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,Chapter 01: Sociology: Studying Social Problems
Multiple-Choice Questions
1. Which of the following terms refers to a point of view that shows us how society affects the experiences
and choices of individuals?
A) social patterns
B) sociological imagination
C) comparative perspective
D) social problems approach
Difficulty: Easy
QuestionID: 01-1-01
Topic: Seeing Patterns—The Sociological Imagination
Skill: Understand the Concepts
Objective: 1.1 Explain the benefits of learning about sociology and using the sociological imagination.
Answer: B) sociological imagination
2. We tend to assume people are responsible for their own troubles because our way of life in the United
States traditionally has emphasized __________.
A) collective goals
B) individualism
C) tradition
D) relying on luck
Difficulty: Moderate
QuestionID: 01-1-02
Topic: Seeing Patterns—The Sociological Imagination
Skill: Analyze the Issue
Objective: 1.1 Explain the benefits of learning about sociology and using the sociological imagination.
Answer: B) individualism
3. Thinking sociologically about a problem such as unemployment, we understand that this issue is
__________.
A) the result of bad choices by individuals
B) inevitable
C) a personal problem
D) a social issue involving the operation of society
Difficulty: Moderate
QuestionID: 01-1-03
Topic: Seeing Patterns—The Sociological Imagination
Skill: Apply What You Know
Objective: 1.1 Explain the benefits of learning about sociology and using the sociological imagination.
Answer: D) a social issue involving the operation of society
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,4. A social problem is defined as a condition that __________.
A) harms everyone in a society
B) harms only the poorest people in a society
C) harms only the most powerful people in a society
D) harms some or all members of a society and is usually controversial
Difficulty: Easy
QuestionID: 01-1-04
Topic: Social Problems—The Basics
Skill: Understand the Concepts
Objective: 1.2 Define the concept "social problem" and explain how societies come to define some issues—and
not others—as social problems.
Answer: D) harms some or all members of a society and is usually controversial
5. In 2022, a survey asked people in the United States what they considered to be serious social problems.
All but one of the following appeared on the list of serious problems. Which one was not on the list?
A) the economy
B) immigration
C) high cost of living/inflation
D) climate change
Difficulty: Easy
QuestionID: 01-1-05
Topic: Social Problems—The Basics
Skill: Remember the Facts
Objective: 1.2 Define the concept "social problem" and explain how societies come to define some issues—and
not others—as social problems.
Answer: D) climate change
6. C. Wright Mills explained that by using the sociological perspective, people transform "personal
troubles" into __________.
A) social issues
B) psychological concerns
C) economic issues
D) political concerns
Difficulty: Easy
QuestionID: 01-1-06
Topic: Social Problems—The Basics
Skill: Understand the Concepts
Objective: 1.2 Define the concept "social problem" and explain how societies come to define some issues—and
not others—as social problems.
Answer: A) social issues
7. The social-constructionist approach asserts that __________.
A) society keeps facing the same problems year after year
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, B) social problems are those that are the most harmful to a population
C) problems arise as people define conditions as undesirable and in need of change
D) the government decides what the serious problems are
Difficulty: Easy
QuestionID: 01-1-07
Topic: Social Problems—The Basics
Skill: Understand the Concepts
Objective: 1.2 Define the concept "social problem" and explain how societies come to define some issues—and
not others—as social problems.
Answer: C) problems arise as people define conditions as undesirable and in need of change
8. An example of a pattern that is very harmful to people in the United States but not generally defined as
a social problem is __________.
A) terrorism, which includes events that have resulted in thousands of deaths
B) school shootings, which have resulted in several dozen deaths
C) the use of automobiles, which results in some 40,000 deaths each year
D) homicide, which involves some 14,000 deaths each year
Difficulty: Easy
QuestionID: 01-1-08
Topic: Social Problems—The Basics
Skill: Remember the Facts
Objective: 1.2 Define the concept "social problem" and explain how societies come to define some issues—and
not others—as social problems.
