Question 1

Discuss the health care crisis. Why has this crisis occurred and how might it be remedied?

Accepted Answer

The health care crisis has occurred due to a combination of factors such as rising costs, lack of access to care, and an aging population. Rising costs are a major contributing factor as the cost of healthcare services, medications, and insurance premiums continue to increase, making it unaffordable for many individuals and families. This has led to a lack of access to care for those who cannot afford it, resulting in a higher number of uninsured or underinsured individuals.

Additionally, the aging population has put a strain on the healthcare system as more people require care for chronic conditions and age-related illnesses. This has led to increased demand for healthcare services, putting pressure on providers and contributing to the overall crisis.

To remedy the health care crisis, several steps can be taken. First, there needs to be a focus on reducing healthcare costs through measures such as price transparency, negotiating drug prices, and promoting preventive care to reduce the burden of chronic conditions. Second, efforts should be made to expand access to care through initiatives such as Medicaid expansion, increasing funding for community health centers, and promoting telehealth services to reach underserved populations. Finally, there needs to be a focus on improving the quality of care and patient outcomes through measures such as value-based care models and investments in healthcare technology.

Overall, addressing the health care crisis will require a multi-faceted approach that focuses on reducing costs, expanding access to care, and improving the quality of care to ensure the health and well-being of all individuals.

Question 2

Mass migration from rural to urban areas, large-scale immigration in the late nineteenth and twentieth century, and mass suburbanization have been the focus of social scientists using the ________ framework for examining urban problems.

Accepted Answer

A)  interactionist 
B)  conflict 
C)  functionalist 
D)  world system 
A)  interactionist 
B)  conflict 
C)  functionalist 
D)  world system C

Question 3

The Massachusetts Turnpike corridor west of Boston and the Perimeter Area north of Atlanta are examples of

Accepted Answer

A)  suburbs. 
B)  edge cities. 
C)  postindustrial cities. 
D)  mega-infrastructures. 
A)  suburbs. 
B)  edge cities. 
C)  postindustrial cities. 
D)  mega-infrastructures. B

Question 4

Which racial group is most likely to be homeless?

Accepted Answer

A)  Native Americans 
B)  Asian Americans 
C)  Latino/as 
D)  African Americans 
A)  Native Americans 
B)  Asian Americans 
C)  Latino/as 
D)  African Americans

Question 5

In 2010, it was estimated that collectively cities in the United States will experience approximately how large of a budget shortfall?

Accepted Answer

A)  $60 million 
B)  $10 billion 
C)  $60 billion 
D)  $100 billion 
A)  $60 million 
B)  $10 billion 
C)  $60 billion 
D)  $100 billion

Question 6

Explain the concept of the cosmopolitan canopy and provide two examples of this concept.

Accepted Answer

The concept of the cosmopolitan canopy r

Question 7

Mechanical solidarity and organic solidarity are concepts introduced by

Accepted Answer

A)  Emile Durkheim. 
B)  Amos Hawley. 
C)  Immanuel Wallerstein. 
D)  Mark Gottdiener. 
A)  Emile Durkheim. 
B)  Amos Hawley. 
C)  Immanuel Wallerstein. 
D)  Mark Gottdiener.

Question 8

In regard to urban problems, conflict analysts believe that

Accepted Answer

A)  cities grow by chance and cannot be explained by any rational accounts. 
B)  the middle class abandoned urban areas to poor people because they did not want to live near them. 
C)  the upper classes have maintained class and racial segregation through political control and legal strategies. 
D)  the poor eventually catch up to the rich when they live in big cities. 
A)  cities grow by chance and cannot be explained by any rational accounts. 
B)  the middle class abandoned urban areas to poor people because they did not want to live near them. 
C)  the upper classes have maintained class and racial segregation through political control and legal strategies. 
D)  the poor eventually catch up to the rich when they live in big cities.

Question 9

Rural Americans have greater access to health care than urban dwellers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

A national magazine featured Gloria Chow, a single mother, in an article. The magazine reported how Gloria was unemployed for 31 months before she started her own business. After much hard work, she now makes a living wage and supports her children independently. What type of media device is the magazine using?

