Question 1

What is the most reliably reported crime in official records?

Accepted Answer

A)  homicide. 
B)  child abuse. 
C)  wife beating. 
D)  husband abuse. 
A)  homicide. 
B)  child abuse. 
C)  wife beating. 
D)  husband abuse. A

Question 2

R. J. Rummel estimates that nearly __________ million people have been killed by governments in the twentieth century.

Accepted Answer

A)  50 
B)  262 
C)  35 
D)  130 
A)  50 
B)  262 
C)  35 
D)  130 B

Question 3

Researchers have tried to study ways to minimize family violence. However,

Accepted Answer

A)  nothing will ever change. 
B)  the media seems to glorify family violence. 
C)  nothing can be done if people do not acknowledge that a problem exists. 
D)  none of the above. 
A)  nothing will ever change. 
B)  the media seems to glorify family violence. 
C)  nothing can be done if people do not acknowledge that a problem exists. 
D)  none of the above. C

Question 4

Research shows us that societies which are more participatory go to war with each other

Accepted Answer

A)  more often. 
B)  less often. 
C)  about the same and non-participatory societies. 
D)  none of the above. 
A)  more often. 
B)  less often. 
C)  about the same and non-participatory societies. 
D)  none of the above.

Question 5

The reasons for infanticide are similar to those given for

Accepted Answer

A)  murder. 
B)  abortion. 
C)  wife battering. 
D)  physical abuse. 
A)  murder. 
B)  abortion. 
C)  wife battering. 
D)  physical abuse.

Question 6

What is the major cause of China's Hwang River floods?

Accepted Answer

A)  burst dams 
B)  deforestation 
C)  farming on floodplains 
D)  too few dams 
A)  burst dams 
B)  deforestation 
C)  farming on floodplains 
D)  too few dams

Question 7

Which social problem does cross-cultural research suggest that societies with individual property rights, rather than shared rights, are more likely to suffer?

Accepted Answer

A)  malnutrition 
B)  drought 
C)  famine 
D)  homelessness 
A)  malnutrition 
B)  drought 
C)  famine 
D)  homelessness

Question 8

What is the problem of homelessness? How does this problem continue even though we are clearly aware of it?

Accepted Answer

The problem of homelessness is a complex

Question 9

Why are refugees such a great problem?

Accepted Answer

A)  because continuing turmoil in many countries creates refugees to a greater extent than ever before 
B)  because no one wants to flee from persecution and war 
C)  because small numbers of people are involved 
D)  because most countries will take all the refugees they can 
A)  because continuing turmoil in many countries creates refugees to a greater extent than ever before 
B)  because no one wants to flee from persecution and war 
C)  because small numbers of people are involved 
D)  because most countries will take all the refugees they can

Question 10

What is one marker of the difference between most crime and terrorism?

Accepted Answer

A)  Criminals rarely take credit for their activities. 
B)  Terrorists have higher motives than simple criminals. 
C)  One country's terrorism is another country's salvation. 
D)  Terrorists are not criminals, just misunderstood freedom-fighters. 
A)  Criminals rarely take credit for their activities. 
B)  Terrorists have higher motives than simple criminals. 
C)  One country's terrorism is another country's salvation. 
D)  Terrorists are not criminals, just misunderstood freedom-fighters.

Question 11

One of the concerns a society should have is the after effects of war because

Accepted Answer

A)  research shows that homicide rates go down after a society engages in war. 
B)  research shows that homicide rates go up after a society engages in war. 
C)  all societies will retreat into isolationism. 
D)  all societies will become even more aggressive. 
A)  research shows that homicide rates go down after a society engages in war. 
B)  research shows that homicide rates go up after a society engages in war. 
C)  all societies will retreat into isolationism. 
D)  all societies will become even more aggressive.

Question 12

Why has terrorism become a global problem?

