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Chapter 01 – Approaches to the Study of Social Problems

Multiple-Choice Questions

1. A group is said to be an influential group if it has .
a. a large number of members
b. a significant impact on public debate and social policy
c. existed for more than 5 years
d. advocated for issues that affect a large number of people

Answer: b

Question Title: TB_01_01 What Is a Social Problem?, Understand, LO 1.1
Learning Objective: 1.1 Define when a condition is and is not a social problem, identify the social context
of social problems, and explain what sociological imagination is.
Topic: What Is a Social Problem?
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
Difficulty: 2–Moderate

2. Personal troubles become public issues only when .
a. an influential group so defines them
b. it has been affecting a family for a long time
c. a social condition has caused it
d. they require economic support to be resolved

Answer: a

Question Title: TB_01_02 What Is a Social Problem?, Understand, LO 1.1
Learning Objective: 1.1 Define when a condition is and is not a social problem, identify the social context
of social problems, and explain what sociological imagination is.
Topic: What Is a Social Problem?
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
Difficulty: 1–Easy

3. are people’s ideas about what is good or bad, right or wrong.
a. Norms
b. Rules
c. Hypotheses
d. Values

Answer: d

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,Question Title: TB_01_03 What Is a Social Problem?, Remember, LO 1.1




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, Learning Objective: 1.1 Define when a condition is and is not a social problem, identify the social context
of social problems, and explain what sociological imagination is.
Topic: What Is a Social Problem?
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
Difficulty: 1–Easy

4. A social condition is considered to be a social problem if it .
a. threatens a group’s values
b. cannot be remedied by social action
c. poses a threat to an individual’s values and beliefs
d. affects a small number of people

Answer: a

Question Title: TB_01_04 What Is a Social Problem?, Understand, LO 1.1
Learning Objective: 1.1 Define when a condition is and is not a social problem, identify the social context
of social problems, and explain what sociological imagination is.
Topic: What Is a Social Problem?
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
Difficulty: 1–Easy

5. are rules of conduct that guide people’s behavior.
a. Norms
b. Values
c. Causalities
d. Hypotheses

Answer: a

Question Title: TB_01_05 What Is a Social Problem?, Remember, LO 1.1
Learning Objective: 1.1 Define when a condition is and is not a social problem, identify the social context
of social problems, and explain what sociological imagination is.
Topic: What Is a Social Problem?
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
Difficulty: 1–Easy

6. What is the difference between the way in which laypeople and sociologists view deviant behaviors?
a. Sociologists view behaviors or characteristics as being deviant, while laypeople consider a behavior to
be deviant only when some group so defines it.
b. Sociologists view deviance as relative, while laypeople view deviance in an absolute way by
comparing it with some fixed standards.
c. Sociologists consider deviance to be a healthy group characteristic, while laypeople dislike and
reproach deviance.

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