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True-False questions



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Question 1.
Because of the lack of emergency preparedness on the part of FEMA, the devastation to New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina qualifies as both a natural and manmade disaster.


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Question 2.
Most managers and planners responsible for dealing with emergencies engage in preventive rather than after-the-fact measures to deal with disaster.


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Question 3.
Because the solution to social problems usually involves the same people who identify them, their remedies create a conflict of interest.


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Question 4.
Primary groups are most associated with microlevel solutions to social problems.

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Question 5.
Alcoholics Anonymous, Narcotics Anonymous, and other self-help groups are examples of midrange attempts to solve social problems.

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Question 6.
Grassroots groups are groups concerned with issues of the environment and preservation of the planet.


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Question 7.
Social movements always seek change in the exiting social structure.


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Question 8.
Special interests groups can be massive in their organizational structure but narrowly focused on only one major issue.


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Question 9.
Environmental groups such as the Sierra Club and disability rights groups such as the Disabled Veterans are examples of reform movements.


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Question 10.
Whether or not the looters in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina were looters or victims depends upon one's sociological perspective.


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