Question 1

About what percentage of the U.S.population lives in poverty?

Accepted Answer

A) 2 - 3 percent 
B) 6 - 9 percent 
C) 13 - 25 percent 
D) 33 - 50 percent 
A) 2 - 3 percent 
B) 6 - 9 percent 
C) 13 - 25 percent 
D) 33 - 50 percent

Question 2

The social institutions in a system of inequality

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A) are usually geared toward helping people out of poverty. 
B) are neutral, allowing people to rise and fall according to their ability and effort. 
C) are created to bring about greater equality. 
D) serve the interests of those who are wealthiest and most powerful. 
A) are usually geared toward helping people out of poverty. 
B) are neutral, allowing people to rise and fall according to their ability and effort. 
C) are created to bring about greater equality. 
D) serve the interests of those who are wealthiest and most powerful.

Question 3

The author emphasizes that where a class society exists, some people become poor because

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A) they are not as able as others or they do not work as hard as others. 
B) they are left behind in the competition for advantages. 
C) they are less efficient in their business ventures. 
D) they are basically lazy. 
A) they are not as able as others or they do not work as hard as others. 
B) they are left behind in the competition for advantages. 
C) they are less efficient in their business ventures. 
D) they are basically lazy.

Question 4

In general, those in the lowest positions within a system of inequality

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A) are respected because their lives are such a struggle. 
B) are looked down upon by others, causing them to look down upon themselves. 
C) know that they are better than those at the top of the system. 
D) have higher self-worth than others because they really do not care about how others see them. 
A) are respected because their lives are such a struggle. 
B) are looked down upon by others, causing them to look down upon themselves. 
C) know that they are better than those at the top of the system. 
D) have higher self-worth than others because they really do not care about how others see them.

Question 5

________________ asks us to recognize how necessary it is for the individual to be committed to the continuation of society.

Accepted Answer

A) Individualism 
B) Communitarianism 
C) Reactionism 
D) None of these. 
A) Individualism 
B) Communitarianism 
C) Reactionism 
D) None of these.

Question 6

Exploitation

Accepted Answer

A) is rare in democratic societies. 
B) is always economic. 
C) occurs between groups, nations, and individuals. 
D) all of these 
A) is rare in democratic societies. 
B) is always economic. 
C) occurs between groups, nations, and individuals. 
D) all of these

Question 7

Social inequality encourages misery because

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A) it produces poverty. 
B) it promotes crime. 
C) forces some to work at bad jobs. 
D) all of these 
A) it produces poverty. 
B) it promotes crime. 
C) forces some to work at bad jobs. 
D) all of these

Question 8

According to the author, interest in understanding misery and its causes

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A) has only recently become important in sociology. 
B) has been an important part of sociology from its beginning 
C) has really never been an important part of sociology. 
D) is not important within sociology. 
A) has only recently become important in sociology. 
B) has been an important part of sociology from its beginning 
C) has really never been an important part of sociology. 
D) is not important within sociology.

Question 9

Early childhood socialization

Accepted Answer

A) is not as important as learning that takes place in adolescence. 
B) places us in our positions within society. 
C) has no affect on our ideas of right and wrong. 
D) is optional for many people. 
A) is not as important as learning that takes place in adolescence. 
B) places us in our positions within society. 
C) has no affect on our ideas of right and wrong. 
D) is optional for many people.

Question 10

Mechanization, industrialization, and capitalism brought about

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A) modernization 
B) traditionalism 
C) closer communities 
D) All of these. 
A) modernization 
B) traditionalism 
C) closer communities 
D) All of these.

Question 11

How do social institutions produce and perpetuate human misery?

Accepted Answer

Social institutions can produce and perp

Question 12

From a sociological perspective,

Accepted Answer

A) it is possible to end all human suffering. 
B) it is important to study the conditions that encourage misery. 
C) why some people feel misery in their lives. 
D) all misery has psychological causes. 
A) it is possible to end all human suffering. 
B) it is important to study the conditions that encourage misery. 
C) why some people feel misery in their lives. 
D) all misery has psychological causes.

