Deck 1: Sociology and Social Problems

Question 1

______ can be defined as any set of persons cooperating together to organize stable patterns of human activity.

A)Social problem
B)Social institution
C)Social structure
D)Social constructionism

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Which of the following research methods involves a combination of quantitative and qualitative approaches?

A)survey research
B)content analysis
C)mixed methods research
D)interviewing

Answer 2

C

Question 3

A collection of related concepts is called a(n)______.

A)social problem
B)research statement
C)abstract description
D)theory

Answer 3

D

Question 4

______ can be defined as the social process by which people define a social problem into existence.

A)Social problem
B)Social institution
C)Social structure
D)Social constructionism

Question 5

Which of the following occupations would be considered working class?

A)professor
B)architect
C)factory worker
D)teacher

Question 6

Which of the following research methods asks respondents to answer questions on a written questionnaire?

A)survey research
B)participant observation
C)qualitative research
D)content analysis

Question 7

______ include patterns of behavior that a large number of people have identified as negatively impacting their well-being and in need of amelioration.

A)Social problems
B)Social institutions
C)Social structures
D)Social constructions

Question 8

Government,military,and marriage are examples of ______.

A)structural functionalism
B)social institutions
C)demographic factors
D)interest groups

Question 9

______ can be defined as a pattern of interrelated social institutions.

A)Social problem
B)Social organization
C)Social structure
D)Social constructionism

Question 10

Researchers interested in the objective aspects of social problems are most likely to use ______ methods.

A)quantitative
B)qualitative
C)primary
D)secondary

Question 11

Which of the following would be an example of a pattern or behavior that is a social problem?

A)prescription drug abuse among teenagers
B)Hurricane Sandy
C)a student regularly arriving to class late
D)high unemployment rates

Question 12

Researchers interested in the subjective aspects of social problems are most likely to use ______ methods.

A)quantitative
B)qualitative
C)primary
D)secondary

Question 13

Which of the terms below allows us to see the intersection between history and biography?

A)social lens
B)social movement
C)social structure
D)the sociological imagination

Question 14

Which of the following research methods involves observing people in their everyday settings?

A)survey research
B)quantitative research
C)experimental research
D)participant observation

Question 15

Which of the following research methods involves asking respondents a series of questions on the phone or in person?

A)survey research
B)quantitative research
C)qualitative research
D)interviewing

Question 16

Using ______ people become conscious of circumstances outside their immediate environments and comprehend structural transformations occurring in society.

A)social problem
B)social organization
C)social structure
D)sociological imagination

Question 17

In 2016,Nicole Gonzalez Van Cleve examined how the criminal courts in Cook County-Chicago dispensed racialized punishments to African American and Latino defendants before,during,and after they were found guilty.During this research,Van Cleve observed open-court interactions and private plea bargaining exchanges.She interacted with court officials and defendants-in attorney's offices,courtrooms,hallways,jail,and judge's chambers.This is an example of ______.

A)survey research
B)quantitative research
C)experimental research
D)participant observation

Question 18

Jennifer Silva's research on the lives and feelings of working-class men and women can best be characterized as ______.

A)survey research
B)quantitative research
C)qualitative research
D)content analysis

Question 19

A ______ can be defined as a large group effort to solve a social problem by influencing changes in policy or social systems.

A)social movement
B)social institution
C)social structure
D)social constructionism

Question 20

A cohort is defined as individuals within a population who share similar ______.

A)socioeconomic status and gender
B)age and experiences
C)family backgrounds and social status
D)age and interests

Question 21

Action to bring about large-scale social change is usually aimed at transforming the ______ and the pattern of interrelated social institutions.

A)interaction order
B)social norms
C)class system
D)social structure

Question 22

Viewing society as an integrated system made up of different social institutions that work together to keep it going best illustrates which theoretical approach?

A)structural functionalism
B)conflict theory
C)symbolic interactionism
D)feminist theory

Question 23

In his classic study on the social problem of suicide,Émile Durkheim found that suicide rates are primarily influenced by ______.

A)social integration and social regulation
B)social integration and social unity
C)social regulation and social repression
D)social integration and social dysfunction

Question 24

______ sought to compile empirical data on various social problems by gathering detailed descriptions of the conditions of groups living in poverty.

A)Vladimir Lenin
B)Joseph R.Gusfield
C)Jane Addams
D)Émile Durkheim

Question 25

The ______ is a process by which we are able to see ourselves in relationship to others.

