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Social Problems: A Down-to-Earth
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14th Edition
James M. Henslin, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville
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, CONTENTS
Chapter 1 How Sociologists View Social Problems: The Abortion Dilemma 1
Chapter 2 Interpreting Social Problems: Aging 15
Chapter 3 Social Problems Related to Sexual Behavior 30
Chapter 4 Alcohol and Other Drugs 44
Chapter 5 Violence in Society: Rape and Murder 57
Chapter 6 Crime and Criminal Justice 70
Chapter 7 Economic Problems: Poverty and Wealth 84
Chapter 8 Racial–Ethnic Relations 98
Chapter 9 Inequalities of Gender and Sexual Orientation 113
Chapter 10 Medical Care: Physical and Mental Illness 126
Chapter 11 The Changing Family 139
Chapter 12 Urbanization and Population 153
Chapter 13 The Environmental Crisis 167
Chapter 14 War, Terrorism, and the Balance of Power 180
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,Chapter 01: How Sociologists View Social Problems: The Abortion Dilemma
Multiple Choice Questions
1. The term sociological imagination was coined by sociologist __________.
A) Emile Durkheim
B) Max Weber
C) Karl Marx
D) C. Wright Mills
Difficulty: Easy
QuestionID: 01-1-01
Topic: The Sociological Imagination
Skill: Remember the Facts
Objective: 1.1 Understand the sociological imagination [sociological perspective] and explain the difference between a personal and a
social problem.
Answer: D) C. Wright Mills
2. The sociological imagination is also called __________.
A) reinforcement theory
B) common sense
C) historical and biographical analysis
D) the sociological perspective
Difficulty: Easy
QuestionID: 01-1-02
Topic: The Sociological Imagination
Skill: Remember the Facts
Objective: 1.1 Understand the sociological imagination [sociological perspective] and explain the difference between a personal and a
social problem.
Answer: D) the sociological perspective
3. When researchers focus on historical and current events such as war and peace, economic booms and busts, and depression
and prosperity, they are examining a(n) __________.
A) broad social context
B) narrow social context
C) intimate social context
D) close social context
Difficulty: Moderate
QuestionID: 01-1-03
Topic: The Sociological Imagination
Skill: Apply What You Know
Objective: 1.1 Understand the sociological imagination [sociological perspective] and explain the difference between a personal and a
social problem.
Answer: A) broad social context
4. Professor Fuentes encourages her students to look at people's actions and attitudes in the context of the social forces that
shape them. As such, she wants her students to use __________.
A) the sociological imagination
B) reinforcement theory
C) common sense
D) historical and biographical analysis
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,Difficulty: Moderate
QuestionID: 01-1-04
Topic: The Sociological Imagination
Skill: Apply What You Know
Objective: 1.1 Understand the sociological imagination [sociological perspective] and explain the difference between a personal and a
social problem.
Answer: A) the sociological imagination
5. When Michael considers how his race, age, marital status, and education compare to that of other Americans, he is
considering his __________.
A) personal troubles
B) common sense
C) social problems
D) social location
Difficulty: Moderate
QuestionID: 01-1-05
Topic: Social Location
Skill: Apply What You Know
Objective: 1.2 Explain the significance of social location and explain why sociologists can use social location to predict group
behavior but not individual behavior.
Answer: D) social location
6. The ability to get one's way despite resistance is called __________.
A) values
B) common sense
C) power
D) subjective concern
Difficulty: Easy
QuestionID: 01-1-06
Topic: What Is a Social Problem?
Skill: Remember the Facts
Objective: 1.3 Explain why a social problem consists of both objective conditions and subjective concerns and why social problems
are relative.
Answer: C) power
7. A belief about whether something is good or bad is a __________.
A) value
B) document
C) social problem
D) personal trouble
Difficulty: Easy
QuestionID: 01-1-07
Topic: What Is a Social Problem?
Skill: Remember the Facts
Objective: 1.3 Explain why a social problem consists of both objective conditions and subjective concerns and why social problems
are relative.
Answer: A) value
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,8. What are the aspects of society that can be measured or experienced?
A) Objective conditions
B) Social problems
C) Common sense ideas
D) Subjective concerns
Difficulty: Moderate
QuestionID: 01-1-08
Topic: What Is a Social Problem?
Skill: Understand the Concepts
Objective: 1.3 Explain why a social problem consists of both objective conditions and subjective concerns and why social problems
are relative.
Answer: A) Objective conditions
9. Which of the following U.S. Supreme Court rulings made abortion legal in the United States?
A) Webster v. Reproductive Services
B) Roe v. Wade
C) Casey v. Planned Parenthood
D) Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization
Difficulty: Easy
QuestionID: 01-1-09
Topic: What Is a Social Problem?
