2025 SOCI-202 Social Problems Midterm Exam Verified Questions & Answers
University of Michigan Graded A+
Gender |- |answersSocial |definitions |and |expectations |associated |with |being |female |or |male
Boy |Code |- |answersA |set |of |societal |expectations |that |discourages |males |from |expressing |emotion, |
weakness, |or |vulnerability, |or |asking |for |help
Transgender |Individual |- |answersA |person |whose |sense |of |gender |identity |is |inconsistent |with |their |
birth |sex
Structured |Choice |- |answersChoices |that |are |limited |by |the |structures |of |society
Vulnerable |Employment |- |answersInformal |working |arrangements |with |little |job |security, |few |
benefits, |and |little |recourse |in |the |face |of |an |unreasonable |demand
Cultural |Sexism |- |answersThe |ways |in |which |the |culture |of |society |perpetuates |the |subordination |of |
an |individual |or |group |based |on |the |sex |classification |of |that |individual |or |group
Sexism |- |answersThe |belief |that |there |is |innate |psychological, |behavioral, |and/or |intellectual |
difference |between |genders, |and |that |these |difference |connote |the |superiority |of |one |group |and |the |
inferiority |of |anothe
Sex |- |answersA |person's |biological |classification |as |female |or |male.
Second |Shift |- |answersThe |household |work |and |child |care |that |employed |parents |(usually |women) |do
|when |they |return |home |from |their |jobs
In |a |brave |space, |people |are |encouraged |to |agree |to |disagree |with |one |another |during |conversations.
|- |answersFalse
The |media |faces |many |constraints, |such |as |publishing |deadlines |and |limited |time |for |news, |which |
impact |the |claimsmaking |process. |- |answersTrue
The |social |problems |marketplace |makes |it |easier |for |claimsmakers |to |keep |their |audience's |attention.
|- |answersFalse
One |critique |of |the |objectivist |way |of |defining |social |problems |is |that |not |all |harmful |situations |or |
conditions |are |defined |or |recognized |as |harmful |by |all |people. |- |answersTrue
"A |new |government |survey |of |parents |suggests |that |1 |in |45 |children, |ages |3 |through |17, |have |been |
diagnosed |with |autism |spectrum |disorder |(ASD)." |- |https://www.autismspeaks.org/science/science-
news/new-government-survey-pegs-autism-prevalence-1-45 |- |answersGrounds
Childhood |sexual |predators |can |best |be |dealt |with |by |adults |posing |as |underage |teens |and |luring |
potential |predators |to |a |rented |house |with |cameras |to |expose |and |shame |them, |before |arranging |for
|the |police |to |arrest |them. |- |answersConclusions
, Animals |should |be |slaughtered |as |humanely |as |possible |to |minimize |their |suffering. |- |
answersWarrants
Men |with |disabilities |experienced |twice |the |rate |of |violent |victimization |as |men |without |disabilities, |
while |women |with |disabilities |had |triple |the |rate |of |violent |victimization |as |women |without |
disabilities. |- |answersGrounds
Sociological |studies |focusing |on |the |role |of |social |environments |in |schools |on |LGBT |health |have |found
|that |high |schools |with |school-based |clubs |like |Gay-Straight |Alliance |groups |tend |to |show |LGBT |
students |are |more |likely |to |be |victims |of |abuse |and |engage |in |higher |levels |of |drug |use. |- |
answersFalse
The |media |are |the |sole |influence |on |the |success |or |failure |of |a |claimsmaking |campaign. |- |
answersFalse
Even |though |most |U.S. |adults |agree |that |LGBT |employees |should |be |protected |from |discrimination, |
and |that |over |200 |counties |and |cities |in |the |U.S. |have |legislation |that |prohibits |LGBT |discrimination, |
there |is |still |employment |discrimination |of |LGBT |people |throughout |the |nation. |- |answersTrue
Definitions |of |social |problems |- |answersvary |across |societies |and |over |time
Which |of |the |following |is |a |social |group?
Select |one:
a. |Detroit |Lions |fans |
b. |all |of |the |people |in |your |favorite |store |at |noon |on |a |Saturday
c. |people |who |usually |watch |ABC |nightly |news
d. |your |college |sociology |class |- |answersd. |your |college |sociology |class
In |sociological |terminology, |a |minority |group |is |a |category |of |people |who |- |answersare |the |victims |of |
prejudice |and |discrimination |and |lack |equal |access |to |the |resources |of |society
Which |of |the |following |describes |a |pattern |of |racial |and |ethnic |group |interactions?
