Question 1

According to social Darwinism,disadvantaged members of society __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  do not have any control over their circumstances 
B)  are valuable parts of the community 
C)  deserve government welfare 
D)  deserve their fate 
A)  do not have any control over their circumstances 
B)  are valuable parts of the community 
C)  deserve government welfare 
D)  deserve their fate D

Question 2

The __________ assumes a child fails in school because the school setting was inappropriate for the child.

Accepted Answer

system-blame approach

Question 3

William J.Wilson argues that the ghetto poor endure because of the disappearance of low-skill jobs in the past 30 years or so.Discuss how this view differs from the explanation that might be offered by William Graham Sumner.
Ideal

Accepted Answer

Ideal Answer: The ideal answer should include:
1.	Outline the ways in which William J. Wilson’s viewpoint represents an example of the system-blame approach. 
2.	Define social Darwinism.
3.	Describe how William Graham Sumner’s viewpoint represents an example of the person-blame approach.
4.	Compare and contrast the main differences between how a system-blame approach and a social Darwinist perspective view a social problem like poverty. 
5.	Conclude by summarizing which perspective current U.S. policy reflects.

Question 4

A person-blame approach advocates social programs that __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  seek to control individual behavior 
B)  produce sweeping social change 
C)  reorganize social institutions 
D)  change long-held societal norms 
A)  seek to control individual behavior 
B)  produce sweeping social change 
C)  reorganize social institutions 
D)  change long-held societal norms

Question 5

Relying too heavily on a system-blame approach is a problem because __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  societal conditions are taken for granted and go unchallenged 
B)  it focuses on person-change rather than system-change 
C)  it directs blame at individuals and away from the system 
D)  it absolves individuals from responsibility for their actions 
A)  societal conditions are taken for granted and go unchallenged 
B)  it focuses on person-change rather than system-change 
C)  it directs blame at individuals and away from the system 
D)  it absolves individuals from responsibility for their actions

Question 6

The sociological imagination involves which of the following components?

Accepted Answer

A)  A focus on your individual point of view 
B)  A focus on genetic determinants 
C)  A focus on social, economic, and historical circumstances 
D)  A focus on individual decision making 
A)  A focus on your individual point of view 
B)  A focus on genetic determinants 
C)  A focus on social, economic, and historical circumstances 
D)  A focus on individual decision making

Question 7

According to the text,__________ often escape criticism and identification as social problems.

Accepted Answer

A)  institutions 
B)  criminals 
C)  the mentally ill 
D)  school dropouts 
A)  institutions 
B)  criminals 
C)  the mentally ill 
D)  school dropouts

Question 8

The system-blame approach assumes that social problems results from __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  psychological conditions 
B)  social conditions 
C)  religious tradition 
D)  institutionalized deviance 
A)  psychological conditions 
B)  social conditions 
C)  religious tradition 
D)  institutionalized deviance

Question 9

Early social pathologists assumed that social norms were universally held and viewed social problems as behaviors or social arrangements that disturb the moral order.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Discuss the dangers of relying solely on the person-blame approach in explaining social problems.
Ideal

Accepted Answer

Ideal Answer: The ideal answer should in

Question 11

The idea of the "sociological imagination" was developed by which sociologist?

Accepted Answer

A)  C. Wright Mills 
B)  William Graham Sumner 
C)  Karl Marx 
D)  Emile Durkheim 
A)  C. Wright Mills 
B)  William Graham Sumner 
C)  Karl Marx 
D)  Emile Durkheim

Question 12

Conclusions made from __________ will be reliable about the entire population.

Accepted Answer

A)  participant observation 
B)  a control group 
C)  a probability sample 
D)  an experiment 
A)  participant observation 
B)  a control group 
C)  a probability sample 
D)  an experiment

Question 13

The nations of Western Europe,Scandinavia,and Canada are able to provide generous social welfare policies for their citizens because they __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  are monarchies 
B)  tax their citizens at a higher rate than the United States 
C)  restrict the freedoms of their citizens 
D)  are communist nations 
A)  are monarchies 
B)  tax their citizens at a higher rate than the United States 
C)  restrict the freedoms of their citizens 
D)  are communist nations

Question 14

The textbook examines two types of social problems: (1)acts and conditions that violate social norms and values,and (2)the difficulties for those suffering from the deviant acts of norm violators.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The __________ nature of social problems illustrates that social problems vary by time,place,and definition.

Accepted Answer

A)  economic 
B)  objective 
C)  political 
D)  subjective 
A)  economic 
B)  objective 
C)  political 
D)  subjective

Question 16

According to the sociological perspective,which of the following best explains social problems?

Accepted Answer

A)  Norm violators 
B)  People who seek self-actualization 
C)  Problems caused by societal conditions 
D)  Biology 
A)  Norm violators 
B)  People who seek self-actualization 
C)  Problems caused by societal conditions 
D)  Biology

Question 17

In the most recent direction of the study of deviance,__________.

