,Social Problems and the Quality of Life, 14e (Lauer)
Chapter 1 Understanding Social Problems
1) A problem that can be explained in terms of the qualities of an individual is called a(n)
________.
A) personal problem
B) social problem
C) institutional problem
D) societal problem
Answer: A
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2) A problem that has causes and solutions which lie outside an individual and the immediate
environment is called a(n) ________.
A) personal problem
B) social problem
C) institutional problem
D) societal problem
Answer: B
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3) Which famous sociologist referred to personal problems as the "personal troubles of milieu"?
A) Robert Merton
B) Emile Durkheim
C) Max Weber
D) C. Wright Mills
Answer: D
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4) Which famous sociologist referred to social problems as the "public issues of social
structure"?
A) Robert Merton
B) Emile Durkheim
C) Max Weber
D) C. Wright Mills
Answer: D
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,5) If a problem is defined as personal, ________ are employed to cope with the problem.
A) individual strategies
B) collective strategies
C) societal strategies
D) professional strategies
Answer: A
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6) A social problem is defined as a condition or pattern of behavior that:
A) validates some other condition or pattern of behavior.
B) is caused, facilitated, or prolonged by factors that operate at a single level of social life.
C) is defined as compatible with the desired quality of life.
D) requires social action to be resolved.
Answer: D
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7) A sociological theory that focuses on social systems and how their interdependent parts
maintain order is called ________.
A) structural functionalism
B) conflict theory
C) symbolic interactionism
D) cultural theory
Answer: A
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8) A theory that focuses on contradictory interests, inequalities between social groups, and the
resulting conflict and change is called ________.
A) structural functionalism
B) conflict theory
C) symbolic interactionism
D) cultural theory
Answer: B
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, 9) A sociological theory that focuses on the interaction between individuals, an individual's
perception of situations, and the ways in which social life is constructed through interaction is
called ________.
A) structural functionalism
B) conflict theory
C) symbolic interactionism
D) cultural theory
Answer: C
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10) In structural functionalism, a problem involves a system of interdependent parts, including
shared expectations about behavior called ________.
A) norms
B) roles
C) contradictions
D) values
Answer: A
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11) The behavior associated with a particular position in the social structure is called a(n)
________.
A) norm
B) role
C) expectation
D) function
Answer: B
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12) Things that are preferred because they are defined as having worth are called ________.
A) attitudes
B) ideologies
C) beliefs
D) values
Answer: D
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Chapter 1 Understanding Social Problems
1) A problem that can be explained in terms of the qualities of an individual is called a(n)
________.
A) personal problem
B) social problem
C) institutional problem
D) societal problem
Answer: A
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
2) A problem that has causes and solutions which lie outside an individual and the immediate
environment is called a(n) ________.
A) personal problem
B) social problem
C) institutional problem
D) societal problem
Answer: B
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
3) Which famous sociologist referred to personal problems as the "personal troubles of milieu"?
A) Robert Merton
B) Emile Durkheim
C) Max Weber
D) C. Wright Mills
Answer: D
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
4) Which famous sociologist referred to social problems as the "public issues of social
structure"?
A) Robert Merton
B) Emile Durkheim
C) Max Weber
D) C. Wright Mills
Answer: D
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
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written consent of McGraw-Hill Education.
,5) If a problem is defined as personal, ________ are employed to cope with the problem.
A) individual strategies
B) collective strategies
C) societal strategies
D) professional strategies
Answer: A
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
6) A social problem is defined as a condition or pattern of behavior that:
A) validates some other condition or pattern of behavior.
B) is caused, facilitated, or prolonged by factors that operate at a single level of social life.
C) is defined as compatible with the desired quality of life.
D) requires social action to be resolved.
Answer: D
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
7) A sociological theory that focuses on social systems and how their interdependent parts
maintain order is called ________.
A) structural functionalism
B) conflict theory
C) symbolic interactionism
D) cultural theory
Answer: A
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
8) A theory that focuses on contradictory interests, inequalities between social groups, and the
resulting conflict and change is called ________.
A) structural functionalism
B) conflict theory
C) symbolic interactionism
D) cultural theory
Answer: B
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
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written consent of McGraw-Hill Education.
, 9) A sociological theory that focuses on the interaction between individuals, an individual's
perception of situations, and the ways in which social life is constructed through interaction is
called ________.
A) structural functionalism
B) conflict theory
C) symbolic interactionism
D) cultural theory
Answer: C
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
10) In structural functionalism, a problem involves a system of interdependent parts, including
shared expectations about behavior called ________.
A) norms
B) roles
C) contradictions
D) values
Answer: A
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
11) The behavior associated with a particular position in the social structure is called a(n)
________.
A) norm
B) role
C) expectation
D) function
Answer: B
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
12) Things that are preferred because they are defined as having worth are called ________.
A) attitudes
B) ideologies
C) beliefs
D) values
Answer: D
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
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