Social Change and Modern Society
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Course Introduction
This course explores the dynamics of social change in modern societies, examining the factors that drive transformation within communities, institutions, and cultures. Students will analyze key theories of social change, such as modernization, dependency, and world-systems theory, alongside empirical case studies that highlight the impact of technology, globalization, social movements, and policy reforms. The course aims to foster a critical understanding of how social change shapes structures of power, identity, and inequality, preparing students to assess the challenges and opportunities that arise in contemporary social contexts.
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Social Problems 13th Edition by D. Stanley Eitzen
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Chapter 1: The Sociological Approach to Social Problems
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Q1) William J.Wilson argues that the ghetto poor endure because of the disappearance of low-skill jobs in the past 30 years or so.Discuss how this view differs from the explanation that might be offered by William Graham Sumner.
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1. Outline the ways in which William J. Wilsons viewpoint represents an example of the system-blame approach.
2. Define social Darwinism.
3. Describe how William Graham Sumners viewpoint represents an example of the person-blame approach.
4. Compare and contrast the main differences between how a system-blame approach and a social Darwinist perspective view a social problem like poverty.
5. Conclude by summarizing which perspective current U.S. policy reflects.
Q2) Sociologists' study of social problems is a value-free pursuit.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 2 Wealth and Power: The Bias of the System
AMultiple-Choice
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Q1) The authors of your text point out that the flood of election money sabotages democracy in which of the following ways?
A) There is increased access for all people to run for office.
B) The have-nots of society are equally represented among decision makers.
C) The influence of campaign donors makes it harder for legislators to solve social problems.
D) Everyone has a voice in how leftover campaign money is spent after an election is over.
Answer: C
Q2) The linkage between corporations when an individual serves on the board of directors of two companies is called a(n)__________.
A) oligarchy
B) plutocracy
C) shared monopoly
D) interlocking directorate
Answer: D
Q3) The __________ are the people who occupy the most influential roles in society.
Answer: power elite
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Chapter 3: World Population and Global Inequality
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Q1) Boys in impoverished nations are excluded from slavery and forced labor.
A)True
B)False Answer: FALSE
Q2) About __________ percent of the world's people live in the overpopulated and poverty-afflicted developing world.
A) 10
B) 50
C) 75
D) 90
Answer: C
Q3) The richest 2 percent of adults own more than __________ percent of the world's household wealth.
A) 10
B) 30
C) 50
D) 90
Answer: C
Q4) __________ have an urban population of more than 10 million. Answer: megacities
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Chapter 4: Threats to the Environment
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Q1) A person who holds the belief that nature is a vast and bountiful storehouse to be used by human beings would be considered to have a(n)__________.
A) environmental racist view
B) environmental classist view
C) environmental justice view
D) cornucopia view of nature
Q2) The greenhouse effect occurs when__________.
A) plant decomposition takes place
B) the humidity from rainwater rises to the atmosphere
C) gases accumulate in the atmosphere and act as a glass roof
D) chlorofluorocarbons are absorbed by plants
Q3) Explain how the lumber and mining companies impact deforestation of the world's rainforests.
Q4) Which of the following is a major contributor to the deforestation of tropical rainforests?
A) Damage by wildlife
B) Lumber and mining companies
C) Local tribes using timber for construction
D) Global warming
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Chapter 5 Demographic Changes in the United States: The
Browning and Graying of Society
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Q1) Which of the following is true of the settlement patterns of new immigrants?
A) They do not move near other immigrants.
B) They locate where other poor people live.
C) They tend not to move to destinations where they have family.
D) They tend to move to wealthy neighborhoods.
Q2) What are some of the reasons that will cause the senior citizen population to increase by the year 2030?
Q3) Economically advantaged elderly are __________ their less-well-to-do cohorts to be institutionalized.
A) not as likely as
B) as likely as
C) somewhat more likely than
D) much more likely than
Q4) Immigrants pay more in taxes even though they tend to earn low wages.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Until the twentieth century high __________ and high mortality kept the U.S.a youthful nation.
Q6) How did the Immigration Act amendments of 1965 impact immigration in the United States? Page 7
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Chapter 6 Problems of Place: Urban Suburban and Rural
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Q1) According to studies,what role does race play in getting mortgages and other loans from banks?
Q2) To make a profit off of real estate in urban areas by anticipating future gentrification,a landlord could __________.
A) decrease the rent to keep the current residents in place
B) withhold apartments from the housing market for long-term investment
C) buy expensive property and convert them to rental property for the poor
D) rent apartments to new immigrants who are underemployed
Q3) Suburbanization was __________.
