Social Inequality Practice Questions
Course Introduction
Social Inequality explores the ways in which resources, opportunities, and privileges are distributed unevenly within societies. The course examines theories and empirical research related to class, race, gender, ethnicity, and other axes of disparity. Students analyze the historical origins and contemporary manifestations of social stratification, considering how power dynamics, policies, and institutional practices perpetuate or challenge inequality. Case studies and current events are discussed to illustrate the real-world impact of social divisions on access to education, healthcare, employment, and political participation. The course also evaluates various approaches for promoting greater social equity and justice.
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Deviance Conformity and Social Control in Canada 5th Edition by Tami M. Bereska
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Chapter 1: Determining Deviance
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Q1) Criminal laws, which define the social norms and subsequent behaviours that are deemed deviant, are born from consensus.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q2) You see someone who is "obese" at the mall, and assume that she is unintelligent and is low in self-esteem, yet likely has a good sense of humour. Which step in the social typing process have you engaged in by making these assumptions?
A)evaluation
B)prescription
C)description
D)formal regulation
E)discrimination
Answer: A
Q3) When looking at deviance from a social constructionist point of view, we are most interested why someone becomes deviant.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 2: Explaining Deviance: The Act
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Q1) Differentiate between the behavioural and the psychological measurements of self-control.
Answer: Behavioral measurements of self-control focus on observing and recording an individual's actions and behaviors in various situations. This can include tasks such as delaying gratification, resisting temptation, or controlling impulses. These measurements are often conducted through direct observation or through self-reporting of behavior.
On the other hand, psychological measurements of self-control involve assessing an individual's internal cognitive processes and emotional regulation. This can include evaluating an individual's ability to regulate their thoughts, emotions, and impulses, as well as their capacity for planning and decision-making. Psychological measurements of self-control are often conducted through self-assessment questionnaires, cognitive tasks, or neuroimaging techniques.
In summary, behavioral measurements of self-control focus on external actions and behaviors, while psychological measurements focus on internal cognitive processes and emotional regulation. Both types of measurements are important for understanding an individual's overall self-control abilities.
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Chapter 3: Explaining Deviance: The Perception, Reaction, and Power
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Q1) Which of the following concepts describes a situation wherein society's masses perceive themselves as having more freedom than they actually do?
A)authority
B)false consciousness
C)ideology
D)post-panoptical society
E)hegemony
Answer: B
Q2) According to Austin Turk (1969), the core struggle in society is between those who are in positions of authority and those who are subject to authority.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q3) Historically studies of deviance included women, often recognizing the differences between male and female deviance.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 4: Deviance 20: The Role of the Media
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Q1) The impact of advertisement and product placement has become the most researched topic in media studies.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Globally we went from _______ companies owning and operating the English media in 1983 to ______ companies holding most of the power today.
A)150 | 10
B)275 | 3
C)50 | 5
D)100 | 3
E)25 | 5
Q3) The fact that 5 media corporations own the majority of media influence in the United States is which great concern of Shade and Lithgow?
A)Convergence
B)Conglomerate
C)Concentration
D)Continuation
E)Construction
Q4) Describe the current research centered on digital piracy. Provide examples.
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Chapter 5: Deviant and Normal Sexuality
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Q1) Which of the following sexual activities was considered "deviant" in Athens in 5<sup>th</sup> century B. C.?
A)aristocratic males engaged in sexual activities with their wives
B)aristocratic adult males engaged in anal intercourse with aristocratic adolescent males
C)aristocratic males engaged in sexual activities with slaves
D)aristocratic males engaged in sexual activities with "foreigners"
E)aristocratic males engaged in sexual activities with slaves or "foreigners"
Q2) Which of the following accurately lists, in order, the top three motivations for police-reported hate crimes in Canada?