Question 13

The author states that work, by the 1970's, became

Accepted Answer

A) a way of achieving material success 
B) a way of achieving spiritual happiness 
C) more meaningful 
D) normative. 
A) a way of achieving material success 
B) a way of achieving spiritual happiness 
C) more meaningful 
D) normative.

Question 14

Who is most likely to be victimized by crime?

Accepted Answer

A) the wealthy 
B) the poor 
C) the middle class 
D) all social classes equally 
A) the wealthy 
B) the poor 
C) the middle class 
D) all social classes equally

Question 15

What is the sociological view of human misery and its causes?

Accepted Answer

The sociological view of human misery an

Question 16

What causes destructive social conflict?

Accepted Answer

A) ignoring real differences and problems when they come up 
B) social inequality 
C) it learned from others as a means of solving problems 
D) all of these 
A) ignoring real differences and problems when they come up 
B) social inequality 
C) it learned from others as a means of solving problems 
D) all of these

Question 17

Marx emphasized ______ exploitation in his work.

Accepted Answer

A) economic 
B) domestic 
C) gender 
D) all of these 
A) economic 
B) domestic 
C) gender 
D) all of these

Question 18

To Marx, alienation from one another is mostly the result of

Accepted Answer

A) government. 
B) the owners of wealth in society. 
C) capitalism and its emphasis on competition. 
D) bureaucracy. 
A) government. 
B) the owners of wealth in society. 
C) capitalism and its emphasis on competition. 
D) bureaucracy.

Question 19

Define exploitation, and explain how it is a result of social inequality.

Accepted Answer

Exploitation can be defined as the act o

Question 20

According to the author, alienation is probably best defined as ______.

Accepted Answer

A) separation 
B) anger 
C) misery 
D) lack of success 
A) separation 
B) anger 
C) misery 
D) lack of success

About what percentage of the U.S.population lives in poverty?

The social institutions in a system of inequality

The author emphasizes that where a class society exists, some people become poor because

In general, those in the lowest positions within a system of inequality

________________ asks us to recognize how necessary it is for the individual to be committed to the continuation of society.

Exploitation

Social inequality encourages misery because

According to the author, interest in understanding misery and its causes

Early childhood socialization

Mechanization, industrialization, and capitalism brought about

How do social institutions produce and perpetuate human misery?

From a sociological perspective,

The author states that work, by the 1970's, became

Who is most likely to be victimized by crime?

What is the sociological view of human misery and its causes?

What causes destructive social conflict?

Marx emphasized ______ exploitation in his work.

To Marx, alienation from one another is mostly the result of

Define exploitation, and explain how it is a result of social inequality.

According to the author, alienation is probably best defined as ______.

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About what percentage of the U.S.population lives in poverty?

The social institutions in a system of inequality

The author emphasizes that where a class society exists, some people become poor because

In general, those in the lowest positions within a system of inequality

________________ asks us to recognize how necessary it is for the individual to be committed to the continuation of society.

Exploitation

Social inequality encourages misery because

According to the author, interest in understanding misery and its causes

Early childhood socialization

Mechanization, industrialization, and capitalism brought about

How do social institutions produce and perpetuate human misery?

From a sociological perspective,

The author states that work, by the 1970's, became

Who is most likely to be victimized by crime?

What is the sociological view of human misery and its causes?

What causes destructive social conflict?

Marx emphasized ______ exploitation in his work.

To Marx, alienation from one another is mostly the result of

Define exploitation, and explain how it is a result of social inequality.

According to the author, alienation is probably best defined as ______.

How Do Sociologists Study Society: Researching the Social World

What Does It Mean to Be Human: Human Nature, Society, and Culture

How Is Society Possible: the Basis for Social Order

Why Are People Unequal in Society: the Origin and Perpetuation of Social Inequality

Are Human Beings Free: the Power of Society Over Human Thinking and Action

Why Cant Everyone Be Just Like Us: Value Judgments, Ethnocentrism, and Human Differences

Does the Individual Really Make a Difference: an Introduction to Social Change

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Is the World Becoming One Society: Globalization and the Creation of a World Society

Why Study Sociology: Understanding, Questioning, and Caring

The Nature and Use of Categories, Generalizations, and Stereotypes in Social Science and Society

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