Accepted Answer

A)  episodic framing 
B)  thematic framing 
C)  dramatic generalization 
D)  thematic generalization 
A)  episodic framing 
B)  thematic framing 
C)  dramatic generalization 
D)  thematic generalization

Question 11

Which of the following statements regarding homelessness is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is easy to obtain an accurate count of the homeless in the United States. 
B)  Hispanic Americans make up the largest part of the homeless population. 
C)  Families and children are the fastest-growing segment of the homeless population in both urban and rural areas of this country. 
D)  Social scientists believe that characteristics such as alcoholism or mental illness often cause an individual's homeless condition. 
A)  It is easy to obtain an accurate count of the homeless in the United States. 
B)  Hispanic Americans make up the largest part of the homeless population. 
C)  Families and children are the fastest-growing segment of the homeless population in both urban and rural areas of this country. 
D)  Social scientists believe that characteristics such as alcoholism or mental illness often cause an individual's homeless condition.

Question 12

Which of the following statements regarding global cities is correct?

Accepted Answer

A)  By 2025, only one U.S. city will be among the 10 most populous cities in the world. 
B)  overcrowding, environmental pollution, and the displacement of farmland are minor problems for global cities. 
C)  Natural increases in population account for one-third of new urban growth, and rural-to-urban migration accounts for the rest. 
D)  Some cities grow at a rate of 170,000 new people per day. 
A)  By 2025, only one U.S. city will be among the 10 most populous cities in the world. 
B)  overcrowding, environmental pollution, and the displacement of farmland are minor problems for global cities. 
C)  Natural increases in population account for one-third of new urban growth, and rural-to-urban migration accounts for the rest. 
D)  Some cities grow at a rate of 170,000 new people per day.

Question 13

All of the following practices have been used by some property owners, real estate agents, and lending institutions to perpetuate housing segregation, EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  steering. 
B)  blockbusting. 
C)  redlining. 
D)  unequal property taxation. 
A)  steering. 
B)  blockbusting. 
C)  redlining. 
D)  unequal property taxation.

Question 14

When realtors direct people to different neighborhoods on the basis of their race or ethnicity, it is called

Accepted Answer

A)  redlining. 
B)  steering. 
C)  directional practices. 
D)  inclusionary practices. 
A)  redlining. 
B)  steering. 
C)  directional practices. 
D)  inclusionary practices.

Question 15

Mechanical solidarity

Accepted Answer

A)  refers to social bonds based on shared religious beliefs and simple divisions of labor. 
B)  is typically a characteristic of densely populated, urban areas. 
C)  involves an elaborate division of labor based upon capitalistic hierarchies. 
D)  is a theoretical concept that was derived from Max Weber's work. 
A)  refers to social bonds based on shared religious beliefs and simple divisions of labor. 
B)  is typically a characteristic of densely populated, urban areas. 
C)  involves an elaborate division of labor based upon capitalistic hierarchies. 
D)  is a theoretical concept that was derived from Max Weber's work.

Question 16

Peripheral nations exploit semiperipheral nations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Fiscal crises in cities result in part because

Accepted Answer

A)  more middle- and upper-middle class families move into central cities and gentrified properties. 
B)  states reduce the amount of money they provide for cities. 
C)  federal programs are created to rebuild decaying infrastructures. 
D)  federal support is provided for them. 
A)  more middle- and upper-middle class families move into central cities and gentrified properties. 
B)  states reduce the amount of money they provide for cities. 
C)  federal programs are created to rebuild decaying infrastructures. 
D)  federal support is provided for them.

Question 18

Which of the following statements regarding mass suburbanization is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  The largest wave of mass suburbanization occurred during the depression and the years before World War II. 
B)  The federal government helped subsidize the exodus from the central city to the suburbs. 
C)  Mass urbanization did not contribute to economic and racial division between cities and suburbs. 
D)  The largest wave of mass suburbanization occurred between the end of World War II and 1970. 
A)  The largest wave of mass suburbanization occurred during the depression and the years before World War II. 
B)  The federal government helped subsidize the exodus from the central city to the suburbs. 
C)  Mass urbanization did not contribute to economic and racial division between cities and suburbs. 
D)  The largest wave of mass suburbanization occurred between the end of World War II and 1970.

Question 19

According to the text, the primary factor that changed city life forever was

Accepted Answer

A)  high rates of crime. 
B)  the shifting racial-ethnic composition of central cities. 
C)  the growth of suburbs and outlying areas. 
D)  decreasing reliance on agricultural production for the food supply. 
A)  high rates of crime. 
B)  the shifting racial-ethnic composition of central cities. 
C)  the growth of suburbs and outlying areas. 
D)  decreasing reliance on agricultural production for the food supply.

