SOCIAL PROBLEMS CONTINUITY AND
CHANGE BARKAN ESSENTIAL STUDY
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
◉ Which of the following concepts refers to people who live within
some territory and share many patterns of behavior
Answer: Society
◉ Which of the following concepts refers to a way of life including
widespread values, beliefs, and behavior?
Answer: Culture
◉ We tend to assume people are responsible for their own troubles
because our way of life in the United States emphasizes
Answer: Individualism
◉ Sociology's key insight is that the troubles many people face are
rooted in
Answer: The operation of society
◉ Although the sociological perspective gives us power to change
society, it
, Answer: Can also lead to the conclusion that sometimes people
suffer through no fault of their own
◉ A social problem is defined as a condition that
Answer: Harms some or all members of a society and is usually
controversial
◉ What they considered to be a serious social problem all but one of
the following were on the list of serious problems which one was not
on their list
Answer: Global warming
◉ This social constructivist approach asserts that
Answer: Problems arrive as People define conditions as undesirable
and in need of change
◉ An example of a pattern that is very harmful but not generally
defined as a social problem is
Answer: The use of automobiles that results in some 34,000 deaths
each year
◉ Issues are considered to be social problems if
Answer: They are defined as undesirable and in need of change
CHANGE BARKAN ESSENTIAL STUDY
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
◉ Which of the following concepts refers to people who live within
some territory and share many patterns of behavior
Answer: Society
◉ Which of the following concepts refers to a way of life including
widespread values, beliefs, and behavior?
Answer: Culture
◉ We tend to assume people are responsible for their own troubles
because our way of life in the United States emphasizes
Answer: Individualism
◉ Sociology's key insight is that the troubles many people face are
rooted in
Answer: The operation of society
◉ Although the sociological perspective gives us power to change
society, it
, Answer: Can also lead to the conclusion that sometimes people
suffer through no fault of their own
◉ A social problem is defined as a condition that
Answer: Harms some or all members of a society and is usually
controversial
◉ What they considered to be a serious social problem all but one of
the following were on the list of serious problems which one was not
on their list
Answer: Global warming
◉ This social constructivist approach asserts that
Answer: Problems arrive as People define conditions as undesirable
and in need of change
◉ An example of a pattern that is very harmful but not generally
defined as a social problem is
Answer: The use of automobiles that results in some 34,000 deaths
each year
◉ Issues are considered to be social problems if
Answer: They are defined as undesirable and in need of change
