Question 1

Ninety percent of robots work in

Accepted Answer

A) food service industries. 
B) factories. 
C) household cleaning services. 
D) home and building construction. 
A) food service industries. 
B) factories. 
C) household cleaning services. 
D) home and building construction.

Question 2

The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 ​

Accepted Answer

A) ​provides for genetic testing before an abortion. 
B) ​prevents the use of stem cells for cloning. 
C) ​limits the use of DNA in criminal trials. 
D) ​prohibits using genetic information to discriminate in health coverage or employment. 
A) ​provides for genetic testing before an abortion. 
B) ​prevents the use of stem cells for cloning. 
C) ​limits the use of DNA in criminal trials. 
D) ​prohibits using genetic information to discriminate in health coverage or employment.

Question 3

Which of the following illustrates a technological fix, in contrast to social engineering, to solve the problem of water shortage?

Accepted Answer

A) Persuading people to take shorter showers 
B) Low-flush toilets 
C) Wearing clothes more than once before washing 
D) Disseminating public service announcements about the need to conserve water 
A) Persuading people to take shorter showers 
B) Low-flush toilets 
C) Wearing clothes more than once before washing 
D) Disseminating public service announcements about the need to conserve water

Question 4

The pro-choice movement argues that

Accepted Answer

A) unborn fetuses have the right to live and be protected. 
B) procreation choices must be free from government interference. 
C) abortion is immoral. 
D) alternative means of resolving unwanted pregnancy should be found. 
A) unborn fetuses have the right to live and be protected. 
B) procreation choices must be free from government interference. 
C) abortion is immoral. 
D) alternative means of resolving unwanted pregnancy should be found.

Question 5

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 6

Social media are more likely to be used by the elderly than by younger individuals.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Rates of computer access and ownership vary around the world.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Unemployment rates can increase when companies _______, or off-shore, jobs to lower-wage countries.​

Accepted Answer

A) ​outsource 
B) ​migrate 
C) ​revitalize 
D) ​downsize 
A) ​outsource 
B) ​migrate 
C) ​revitalize 
D) ​downsize

Question 9

Abortion has been legal in the United States since the U.S. Supreme Court's 1973 ruling in

Accepted Answer

A) Roe v. Wade. 
B) Casey v. Johnson. 
C) Brown v. Eliot. 
D) Waverly v. Harrison. 
A) Roe v. Wade. 
B) Casey v. Johnson. 
C) Brown v. Eliot. 
D) Waverly v. Harrison.

Question 10

Most information technologies were developed within the last five years.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Ninety percent of robots work in

The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008

Which of the following illustrates a technological fix, in contrast to social engineering, to solve the problem of water shortage?

The pro-choice movement argues that

The technology of biometrics in the workplace involves

Social media are more likely to be used by the elderly than by younger individuals.

Rates of computer access and ownership vary around the world.

Unemployment rates can increase when companies _______, or off-shore, jobs to lower-wage countries.

Abortion has been legal in the United States since the U.S. Supreme Court's 1973 ruling in

Most information technologies were developed within the last five years.

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

Filters

Exam 14: Science and Technology

Ninety percent of robots work in

The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 ​

Which of the following illustrates a technological fix, in contrast to social engineering, to solve the problem of water shortage?

The pro-choice movement argues that

The technology of biometrics in the workplace involves

Social media are more likely to be used by the elderly than by younger individuals.​

Rates of computer access and ownership vary around the world.​

Unemployment rates can increase when companies _______, or off-shore, jobs to lower-wage countries.​

Abortion has been legal in the United States since the U.S. Supreme Court's 1973 ruling in

Most information technologies were developed within the last five years.​

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

Filters

The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008

Social media are more likely to be used by the elderly than by younger individuals.

Rates of computer access and ownership vary around the world.

Unemployment rates can increase when companies _______, or off-shore, jobs to lower-wage countries.

Most information technologies were developed within the last five years.