Skill: Understand the Concepts
Objective: 1.3 Explain why a social problem consists of both objective conditions and subjective concerns and why social problems
are relative.
Answer: B) Roe v. Wade
10. The teenagers who participate in a weekly Bible study class believe that abortion is bad. Their shared belief is an example
of a(n) __________.
A) value
B) social problem
C) personal trouble
D) experiment
Difficulty: Moderate
QuestionID: 01-1-10
Topic: What Is a Social Problem?
Skill: Understand the Concepts
Objective: 1.3 Explain why a social problem consists of both objective conditions and subjective concerns and why social problems
are relative.
Answer: A) value
11. A significant number of people worry about the conditions of public schools in urban areas. Such unease illustrates the
__________ associated with a social problem.
A) subjective concerns
B) objective conditions
C) moral decay
D) value neutrality
Difficulty: Moderate
QuestionID: 01-1-11
Topic: What Is a Social Problem?
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,Skill: Apply What You Know
Objective: 1.3 Explain why a social problem consists of both objective conditions and subjective concerns and why social problems
are relative.
Answer: A) subjective concerns
12. Whether or not marijuana is legal, who obtains it and under what circumstances it is obtained are examples of the
__________ associated with a social problem.
A) objective conditions
B) subjective concerns
C) social solutions
D) moral dilemmas
Difficulty: Difficult
QuestionID: 01-1-12
Topic: What Is a Social Problem?
Skill: Analyze It
Objective: 1.3 Explain why a social problem consists of both objective conditions and subjective concerns and why social problems
are relative.
Answer: A) objective conditions
13. When Rhonda arrived at the abortion clinic, she was surprised to find dozens of protestors blocking her way. Rhonda
pushed her way through the crowd and was able to see a physician at the clinic. Rhonda was able to get what she wanted,
despite resistance. This is an example of Rhonda's __________.
A) values
B) power
C) sociological imagination
D) subjective concern
Difficulty: Difficult
QuestionID: 01-1-13
Topic: What Is a Social Problem?
Skill: Analyze It
Objective: 1.3 Explain why a social problem consists of both objective conditions and subjective concerns and why social problems
are relative.
Answer: B) power
14. How many stages are there in the natural history of social problems?
A) Two
B) Three
C) Four
D) Five
Difficulty: Easy
QuestionID: 01-1-14
Topic: The Natural History of Social Problems—Four Stages
Skill: Remember the Facts
Objective: 1.4 Identify the four stages through which social problems evolve.
Answer: C) Four
15. Crafting an official response occurs during which stage in the natural history of social problems?
A) First
B) Second
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, C) Third
D) Fourth
Difficulty: Easy
QuestionID: 01-1-15
Topic: The Natural History of Social Problems—Four Stages
Skill: Remember the Facts
Objective: 1.4 Identify the four stages through which social problems evolve.
Answer: B) Second
16. The emergence of leaders occurs during which stage in the natural history of social problems?
A) First
B) Second
C) Third
D) Fourth
Difficulty: Easy
QuestionID: 01-1-16
Topic: The Natural History of Social Problems—Four Stages
Skill: Remember the Facts
Objective: 1.4 Identify the four stages through which social problems evolve.
Answer: A) First
17. Antiabortionists who forward e-mails to their friends, run newspaper ads, write their representatives, post blogs, and
operate Internet sites are classified as __________.
A) radicals
B) feminists
C) conservatives
D) moderates
Difficulty: Easy
QuestionID: 01-1-17
Topic: The Natural History of Social Problems—Four Stages
Skill: Remember the Facts
Objective: 1.4 Identify the four stages through which social problems evolve.
Answer: D) moderates
18. The earliest stage of a social problem entails __________.
A) developing alternative strategies
B) defining the problem
C) crafting an official response
D) invigorating activists
Difficulty: Moderate
QuestionID: 01-1-18
Topic: The Natural History of Social Problems—Four Stages
Skill: Understand the Concepts
Objective: 1.4 Identify the four stages through which social problems evolve.
Answer: B) defining the problem
19. One of the alternative strategies of the proabortionists has been to __________.
A) eliminate the antiabortionists
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Approach, 14th edition Henslin
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1- The file is chapter after chapter.
2- We have shown you few pages sample.
3- The file contains all Appendix and Excel sheet
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can contact us at every time, we can replace it
with true one.
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For
Social Problems: A Down-to-Earth
Approach
14th Edition
James M. Henslin, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville
,This work is protected by United States copyright laws and is provided solely for the use of
instructors in teaching their courses and assessing student learning. Dissemination or sale
of any part of this work (including on the World Wide Web) will destroy the integrity of
the work and is not permitted. The work and materials from it should never be made
available to students except by instructors using the accompanying text in their classes. All
recipients of this work are expected to abide by these restrictions and to honor the intended
pedagogical purposes and the needs of other instructors who rely on these materials.
