Test Bank for Social Problems, 9th Edition by John J. Macionis Complete Chapters.pdf

,Chapterb01b–bApproachesbtobthebStudybofbSocialbProblems

Multiple-ChoicebQuestions

1. Abgroupbisbsaidbtobbebanbinfluentialbgroupbifbitbhasb .
a. ablargebnumberbofbmembers
b. absignificantbimpactbonbpublicbdebatebandbsocialbpolicy
c. existedbforbmorebthanb5byears
d. advocatedbforbissuesbthatbaffectbablargebnumberbofbpeopleb

Answer:bb

QuestionbTitle:bTB_01_01bWhatbIsbabSocialbProblem?,bUnderstand,bLOb1.1
LearningbObjective:b1.1bDefinebwhenbabconditionbisbandbisbnotbabsocialbproblem,bidentifybthebsocialbcontextbo
fbsocialbproblems,bandbexplainbwhatbsociologicalbimaginationbis.
Topic:bWhatbIsbabSocialbProblem?bSki
llbLevel:bUnderstandbthebConceptsbDif
ficulty:b2–Moderate

2. Personalbtroublesbbecomebpublicbissuesbonlybwhenb .
a. anbinfluentialbgroupbsobdefinesbthem
b. itbhasbbeenbaffectingbabfamilybforbablongbtime
c. absocialbconditionbhasbcausedbit
d. theybrequirebeconomicbsupportbtobbebresolvedb

Answer:ba

QuestionbTitle:bTB_01_02bWhatbIsbabSocialbProblem?,bUnderstand,bLOb1.1
LearningbObjective:b1.1bDefinebwhenbabconditionbisbandbisbnotbabsocialbproblem,bidentifybthebsocialbcontextbo
fbsocialbproblems,bandbexplainbwhatbsociologicalbimaginationbis.
Topic:bWhatbIsbabSocialbProblem?bSki
llbLevel:bUnderstandbthebConceptsbDif
ficulty:b1–Easy

3. arebpeople’sbideasbaboutbwhatbisbgoodborbbad,brightborbwrong.
a. Norms
b. Rules
c. Hypotheses
d. Valuesb

Answer:bd

QuestionbTitle:bTB_01_03bWhatbIsbabSocialbProblem?,bRemember,bLOb1.1

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,LearningbObjective:b1.1bDefinebwhenbabconditionbisbandbisbnotbabsocialbproblem,bidentifybthebsocialbcontextbo
fbsocialbproblems,bandbexplainbwhatbsociologicalbimaginationbis.
Topic:bWhatbIsbabSocialbProblem?bSki
llbLevel:bRememberbthebFactsbDifficu
lty:b1–Easy

4. Absocialbconditionbisbconsideredbtobbebabsocialbproblembifbitb .
a. threatensbabgroup’sbvalues
b. cannotbbebremediedbbybsocialbaction
c. posesbabthreatbtobanbindividual’sbvaluesbandbbeliefs
d. affectsbabsmallbnumberbofbpeopleb

Answer:ba

QuestionbTitle:bTB_01_04bWhatbIsbabSocialbProblem?,bUnderstand,bLOb1.1
LearningbObjective:b1.1bDefinebwhenbabconditionbisbandbisbnotbabsocialbproblem,bidentifybthebsocialbcontextbo
fbsocialbproblems,bandbexplainbwhatbsociologicalbimaginationbis.
Topic:bWhatbIsbabSocialbProblem?bSki
llbLevel:bUnderstandbthebConceptsbDif
ficulty:b1–Easy

5. arebrulesbofbconductbthatbguidebpeople’sbbehavior.
a. Norms
b. Values
c. Causalities
d. Hypotheses