A)(1)race/ethnicity; (2)religion; (3)sexual orientation
B)(1)religion; (2)race/ethnicity; (3)sexual orientation
C)(1)sexual orientation; (2)religion; (3)race/ethnicity
D)(1)sexual orientation; (2)race/ethnicity; (3)religion
E)(1)race/ethnicity; (2)sexual orientation; (3)religion
Q3) During the Colonial era, women were more likely to be treated as sexual "deviants" than men were.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 6: The Troubling and Troubled World of Youth
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Q1) What patterns occurred with university binge drinking, beginning in the 1990s?
A)proportion of binge drinkers increased
B)proportion of abstainers decreased
C)proportion of "frequent" binge drinkers decreased
D)binge drinking increasingly moved off campus
E)alcohol use became less polarized (i.e. there were fewer binge drinkers and fewer abstainers)
Q2) Which piece of youth crime legislation is based more on child welfare principles than justice principles?
A)Young Offenders Act
B)Juvenile Delinquents Act
C)Youth Criminal Justice Act
D)Youth Justice Renewal Initiative
E)none of the above
Q3) In newspapers, race is linked to gangs only when the race is non-Caucasian.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Describe and briefly de-construct the question "why are fraternities not considered gangs?".
Q5) List and describe the five elements of a moral panic.
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Chapter 7: Looking Deviant: Physical Appearance
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Q1) Each of us socially types others on the basis of physical appearance, and each of us is socially typed on the basis of our own physical appearance.
A)True
B)False
Q2) When trying to determine what the current social definitions of beauty would be using a _______ approach to body image.
A)Positivist
B)Contemporary
C)Objective
D)Subjective
E)Medical
Q3) How are women with tattoos, when compared to women without tattoos, perceived by the majority of people?
A)less promiscuous; more attractive; heavier drinkers
B)less promiscuous; less attractive; heavier drinkers
C)less promiscuous; less attractive, lighter drinkers
D)more promiscuous; less attractive; heavier drinkers
E)more promiscuous; more attractive; heavier drinkers
Q4) Describe the process of the medicalization of body image.
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Chapter 8: Mental Disorders
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Q1) As of 2006, Canada was the only G8 nation to lack a national mental health policy.
A)True
B)False
Q2) According to some researchers, cost-of-illness estimates regarding mental illness actually reflect negative attitudes toward people with mental disorders.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Which of the following mental disorders are men more likely than women to experience?
A)Major depression
B)minor depression
C)anxiety disorders
D)panic disorder
E)antisocial personality disorder
Q4) Apply two of Goffman's identity management techniques from his work on Stigma to the experience of having a mental illness. Provide examples.
Q5) Briefly discuss 3 social factors that are known to impact mental health status.
Q6) Describe the process of reinstitutionalization, and explain why it is occurring.
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Chapter 9: What Do You Believe Religion, Science, and Deviance
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Q1) Examine the two ways that the social typing process can be applied to deviance within the context of religion.
Q2) The level of tension with the larger society that is experienced by a particular sect is determined by
A)the level of antagonism that the sect feels for society.
B)the size of the sect.
C)the level of organization that exists within the sect.
D)whether the sect has broken away from a Christian or non-Christian church.
E)the number of societies within which the sect maintains a presence.
Q3) What was the central goal of the eugenics movement?
A)to distance scientific pursuits from religious ideologies
B)to increase reproduction among society's "superior" persons and decrease reproduction among society's "inferior" persons
C)to provide social assistance to society's indigent
D)to reduce birth rates in society as a whole
E)to increase birth rates in society as a whole
Q4) Scientific misconduct occurs more frequently in biomedical fields.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 10: The Deviance Dance Continues
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Q1) During election time, one political party creates a series of radio announcements that discredit their opponent by emphasizing a support for the legalization of marijuana. The claim is that this candidate is morally unreliable by supporting this issue. This is an example of:
A)The media as moral entrepreneur
B)The media as a tool
C)The government as moral entrepreneur
D)The government as a tool
E)Both B and C
Q2) Give three examples of how perceptions of deviance change over time.
Q3) Deviance specialists with more objective interests focus their analyses on the deviant act, characteristic, or person.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Socialization is a form of retroactive social control.
A)True
B)False
Q5) The world's first human rights document was created in Britain in the 1880s. A)True
B)False
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