Social Problems Exam 2

Front 1

According to the functionalist perspective, which of the following is TRUE of schools?

Back 1

Schools perform a number of important functions in preparing people to fit into society and make productive contributions.

Front 2

The _____ perspective states that schools become a social problem when importing groups feel they are not getting what they deserve from the institutions of learning.

Back 2

Conflict

Front 3

_______ refers to clustering people together in two classes within classes that contains students of comparable abilities for students with similar educational goals.

Back 3

Tracking

Front 4

______ refers to the economic, social and cultural changes that occur when a pre industrial society makes the transition to a more advanced industrial society.

Back 4

Modernization

Front 5

Thomas, an educationalist, feels that tracking or formalized ability grouping of students in the US is not a completely fair process. which of the following is a reason for Thomas to have such an opinion?

Back 5

Tracking decisions are made, at least in part, on the basis of stereotypes about social class and race.

Front 6

_____ is the problem resulting from the use of global positioning systems by car rental companies obtain a minute by minute record of where their vehicles are.

Back 6

Loss of privacy

Front 7

_____ refers to the use of organisms or parts of organisms to make products or carry out tasks.

Back 7

Biotechnology

Front 8

Which of the following is true of homeschooling?

Back 8

It has developed because parents' motivation to provide moral, ethical, or religious training that they see as lacking in public schools.

Front 9

How are public schools and charter schools different from each other?

Back 9

Public schools receive state funding, while charter schools do not.

Front 10

Which of the following is true of the back to basics approach to schooling?

Back 10

It emphasizes the traditional core curriculum and I return to strong discipline.

Front 11

Which of the following is true of the schools choice reform?

Back 11

Schools will be motivated to provide the best educational programs if they were to attract students by convincing them and their parents about the quality of their education.

Front 12

Which of the following is true of charter schools?

Back 12

They receive state funding but are free from many school districts and state rules and have more freedom than mainstream schools and budgeting, hiring, and curriculum decisions.

Front 13

_____ refers to research that studies the impact of technology on our physical, social, and ethical environment and seeking solutions to social problems that arise from technological development.

Back 13

technological assessment

Front 14

______ refers to a technology that is limited in size, decentralized, and response to human values and needs.

Back 14

Appropriate technology

Front 15

Martha, single parent, find it difficult to pay for her three children's school tuition with the salary she gets from waitressing. Based on this information, Martha would be considered poor under the _____ definition of poverty.

Back 15

Relative

Front 16

Which of the following is true of the road to definition of poverty?

Back 16

It states that poverty will always exist irrespective of how affluent the society becomes.

Front 17

The ____ definition of poverty views poverty not only in terms of how many resources people have also in terms of why they have failed to achieve a higher economic level.

Back 17

Cultural

Front 18

Which of the following is considered a major reason for precision Lehigh poverty among children in the United States?

Back 18

There more children being born to unmarried mothers.

Front 19

Poverty among the elderly and in the United States is much higher in figures for_______.

Back 19

Hispanic American elders

Front 20

Which of the following trends has caused an increase in the percentage of homeless families in the United States?

Back 20

the flight of jobs from cities where poor people live

Front 21

____ is a situation in which everyone or nearly everyone who wants to work can find a job.

Back 21

Full employment

Front 22

Which of the following is a true statement about job corps?

Back 22

It focuses on high school dropouts from poor neighborhood.

Front 23

Which of the following is a true statement about social insurance programs?

Back 23

There is no minimum income to be eligible for these programs

Front 24

Shane was an assembly line worker at an automobile factory. An accident at the factory and left him disabled. Which of the following programs can help Shane?

Back 24

Social Security

Front 25

Supplemental security income is a program that provides______.

Back 25

Money to certain categories of poor people with little income in few assets

Front 26

Which of the following best defines racism?

Back 26

It is the view that certain racial or ethnic groups are biologically inferior and that practices involving their domination and exploitation are therefore justified.

Front 27

A prejudice refers to_____.

Back 27

An irrational attitude towards certain people based solely on their membership in a particular group

Front 28

A similarity between prejudice and discrimination is that both____.

Back 28

Are based on a rational attitude towards certain groups

Front 29

Marcus belongs to a minority group in the United States. His community values is cultural heritage and continues to practice its beliefs without a stimulating into the mainstream. Marcus believe that due to its rich heritage, his community is too. All racial groups, and its way of life is best and only way to live. Marcus is attitude towards his group is known as _____.

Back 29

Ethnocentrism

Front 30

A____ is one of which there are two groups of workers willing to do the same work, but for different wages.

Back 30

Split labor market

Front 31

_____ is a type of exploitation in which a subordinate Group provides cheap labor that benefits the dominant group and is then further exploited by having purchased expensive goods and services from the dominant group.

Back 31

Internal colonialism

Front 32

____ refers to the an inequitable treatment of a group resulting from practices or policies that are incorporated into social, political, economic organization and that operate independently from the prejudices of the individuals.

Back 32

Institutionalized discrimination

Front 33

_____ are rigid and over simplified images in which each element or person in a category is assumed to do this all the characteristics associated with that category.

