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

Chapter 18

Multiple Choice questions

Multiple Choice questions

This activity contains 26 questions.

	A framework of support systems, such as transportation and utilities, that makes it possible to have specific land uses and a built environment that facilitate people's daily lives and the nation's economy is called ____________.   socio-commercial environmentalism a commercial collective infrastructure a coliseum

	Bridges, dams, and levees that have specific purposes to facilitate people's activities and the nation's commerce are called ____________.   symbolic commercialism environmental assets infrastructure capital commercial mandates

	Before the 9/11 catastrophe, the Federal Emergency Management Agency listed the three most likely catastrophic disasters facing America. Which of the following was not one of them?   A volcanic eruption in the Hawaiian Islands. A major earthquake in San Francisco. A terrorist attack in New York. A hurricane strike in New Orleans.

	Which of the following catastrophic events does not qualify as a natural disaster?   The Johnstown flood kills thousands. Volcanic eruptions destroy Pompeii. The great fire levels Chicago. Hurricane Katrina devastates New Orleans.

	Which of the following statements is least accurate when addressing "ideal v. practical solutions" to social problems?   Ideal solutions are often cost prohibitive, even though ignoring them will cost substantially more if they are needed. It is more popular to take expensive preventive actions to avoid social and personal problems than to allow disaster to strike and cost many times more to fix the problem. There is often considerable conflict between what an ideal solution is and a workable solution. Some social problems have no ideal solutions.

	Which statement is least accurate when discussing "defining the problem v. fixing the problem?"   Fixing a social problem is no easy matter because it often involves social change. There is sometimes no agreement on what the problem actually is. Some people think things can get worse rather than better when individuals and groups tinker with the status quo. Because the same people who define a social problem are responsible for fixing it, the problem fails to get an objective evaluation.

	The alternation, modification, or transformation of public policy, culture, or social institutions over time is called _____________.   social change collective behavior a grassroots effort a social movement

	The concept of the sociological imagination was developed by ____________.   Michael Burawoy William Domhoff Kai Erikson C. Wright Mills

	The ability to see the relationship between individual experiences and the larger society is called ____________.   mechanical solidarity the social imperative organic solidarity the sociological imagination

	Family, close friends and other peers with whom one routinely shares the more personal experiences in life are called ____________.   in-groups primary groups secondary groups out-groups

	When addressing the solution to social problems, the "band-aid approach" refers to which of the following scenarios?   The band-aid approach is used to address social problems related to health and medicine. The band-aid approach is a short-term measure that does not address the cause of the problem. The band aid approach must be applied first before any long-term macrolevel solution is attempted. Band-aid approaches are only useful when addressing microlevel social problems.

	Voluntary, spontaneous activity that is engaged in by a large number of people and typically violates dominant group's norms and values is called _____________.   lifestyle politics alternative movements collective behavior civil disobedience

	The fastest growing source of global warming gasses in the United States is caused by ____________.   nuclear power plants light trucks, pickup trucks, and minivans motor scooters, motor cycles, and four wheelers farm tractors and other industrial machinery

	Larger, more specialized groups in which members engage in impersonal, goal oriented relationships for a limited period of time are called ____________.   primary groups in-groups secondary groups out-groups

	The sociological perspective that emphasizes patriarchy and capitalism as the root causes of social problems is the ____________ perspective.   functionalist conflict symbolic interactionist structuralist

	Which assumption is least accurate when addressing midrange solutions to social problems?   Prevention and intervention are most effective at the personal level. Some social problems can best be solved by reaching one person at a time. Prevention and intervention are most effective at the community level. The help of big government and corporate America are essential.

	Pop Davis was fed up with the drug dealing and gang violence in his neighborhood. He started a "take back the streets" program that involved members of the neighborhood conducting neighborhood crime watches and reporting suspicious activity to the police. This effort by Pop Davis and his neighbors would best be classified as a[n] _____________.   grassroots group primary response group secondary response group expressive social movement

	The National Rifle Association best meets which of the following descriptions?   It is a special interest group that concentrates on beliefs about elites. It is a primary group that seeks to maintain policy through a grassroots effort. It is a secondary group based on an examination of the present system of wealth and power. It is a special interest group that can be categorized on the issues it addresses.

	Sit-ins, marches, boycotts, and strikes are best categorized as which of the two following concepts?   They are grassroots efforts and revolutionary movements. They are secondary groups that are expressive social movements. They are primary group efforts and reform movements. They are forms of collective behavior and examples of civil disobedience.

	A social movement that seeks to improve society by changing some specific aspect of the social structure is called a[n] _____________ movement.   resistance revolutionary expressive reform

	A political coalition composed of individuals or groups sharing a specific interest that they wish to protect or advance through the political system is called a[n] ______________.   special interest group grass roots group political party life politics group

	America's War for Independence that sought a complete break from England and a change in American society from a monarchy to a democracy best qualifies as being a[n] ____________ movement.   religious revolutionary expressive reform

	Operation Rescue that seeks to close abortion clinics and groups that oppose gay marriage and domestic partnerships qualify as being _____________ social movements.   alternative movements resistance movements reform movements expressive movements

	What distinction does Cindy Sheehan possess as it relates to social movements?   She led protests crowds in Texas advocating an end to the Unites States' involvement in the Gulf War. She was an innocent victim of the Rodney King riots in Los Angeles when rioting and looting broke out. She was the leader of the Mothers Against Drunk Driving movement that grew from a grassroots effort to national policy. She was the leader of a major religious social movement that led to the formation of the Promise Keepers.

	Critical conflict theory is based on the original work of ____________.   Kai Erikson Karl Marx C. Wright Mills William Domhoff

	The interlocking of race, class and gender as systems of domination is a central concern of ____________ theorists.   structuralist functionalist interactionist conflict

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