Answer: C) the use of automobiles, which results in some 40,000 deaths each year
9. Although there is less gender inequality today than there was a century ago, people today are more
likely to view gender inequality as a social problem than people were likely to do so back then. This
pattern reflects the fact that __________.
A) what we subjectively perceive always reflects what is objectively true
B) we now expect men and women to be socially unequal
C) we now expect men and women to be socially equal
D) people simply don't agree on what important social problems are
Difficulty: Moderate
QuestionID: 01-1-09
Topic: Social Problems—The Basics
Skill: Analyze the Issue
Objective: 1.2 Define the concept "social problem" and explain how societies come to define some issues—and
not others—as social problems.
Answer: C) we now expect men and women to be socially equal
10. The process of convincing the public and important public officials that a particular issue should be
defined as a social problem is a process that sociologists call ___________.
A) subjective assessment
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, B) claims making
C) objective assessment
D) factual analysis
Difficulty: Easy
QuestionID: 01-1-10
Topic: Social Problems—The Basics
Skill: Understand the Concepts
Objective: 1.2 Define the concept "social problem" and explain how societies come to define some issues—and
not others—as social problems.
Answer: B) claims making
11. Claims and counterclaims about what should and should not be defined as a social problem is a good
way of describing __________.
A) politics
B) societal consensus
C) coalescence
D) philosophy
Difficulty: Easy
QuestionID: 01-1-11
Topic: Social Problems—The Basics
Skill: Understand the Concepts
Objective: 1.2 Define the concept "social problem" and explain how societies come to define some issues—and
not others—as social problems.
Answer: A) politics
12. An organized effort to encourage or discourage social change is called a __________.
A) social movement
B) sociological theory
C) social-constructionist approach
D) subculture
Difficulty: Easy
QuestionID: 01-1-12
Topic: Social Problems—The Basics
Skill: Understand the Concepts
Objective: 1.2 Define the concept "social problem" and explain how societies come to define some issues—and
not others—as social problems.
Answer: A) social movement
13. In which stage of a social movement do the people involved come together to share their concerns and
make claims about the need for change?
A) coalescence
B) formalization
C) decline
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, D) emergence
Difficulty: Easy
QuestionID: 01-1-13
Topic: Social Problems—The Basics
Skill: Remember the Facts
Objective: 1.2 Define the concept "social problem" and explain how societies come to define some issues—and
not others—as social problems.
Answer: D) emergence
14. Because social problems result from the ways in which society operates, __________.
A) these problems cannot ever be solved
B) people must solve their issues on their own
C) solving widespread social problems requires change to society itself
D) all social problems can easily be solved
Difficulty: Easy
QuestionID: 01-1-14
Topic: Seeing Patterns—The Sociological Imagination
Skill: Apply What You Know
Objective: 1.1 Explain the benefits of learning about sociology and using the sociological imagination.
Answer: C) solving widespread social problems requires change to society itself
15. Because many social issues are related, __________.
A) no social problem can be solved
B) every social problem can be solved
C) solving one social problem may create a new problem
D) solving any one social problem will solve all social problems
Difficulty: Easy
QuestionID: 01-1-15
Topic: Social Problems—The Basics
Skill: Remember the Facts
Objective: 1.2 Define the concept "social problem" and explain how societies come to define some issues—and
not others—as social problems.
Answer: C) solving one social problem may create a new problem
16. A troublesome issue that directly affects most people in the United States each year but which is not
included in the public's response to naming serious social problems is _______.
A) unemployment
B) poverty
C) being overweight
D) road rage
Difficulty: Easy
QuestionID: 01-1-16
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,Topic: Social Problems—The Basics
Skill: Remember the Facts
Objective: 1.2 Define the concept "social problem" and explain how societies come to define some issues—and
not others—as social problems.
