Question 1

Abortion rates are higher in Western Europe than in the United States.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Which of the following is involved in the movement toward globalization of technology?

Accepted Answer

A) use of the Internet 
B) the robot market 
C) collection of skin and blood samples for genetic research 
D) all of these 
A) use of the Internet 
B) the robot market 
C) collection of skin and blood samples for genetic research 
D) all of these

Question 3

The technology of biometrics in the workplace involves

Accepted Answer

A) use of identifying characteristics such as hands, fingers, and eyes. 
B) the sale of genetically altered foods in employee cafeterias. 
C) providing exercise gyms and low fat snacks for employees. 
D) limiting unnecessary human movements to achieve efficient production. 
A) use of identifying characteristics such as hands, fingers, and eyes. 
B) the sale of genetically altered foods in employee cafeterias. 
C) providing exercise gyms and low fat snacks for employees. 
D) limiting unnecessary human movements to achieve efficient production.

Question 4

The Internet is not a truly global medium, because Africans, Middle-Easterners, and Latin Americans do not have Internet capabilities to enable their residents to "get online."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

How do symbolic interactionists help explain the greater proportion of males than females in computer science and programming?

Accepted Answer

Symbolic interactionism is a sociologica

Question 6

As educational attainment and household income increase, the likelihood of having a computer in the home decreases.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Increases in telecommuting have

Accepted Answer

A) decreased working hours. 
B) benefited low income workers more than high income workers. 
C) resulted in higher retention and lower absentee rates. 
D) decreased productivity. 
A) decreased working hours. 
B) benefited low income workers more than high income workers. 
C) resulted in higher retention and lower absentee rates. 
D) decreased productivity.

Question 8

An argument against genetically modified (GM)crops is that

Accepted Answer

A) GM food crops have poorer nutritional value. 
B) they will cause an increase in hunger. 
C) they will lead to a decrease in the variety of foods available for human consumption. 
D) they may contaminate non-FM crops and possibly result in plant sterility. 
A) GM food crops have poorer nutritional value. 
B) they will cause an increase in hunger. 
C) they will lead to a decrease in the variety of foods available for human consumption. 
D) they may contaminate non-FM crops and possibly result in plant sterility.

Question 9

Agricultural societies are dominated by which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) automation 
B) cybernation 
C) mechanization 
D) hand labor 
A) automation 
B) cybernation 
C) mechanization 
D) hand labor

Question 10

_______ results from the use of technological devices, products, and/or chemicals.

Accepted Answer

A) The Internet. 
B) The digital divide. 
C) Technology-induced diseases. 
D) Genetic programming. 
A) The Internet. 
B) The digital divide. 
C) Technology-induced diseases. 
D) Genetic programming.

Question 11

According to your text, the techniques of egg retrieval, in vitro fertilization, and gamete intrafallopian transfer

Accepted Answer

A) make it possible for two different women to each make a biological contribution to the creation of a new life. 
B) enable a woman to deliver multiple babies simultaneously. 
C) will eventually make abortion obsolete. 
D) make it possible for a woman to have a child without fertilization by male sperm. 
A) make it possible for two different women to each make a biological contribution to the creation of a new life. 
B) enable a woman to deliver multiple babies simultaneously. 
C) will eventually make abortion obsolete. 
D) make it possible for a woman to have a child without fertilization by male sperm.

Question 12

Postmodernism

Accepted Answer

A) questions the validity of the scientific enterprise, pointing to the unforeseen consequences of advanced technologies. 
B) believes that the biggest problem in society is the failure to finance scientific research sufficiently. 
C) argues that the main problem with high technology is cultural lag. 
D) claims the failures of science are due to failures in education. 
A) questions the validity of the scientific enterprise, pointing to the unforeseen consequences of advanced technologies. 
B) believes that the biggest problem in society is the failure to finance scientific research sufficiently. 
C) argues that the main problem with high technology is cultural lag. 
D) claims the failures of science are due to failures in education.

Question 13

In 2011, about _____ percent of all Americans used the Internet.

Accepted Answer

A) 20 
B) 35 
C) 50 
D) 70 
A) 20 
B) 35 
C) 50 
D) 70

Question 14

According to symbolic interactionists, scientific "truths" result from

Accepted Answer

A) factual messages from nature. 
B) social interactions between scientists, researchers and the general public. 
C) messages disseminated to the general public from granting agencies. 
D) scientists' interpretations of data. 
A) factual messages from nature. 
B) social interactions between scientists, researchers and the general public. 
C) messages disseminated to the general public from granting agencies. 
D) scientists' interpretations of data.

