SOC 220 Final Exam Questions and Answers Already Passed
In the underdeveloped world, conflicts over scarce resources are __________. - Answers
increasing
Half of the people in the world live on less than - Answers $2 a day
The __________ nature of social problems illustrates that social problems vary by time, place, and
definition. - Answers subjective
Which of the following is a danger associated with relying on public opinion to define social
phenomena as social problems? - Answers It may divert attention from problems within the
existing social order.
According to the sociological perspective, norm violators are - Answers the symptoms of social
problems, not the cause
Society-induced conditions that harm any segment of the population, and acts and conditions
that violate the norms and values found in society, define __________. - Answers social problems
According to the text, the key to understanding social problems is understanding the _________. -
Answers distribution of power in society
Sociology is distinct from other disciplines in its approach to understanding norm violations as
__________. - Answers culturally defined and socially labeled
The sociological imagination involves which of the following components? - Answers A focus
on social, economic, and historical circumstances
The system-blame approach assumes that social problems results from __________. - Answers
social conditions
Relying too heavily on a person-blame approach to social problems is a problem because
__________. - Answers societal conditions (such as norms that are racist, sexist, or homophobic)
go unchallenged
Which of the following is a reason for using the system-blame approach in studying social
problems? - Answers It is a necessary first step in restructuring society along more humane
lines.
Relying too heavily on a system-blame approach is a problem because __________. - Answers it
absolves individuals from responsibility for their actions
A person-blame approach advocates social programs that __________. - Answers seek to control
individual behavior
Deviant people are treated as the cause of their own problems by which of the following
, approaches to studying social problems? - Answers person-blame
Asserting that "the poor are poor because they are not bright enough to succeed" might be said
by a __________. - Answers social Darwinist
Asserting that "the poor are poor because the institutions around them set them up to fail"
might be said by a __________. - Answers system blamer
Which of the following would be a reason for a recently released criminal committing another
crime according to the system-blame approach? - Answers Many employers do not hire ex-
convicts.
The analysis of social problems relies on __________. - Answers reliable data
Conclusions made from __________ will be reliable about the entire population. - Answers a
probability sample
In experimental research, who is the "control" group? - Answers They are subjects not exposed
to the independent variable.
Which of the following statements is accurate about sociologists doing research on social
problems? - Answers The study of social problems cannot be value free.
In which of the following states is the majority non-White? - Answers California
Typically, new immigrants face hostility from their hosts because they are __________. - Answers
feared as competitors and people who are "different"
The principal indicator of successful assimilation is __________. - Answers language
Which of the following is true of the effect that new immigration is having on the United States?
- Answers It is increasing racial diversity.
Immigration, such as slavery, can be forced, but when it is freely chosen, it is considered
__________. - Answers human agency
The state that is most impacted by immigration is __________. - Answers California
Anti-immigrant backlash most often results from immigrants __________. - Answers competing
for relative advantage with other minorities and poor Whites
Which of the following is a sign of assimilation? - Answers A family of immigrants sending their
children to an English-only school
Which of the following is commonly expressed as a concern about immigration? - Answers
Immigrants are a drain on society's resources
Since African Americans have been replaced as the United States' largest minority group by
In the underdeveloped world, conflicts over scarce resources are __________. - Answers
increasing
Half of the people in the world live on less than - Answers $2 a day
The __________ nature of social problems illustrates that social problems vary by time, place, and
definition. - Answers subjective
Which of the following is a danger associated with relying on public opinion to define social
phenomena as social problems? - Answers It may divert attention from problems within the
existing social order.
According to the sociological perspective, norm violators are - Answers the symptoms of social
problems, not the cause
Society-induced conditions that harm any segment of the population, and acts and conditions
that violate the norms and values found in society, define __________. - Answers social problems
According to the text, the key to understanding social problems is understanding the _________. -
Answers distribution of power in society
Sociology is distinct from other disciplines in its approach to understanding norm violations as
__________. - Answers culturally defined and socially labeled
The sociological imagination involves which of the following components? - Answers A focus
on social, economic, and historical circumstances
The system-blame approach assumes that social problems results from __________. - Answers
social conditions
Relying too heavily on a person-blame approach to social problems is a problem because
__________. - Answers societal conditions (such as norms that are racist, sexist, or homophobic)
go unchallenged
Which of the following is a reason for using the system-blame approach in studying social
problems? - Answers It is a necessary first step in restructuring society along more humane
lines.
Relying too heavily on a system-blame approach is a problem because __________. - Answers it
absolves individuals from responsibility for their actions
A person-blame approach advocates social programs that __________. - Answers seek to control
individual behavior
Deviant people are treated as the cause of their own problems by which of the following
, approaches to studying social problems? - Answers person-blame
Asserting that "the poor are poor because they are not bright enough to succeed" might be said
by a __________. - Answers social Darwinist
Asserting that "the poor are poor because the institutions around them set them up to fail"
might be said by a __________. - Answers system blamer
Which of the following would be a reason for a recently released criminal committing another
crime according to the system-blame approach? - Answers Many employers do not hire ex-
convicts.
The analysis of social problems relies on __________. - Answers reliable data
Conclusions made from __________ will be reliable about the entire population. - Answers a
probability sample
In experimental research, who is the "control" group? - Answers They are subjects not exposed
to the independent variable.
Which of the following statements is accurate about sociologists doing research on social
problems? - Answers The study of social problems cannot be value free.
In which of the following states is the majority non-White? - Answers California
Typically, new immigrants face hostility from their hosts because they are __________. - Answers
feared as competitors and people who are "different"
The principal indicator of successful assimilation is __________. - Answers language
Which of the following is true of the effect that new immigration is having on the United States?
- Answers It is increasing racial diversity.
Immigration, such as slavery, can be forced, but when it is freely chosen, it is considered
__________. - Answers human agency
The state that is most impacted by immigration is __________. - Answers California
Anti-immigrant backlash most often results from immigrants __________. - Answers competing
for relative advantage with other minorities and poor Whites
Which of the following is a sign of assimilation? - Answers A family of immigrants sending their
children to an English-only school
Which of the following is commonly expressed as a concern about immigration? - Answers
Immigrants are a drain on society's resources
Since African Americans have been replaced as the United States' largest minority group by