Answer: C) being overweight
17. Adopting a global perspective shows us which of the following patterns?
A) Women in poor nations typically have fewer children than women in the United States.
B) People living in poor nations have as much schooling as people in the United States.
C) The problems we face in the United States are exactly the same in other countries.
D) Poverty is even more serious in much of the world than it is in the United States.
Difficulty: Easy
QuestionID: 01-1-17
Topic: Social Problems—The Basics
Skill: Remember the Facts
Objective: 1.2 Define the concept "social problem" and explain how societies come to define some issues—and
not others—as social problems.
Answer: D) Poverty is even more serious in much of the world than it is in the United States.
18. Sociologists use which of the following concepts to refer to a statement of how and why specific facts
are related?
A) model
B) correlation
C) theory
D) societal subsystem
Difficulty: Easy
QuestionID: 01-1-18
Topic: Analyzing Social Problems—Sociological Theory
Skill: Understand the Concepts
Objective: 1.3 Apply sociological theory to the study of social problems.
Answer: C) theory
19. Which of the following concepts refers to a basic image of society that guides theory and research?
A) hypothesis
B) theoretical approach
C) correlation
D) societal subsystem
Difficulty: Easy
QuestionID: 01-1-19
Topic: Analyzing Social Problems—Sociological Theory
Skill: Understand the Concepts
Objective: 1.3 Apply sociological theory to the study of social problems.
Answer: B) theoretical approach
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,20. Which theoretical approach sees society as a system of many interrelated parts that operate together?
A) structural-functional approach
B) feminist approach
C) social-conflict approach
D) symbolic-interaction approach
Difficulty: Easy
QuestionID: 01-1-20
Topic: Analyzing Social Problems—Sociological Theory
Skill: Understand the Concepts
Objective: 1.3 Apply sociological theory to the study of social problems.
Answer: A) structural-functional approach
21. Major spheres of social life, or societal subsystems, are organized to meet a basic human need.
Sociologists call these subsystems __________.
A) theoretical paradigms
B) functional prerequisites
C) social institutions
D) subcultures
Difficulty: Easy
QuestionID: 01-1-21
Topic: Analyzing Social Problems—Sociological Theory
Skill: Understand the Concepts
Objective: 1.3 Apply sociological theory to the study of social problems.
Answer: C) social institutions
22. Which early English sociologist made the statement that poverty and related problems were largely
caused by some people lacking ability and personal discipline?
A) Herbert Spencer
B) Emile Durkheim
C) Max Weber
D) Karl Marx
Difficulty: Easy
QuestionID: 01-1-22
Topic: Analyzing Social Problems—Sociological Theory
Skill: Remember the Facts
Objective: 1.3 Apply sociological theory to the study of social problems.
Answer: A) Herbert Spencer
23. Which theory would you be using if you studied how social problems arise when rapid change
overwhelms society's institutions?
A) social-conflict theory
B) social disorganization theory
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, C) symbolic-interaction theory
D) social Darwinist theory
Difficulty: Moderate
QuestionID: 01-1-23
Topic: Analyzing Social Problems—Sociological Theory
Skill: Apply What You Know
Objective: 1.3 Apply sociological theory to the study of social problems.
Answer: B) social disorganization theory
24. Which of the following concepts refers to the consequences of a social pattern that are intended and
widely recognized?
A) manifest functions
B) latent functions
C) dysfunctions
D) eufunctions
Difficulty: Easy
QuestionID: 01-1-24
Topic: Analyzing Social Problems—Sociological Theory
Skill: Understand the Concepts
Objective: 1.3 Apply sociological theory to the study of social problems.
Answer: A) manifest functions
25. Which of the following concepts refers to the negative consequences of social patterns?
A) manifest functions
B) latent functions
C) dysfunctions
D) eufunctions
Difficulty: Easy
QuestionID: 01-1-25
Topic: Analyzing Social Problems—Sociological Theory
Skill: Understand the Concepts
Objective: 1.3 Apply sociological theory to the study of social problems.
