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Sociology and Social Problems MCQ

1. Workers are those who own no property and must work for the capitalists in order to support themselves and their families financially

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Correct Answer: True

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2. Social ______ are called values.

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Correct Answer: Beliefs

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3. A collection of related concepts is called

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Correct Answer: Theory

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4. Words, gestures, and objects to which people give meaning is called

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Correct Answer: Symbols

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5. The sociological perspective that sees society as the product of symbols (words, gestures, objects) given meaning by people in their interactions with each other is called Symbolic Interactionism

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Correct Answer: True

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6. A research method that asks respondents to answer questions on a written ______ is called Survey.

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Correct Answer: Questionnaire

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7. The process by which people define social problems is called Subjective Aspect of Social Problems

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Correct Answer: True

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8. The sociological theory that considers how various social phenomena function, or work in a positive way, to maintain unity and order in society is called Structural Functionalism

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Correct Answer: True

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9. The study of social behavior and human society is called

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Correct Answer: Sociology

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10. A form of self-consciousness that allows us to go beyond our immediate environments of family, neighborhood, and work and understand the major structural transformations that have occurred and are occurring is called Sociological Imagination

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Correct Answer: True

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11. The pattern of interrelated social institutions is called ______ Structure

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Correct Answer: Social

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12. A process by which people are able to see themselves in relationship to others is called ______ Self

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Correct Answer: Social

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13. A total and complete transformation in the social structure of society is called _______ Revolution

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Correct Answer: Social

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14. The control society has over the behavior of its members is called ________ Regulation

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Correct Answer: Social

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15. Social Problem is a social condition, event, or pattern of behavior that negatively affects the well-being of a significant number of people (or a number of significant people) who believe that the condition, event, or pattern needs to be changed or ameliorated

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Correct Answer: True

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16. A more or less clearly articulated and usually written set of strategies for addressing a social problem is called _______ policy

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Correct Answer: Social

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17. The collective efforts of people to realize social change in order to solve social problems is called ______ movements

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Correct Answer: Social

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18. The communication that occurs between two or more people is called ______ interaction

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Correct Answer: Social

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19. The unity or cohesiveness of society is called _______ Integration

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Correct Answer: Social

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20. Any set of persons cooperating for the purpose of organizing stable patterns of human activity, such as family, education, work, or religion is called

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Correct Answer: Social Institutions

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21. The social process by which people define a social problem into existence is called _______ Constructionism

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Correct Answer: Social

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22. A category of people whose experiences in life are determined by the amount of income and wealth they own and control is called

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Correct Answer: Social Class

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23. Neighborhood centers that provide services to poor immigrants are called ______ Houses

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Correct Answer: Settlement

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24. A socially responsible and mission-oriented sociology of action and alleviation is called service sociology

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Correct Answer: True

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25. The social process whereby a false definition of a situation brings about behavior that makes the false definition “come true” is called ____________ Prophecy

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Correct Answer: Self-Fulfilling

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26. A research method that includes observing and studying people in their everyday settings is called

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Correct Answer: Participant Observation

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27. Theoretical perspectives is called

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Correct Answer: Paradigms

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28. Objective Aspect of Social Problems describes Those empirical conditions or facts that point to the concreteness of social problems “out there”

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Correct Answer: True

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29. Social rules are called

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Correct Answer: Norms

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30. The internal conversations we have within ourselves is called

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Correct Answer: Mind

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31. The idea that we see ourselves as we think others see us is called looking-glass Self

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Correct Answer: True

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32. Enacted laws that make some condition or pattern of behavior legal or illegal is called

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Correct Answer: Legislation

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33. A method of data collection in which the researcher asks respondents a series of questions is called

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Correct Answer: Interviewing

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34. The ways in which several demographic factors—especially social class, race, ethnicity, and gender—combine to affect people’s experiences is called

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Correct Answer: Intersectionality

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35. Organized associations of people mobilized into action because of their membership in those associations is called interests group

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Correct Answer: True

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36. A culture that shapes everyday ________ interactions is called interactional order.

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Correct Answer: Social

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37. Global Perspective describes A viewpoint from which we compare our own society to other societies around the world

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Correct Answer: True

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38. Positive consequences of social structures or social institutions is called

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Correct Answer: Functions

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39. Suicide that occurs as a result of too much social regulation is called

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Correct Answer: Fatalistic Suicide

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40. Suicide that occurs as a result of too little social integration is called

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Correct Answer: Egoistic Suicide

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41. Dysfunctions defines the negative consequences of social structures or social institutions

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Correct Answer: True

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42. Social characteristics of a population, in particular those of race/ethnicity, age, and gender is called

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Correct Answer: Demographic Factors

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43. ________ is a collection of information

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Correct Answer: Data Sources

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44. Culture of Service describes a style of life that includes various forms of civic engagement, community service, and volunteerism intended to help alleviate social problems

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Correct Answer: True

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45. _______ is a style of life

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Correct Answer: Culture

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46. The sociological theory that focuses on dissent, coercion, and antagonism in society is called

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Correct Answer: Conflict Theory

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47. Ideas that sociologists have about some aspect of the social world is called

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Correct Answer: Concepts

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48. Within a population, a group of individuals of similar age who share a particular experience is called

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Correct Answer: Cohort

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49. The economically dominant class that privately owns and controls human labor, raw materials, land, tools, machinery, technologies, and factories is called

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Correct Answer: Capitalists

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50. An economic system that includes the ownership of private property, the making of financial profit, and the hiring of workers is called

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Correct Answer: Capitalism

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51. A state of normlessness in society is called Anomie

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Correct Answer: True

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52. Suicide that occurs as a result of too little social regulation is called

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Correct Answer: Anomic Suicide

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53. Suicide that occurs as a result of too much social integration is called ________ Suicide

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Correct Answer: Altruistic

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54. Africa is the epicenter of the AIDS pandemi

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Correct Answer: True

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55. The defining of HIV/AIDS as a sexual epidemic rather than a public health threat occurred during the Stage 2 legitimization process.

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Correct Answer: False

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56. No U.S. president or Congress has ever promised to eliminate poverty.

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Correct Answer: True

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57. Modern history reveals that Americans tend to stand by and do nothing about social problems.

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Correct Answer: False

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58. Sociology is essentially commonsense guessing about how the world works.

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Correct Answer: False

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59. A theory is defined as a set of assumptions and propositions used for explanation, prediction, and understanding.

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Correct Answer: True

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60. In order for a social condition to be considered a social problem, it must be personally experienced by every individual in a particular society.

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Correct Answer: False

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61. Conflict theorists argue that most social problems can be traced to the family.

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Correct Answer: False

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62. Carla is conducting a study examining the effect of income on available housing. Available housing is the

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Correct Answer: Dependent variable

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63. All of the following are social actions except

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Correct Answer: Analysis.

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64. The feminist perspective is to __________ as the interactionist perspective is to __________.

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Correct Answer: Patriarchy; symbols

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65. Damien and his friends are at a barbecue discussing the changes in AIDS over the past few decades. Damien asserts that HIV/AIDS is no longer a significant global health concern because his neighbor is HIV positive and is thriving. Damien's statement is most likely based on

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Correct Answer: Life experiences.

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