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Manufactured in the United States of America. This publication is protected by copyright, and permission
should be obtained from the publisher prior to any prohibited reproduction, storage in a retrieval system,
or transmission in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or
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Pearson Education Global Rights and Permissions department, please visit
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work are the property of their respective owners, and any references to third-party trademarks, logos,
icons, or other trade dress are for demonstrative or descriptive purposes only. Such references are not
intended to imply any sponsorship, endorsement, authorization, or promotion of Pearson’s products by
the owners of such marks, or any relationship between the owner and Pearson Education, Inc., or its
affiliates, authors, licensees, or distributors.
, CONTENTS
Chapter 1 How Sociologists View Social Problems: The Abortion Dilemma 1
Chapter 2 Interpreting Social Problems: Aging 15
Chapter 3 Social Problems Related to Sexual Behavior 30
Chapter 4 Alcohol and Other Drugs 44
Chapter 5 Violence in Society: Rape and Murder 57
Chapter 6 Crime and Criminal Justice 70
Chapter 7 Economic Problems: Poverty and Wealth 84
Chapter 8 Racial–Ethnic Relations 98
Chapter 9 Inequalities of Gender and Sexual Orientation 113
Chapter 10 Medical Care: Physical and Mental Illness 126
Chapter 11 The Changing Family 139
Chapter 12 Urbanization and Population 153
Chapter 13 The Environmental Crisis 167
Chapter 14 War, Terrorism, and the Balance of Power 180
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Copyright © 2025, 2020, 2018 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.
,Chapter 01: How Sociologists View Social Problems: The Abortion Dilemma
Multiple Choice Questions
1. The term sociological imagination was coined by sociologist __________.
A) Emile Durkheim
B) Max Weber
C) Karl Marx
D) C. Wright Mills
Difficulty: Easy
QuestionID: 01-1-01
Topic: The Sociological Imagination
Skill: Remember the Facts
Objective: 1.1 Understand the sociological imagination [sociological perspective] and explain the difference between a personal and a
social problem.
Answer: D) C. Wright Mills
2. The sociological imagination is also called __________.
A) reinforcement theory
B) common sense
C) historical and biographical analysis
D) the sociological perspective
Difficulty: Easy
QuestionID: 01-1-02
Topic: The Sociological Imagination
Skill: Remember the Facts
Objective: 1.1 Understand the sociological imagination [sociological perspective] and explain the difference between a personal and a
social problem.
Answer: D) the sociological perspective
3. When researchers focus on historical and current events such as war and peace, economic booms and busts, and depression
and prosperity, they are examining a(n) __________.
A) broad social context
B) narrow social context
C) intimate social context
D) close social context
Difficulty: Moderate
QuestionID: 01-1-03
Topic: The Sociological Imagination
Skill: Apply What You Know
Objective: 1.1 Understand the sociological imagination [sociological perspective] and explain the difference between a personal and a
social problem.
Answer: A) broad social context
4. Professor Fuentes encourages her students to look at people's actions and attitudes in the context of the social forces that
shape them. As such, she wants her students to use __________.
A) the sociological imagination
B) reinforcement theory
C) common sense
D) historical and biographical analysis
1
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,Difficulty: Moderate
QuestionID: 01-1-04
Topic: The Sociological Imagination
Skill: Apply What You Know
Objective: 1.1 Understand the sociological imagination [sociological perspective] and explain the difference between a personal and a
social problem.
Answer: A) the sociological imagination
5. When Michael considers how his race, age, marital status, and education compare to that of other Americans, he is
considering his __________.
A) personal troubles
B) common sense
C) social problems
D) social location
Difficulty: Moderate
QuestionID: 01-1-05
Topic: Social Location
Skill: Apply What You Know
Objective: 1.2 Explain the significance of social location and explain why sociologists can use social location to predict group
behavior but not individual behavior.
Answer: D) social location
6. The ability to get one's way despite resistance is called __________.
A) values
B) common sense
C) power
D) subjective concern
Difficulty: Easy
QuestionID: 01-1-06
Topic: What Is a Social Problem?
Skill: Remember the Facts
Objective: 1.3 Explain why a social problem consists of both objective conditions and subjective concerns and why social problems
are relative.
Answer: C) power
7. A belief about whether something is good or bad is a __________.
A) value
B) document
C) social problem
D) personal trouble
Difficulty: Easy
QuestionID: 01-1-07
Topic: What Is a Social Problem?
Skill: Remember the Facts
Objective: 1.3 Explain why a social problem consists of both objective conditions and subjective concerns and why social problems
are relative.
Answer: A) value
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,8. What are the aspects of society that can be measured or experienced?