Question 20

A ________ is a continuous concentration of two or more cities and their suburbs that have grown until they form an interconnected urban area.

Accepted Answer

A)  megalopolis 
B)  edge cities 
C)  megladon 
D)  expanded suburbs 
A)  megalopolis 
B)  edge cities 
C)  megladon 
D)  expanded suburbs

Discuss the health care crisis. Why has this crisis occurred and how might it be remedied?

Mass migration from rural to urban areas, large-scale immigration in the late nineteenth and twentieth century, and mass suburbanization have been the focus of social scientists using the ________ framework for examining urban problems.

The Massachusetts Turnpike corridor west of Boston and the Perimeter Area north of Atlanta are examples of

Which racial group is most likely to be homeless?

In 2010, it was estimated that collectively cities in the United States will experience approximately how large of a budget shortfall?

Explain the concept of the cosmopolitan canopy and provide two examples of this concept.

Mechanical solidarity and organic solidarity are concepts introduced by

In regard to urban problems, conflict analysts believe that

Rural Americans have greater access to health care than urban dwellers.

Which of the following statements regarding homelessness is true?

Which of the following statements regarding global cities is correct?

All of the following practices have been used by some property owners, real estate agents, and lending institutions to perpetuate housing segregation, EXCEPT

When realtors direct people to different neighborhoods on the basis of their race or ethnicity, it is called

Mechanical solidarity

Peripheral nations exploit semiperipheral nations.

Fiscal crises in cities result in part because

Which of the following statements regarding mass suburbanization is true?

According to the text, the primary factor that changed city life forever was

A ________ is a continuous concentration of two or more cities and their suburbs that have grown until they form an interconnected urban area.

Studying Social Problems in the Twenty-First Century

Wealth and Poverty: Us and Global Economic Inequities

Racial and Ethnic Inequality

Gender Inequality

Inequality Based on Age

Inequality Based on Sexual Orientation

Prostitution, Pornography, and the Sex Industry

Alcohol and Other Drugs

Crime and Criminal Justice

Health Care: Problems of Physical and Mental Illness

The Changing Family

Problems in Education

Problems in Politics and the Global Economy

Problems in the Media

Population, Global Inequality, and the Environmental Crisis

Global Social Problems: War and Terrorism

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Exam 16: Urban Problems

Discuss the health care crisis. Why has this crisis occurred and how might it be remedied?

Mass migration from rural to urban areas, large-scale immigration in the late nineteenth and twentieth century, and mass suburbanization have been the focus of social scientists using the ________ framework for examining urban problems.

The Massachusetts Turnpike corridor west of Boston and the Perimeter Area north of Atlanta are examples of

Which racial group is most likely to be homeless?

In 2010, it was estimated that collectively cities in the United States will experience approximately how large of a budget shortfall?

Explain the concept of the cosmopolitan canopy and provide two examples of this concept.

Mechanical solidarity and organic solidarity are concepts introduced by

In regard to urban problems, conflict analysts believe that

Rural Americans have greater access to health care than urban dwellers.

Which of the following statements regarding homelessness is true?

Which of the following statements regarding global cities is correct?

All of the following practices have been used by some property owners, real estate agents, and lending institutions to perpetuate housing segregation, EXCEPT

When realtors direct people to different neighborhoods on the basis of their race or ethnicity, it is called

Mechanical solidarity

Peripheral nations exploit semiperipheral nations.

Fiscal crises in cities result in part because

Which of the following statements regarding mass suburbanization is true?

According to the text, the primary factor that changed city life forever was

A ________ is a continuous concentration of two or more cities and their suburbs that have grown until they form an interconnected urban area.

Studying Social Problems in the Twenty-First Century

Wealth and Poverty: Us and Global Economic Inequities

Racial and Ethnic Inequality

Gender Inequality

Inequality Based on Age

Inequality Based on Sexual Orientation

Prostitution, Pornography, and the Sex Industry

Alcohol and Other Drugs

Crime and Criminal Justice

Health Care: Problems of Physical and Mental Illness

The Changing Family

Problems in Education

Problems in Politics and the Global Economy

Problems in the Media

Population, Global Inequality, and the Environmental Crisis

Global Social Problems: War and Terrorism

Can Social Problems Be Solved

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