A) a naturally occurring event
B) discouraged by the federal government
C) encouraged by the federal government
D) not profiting developers
Q4) "Redlining" refers to the practice of making loans to minorities in certain areas knowing they will more likely default and leave behind good investment opportunities for lenders.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Why is the drug arrest rate lower in rural America than in urban America? Ideal
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Chapter 7: Poverty
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Q1) Women from all socioeconomic,racial,and cultural groups are equally at risk for poverty.
A)True
B)False
Q2) According to the text,__________.
A) the poor can lift themselves out of poverty
B) volunteers can lift the poor out of poverty
C) the private sector can lift the poor out of poverty
D) institutional discrimination keeps the poor in poverty
Q3) The new poor __________.
A) have it easier than the old poor
B) have it harder than the old poor
C) have the same chance as the old poor of breaking out of poverty
D) have a greater likelihood of breaking out of poverty
Q4) Though this is not a new phenomenon,the trend for contemporary women to be more economically vulnerable than men is known as __________.
A) the working poor
B) the severely poor
C) the feminization of poverty
D) wealthfare
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Chapter 8: Racial and Ethnic Inequality
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Q1) "Cultural deficiency" theories explain racial subordination by positing that
A) social opportunities affect groups in different ways
B) cultural groups have lifestyles and value systems that keep them from succeeding
C) God predetermines people's success in life
D) racial groups differ in intelligence
Q2) Stopping all people who appear to be Muslim or Arab at the airport and flagging them for extra screening is an example of __________.
A) racial formation
B) cultural deficiency theory
C) multiculturalism
D) racial profiling
Q3) According to the text,rising poverty rates among Latinos have led many policymakers to conclude that they have joined inner-city African Americans to form a
A) hopeless underworld
B) hopeless underclass
C) useful coalition
D) racial-ethnic group
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Chapter 9: Gender Inequality
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Q1) How do toys play a part in gender socialization? Use examples from your own toys as a child to illustrate the role of toys and play in the process of socialization.
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Q2) How does sexism negatively affect men? In what ways would the world change positively for men if sexism did not exist anymore?
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Q3) If Charles is androgynous,we would expect him to have __________ stereotypically male sex role characteristics and __________ stereotypically female sex role characteristics.
A) few; many
B) many; few
C) many; many
D) few; few
Q4) Discuss the ways in which gender and power are related.
Q5) Studies show that children's and adult programming,including commercials,is highly __________,with women being commonly portrayed as objects or villains.
Q6) __________ are still oppressed by religious institutions.
Q7) Gender inequality is financially __________ for men.
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Chapter 10: Sexual Orientation
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Q1) __________ is the organization that works to promote the accurate depiction of gays in television,film,and advertising.
Q2) A sexual orientation toward someone of the opposite sex,such as when a female is attracted to a male,refers to __________.
A) homosexuality
B) heterosexuality
C) bisexuality
D) asexuality
Q3) What is a powerful label that affects a person's social identity and self-concept in a way that has a negative impact and is difficult to overcome?
A) A stigma
B) A status
C) Sodomy
D) Homophobia
Q4) The media and other cultural outlets support __________,which normalizes heterosexuality while putting down homosexuality and other forms of sexual expression.
Q5) What major events have impacted the gay rights movement?
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Chapter 11: Disability and Ableism
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Q1) The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act was originally called the __________.
A) Education for all Handicapped Children Act
B) No Child Left Behind Act
C) Education for All Act
D) Children with Disabilities Education Act
Q2) Disability rights are part of a larger more fundament goal for a progressive society that falls under the umbrella term of __________.
Q3) According to the __________ approach to disability,people with disabilities are oppressed by societal views of normality.
A) legal
B) medical
C) educational
D) social
Q4) Discuss the differences between men and women in terms of the way their disabilities affect them.
Q5) What promotes the likelihood that people with disabilities may have difficulty finding romantic and sexual partners?
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Chapter 12: Crime and Justice
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Q1) __________ believe that a swift and severe punishment acts as a deterrent for criminals.
A) Progressives
B) Conservatives
C) Men
D) Women
Q2) White-collar crime refers to crime that is __________.
A) committed by people from working-class backgrounds
B) often termed "hustles"
C) committed by middle- and upper-middle-class people in the course of their business and social activities
D) committed by the Mafia
Q3) The data from official sources clearly indicate that people from certain social categories are more likely than others to be arrested for criminal activities.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Explain the cradle to prison pipeline and note what can be done to stop it.Use specific examples and theories.
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Chapter 13: Drugs
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Q1) Mary is a scientist who is focused on developing a drug that will help people to overcome shyness.She is a(n)__________.
