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Q: Moral order crimes are also known as __________ because they are commonly thought to only harm the person committing the crime. A) primary deviance B) secondary deviance C) violence D) victimless crimes

Q: A minority may have more political power than the majority.

Q: Which of the following is true about nursing homes? A) Only wealthy elderly people live in nursing homes. B) Nursing home use will decrease as the elderly population increases. C) They are safe spaces and always have more than enough staff. D) They are big business because the government pays for much of the care.

Q: How do the authors justify the claim that the study of social problems cannot be value free? How do they suggest that we deal with bias?

Q: People who find the sociological approach to social problems compelling can only conclude that America's level of inequality is __________. A) by design B) not important C) due to personal choices D) impossible to change

Q: Emotional instability, lack of self-regulation, and poor problem solving skills are commonly associated with __________. A) modern families B) postmodern families C) child abuse and neglect D) intimate partner violence

Q: Laws against victimless crimes __________. A) reduce moral transgressions B) are not enforceable C) aid organized crime D) target the young

Q: The terms "majority" and "minority" refer to the actual numbers of people in certain groups.

Q: 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

Q: Discuss the dangers of relying solely on the person-blame approach in explaining social problems.

Q: When politicians set __________ they are concerned with design, setting goals, and determining means to achieve those goals. A) human agency B) gerrymandering C) devolution D) social policy

Q: __________ is/are an example of child abuse. A) Punishment for bad grades B) Inadequate feeding C) Not having a television in the house D) Time-outs

Q: __________ believe that a swift and severe punishment acts as a deterrent for criminals. A) Progressives B) Conservatives C) Men D) Women

Q: Rising poverty rates among Latinos have led many policymakers to conclude that they have joined inner-city African Americans to form a(n) __________.

Q: 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.

Q: William J. Wilson argues that the ghetto poor endure because of the disappearance of low-skill jobs in the past 30 years or so. Discuss how this view differs from the explanation that might be offered by William Graham Sumner.

Q: Which subsidy has been cut? A) The exemption for taxes paid on housing by homeowners B) Aid to Families with Dependent Children C) Federal student loans D) Defense contracts

Q: Racial patterns in domestic abuse __________. A) indicate that Blacks are more abusive than other races B) disappear when income is accounted for C) are stronger when Hispanics are considered a separate race D) are less prevalent in racially diverse societies

Q: There are two types of criminals: the __________ offender and the __________ criminal. A) famous; everyday B) habitual; one-time-only C) drug; property D) violent; white-collar

Q: At least __________ hate crime(s) occur(s) on a college campus every day.

Q: Because racial minorities have lower life expectancy than do Whites, __________. A) they are given higher salaries because they will not live as long B) it is easier for them to get quality life insurance policies C) they form a smaller proportion of the elderly population D) they tend to live longer

Q: Discuss how each of the two main approaches to understanding social problems would explain a social problem like recidivism.

Q: Which subsidy has stayed intact? A) Aid to Families with Dependent Children B) Food stamps C) The exemption for taxes paid on housing by homeowners D) American Assistance to Minorities act

Q: Unemployment and financial instability put __________ at risk of abuse. A) parents B) women C) men D) children

Q: People labeled as criminals in the United States are disproportionately __________. A) women B) the rich C) racial minorities D) Whites

Q: There are approximately __________ documented hate groups are in the United States according to the Southern Poverty Law Center.

Q: If a person was born between 1946 and 1964, they would be a part of the __________ generation. A) World War II B) Cold War C) baby boom D) hip-hop

Q: Why do the authors of the text emphasize a system-blame approach?

Q: Identify the ways the new warfare against terrorism differs from earlier wars and discuss the implications of this.

Q: 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

Q: Official crime rates from the UCR are __________ because the fluctuations they show from year to year could really be due to many factors. A) lies B) misleading C) over reported D) underreported

Q: Minorities are __________ likely to be without medical insurance coverage than members of the dominant group.

Q: Which of the following is generally true of older women when compared to older men? A) They are more likely to live on the east coast. B) They live longer than men. C) They are more likely to have interracial relationships. D) The have a shorted life expectancy.

Q: Sociologists ask three types of questions: empirical, comparative, and __________.

Q: What are the possible outcomes of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq? Identify which scenarios you deem most likely and provide your rationale.

Q: __________ contributes to the unique social structure of the family in which violence is a routine part of interactions. A) An equal distribution of power B) Family members who have many opportunities for disputes C) Social norms which deny family privacy D) Violent video games

Q: __________ is an act that breaks the law regardless of whether it breaks a social norm. A) Violence B) A crime C) Secondary deviance D) Racial profiling

Q: Gains in __________ are resulting in narrowing the gap between White and Black families.

Q: Where do the elderly who have moved tend to migrate? A) Vermont B) Connecticut C) Florida D) Maine

Q: To understand the cause-and-effect relationship among variables, sociologists use controlled __________.

Q: Discuss the implications and consequences of the Bush Doctrine.

Q: Child abuse can result in __________. A) increased physical strength for the child B) poorer mental health for the child C) increased emotional resilience D) greater motivation in school

Q: White-collar crime refers to crime that is __________. A) committed by people from working-class backgrounds B) often termed "hustles" C) committed by middle- and upper-middle-class people in the course of their business and social activities D) committed by the Mafia

Q: Official government unemployment rates do not account for the nearly __________ million people who work part time or have given up seeking full-time employment.