Select |one:
a. |all |of |the |options
b. |assimilation |
c. |acculturation |
d. |segregation |
e. |genocide |- |answersa. |all |of |the |options
University of Michigan Graded A+
Gender |- |answersSocial |definitions |and |expectations |associated |with |being |female |or |male
Boy |Code |- |answersA |set |of |societal |expectations |that |discourages |males |from |expressing |emotion, |
weakness, |or |vulnerability, |or |asking |for |help
Transgender |Individual |- |answersA |person |whose |sense |of |gender |identity |is |inconsistent |with |their |
birth |sex
Structured |Choice |- |answersChoices |that |are |limited |by |the |structures |of |society
Vulnerable |Employment |- |answersInformal |working |arrangements |with |little |job |security, |few |
benefits, |and |little |recourse |in |the |face |of |an |unreasonable |demand
Cultural |Sexism |- |answersThe |ways |in |which |the |culture |of |society |perpetuates |the |subordination |of |
an |individual |or |group |based |on |the |sex |classification |of |that |individual |or |group
Sexism |- |answersThe |belief |that |there |is |innate |psychological, |behavioral, |and/or |intellectual |
difference |between |genders, |and |that |these |difference |connote |the |superiority |of |one |group |and |the |
inferiority |of |anothe
Sex |- |answersA |person's |biological |classification |as |female |or |male.
Second |Shift |- |answersThe |household |work |and |child |care |that |employed |parents |(usually |women) |do
|when |they |return |home |from |their |jobs
In |a |brave |space, |people |are |encouraged |to |agree |to |disagree |with |one |another |during |conversations.
|- |answersFalse
The |media |faces |many |constraints, |such |as |publishing |deadlines |and |limited |time |for |news, |which |
impact |the |claimsmaking |process. |- |answersTrue
The |social |problems |marketplace |makes |it |easier |for |claimsmakers |to |keep |their |audience's |attention.
|- |answersFalse
One |critique |of |the |objectivist |way |of |defining |social |problems |is |that |not |all |harmful |situations |or |
conditions |are |defined |or |recognized |as |harmful |by |all |people. |- |answersTrue
"A |new |government |survey |of |parents |suggests |that |1 |in |45 |children, |ages |3 |through |17, |have |been |
diagnosed |with |autism |spectrum |disorder |(ASD)." |- |https://www.autismspeaks.org/science/science-
news/new-government-survey-pegs-autism-prevalence-1-45 |- |answersGrounds
Childhood |sexual |predators |can |best |be |dealt |with |by |adults |posing |as |underage |teens |and |luring |
potential |predators |to |a |rented |house |with |cameras |to |expose |and |shame |them, |before |arranging |for
|the |police |to |arrest |them. |- |answersConclusions
, Animals |should |be |slaughtered |as |humanely |as |possible |to |minimize |their |suffering. |- |
answersWarrants
Men |with |disabilities |experienced |twice |the |rate |of |violent |victimization |as |men |without |disabilities, |
while |women |with |disabilities |had |triple |the |rate |of |violent |victimization |as |women |without |
disabilities. |- |answersGrounds
Sociological |studies |focusing |on |the |role |of |social |environments |in |schools |on |LGBT |health |have |found
|that |high |schools |with |school-based |clubs |like |Gay-Straight |Alliance |groups |tend |to |show |LGBT |
students |are |more |likely |to |be |victims |of |abuse |and |engage |in |higher |levels |of |drug |use. |- |
answersFalse
The |media |are |the |sole |influence |on |the |success |or |failure |of |a |claimsmaking |campaign. |- |
answersFalse
Even |though |most |U.S. |adults |agree |that |LGBT |employees |should |be |protected |from |discrimination, |
and |that |over |200 |counties |and |cities |in |the |U.S. |have |legislation |that |prohibits |LGBT |discrimination, |
there |is |still |employment |discrimination |of |LGBT |people |throughout |the |nation. |- |answersTrue
Definitions |of |social |problems |- |answersvary |across |societies |and |over |time
Which |of |the |following |is |a |social |group?
Select |one:
a. |Detroit |Lions |fans |
b. |all |of |the |people |in |your |favorite |store |at |noon |on |a |Saturday
c. |people |who |usually |watch |ABC |nightly |news
d. |your |college |sociology |class |- |answersd. |your |college |sociology |class
In |sociological |terminology, |a |minority |group |is |a |category |of |people |who |- |answersare |the |victims |of |
prejudice |and |discrimination |and |lack |equal |access |to |the |resources |of |society
Which |of |the |following |describes |a |pattern |of |racial |and |ethnic |group |interactions?
Select |one:
a. |all |of |the |options
b. |assimilation |
c. |acculturation |
d. |segregation |
e. |genocide |- |answersa. |all |of |the |options
