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1. The objective element of a social problem B. Refers to the existence
of a social condition
A. is the only thing social scientists are concerned with
B. Refers to the existence of a social condition
C. Is the only part that can be measured
D. Is unimportant
2. Which of the following best illustrates the subjective C. The percentage of
element of a social problem? Americans who be-
lieve availability of child
A. US censu stats that show the percentage of the US pornography on the Inter-
population who live in poverty net is harmful to society
B. Reports that show the percentage of people who
have lost their jobs due to the closing of factories in
the US
C. The percentage of Americans who believe availabil-
ity of child pornography on the Internet is harmful to
society
D. World Health Organization estimates of the number
of people in the world who have died of the AIDS virus
in the last five years
3. Society's structure is made up of D. Institutions, social
groups, statuses and roles
A. Beliefs, values, statuses, and roles
B. Insitututions, social groups, norms, and symbols
C. Beliefs, values, norms, and symbols
D. Institutions, social groups, statuses, and roles
4. Which of the following is a group, according to the C. Your college sociology
definition of your text? class
A. All of the people in your favorite shopping mall at
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B. People who usually watch NBC nightly news
C. Your college sociology class
D. Fans of the Yankee baseball team
5. Edward is an African American male, age 26, who mar- C. Chemical engineer
ried his high school sweetheart after he graduated
from college. He is now the father of two children
and employed as a chemical engineer. Which of the
following is one of Edward's achieved statuses?
A. African American
B. Male
C. Chemical Engineer
D. Adult
6. _________ are social agreements about what is consid- B. Values
ered good and bad, right and wrong, desirable and
undesirable.
A. Norms
B. Values
C. Roles
D. Beliefs
7. Jeff frequently picks his nose in class. He is violating a B. Folkway
A. Value
B. Folkway
C. More
D. Law
8. C. Informal sanctions
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Janet receives disapproving looks from strangers for
singing obnoxiously while walking down the street.
The disapproving look Janet receives are examples of
A. Values
B. Folkways
C. Informal sanctions
D. Informal sanctions
9. Which of the following conclusions BEST illustrates use C. Tony's college failure il-
of the sociological imagination? lustrates problems of in-
ner-city children whose
A. Jody's parents are getting a divorce because they do schools inadequately pre-
not love each other anymore. pare them for the rigor of
B. Helen is not attending college because her parents college courses.
do not have enough money to pay her expenses.
C. Tony's college failure illustrates problems of in-
ner-city children whose schools inadequately prepare
them for the rigor of college courses.
D. Megan has to request welfare payments because
she lost her job
10. Structural-functionalists C. View society as a
system of interconnected
A. Emphasize the feelings of powerlessness of workers parts that work together to
in industrialized societies. maintain balance
B. Focus on how groups with different interests com-
pete for scarce resources.
C. View society as a system of interconnected parts
that work together to maintain balance.
D. Focus on how a person's self-concept is formed by
his or her interaction with others.
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1. The objective element of a social problem B. Refers to the existence
of a social condition
A. is the only thing social scientists are concerned with
B. Refers to the existence of a social condition
C. Is the only part that can be measured
D. Is unimportant
2. Which of the following best illustrates the subjective C. The percentage of
element of a social problem? Americans who be-
lieve availability of child
A. US censu stats that show the percentage of the US pornography on the Inter-
population who live in poverty net is harmful to society
B. Reports that show the percentage of people who
have lost their jobs due to the closing of factories in
the US
C. The percentage of Americans who believe availabil-
ity of child pornography on the Internet is harmful to
society
D. World Health Organization estimates of the number
of people in the world who have died of the AIDS virus
in the last five years
3. Society's structure is made up of D. Institutions, social
groups, statuses and roles
A. Beliefs, values, statuses, and roles
B. Insitututions, social groups, norms, and symbols
C. Beliefs, values, norms, and symbols
D. Institutions, social groups, statuses, and roles
4. Which of the following is a group, according to the C. Your college sociology
definition of your text? class
A. All of the people in your favorite shopping mall at
, Understanding Social Problems Practice Test Chapters 1, 3, 4, 6
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noon Saturday
B. People who usually watch NBC nightly news
C. Your college sociology class
D. Fans of the Yankee baseball team
5. Edward is an African American male, age 26, who mar- C. Chemical engineer
ried his high school sweetheart after he graduated
from college. He is now the father of two children
and employed as a chemical engineer. Which of the
following is one of Edward's achieved statuses?
A. African American
B. Male
C. Chemical Engineer
D. Adult
6. _________ are social agreements about what is consid- B. Values
ered good and bad, right and wrong, desirable and
undesirable.
A. Norms
B. Values
C. Roles
D. Beliefs
7. Jeff frequently picks his nose in class. He is violating a B. Folkway
A. Value
B. Folkway
C. More
D. Law
8. C. Informal sanctions
, Understanding Social Problems Practice Test Chapters 1, 3, 4, 6
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Janet receives disapproving looks from strangers for
singing obnoxiously while walking down the street.
The disapproving look Janet receives are examples of
A. Values
B. Folkways
C. Informal sanctions
D. Informal sanctions
9. Which of the following conclusions BEST illustrates use C. Tony's college failure il-
of the sociological imagination? lustrates problems of in-
ner-city children whose
A. Jody's parents are getting a divorce because they do schools inadequately pre-
not love each other anymore. pare them for the rigor of
B. Helen is not attending college because her parents college courses.
do not have enough money to pay her expenses.
C. Tony's college failure illustrates problems of in-
ner-city children whose schools inadequately prepare
them for the rigor of college courses.
D. Megan has to request welfare payments because
she lost her job
10. Structural-functionalists C. View society as a
system of interconnected
A. Emphasize the feelings of powerlessness of workers parts that work together to
in industrialized societies. maintain balance
B. Focus on how groups with different interests com-
pete for scarce resources.
C. View society as a system of interconnected parts
that work together to maintain balance.
D. Focus on how a person's self-concept is formed by
his or her interaction with others.