Q: Which of the following is generally true of elderly African Americans? A) They have a shorter life expectancy. B) They are more likely to live longer than Whites. C) They are the largest proportion of the elderly. D) They move to Harlem after retirement.

Q: A __________ is a representative part of a population that sociologists use to

Q: Why did the United States continue to spend so much on defense even after the end of the Cold War? In what ways was this strategy effective, and in what ways was it ineffective?

Q: __________ includes distinctive acts of violence and nonviolence and acts of omission and commission that place children at risk. A) Wife abuse B) Child abuse C) Family value D) Pronatalism

Q: __________ is a major characteristic of organized crime. A) Supplying legal goods and services that are in great demand B) Dependency on the corruption of the police and government officials for survival C) Encouragement of entrepreneurial activities by its members D) A chaotic and inefficient organizational structure

Q: The __________ theory, proposed by Omi and Winant, asserts that race is the factor which determines and structures life in the United States.

Q: One of the reasons elderly women are more likely to live alone as widows is because __________. A) they have less longevity B) it is the norm for men to marry younger women C) after being married once, they hate men D) their husbands file for divorce

Q: A __________ is a set of ideas that explains a range of human behavior and a variety of social and societal events.

Q: How have businesses benefitted from the Iraq and Afghanistan wars? What conflicts of interest drive profits?

Q: __________ is/are associated with child abuse. A) Parents who lack abuse in their past B) Wealth C) Alcohol consumption D) Same-sex parents

Q: A business operation that seeks profit by supplying illegal goods and services refers to __________. A) racial profiling B) recidivism C) organized crime D) political crime

Q: A person who uses IQ tests to justify differential treatment of minority groups is basing his/her viewpoint in __________ theory

Q: Approximately __________ were born into the baby boom generation. A) 120 million B) 75 million C) 750 thousand D) 6 billion

Q: Social Darwinism is a theoretical perspective that is often used to argue in __________ of government social programs (such as those that increase welfare to the poor).

Q: Because they do not risk the lives of soldiers, drone strikes have very little opposition.

Q: About one in every __________ women has been a victim of a partner's physical assault at some point in her life. A) two B) three C) four D) five

Q: Deviant behavior that is a consequence of the self-fulfilling prophecy of a negative label is called __________. A) secondary deviance B) political crime C) victimless crime D) white-collar crime

Q: The __________ theories postulate that racial groups differ in basic intelligence.

Q: One of the major forces behind the aging of the U.S. population is __________. A) increased fertility rates B) increasing numbers of children in the total population C) the lack of medicine to increase longevity D) the baby boom generation reaching old age

Q: The __________ assumes a child fails in school because the school setting was inappropriate for the child.

Q: Working as a contractor in Afghanistan for a U.S. company was overall more dangerous in some years during the war than working as a soldier stationed there for the United States.

Q: A decrease in financial stability, a loss of identity, and emotional overload are all aspects which apply to __________ in a divorce more than with __________. A) women; men B) men; women C) children; parents D) parents; children

Q: Acts that violate laws that enforce the morality of the majority are known as __________. A) white-collar crimes B) moral order crimes C) political crimes D) organized crime

Q: The authors assert that __________, which focuses on social conditions and not the morality of people, is the best way for us to understand racial impoverishment in U.S. inner cities.

Q: If the Latino population continues to grow substantially, __________. A) California will be majority White B) racism will be over by 2025 C) Whites may be a racial minority by 2042 D) President Obama will be given a third term

Q: A person-blame approach assumes the ______________ should change.

Q: The post-9/11 policies and practices used against suspected terrorists, such as detaining suspects without filing charges against them, have raised no questions about the government's rights under the U.S. Constitution.

Q: Children of divorce __________. A) account for the majority of all children B) show no effects of their parental split C) may experience a decline in school performance and behavioral problems D) are at an all-time low

Q: Criminal arrests tend to involve __________. A) the middle class B) the undereducated C) part-time workers D) immigrants

Q: In this post"civil rights era, Chris does not believe that race matters in terms of determining one's life chances. He has a(n) __________ approach to understanding the world. A) racial B) racist C) color-blind D) ethnic

Q: Which of the following is true about Latinos? A) They have yet to replace African Americans as the largest racial-ethnic minority group in the United States. B) Their population is largest in Idaho and Utah. C) They are predicted to be almost one-third of the U.S. population by 2050. D) They are outnumbered by African Americans in the United States.

Q: Advantaged members of society have more__________ to determine what constitutes a social problem than disadvantaged members of society.

Q: The Bush Doctrine entails ensuring the United States has unparalleled military strength.

Q: 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

Q: In 2010, women represented __________ percent of all arrests. A) under 10 B) about 15 C) almost 25 D) 50

Q: Hurricane Katrina left thousands of racial minorities stranded in central city New Orleans without an adequate evacuation plan or emergency response. This social disaster highlights __________. A) the problematic dilemma of racial formation B) multiculturalism in central cities C) the social isolation of minorities in U.S. inner cities D) overt racism by those in the suburbs