A)social self
B)mirror image
C)symbolic self
D)functional self-image

Question 26

Charles Horton Cooley's concept that we see ourselves as we think others see us is known as the ______.

A)social self
B)mirror image
C)symbolic self
D)looking-glass self

Question 27

If our friends,family,and teachers continually tell us that we are clever,then we are likely to see ourselves as clever.This is an example of what sociological perspective?

A)structural functionalism
B)conflict theory
C)symbolic interactionism
D)feminist theory

Question 28

Because social problems are ______ in nature,large collections of people are required to define them as problems before the need for change is recognized.

A)objective
B)collective
C)overt
D)covert

Question 29

Which type of suicide occurs when a society has too little social integration?

A)egoistic
B)anomic
C)fatalistic
D)altruistic

Question 30

A sociologist wants to study how the views that inner-city youth have of themselves and the larger social world are shaped by their experiences as they go from home to school and back.The best research method to use would be ______.

A)mixed methods
B)surveys
C)quantitative research
D)qualitative research

Question 31

______ is the social process whereby a false definition of the situation brings about behavior that makes the false definition "come true."

A)Self-fulfilling prophecy
B)Symbolic interaction
C)Signification theory
D)Self-defeating prophecy

Question 32

Which sociological theory focuses on dissent,coercion,and antagonism in society?

A)structural functionalism
B)conflict theory
C)symbolic interactionism
D)feminist theory

Question 33

A style of life that includes various forms of civic engagement,community service,and volunteerism intended to help alleviate social problems is defined as ______.

A)a social movement
B)service sociology
C)a social revolution
D)a culture of service

Question 34

Ralf Dahrendorf's theory that those with power give orders and those without power take orders,leading to tensions between interests groups,is an example of ______.

A)structural functionalism
B)conflict theory
C)symbolic interactionism
D)feminist theory

Question 35

Which type of suicide occurs when a society has too much social integration?

A)egoistic
B)anomic
C)fatalistic
D)altruistic

Question 36

Which theory depicts society as the product of words,gestures,and objects that are given meaning by people in their interactions?

A)structural functionalism
B)conflict theory
C)symbolic interactionism
D)feminist theory

Question 37

______ theories examine relatively narrow features of society and/or very specific social problems.

A)Specialized
B)Integrated
C)Constructionist
D)Macro

Question 38

A ______ can be defined as a total transformation in the structure of society.

A)social problem
B)social institution
C)social structure
D)social revolution

Question 39

Which sociological theory considers how various social phenomena work to maintain unity and order in society?

A)structural functionalism
B)conflict theory
C)symbolic interactionism
D)feminist theory

Question 40

Karl Marx's theory that people in a capitalist society are primarily divided into two antagonistic social classes is an example of ______.

A)structural functionalism
B)conflict theory
C)symbolic interactionism
D)feminist theory

Question 41

Anomie is defined as a state of harmony within society.

Question 42

Race is not considered a demographic characteristic.

Question 43

According to the social constructionist approach,when people define certain behaviors,events,and social conditions as social problems,they are social problems.

Question 44

Most working-class Americans have jobs in manufacturing or the service economy.

Question 45

What is intersectionality? Pick a social problem and explain why it is important to look at this problem from an intersectional perspective.How might our understanding of this problem be limited if we did not take an intersectional approach?

Question 46

Define the sociological imagination.Discuss why this is an important aspect of sociology and how we can use it to help connect with others.

Question 47

The sociological imagination requires one to make connections between personal troubles and public issues.

Question 48

Describe the benefits of employing a mixed methods approach to research instead of using only a quantitative or qualitative method.Provide an example of when this research method might be more useful than one of the other two methods.

Question 49

A large collection of people must define something as a problem for it to be considered a social problem.

Question 50

The labor market is a social institution.

Question 51

Income affects social class but wealth does not.

Question 52

Members of the millennial generation are less likely to live with their parents as young adults than 18- to 24-year-olds in the 1960s.

Question 53

What is the difference between the objective and subjective aspects of a social problem? Pick a social problem discussed in class and explain the difference between the objective and subjective aspects of this problem.

Question 54

Most social scientists agree there are five social classes in the United States.

Question 55

What is a social problem? Discuss examples of each of the following types of social problems: social condition,event,and pattern of behavior.