A) psychologist
B) pharmacologist
C) psychiatrist
D) sociologist
Q2) Drug laws are related to the fact that drugs are a lucrative source of income for __________.
Q3) At one point in our nation's history,alcohol was classified as a __________ and outlawed.
A) narcotic
B) psychoactive drug
C) gateway drug
D) cultural drug
Q4) The text make the case that __________ is the most dangerous drug of all.
A) alcohol
B) marijuana
C) Ritalin
D) methadone
Q5) Amphetamines are __________ drugs that are sometimes used by athletes.
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Chapter 14: The Economy and Work
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Q1) When an economic system is based on private ownership of property and guided by the seeking of maximum profits it is classified as a __________ system.
A) capitalist
B) socialist
C) democratic socialist
D) corporatist
Q2) Some societies organize their economic system in a way that benefits the collective as opposed to any one individual.This system is known as __________.
A) capitalism
B) globalization
C) socialism
D) feminism
Q3) Describe Taylorization and discuss the effect it has on the plight of American workers.
Q4) A common belief is that unemployment is functional for society because it reduces inflationary pressures.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 15: Families
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Q1) In 2010,66 percent of households in the United States were family households,down from __________ percent in 1970.
A) 68
B) 71
C) 76
D) 81
Q2) Men generally fare better after a divorce than women.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Following someone around,hacking email accounts,and tracking movements are all examples of __________.
A) intimate partner violence
B) child abuse
C) a consequence of divorce
D) postmodern family relations
Q4) Describe U.S.policies and legislation that relate to childcare and discuss their adequacy.
Q5) Kyle is set to graduate from college in a month,but he has not found employment yet.His immediate plan is to become a(n)__________ and move back in with his parents.
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Chapter 16: Education
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Q1) A system of school vouchers is a __________.
A) program for directly funding home schooling
B) program for specifically funding magnet schools
C) technique for paying tuition to any public or private school
D) technique used for paying out-of-district school costs
Q2) Families' economic resources influence children's education in that __________.
A) wealthy children are more likely than children of the poor to attend schools with poor resources, forcing many of them to hire private tutors
B) most wealthy young people live in communities that have few opportunities to apply academic skills because they are always in school
C) children from poor families cannot afford private early development programs
D) the redistribution of tax dollars to equalize school spending across all districts results in inferior education for the middle class
Q3) __________ are/is recommended to increase equality in education.
A) Universal preschool
B) Larger class sizes
C) Market-based higher education
D) State-run boarding schools
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Chapter 17: The Healthcare System
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Q1) Which of the following provides government healthcare benefits for the aged?
A) Medicare
B) Medicaid
C) Blue Cross/Blue Shield
D) Dunbarton Act
Q2) How does gender affect health? Explain the intersection of the biological and the social aspects of women's health.
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Q3) In a "single-payer plan," __________.
A) profit for stockholders and payment of stock dividends is the primary motive behind healthcare delivery
B) the government collects premiums and pays bills
C) a one-time lifetime payment for health insurance is required from every citizen
D) each extended family has only one designated relative who pays all medical bills for the family
Q4) In 1996,for the first time since the epidemic began in the United States,the number of people diagnosed with __________ declined from the previous year.
Q5) All things considered,women receive __________ quality healthcare than men.
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Chapter 18: National Security in the Twenty-First Century
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Q1) __________ is best classified not as a distinct enemy,but a methodology.
Q2) The policy originally guiding U.S.military actions in the war on terror and long-range plans for national security has come to be known as __________.
A) weapons of mass destruction
B) international law
C) the Bush Doctrine
D) containment
Q3) The high-cost military organization of the United States is predicated on fighting the wars of the twentieth century rather than the wars of the twenty-first century.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Ricin is a toxin that is fatal to humans even in very small doses even if simply inhaled.Ricin has been used to produce large scale death and injury.It is an example of
A) a nuclear weapon
B) a weapon of mass destruction
C) terrorism
D) habeas corpus
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Chapter 19: Progressive Plan to Solve Social Problems
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Q1) In general,the American infrastructure can be considered __________.
A) in excellent shape
B) in need of extensive repair
C) to be failing
D) nonexistent
Q2) Funds to finance a progressive agenda could come from __________.
A) decreasing taxes
B) eliminating corporate welfare
C) reducing the education budget
D) eliminating food stamps
Q3) Jonathan Kozol cites the fact that as a society we seem more ready to spend money to punish a child who grows up to commit a crime than to spend money to educate the child and prevent the crime in the first place as evidence of our collective __________.
Q4) In terms of policy,immigration is a __________ issue.
A) local
B) state
C) regional
D) federal
Q5) The large federal deficit __________ a progressive agenda.
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