-head:The Role of Sociology in Social ProblemsDifficulty Level:ModerateSkill Level:Understand the Concepts32.A team of sociologists at Iowa State University is gathering information on student attitudes towardhomelessness. These researchers are __________.A)measuring objective conditionsB)measuring subjective concernsC)using common senseD)engaging in case studiesAnswer:BLearning Objective:1.5 Describe the contributions that sociologists can make in studying social problems.Topic/A-head:The Role of Sociology in Social ProblemsDifficulty Level:ModerateSkill Level:Understand the Concepts33.Ibrahim, like many people in our society, believes that as people age, they become less interested in sexualactivity. This idea that is held by a large percentage of the population is an example of __________.A)a valueB)powerC)personal troublesD)common senseAnswer:DLearning Objective:1.6 Explain why common sense is not adequate to understand social problems.Topic/A-head:Sociology and Common SenseDifficulty Level:DifficultSkill Level:Analyze It34.In an experiment, who are those people not exposed to a particular experience?A)Control groupB)Experimental groupC)Field studyD)Random sampleAnswer:ALearning Objective:1.7 Understand the four basic research designs and research methods that sociologists use tostudy social problems.

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10Topic/A-head:Methods for Studying Social ProblemsDifficulty Level:EasySkill Level:Remember the Facts35.The ways of doing research are known as __________.A)documentsB)methodsC)valuesD)personal troublesAnswer:BLearning Objective:1.7 Understand the four basic research designs and research methods that sociologists use tostudy social problems.Topic/A-head:Methods for Studying Social ProblemsDifficulty Level:EasySkill Level:Remember the Facts36.What method requires researchers to go into a setting that they want to learn more about?A)ExperimentsB)SurveysC)Field studiesD)Case studiesAnswer:CLearning Objective:1.7 Understand the four basic research designs and research methods that sociologists use tostudy social problems.Topic/A-head:Methods for Studying Social ProblemsDifficulty Level:ModerateSkill Level:Understand the Concepts37.Jamaal is interested in learning more about the victims of violent crime. To gather information, Jamaal askspeople questions about their experiences with violent crime. Jamaal is using __________.A)interviewsB)experimentsC)documentsD)observationAnswer:ALearning Objective:1.7 Understand the four basic research designs and research methods that sociologists use tostudy social problems.Topic/A-head:Methods for Studying Social ProblemsDifficulty Level:ModerateSkill Level:Apply What You Know38.Thomasina is conducting a study on date rape. She asks women who have been raped to answer writtenquestions. Which method is Thomasina using to gather information?A)Structured interviewsB)Unstructured interviewsC)Paper/pencil questionnaires

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11D)ObservationAnswer:CLearning Objective:1.7 Understand the four basic research designs and research methods that sociologists use tostudy social problems.Topic/A-head:Methods for Studying Social ProblemsDifficulty Level:ModerateSkill Level:Apply What You Know39.Phoebe is conducting a study on youth violence that occurs in suburban playgrounds. She watches and listens towhat is taking place and records the actions and statements that the youth make. This is an example of__________.A)observationB)interviewsC)questionnairesD)documentsAnswer:ALearning Objective:1.7 Understand the four basic research designs and research methods that sociologists use tostudy social problems.Topic/A-head:Methods for Studying Social ProblemsDifficulty Level:ModerateSkill Level:Apply What You Know40.Lou is a researcher who wants to understand the physical abuse of prisoners at a local jail. Lou gets a job at thejail as a security guard. He secretly records his observations without revealing that he is a researcher. Hisobservations are __________.A)overtB)covertC)structuredD)unstructuredAnswer:BLearning Objective:1.7 Understand the four basic research designs and research methods that sociologists use tostudy social problems.Topic/A-head:Methods for Studying Social ProblemsDifficulty Level:ModerateSkill Level:Apply What You Know41.Mayda wants to learn more about battered women who live in shelters with their children. After Maydaobtained permission to conduct her research at the local shelter, she began to make observations. This is anexample of a(n) __________.A)experimentB)surveyC)field studyD)case studiesAnswer:CLearning Objective:1.7 Understand the four basic research designs and research methods that sociologists use tostudy social problems.