A) Objective conditions
B) Social problems
C) Common sense ideas
D) Subjective concerns
Difficulty: Moderate
QuestionID: 01-1-08
Topic: What Is a Social Problem?
Skill: Understand the Concepts
Objective: 1.3 Explain why a social problem consists of both objective conditions and subjective concerns and why social problems
are relative.
Answer: A) Objective conditions
9. Which of the following U.S. Supreme Court rulings made abortion legal in the United States?
A) Webster v. Reproductive Services
B) Roe v. Wade
C) Casey v. Planned Parenthood
D) Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization
Difficulty: Easy
QuestionID: 01-1-09
Topic: What Is a Social Problem?
Skill: Understand the Concepts
Objective: 1.3 Explain why a social problem consists of both objective conditions and subjective concerns and why social problems
are relative.
Answer: B) Roe v. Wade
10. The teenagers who participate in a weekly Bible study class believe that abortion is bad. Their shared belief is an example
of a(n) __________.
A) value
B) social problem
C) personal trouble
D) experiment
Difficulty: Moderate
QuestionID: 01-1-10
Topic: What Is a Social Problem?
Skill: Understand the Concepts
Objective: 1.3 Explain why a social problem consists of both objective conditions and subjective concerns and why social problems
are relative.
Answer: A) value
11. A significant number of people worry about the conditions of public schools in urban areas. Such unease illustrates the
__________ associated with a social problem.
A) subjective concerns
B) objective conditions
C) moral decay
D) value neutrality
Difficulty: Moderate
QuestionID: 01-1-11
Topic: What Is a Social Problem?
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,Skill: Apply What You Know
Objective: 1.3 Explain why a social problem consists of both objective conditions and subjective concerns and why social problems
are relative.
Answer: A) subjective concerns
12. Whether or not marijuana is legal, who obtains it and under what circumstances it is obtained are examples of the
__________ associated with a social problem.
A) objective conditions
B) subjective concerns
C) social solutions
D) moral dilemmas
Difficulty: Difficult
QuestionID: 01-1-12
Topic: What Is a Social Problem?
Skill: Analyze It
Objective: 1.3 Explain why a social problem consists of both objective conditions and subjective concerns and why social problems
are relative.
Answer: A) objective conditions
13. When Rhonda arrived at the abortion clinic, she was surprised to find dozens of protestors blocking her way. Rhonda
pushed her way through the crowd and was able to see a physician at the clinic. Rhonda was able to get what she wanted,
despite resistance. This is an example of Rhonda's __________.
A) values
B) power
C) sociological imagination
D) subjective concern
Difficulty: Difficult
QuestionID: 01-1-13
Topic: What Is a Social Problem?
Skill: Analyze It
Objective: 1.3 Explain why a social problem consists of both objective conditions and subjective concerns and why social problems
are relative.
Answer: B) power
14. How many stages are there in the natural history of social problems?
A) Two
B) Three
C) Four
D) Five
Difficulty: Easy
QuestionID: 01-1-14
Topic: The Natural History of Social Problems—Four Stages
Skill: Remember the Facts
Objective: 1.4 Identify the four stages through which social problems evolve.
Answer: C) Four
15. Crafting an official response occurs during which stage in the natural history of social problems?
A) First
B) Second
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, C) Third
D) Fourth
Difficulty: Easy
QuestionID: 01-1-15
Topic: The Natural History of Social Problems—Four Stages
Skill: Remember the Facts
Objective: 1.4 Identify the four stages through which social problems evolve.
Answer: B) Second
16. The emergence of leaders occurs during which stage in the natural history of social problems?
A) First
B) Second
C) Third
D) Fourth
Difficulty: Easy
QuestionID: 01-1-16
Topic: The Natural History of Social Problems—Four Stages
Skill: Remember the Facts
Objective: 1.4 Identify the four stages through which social problems evolve.
Answer: A) First
17. Antiabortionists who forward e-mails to their friends, run newspaper ads, write their representatives, post blogs, and
operate Internet sites are classified as __________.
A) radicals
B) feminists
C) conservatives
D) moderates
Difficulty: Easy
QuestionID: 01-1-17
Topic: The Natural History of Social Problems—Four Stages
Skill: Remember the Facts
Objective: 1.4 Identify the four stages through which social problems evolve.
Answer: D) moderates
18. The earliest stage of a social problem entails __________.
A) developing alternative strategies
B) defining the problem
C) crafting an official response
D) invigorating activists
Difficulty: Moderate
QuestionID: 01-1-18
Topic: The Natural History of Social Problems—Four Stages
Skill: Understand the Concepts
Objective: 1.4 Identify the four stages through which social problems evolve.
Answer: B) defining the problem
19. One of the alternative strategies of the proabortionists has been to __________.
A) eliminate the antiabortionists
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