Accepted Answer

A)  because terrorists can easily transport explosives and biological weapons 
B)  because organized groups can train terrorists 
C)  because people are willing to kill themselves for their cause 
D)  all of the above 
A)  because terrorists can easily transport explosives and biological weapons 
B)  because organized groups can train terrorists 
C)  because people are willing to kill themselves for their cause 
D)  all of the above

Question 13

One value consistent with egalitarian societies is that crimes like theft is seen less often because

Accepted Answer

A)  access to resources is fairly equally distributed, so there are fewer differences in wealth. 
B)  there are small numbers of people. 
C)  the population is older and less likely to get involved in crime. 
D)  there is a higher percentage of women and they are less likely to get involved in crime. 
A)  access to resources is fairly equally distributed, so there are fewer differences in wealth. 
B)  there are small numbers of people. 
C)  the population is older and less likely to get involved in crime. 
D)  there is a higher percentage of women and they are less likely to get involved in crime.

Question 14

One of the clearest findings to emerge from comparative studies of crime is that war is associated with higher rates of

Accepted Answer

A)  homicide. 
B)  child abuse. 
C)  wife beating. 
D)  capital punishment. 
A)  homicide. 
B)  child abuse. 
C)  wife beating. 
D)  capital punishment.

Question 15

Which did not contribute to the famine in the African Sahel in 1974?

Accepted Answer

A)  drought 
B)  deforestation 
C)  civil war 
D)  floods 
A)  drought 
B)  deforestation 
C)  civil war 
D)  floods

Question 16

Many researchers focus their studies on variation in the frequencies of specific behaviors to avoid having to decide what is or is not

Accepted Answer

A)  mental illness. 
B)  abuse. 
C)  culturally appropriate. 
D)  discipline. 
A)  mental illness. 
B)  abuse. 
C)  culturally appropriate. 
D)  discipline.

Question 17

Who, in socially stratified societies, are most likely to be forced to overcultivate, overgraze, and deforest their land, making it susceptible to degradation?

Accepted Answer

A)  the elite 
B)  the poor 
C)  the minority population 
D)  the elderly 
A)  the elite 
B)  the poor 
C)  the minority population 
D)  the elderly

Question 18

The deliberate policy to reduce the number of people hospitalized for mental illness and other disabilities was a factor of homelessness in which country?

Accepted Answer

A)  El Salvador 
B)  Mexico 
C)  Australia 
D)  United States 
A)  El Salvador 
B)  Mexico 
C)  Australia 
D)  United States

Question 19

Cross-culturally, what is the most common form of family violence?

Accepted Answer

A)  murder 
B)  child abuse 
C)  wife beating 
D)  husband beating 
A)  murder 
B)  child abuse 
C)  wife beating 
D)  husband beating

Question 20

What is a cause of socialization for aggression?

Accepted Answer

A)  homicide 
B)  child abuse 
C)  war 
D)  capital punishment 
A)  homicide 
B)  child abuse 
C)  war 
D)  capital punishment

Exam 28: Global Problems

What is the most reliably reported crime in official records?

R. J. Rummel estimates that nearly __________ million people have been killed by governments in the twentieth century.

Researchers have tried to study ways to minimize family violence. However,

Research shows us that societies which are more participatory go to war with each other

The reasons for infanticide are similar to those given for

What is the major cause of China's Hwang River floods?

Which social problem does cross-cultural research suggest that societies with individual property rights, rather than shared rights, are more likely to suffer?

What is the problem of homelessness? How does this problem continue even though we are clearly aware of it?

Why are refugees such a great problem?

What is one marker of the difference between most crime and terrorism?

One of the concerns a society should have is the after effects of war because

Why has terrorism become a global problem?

One value consistent with egalitarian societies is that crimes like theft is seen less often because

One of the clearest findings to emerge from comparative studies of crime is that war is associated with higher rates of

Which did not contribute to the famine in the African Sahel in 1974?

Many researchers focus their studies on variation in the frequencies of specific behaviors to avoid having to decide what is or is not

Who, in socially stratified societies, are most likely to be forced to overcultivate, overgraze, and deforest their land, making it susceptible to degradation?

The deliberate policy to reduce the number of people hospitalized for mental illness and other disabilities was a factor of homelessness in which country?

Cross-culturally, what is the most common form of family violence?

What is a cause of socialization for aggression?

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