Question 15

According to conflict theorists, _________ act as gatekeepers to scientific discoveries.

Accepted Answer

A) innovative ideas 
B) granting agencies 
C) scientific innovations 
D) technologies 
A) innovative ideas 
B) granting agencies 
C) scientific innovations 
D) technologies

Question 16

The development of time-saving machines increases production, but it also displaces workers and contributes to high rates of employee alienation.Employee displacement illustrates a

Accepted Answer

A) dysfunction. 
B) functional alternative. 
C) technological fix. 
D) socially constructed truth. 
A) dysfunction. 
B) functional alternative. 
C) technological fix. 
D) socially constructed truth.

Question 17

Therapeutic cloning entails using stem cells from which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) human cadavers 
B) human embryos 
C) human brains 
D) monkeys 
A) human cadavers 
B) human embryos 
C) human brains 
D) monkeys

Question 18

How does the United States compare with other nations in science and technology? How and why is its global position in scientific research and development expected to decline?

Accepted Answer

The United States has historically been

Question 19

_________  serves as a platform for millions of users to express themselves in the common areas of cyberspace.

Accepted Answer

A) Web 2.0 
B) The New Frontier 
C) Technology Space 
D) Virtual Life 
A) Web 2.0 
B) The New Frontier 
C) Technology Space 
D) Virtual Life

Question 20

Define and provide an example of cyberbullying.

Accepted Answer

Cyberbullying is the use of electronic c

Abortion rates are higher in Western Europe than in the United States.

Which of the following is involved in the movement toward globalization of technology?

The technology of biometrics in the workplace involves

The Internet is not a truly global medium, because Africans, Middle-Easterners, and Latin Americans do not have Internet capabilities to enable their residents to "get online."

How do symbolic interactionists help explain the greater proportion of males than females in computer science and programming?

As educational attainment and household income increase, the likelihood of having a computer in the home decreases.

Increases in telecommuting have

An argument against genetically modified (GM)crops is that

Agricultural societies are dominated by which of the following?

_______ results from the use of technological devices, products, and/or chemicals.

According to your text, the techniques of egg retrieval, in vitro fertilization, and gamete intrafallopian transfer

Postmodernism

In 2011, about _____ percent of all Americans used the Internet.

According to symbolic interactionists, scientific "truths" result from

According to conflict theorists, _________ act as gatekeepers to scientific discoveries.

The development of time-saving machines increases production, but it also displaces workers and contributes to high rates of employee alienation.Employee displacement illustrates a

Therapeutic cloning entails using stem cells from which of the following?

How does the United States compare with other nations in science and technology? How and why is its global position in scientific research and development expected to decline?

_________ serves as a platform for millions of users to express themselves in the common areas of cyberspace.

Define and provide an example of cyberbullying.

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Exam 14: Science and Technology

Abortion rates are higher in Western Europe than in the United States.

Which of the following is involved in the movement toward globalization of technology?

The technology of biometrics in the workplace involves

The Internet is not a truly global medium, because Africans, Middle-Easterners, and Latin Americans do not have Internet capabilities to enable their residents to "get online."

How do symbolic interactionists help explain the greater proportion of males than females in computer science and programming?

As educational attainment and household income increase, the likelihood of having a computer in the home decreases.

Increases in telecommuting have

An argument against genetically modified (GM)crops is that

Agricultural societies are dominated by which of the following?

_______ results from the use of technological devices, products, and/or chemicals.

According to your text, the techniques of egg retrieval, in vitro fertilization, and gamete intrafallopian transfer

Postmodernism

In 2011, about _____ percent of all Americans used the Internet.

According to symbolic interactionists, scientific "truths" result from

According to conflict theorists, _________ act as gatekeepers to scientific discoveries.

The development of time-saving machines increases production, but it also displaces workers and contributes to high rates of employee alienation.Employee displacement illustrates a

Therapeutic cloning entails using stem cells from which of the following?

How does the United States compare with other nations in science and technology? How and why is its global position in scientific research and development expected to decline?

_________ serves as a platform for millions of users to express themselves in the common areas of cyberspace.

Define and provide an example of cyberbullying.

Thinking About Social Problems

Physical and Mental Health and Health Care

Alcohol and Other Drugs

Crime and Social Control

Family Problems

Economic Inequality, Wealth, and Poverty

Work and Unemployment

Problems in Education

Race, Ethnicity, and Immigration

Gender Inequality

Sexual Orientation and the Struggle for Equality

Population Growth and Aging

Environmental Problems

Conflict, War, and Terrorism

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