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Kendall: Social Problems in a Diverse Society, 4/e

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Multiple Choice questions

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In 1800 approximately six percent of Americans lived in cities. By the twenty-first century _____ percent of Americans lived in cities.

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Which of the following areas became known as the "bedroom community?"

suburbsthe farm belt the sunbeltcentral cities

When did the mass exodus from the cities to the suburbs begin?

after World War II (1945)during the Great Depression at the turn of the 20^th century (1900)during the "Roaring Twenties"

The first large-scale, mass-produced housing development in this country was ____________.

LevittownPottervilleBakersfieldDisneyland

A middle- to upper-middle-class area that has complete living, working, shopping, and leisure activities so that it is not dependent on the central city or other suburbs is called ______________.

metropolitan statistical areasmegalopolisesedge citiessuburbs

What do New York City and Cleveland, Ohio have in common?

They both qualify as being edge cities. They both qualify as being megalopolises. They both faced financial default in the 1970s. The management of both cities was taken over by the federal Office of Housing and Urban Development.

Which statement best describes the change in the homeless population over the past tem years?

The number of homeless fluctuates too greatly because of changes in the economy to determine any pattern. The number of homeless people has remained about the same. There has been a significant increase in homelessness, especially among families with children. Because of government anti-poverty programs there are fewer homeless people today.

When landlords, homeowners, and white realtors guide people of color to different neighborhoods than those shown to their white counterparts they are practicing a strategy called ____________.

redliningeminent domainsteering gentrification

Based on Wallerstein's model, nations that depend on dominant core nations for capital, have little or no industrialization, and have uneven patterns of urbanization are called ____________.

economic colonies semi-peripheral nationsperipheral nations external areas

Emile Durkheim's term for societies with social bonds based on shared religious beliefs and a simple division of labor are characterized by _____________.

popular culture folk society tradition organic solidaritymechanical solidarity

The Adams family migrated from the suburbs to Chicago where they took up residence in an abandoned warehouse. After making some modest renovations to it they called it their home, even though they have no legal title to it. The Adams family qualifies as being classified as _____________.

suburbanites the deprived cosmopolitesurban squatters

A number of homeowners in New Jersey had their homes condemned so that a tunnel could be built to shorten the distance to the Atlantic City casinos. Such a practice by the government that gives it the authority to take private property against the owner's wishes is called _____________.

corporate fascism eminent domain manifest destiny corporate welfare

Habitat for Humanity, a volunteer agency that builds homes for the poor, received extensive press coverage because of the hands-on participation of which American president?

John F. KennedyJimmy Carter Gerald FordRonald Reagan

The Simpsons bought a deteriorating Victorian mansion in the inner city for one dollar after the city condemned it. In exchange for this, the Simpsons promised to restore the mansion to meet city building codes and live there. This is a process called ____________.

mechanical solidarityredliningorganic solidarity gentrification

The number of homeless people in the United States is estimated to include how many people?

one to 5 million 500,000 to 2 million 250,000 to 3 million 50,000 to 100,000

A continuous concentration of cities and suburbs into an interconnected urban area is called a[n] ____________.

metropolismegalopolis global citystandard metropolitan area

The federal law that specifically prohibited the segregation of whites and African Americans in major metropolitan areas and steering people of color into specific housing areas was the _____________.

Civil Rights Act of 1965Equal Opportunity Act of 1965Federal Fair Housing Act of 1968. Urban Redevelopment Act of 1960

Jeremy and Eboni Jones, an African American couple, were recently hired as school teachers in the Whoville Public School. When they applied for a loan to purchase a modestly priced starter home in a predominantly white section of Whoville their loan was denied, even though they had a sizeable down payment and promising futures. Based on this information, which of the following phrases best describes what has happened to Jeremy and Eboni?

Jeremy and Eboni were a part of an urban gentrification program. Jeremy and Eboni were victims of steering. Jeremy and Eboni were victims of redlining. Jeremy and Eboni were victims of the law of eminent domain.

In 1996 the most populated city in the world was . By 2015 it is estimated the most populated city in the world will be .