Answer:ba
b




QuestionbTitle:bTB_01_05bWhatbIsbabSocialbProblem?,bRemember,bLOb1.1
LearningbObjective:b1.1bDefinebwhenbabconditionbisbandbisbnotbabsocialbproblem,bidentifybthebsocialbcontextbo
fbsocialbproblems,bandbexplainbwhatbsociologicalbimaginationbis.
Topic:bWhatbIsbabSocialbProblem?bSki
llbLevel:bRememberbthebFactsbDifficu
lty:b1–Easy

6. Whatbisbthebdifferencebbetweenbthebwaybinbwhichblaypeoplebandbsociologistsbviewbdeviantbbehaviors?
a. Sociologistsbviewbbehaviorsborbcharacteristicsbasbbeingbdeviant,bwhileblaypeoplebconsiderbabbehaviorbtob
bebdeviantbonlybwhenbsomebgroupbsobdefinesbit.
b. Sociologistsbviewbdeviancebasbrelative,bwhileblaypeoplebviewbdeviancebinbanbabsolutebwaybbyb
comparingbitbwithbsomebfixedbstandards.
c. Sociologistsbconsiderbdeviancebtobbebabhealthybgroupbcharacteristic,bwhileblaypeoplebdislikebandb
reproachbdeviance.

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, d. Sociologistsbsuggestbthatbdeviantbbehaviorsbarebuniversal,bwhileblaypeoplebinsistbthatbdeviancebcanbbeb
understoodbonlybwithinbthebcontextbofbthebnormsbandbvaluesbofbabparticularbculture.

Answer:bb

QuestionbTitle:bTB_01_06bWhatbIsbabSocialbProblem?,bAnalyze,bLOb1.1
LearningbObjective:b1.1bDefinebwhenbabconditionbisbandbisbnotbabsocialbproblem,bidentifybthebsocialbcontextbo
fbsocialbproblems,bandbexplainbwhatbsociologicalbimaginationbis.
Topic:bWhatbIsbabSocialbProblem?b
SkillbLevel:bAnalyzebItb Difficulty
:b3–Difficult

7. Somebcollegebstudentsbhavebjoinedbtogetherbtobformbabrockbband.bThisbbandbconsistsbofbpeoplebwhobhavebs
imilarbinterestsbandbabpassionbforbrockbmusic.bThisbgroupbisbanbexamplebofba(n)b .
a. subculture
b. interestbgroup
c. anomie
d. ethnicbgroup

Answer:ba
b




QuestionbTitle:bTB_01_07bWhatbIsbabSocialbProblem?,bApply,bLOb1.1
LearningbObjective:b1.1bDefinebwhenbabconditionbisbandbisbnotbabsocialbproblem,bidentifybthebsocialbcontextbo
fbsocialbproblems,bandbexplainbwhatbsociologicalbimaginationbis.
Topic:bWhatbIsbabSocialbProblem?bSki
llbLevel:bApplybWhatbYoubKnowbDiffi
culty:b2–Moderate

8. AbmajoritybofbthebpeoplebinbthebstatebofbTrecovabvaluebhardbworkbandbindustriousness.bTheybregardbwelf
arebschemesbwithbdisdainbandbopposebtheirbexistence.bHowever,bthesebschemesbarebwelcomedbbybthebpoorba
ndbdisadvantagedbpeoplebwhobarebnotbcapablebofbdoingbmuchblabor.bThisbdifferencebinbinterestbcreatesbabcla
shbbetweenbthebtwobgroupsbandbbecomesbabsocialbproblem.bThisbsocialbproblembhasbdevelopedbbecausebofb
.
a. deviationbfrombnorms
b. misusebofbpower
c. influentialbinterestbgroups
d. differencesbbetweenbsubcultures

Answer:bd
b




QuestionbTitle:bTB_01_08bWhatbIsbabSocialbProblem?,bApply,bLOb1.1
LearningbObjective:b1.1bDefinebwhenbabconditionbisbandbisbnotbabsocialbproblem,bidentifybthebsocialbcontextbo
fbsocialbproblems,bandbexplainbwhatbsociologicalbimaginationbis.
Topic:bWhatbIsbabSocialbProblem?
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