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12Topic/A-head:Methods for Studying Social ProblemsDifficulty Level:ModerateSkill Level:Apply What You Know42.Ricardo wants to generalize his findings on wife battering to a larger population. Ricardo should use__________.A)surveysB)experimentsC)case studiesD)field studiesAnswer:ALearning Objective:1.7 Understand the four basic research designs and research methods that sociologists use tostudy social problems.Topic/A-head:Methods for Studying Social ProblemsDifficulty Level:ModerateSkill Level:Apply What You Know43.Yoshimi wants to know how watching a video on racial relations impacts attitudes toward Asian Americans.She takes a group of students who have expressed prejudice toward Asian Americans and divides them into twogroups. She shows Group A the video on racial relations, while Group B does not view the video. Afterward,she measures each group’s level of prejudice toward Asian Americans. The group that viewed the video onracial relations is called the __________.A)sampleB)populationC)experimental groupD)control groupAnswer:CLearning Objective:1.7 Understand the four basic research designs and research methods that sociologists use tostudy social problems.Topic/A-head:Methods for Studying Social ProblemsDifficulty Level:DifficultSkill Level:Analyze It44.Yoshimi wants to know how watching a video on racial relations impacts attitudes toward Asian Americans.She takes a group of students who have expressed prejudice toward Asian Americans and divides them into twogroups. She shows Group A the video on racial relations, while Group B does not view the video. Afterward,she measures each group’s levels of prejudice toward Asian Americans. The group that did not view the videoon racial relations is called the __________.A)sampleB)populationC)experimental groupD)control groupAnswer:DLearning Objective:1.7 Understand the four basic research designs and research methods that sociologists use tostudy social problems.Topic/A-head:Methods for Studying Social Problems

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13Difficulty Level:DifficultSkill Level:Analyze It45.Vanessa wants to know about the safe-sex practices of the 4,000 students enrolled at her small, liberal artscollege. She obtains a complete list of the names and contact information of the 4,000 students from the campusRegistration Office and selects 500 people from the list to participate in her study. Because every student at thecollege has an equal chance of being selected for this study, Vanessa has a(n) __________.A)experimental groupB)random sampleC)populationD)field studyAnswer:BLearning Objective:1.7 Understand the four basic research designs and research methods that sociologists use tostudy social problems.Topic/A-head:Methods for Studying Social ProblemsDifficulty Level:DifficultSkill Level:Analyze ItESSAY46.Outline the four stages in the natural history of a social problem. Apply these stages to one social problem inparticular and provide examples.Ideal Answer: The ideal answer should include the following:•Outline four stages: defining problem, official response, reactions, and alternative strategies.•Choose one social problem to analyze and apply stages to.•Provide examples as support.Learning Objective:1.4 Identify the four stages through which social problems evolve.Topic/A-head:The Natural History of Social Problems: Four StagesDifficulty Level:ModerateSkill Level:Apply What You Know47.Discuss the five ways in which sociology can contribute to an understanding of a social problem. Which do yousee as the most important aspect of the five ways that can help to understand the varying sides of the abortionissue?Ideal Answer: The ideal answer should include the following:•Discuss the five contributions of sociology: measure objective conditions, measure subjective concerns,apply the sociological imagination, intervene, and evaluate consequences.•Explain abortion as a social problem.•Evaluate which is the most important of the five with regard to the issue of abortion.Learning Objective:1.5 Describe the contributions that sociologists can make in studying social problems.Topic/A-head:The Role of Sociology in Social ProblemsDifficulty Level:DifficultSkill Level:Analyze It48.Compare and contrast common sense and sociological approaches to understanding social problems. What iswrong with common sense when it comes to setting social policy?

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