New York City; Mexico City, MexicoBombay, India; Shanghai, ChinaTokyo, Japan; Tokyo JapanTokyo, Japan; Mexico City, Mexico

The global urbanization model that includes core, peripheral, and semi-peripheral nations was developed by _____________.

Immanuel Wallerstein Emile DurkhiemRobert RedfieldHerbert Gans

According to the global urban model developed by Wallerstein, nations that dominate and exploit other nations in a class-like world system are called _____________.

peripheral nationscore nationssemiperipheral nationsextended areas

The sociological perspective that focuses on mass migration, large-scale immigration, and mass suburbanization as processes that contribute to social disorganization and disruption of social institutions is the ____________ perspective.

functionalistsymbolic interactionistconflict neo-conflict

The sociological perspective that believes major changes in the political economy and the solution to urban problems can only be reduced through political activism and organized resistance to oppressive conditions is the ____________ perspective.

conflict structuralistfunctionalistsymbolic interactionist

The concept of the quality of urban life being based on social bonds people develop that place them in either mechanical or organic solidarity was developed by ____________.

Emile DurkheimMax Weber William RedfieldGeorg Simmel

Students, artists, writers, musicians, entertainers, and professionals who live in the inner city are referred to as ____________ based on the model developed by Herbert Gans.

urbanites the beat generation cosmopolites yuppies

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Multiple Choice questions

In 1800 approximately six percent of Americans lived in cities. By the twenty-first century _____ percent of Americans lived in cities.

Which of the following areas became known as the "bedroom community?"

When did the mass exodus from the cities to the suburbs begin?

The first large-scale, mass-produced housing development in this country was ____________.

A middle- to upper-middle-class area that has complete living, working, shopping, and leisure activities so that it is not dependent on the central city or other suburbs is called ______________.

What do New York City and Cleveland, Ohio have in common?

Which statement best describes the change in the homeless population over the past tem years?

When landlords, homeowners, and white realtors guide people of color to different neighborhoods than those shown to their white counterparts they are practicing a strategy called ____________.

Based on Wallerstein's model, nations that depend on dominant core nations for capital, have little or no industrialization, and have uneven patterns of urbanization are called ____________.

Emile Durkheim's term for societies with social bonds based on shared religious beliefs and a simple division of labor are characterized by _____________.

The Adams family migrated from the suburbs to Chicago where they took up residence in an abandoned warehouse. After making some modest renovations to it they called it their home, even though they have no legal title to it. The Adams family qualifies as being classified as _____________.

A number of homeowners in New Jersey had their homes condemned so that a tunnel could be built to shorten the distance to the Atlantic City casinos. Such a practice by the government that gives it the authority to take private property against the owner's wishes is called _____________.

Habitat for Humanity, a volunteer agency that builds homes for the poor, received extensive press coverage because of the hands-on participation of which American president?

The Simpsons bought a deteriorating Victorian mansion in the inner city for one dollar after the city condemned it. In exchange for this, the Simpsons promised to restore the mansion to meet city building codes and live there. This is a process called ____________.

The number of homeless people in the United States is estimated to include how many people?

A continuous concentration of cities and suburbs into an interconnected urban area is called a[n] ____________.

The federal law that specifically prohibited the segregation of whites and African Americans in major metropolitan areas and steering people of color into specific housing areas was the _____________.

In 1996 the most populated city in the world was ____________. By 2015 it is estimated the most populated city in the world will be ____________.

The global urbanization model that includes core, peripheral, and semi-peripheral nations was developed by _____________.

According to the global urban model developed by Wallerstein, nations that dominate and exploit other nations in a class-like world system are called _____________.

The sociological perspective that focuses on mass migration, large-scale immigration, and mass suburbanization as processes that contribute to social disorganization and disruption of social institutions is the ____________ perspective.

The sociological perspective that believes major changes in the political economy and the solution to urban problems can only be reduced through political activism and organized resistance to oppressive conditions is the ____________ perspective.

The concept of the quality of urban life being based on social bonds people develop that place them in either mechanical or organic solidarity was developed by ____________.

Students, artists, writers, musicians, entertainers, and professionals who live in the inner city are referred to as ____________ based on the model developed by Herbert Gans.

In 1996 the most populated city in the world was . By 2015 it is estimated the most populated city in the world will be .