Back 33

Stereotypes

Front 34

The _____ personality is characterized by a rigid adherence to conventional lifestyles and values, admiration of power and toughness in interpersonal relationships, submission to authority, cynicism, an emphasis on obedience, & a fear of things that are different.

Back 34

Authoritarian

Front 35

In the context of discrimination against African Americans in school, what is the Supreme Court's ruling in the Brown vs Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas decision?

Back 35

It ruled that separate but equal doctrine was unconstitutional.

Front 36

The Indian Citizenship Act resulted in_____.

Back 36

United States citizenship being granted to all American Indians

Front 37

Which of the following statements is true about American Indians living in reservations?

Back 37

They suffer high levels of unemployment and low levels of income

Front 38

Which of the following situations leads to the implementation of the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882?

Back 38

The increasing fear that Chinese would deprive whites of jobs in mining and railroading

Front 39

Minority groups in the country of Ozwa are always discriminated against and treated with hostility. In order for them to be treated equally in society, they are forced to learn the practices of the majority community of Ozwa and adapt to the mainstream. By doing so they stand to lose their culture identities and are absorbed into the mainstream. This process of getting absorbed into the dominant group is known as____.

Back 39

Assimilation

Front 40

A similarity between a simulation and pluralism is that both____.

Back 40

Describe how racial and ethnic groups relate to the mainstream culture of a country

Front 41

Complete abolition of discrimination based on race and ethnicity and Johns has not been possible because ______.

Back 41

It is difficult to prove that a person was denied a job based on race of grounds rather than educational qualifications.

Front 42

Which of the following is the outcome of situations where affirmative action policies have been eliminated?

Back 42

The number of children belonging to minorities that are admitted to schools has declined

Front 43

Sex is an_____.

Back 43

Ascribed status

Front 44

What is the biological perspective about the role of sex in determining one's position in society?

Back 44

Innate biological differences between men and women shape the contribution they make to society.

Front 45

Functionalist argue that it is not particularly useful to use sex as a criterion for allocating jobs in industrial and post industrial societies because_____.

Back 45

Economic competition contributes to sexual inequality

Front 46

Sex refers to the___.

Back 46

Biological role that each individual place, such as in reproduction

Front 47

Learned behavior involves how people are expected to act as male and females in society is known as_____.

Back 47

Gender

Front 48

According to sociologists, which of the following is used as a gender specific term?

Back 48

Masculine

Front 49

Gavin, a social worker, feel that women are still at the lower end of the status hierarchy in the workplace. He is most likely to agree with the fact that_____.

Back 49

Women tend to hold jobs such as secretaries and receptionist

Front 50

______ refers to sexual feelings, attraction, and actions directed towards members of the same sex.

Back 50

Homosexuality

Front 51

True or false. People need more education today than in former times because today's jobs are more complicated and the technology more sophisticated.

Back 51

True

Front 52

True or false. Educational institutions in science and technology are two parts of society that play a key role in the process of modernization.

Back 52

True

Front 53

True or false. Us performance on standardized tests has improved in the US has an acceptable small high school dropout rate

Back 53

False

Front 54

True or false. Receiving welfare and encourages women to have more children to leave their husbands and to avoid work.

Back 54

True

Front 55

True or false. Most of the poor in the US are white, while non whites are disproportionately more likely to be poor than are whites.

Back 55

True

Front 56

True or false. Despite common misconceptions, many adults below the official probably do I'm actually work for a living, at low paying or part time work.

Back 56

True

Front 57

True or false. The Civil Rights Act, affirmative action, and other social policies have eliminated racism in the US.

Back 57

False

Front 58

True or false. The media can be considered contested territory, which groups attempt to influence and control as part of the struggle all the resources and society.

Back 58

True

Front 59

True or false. Affirmative action programs is one technique that has been used to try and improve race and ethnic relations in the US

Back 59

True

Front 60

True or false. More women are seeking political office than ever before.

Back 60

True

Front 61

True or false. Parents are not likely to treat male and female infants and young children and ways consistent with how they view masculinity and femininity.

Back 61

False

Front 62

True or false. From the beginning of school, children see many positions of authority and dominance over women.

Back 62

True

Front 63

True or false. The e world vastly expands the possibilities in terms of gender socialization for the young.

Back 63

True

Front 64

True or false. Women face discrimination on the basis of sex in education, the workplace, income, the military, and the courts.

Back 64

True

Front 65

True or false. Biological explanations state people are born with tendencies regarding sexual orientation.

Back 65

True

Front 66

True or false. The women's movement refers to the collective activities of individuals, groups, an organization whose goal is the fair and equal treatment of women and men around the world.

Back 66

True

Front 67

According to the interactionist perspective, what are the consequences of labeling?

Back 67

Teachers may treat them different possibly giving students as labeled bright a little more encouragement and assistance

Front 68

Describe a key factor responsible for the party of racial and ethnic minorities.

Back 68

Oppression and discrimination

Front 69

Why is a split level marketing to be a key factor in racial, technical, in sexual antagonism?

Back 69

Presumed biological differences between the two groups can serve as the focus and discrimination and can be justified on racial grounds

Front 70

What are the reasons for the emergence of gay communities?

Back 70

Protection enabled gays to live among others who share their lifestyles and values