Question 1

It is argued in your text that one of the most important lessons from comparing social problems processes is that

Accepted Answer

A) people tend to do the same things over and over out of habit. 
B) there are clear formulas for successful social problem construction. 
C) our understandings of social problems are grounded in the choices people make about what to highlight and what to leave out. 
D) the media play a substantial role in constructing problems. 
E) none of the above 
A) people tend to do the same things over and over out of habit. 
B) there are clear formulas for successful social problem construction. 
C) our understandings of social problems are grounded in the choices people make about what to highlight and what to leave out. 
D) the media play a substantial role in constructing problems. 
E) none of the above

Question 2

Interpersonal connections through which diffusion can occur are called

Accepted Answer

A) personal channels. 
B) relational channels. 
C) unobtrusive channels. 
D) nonrelational channels. 
E) none of the above 
A) personal channels. 
B) relational channels. 
C) unobtrusive channels. 
D) nonrelational channels. 
E) none of the above

Question 3

The natural history model presented in your text represents the process through which

Accepted Answer

A) a typical social problems campaign moves. 
B) a successful social problems campaign goes. 
C) less successful social problems campaigns move.d.the media attempt to force social problems campaigns to move.e.the law says social problems campaigns should move. 
A) a typical social problems campaign moves. 
B) a successful social problems campaign goes. 
C) less successful social problems campaigns move.d.the media attempt to force social problems campaigns to move.e.the law says social problems campaigns should move.

Question 4

The people who promote innovations as part of the process of transmission are called

Accepted Answer

A) adopters. 
B) transmitters. 
C) innovators. 
D) entrepreneurs. 
E) trendsetters. 
A) adopters. 
B) transmitters. 
C) innovators. 
D) entrepreneurs. 
E) trendsetters.

Question 5

What role do societal fault lines play in cycles of concern?

Accepted Answer

Societal fault lines refer to the deep d

Question 6

When sociologists study the construction of social problems, they most often focus on

Accepted Answer

A) comparing how problems are constructed at different times. 
B) comparing how problems are constructed in different places. 
C) case studies of one particular problem construction. 
D) comparisons of different constructions of the same problem. 
E) a and b only 
A) comparing how problems are constructed at different times. 
B) comparing how problems are constructed in different places. 
C) case studies of one particular problem construction. 
D) comparisons of different constructions of the same problem. 
E) a and b only

Question 7

Describe and discuss at least three conditions that facilitate diffusion of social problems.

Accepted Answer

There are several conditions that can fa

Question 8

The proliferation of claims, and the arenas in which to promote them, has made getting attention for a particular claim

Accepted Answer

A) easier in terms of reaching segmented audiences. 
B) harder in terms of getting the attention of the whole society. 
C) harder in terms of keeping the attention of the wider society. 
D) easier to avoid confronting counterclaims. 
E) all of the above
F)b and c only 
A) easier in terms of reaching segmented audiences. 
B) harder in terms of getting the attention of the whole society. 
C) harder in terms of keeping the attention of the wider society. 
D) easier to avoid confronting counterclaims. 
E) all of the above
F)b and c only

It is argued in your text that one of the most important lessons from comparing social problems processes is that

Interpersonal connections through which diffusion can occur are called

The natural history model presented in your text represents the process through which

The people who promote innovations as part of the process of transmission are called

What role do societal fault lines play in cycles of concern?

When sociologists study the construction of social problems, they most often focus on

Describe and discuss at least three conditions that facilitate diffusion of social problems.

The proliferation of claims, and the arenas in which to promote them, has made getting attention for a particular claim

The Social Problems Process

Claims

Activists As Claimsmakers

Experts As Claimsmakers

The Media and Claims

Public Reaction

Policymaking

Social Problems Work

Policy Outcomes

The Uses of the Constructionist Stance

Filters

Exam 10: Claims Across Space and Time

It is argued in your text that one of the most important lessons from comparing social problems processes is that

Interpersonal connections through which diffusion can occur are called

The natural history model presented in your text represents the process through which

The people who promote innovations as part of the process of transmission are called

What role do societal fault lines play in cycles of concern?

When sociologists study the construction of social problems, they most often focus on

Describe and discuss at least three conditions that facilitate diffusion of social problems.

The proliferation of claims, and the arenas in which to promote them, has made getting attention for a particular claim

The Social Problems Process

Claims

Activists As Claimsmakers

Experts As Claimsmakers

The Media and Claims

Public Reaction

Policymaking

Social Problems Work

Policy Outcomes

The Uses of the Constructionist Stance

Filters