Accepted Answer

A)  labeling people as abnormal has helped to clarify that they are the source of most social problems 
B)  it is understood that social structures contribute to the perpetuation of deviance 
C)  it is understood that deviants bring their problems on themselves 
D)  labeling is seen as irrelevant in creating and sustaining deviance 
A)  labeling people as abnormal has helped to clarify that they are the source of most social problems 
B)  it is understood that social structures contribute to the perpetuation of deviance 
C)  it is understood that deviants bring their problems on themselves 
D)  labeling is seen as irrelevant in creating and sustaining deviance

Question 18

The authors assert that exclusively focusing on the individual when studying social problems __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  overlooks deviations from society's norms as potential problems 
B)  takes an overly deterministic view of social problems 
C)  ignores the strains that are caused by the inequities of the system 
D)  treats social problems as being the product of systematic inequity 
A)  overlooks deviations from society's norms as potential problems 
B)  takes an overly deterministic view of social problems 
C)  ignores the strains that are caused by the inequities of the system 
D)  treats social problems as being the product of systematic inequity

Question 19

The __________ nature of social problems describes societal conditions that harm certain segments of the population.

Accepted Answer

A)  economic 
B)  objective 
C)  political 
D)  subjective 
A)  economic 
B)  objective 
C)  political 
D)  subjective

Question 20

Advantaged members of society have more__________ to determine what constitutes a social problem than disadvantaged members of society.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Advantaged members of society have more__________ to...

According to social Darwinism,disadvantaged members of society __________.

The __________ assumes a child fails in school because the school setting was inappropriate for the child.

William J.Wilson argues that the ghetto poor endure because of the disappearance of low-skill jobs in the past 30 years or so.Discuss how this view differs from the explanation that might be offered by William Graham Sumner. Ideal

A person-blame approach advocates social programs that __________.

Relying too heavily on a system-blame approach is a problem because __________.

The sociological imagination involves which of the following components?

According to the text,__________ often escape criticism and identification as social problems.

The system-blame approach assumes that social problems results from __________.

Early social pathologists assumed that social norms were universally held and viewed social problems as behaviors or social arrangements that disturb the moral order.

Discuss the dangers of relying solely on the person-blame approach in explaining social problems. Ideal

The idea of the "sociological imagination" was developed by which sociologist?

Conclusions made from __________ will be reliable about the entire population.

The nations of Western Europe,Scandinavia,and Canada are able to provide generous social welfare policies for their citizens because they __________.

The textbook examines two types of social problems: (1)acts and conditions that violate social norms and values,and (2)the difficulties for those suffering from the deviant acts of norm violators.

The __________ nature of social problems illustrates that social problems vary by time,place,and definition.

According to the sociological perspective,which of the following best explains social problems?

In the most recent direction of the study of deviance,__________.

The authors assert that exclusively focusing on the individual when studying social problems __________.

The __________ nature of social problems describes societal conditions that harm certain segments of the population.

Advantaged members of society have more__________ to determine what constitutes a social problem than disadvantaged members of society.

Wealth and Power: The Bias of the System A.Multiple-Choice

World Population and Global Inequality A.Multiple-Choice

Threats to the Environment

Demographic Changes in the United States: The Browning and Graying of Society

Problems of Place: Urban Suburban and Rural

Poverty

Racial and Ethnic Inequality

Gender Inequality

Sexual Orientation

Disability and Ableism

Crime and Justice

Drugs

The Economy and Work

Families

Education

The Healthcare System

National Security in the Twenty-First Century

Progressive Plan to Solve Social Problems

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Exam 1: The Sociological Approach to Social Problems

According to social Darwinism,disadvantaged members of society __________.

The __________ assumes a child fails in school because the school setting was inappropriate for the child.

William J.Wilson argues that the ghetto poor endure because of the disappearance of low-skill jobs in the past 30 years or so.Discuss how this view differs from the explanation that might be offered by William Graham Sumner. Ideal

A person-blame approach advocates social programs that __________.

Relying too heavily on a system-blame approach is a problem because __________.

The sociological imagination involves which of the following components?

According to the text,__________ often escape criticism and identification as social problems.

The system-blame approach assumes that social problems results from __________.

Early social pathologists assumed that social norms were universally held and viewed social problems as behaviors or social arrangements that disturb the moral order.

Discuss the dangers of relying solely on the person-blame approach in explaining social problems. Ideal

The idea of the "sociological imagination" was developed by which sociologist?

Conclusions made from __________ will be reliable about the entire population.

The nations of Western Europe,Scandinavia,and Canada are able to provide generous social welfare policies for their citizens because they __________.

The textbook examines two types of social problems: (1)acts and conditions that violate social norms and values,and (2)the difficulties for those suffering from the deviant acts of norm violators.

The __________ nature of social problems illustrates that social problems vary by time,place,and definition.

According to the sociological perspective,which of the following best explains social problems?

In the most recent direction of the study of deviance,__________.

The authors assert that exclusively focusing on the individual when studying social problems __________.

The __________ nature of social problems describes societal conditions that harm certain segments of the population.

Advantaged members of society have more__________ to determine what constitutes a social problem than disadvantaged members of society.

Wealth and Power: The Bias of the System A.Multiple-Choice

World Population and Global Inequality A.Multiple-Choice

Threats to the Environment

Demographic Changes in the United States: The Browning and Graying of Society

Problems of Place: Urban Suburban and Rural

Poverty

Racial and Ethnic Inequality

Gender Inequality

Sexual Orientation

Disability and Ableism

Crime and Justice

Drugs

The Economy and Work

Families

Education

The Healthcare System

National Security in the Twenty-First Century

Progressive Plan to Solve Social Problems

Filters