Question 1

About one million people legally migrate into the United States every year. How many unauthorized people per year enter the country and stay?

Accepted Answer

A)  About 525,000 
B)  About 1.5 million 
C)  About 2.5 million 
D)  About 11.12 million

Question 2

About _____ of elderly women and _____ of elderly men live alone in the United States.

Accepted Answer

A)  40%; 19% 
B)  55%; 42% 
C)  75%; 68% 
D)  91%; 60%

Question 3

The elderly make up about 13% of the U.S. population, and consume _____ of all health care in the United States.

Accepted Answer

A)  about a quarter 
B)  more than one-third 
C)  almost half 
D)  89%

Question 4

Peter, a third-generation Mexican American, goes by this name instead of his birth name (Pedro) because he does not speak Spanish and just finds it easier. He works as an architect and is married to a young woman of Korean descent who only speaks Korean with her parents. As a member of an ethnic minority whose life is no different from his White peers, Peter can be considered

Accepted Answer

A)  an illegal immigrant. 
B)  socialized. 
C)  diverse. 
D)  assimilated.

Question 5

Currently, the elderly account for around 20% of the voting public. By 2038, they are projected to make up _____ of the electorate.

Accepted Answer

A)  almost 60% 
B)  at least half 
C)  more than one-third 
D)  only about 15%

Question 6

Sectors of the economy that fade in importance or will die out completely are known as

Accepted Answer

A)  dinosaur sectors. 
B)  endangered economic sectors. 
C)  sunset industries. 
D)  sunrise industries.

Question 7

The chapter cites two fundamental turning points in human history. What and when was the first of these two major turning points?

Accepted Answer

A)  Neolithic agricultural revolution that began about 8000 BC 
B)  Industrial Revolution that began in Great Britain in the 1780s 
C)  Immigration Revolution that began in the United States in the 1990s 
D)  American Revolution that began in 1776

Question 8

Mary lives in Detroit, Michigan. She once worked as a customer service representative for a major automobile manufacturer, but lost her job when the company started _____ its customer service functions to India.

Accepted Answer

A)  deporting 
B)  offshoring 
C)  outsourcing 
D)  homesourcing

Question 9

The states with the most _____ have the highest levels of anti-immigrant feeling.

Accepted Answer

A)  unemployment 
B)  immigrants 
C)  diversity 
D)  conservatives

Question 10

Economist Paul Krugman points out that _____ has actually reduced the demand for white-collar workers.

Accepted Answer

A)  technological progress 
B)  increased manufacturing 
C)  the rise of the big-box store 
D)  unionization of blue-collar jobs

Question 11

Among other changes, new _____ have, most significantly, magnified the connections among all peoples across the globe.

Accepted Answer

A)  agragrianism 
B)  ways of thinking 
C)  technologies 
D)  spirituality

Question 12

Financed by payroll taxes, premiums paid by recipients, and a government subsidy, _____ automatically entitles everyone to hospital insurance, home health care, and hospice care through this program.

Accepted Answer

A)  Medicaid Part B 
B)  Medicaid Part A 
C)  Medicare Part B 
D)  Medicare Part A

Question 13

Arizona has a particularly tough law penalizing employers who hire illegal immigrants (who are paid significantly less than American citizens). The irony of this situation is that

Accepted Answer

A)  most of the immigrants labeled illegal in Arizona are actually legal. 
B)  employers in Arizona do not tend to hire illegal immigrants in the first place. 
C)  there are no Arizona citizens who want to do those jobs anyway. 
D)  jobs in Arizona's semiconductor industry have been outsourced to foreign countries with cheaper labor.

Question 14

The chapter argues that immigration can be understood as an act of _____, because people make a choice to leave all they know behind in order to come to a new place for economic opportunity or to flee repression.

Accepted Answer

A)  folly 
B)  human agency 
C)  terrorism 
D)  hubris

Question 15

Today, _____ of the people in the United States are either African American, Latino, Asian American, or Native American.

Accepted Answer

A)  more than one-third 
B)  just under half 
C)  more than half 
D)  nearly three-quarters

Question 16

During the Industrial Revolution, which began in the _____ century, the application of steam power and later oil and electricity as energy sources for industry, mining, manufacturing, and transportation brought fundamental changes to the economy, the nature of work, family organization, and a transition from rural to urban life.

Accepted Answer

A)  17th 
B)  18th 
C)  19th 
D)  20th

Question 17

Manufacturing was the backbone of the U.S. economy in the 20th century, but is no longer dominant. In 1917, the largest U.S. corporation was U.S. Steel. Today, the largest U.S. corporation is

Accepted Answer

A)  Wal-Mart. 
B)  Boeing. 
C)  Microsoft. 
D)  Pearson.

Question 18

The term sunrise industry describes one that

Accepted Answer

A)  was established at the dawn of the Industrial Revolution. 
B)  involves manufacturing breakfast foods. 
C)  will soon fade, like the sunrise. 
D)  is characterized by increased output and employment.

Question 19

What is defined as the proportion of the population who are workers compared to the proportion not working?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ratio scale 
B)  Dependency ratio 
C)  Nominally unemployed 
D)  Chronically employed

Question 20

Ironically, wages have declined since 1973, while worker _____ actually rose.

Accepted Answer

A)  productivity 
B)  benefits 
C)  vacation time 
D)  enthusiasm

Exam 16: Structural Sources of Social Change: Economic and Demographic