Answer: C) dysfunctions
26. If you were studying how society is divided by gender inequality, which theoretical approach would
you be using?
A) the structural-functional approach
B) the feminist approach
C) the symbolic-interaction approach
D) the social Darwinist approach
Difficulty: Moderate
QuestionID: 01-1-26
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Macionis
Notes
1- The file is chapter after chapter.
2- We have shown you few pages sample.
3- The file contains all Appendix and Excel sheet
if it exists.
4- We have all what you need, we make update
at every time. There are many new editions
waiting you.
5- If you think you purchased the wrong file You
can contact us at every time, we can replace it
with true one.
Our email:
,Chapter 01: Sociology: Studying Social Problems
Multiple-Choice Questions
1. Which of the following terms refers to a point of view that shows us how society affects the experiences
and choices of individuals?
A) social patterns
B) sociological imagination
C) comparative perspective
D) social problems approach
Difficulty: Easy
QuestionID: 01-1-01
Topic: Seeing Patterns—The Sociological Imagination
Skill: Understand the Concepts
Objective: 1.1 Explain the benefits of learning about sociology and using the sociological imagination.
Answer: B) sociological imagination
2. We tend to assume people are responsible for their own troubles because our way of life in the United
States traditionally has emphasized __________.
A) collective goals
B) individualism
C) tradition
D) relying on luck
Difficulty: Moderate
QuestionID: 01-1-02
Topic: Seeing Patterns—The Sociological Imagination
Skill: Analyze the Issue
Objective: 1.1 Explain the benefits of learning about sociology and using the sociological imagination.
Answer: B) individualism
3. Thinking sociologically about a problem such as unemployment, we understand that this issue is
__________.
A) the result of bad choices by individuals
B) inevitable
C) a personal problem
D) a social issue involving the operation of society
Difficulty: Moderate
QuestionID: 01-1-03
Topic: Seeing Patterns—The Sociological Imagination
Skill: Apply What You Know
Objective: 1.1 Explain the benefits of learning about sociology and using the sociological imagination.
Answer: D) a social issue involving the operation of society
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,4. A social problem is defined as a condition that __________.
A) harms everyone in a society
B) harms only the poorest people in a society
C) harms only the most powerful people in a society
D) harms some or all members of a society and is usually controversial
Difficulty: Easy
QuestionID: 01-1-04
Topic: Social Problems—The Basics
Skill: Understand the Concepts
Objective: 1.2 Define the concept "social problem" and explain how societies come to define some issues—and
not others—as social problems.
Answer: D) harms some or all members of a society and is usually controversial
5. In 2022, a survey asked people in the United States what they considered to be serious social problems.
All but one of the following appeared on the list of serious problems. Which one was not on the list?
A) the economy
B) immigration
C) high cost of living/inflation
D) climate change
Difficulty: Easy
QuestionID: 01-1-05
Topic: Social Problems—The Basics
Skill: Remember the Facts
Objective: 1.2 Define the concept "social problem" and explain how societies come to define some issues—and
not others—as social problems.
Answer: D) climate change
6. C. Wright Mills explained that by using the sociological perspective, people transform "personal
troubles" into __________.
A) social issues
B) psychological concerns
C) economic issues
D) political concerns
Difficulty: Easy
QuestionID: 01-1-06
Topic: Social Problems—The Basics
Skill: Understand the Concepts
Objective: 1.2 Define the concept "social problem" and explain how societies come to define some issues—and
not others—as social problems.
Answer: A) social issues
7. The social-constructionist approach asserts that __________.
A) society keeps facing the same problems year after year
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, B) social problems are those that are the most harmful to a population
C) problems arise as people define conditions as undesirable and in need of change
D) the government decides what the serious problems are
Difficulty: Easy
QuestionID: 01-1-07
Topic: Social Problems—The Basics
Skill: Understand the Concepts
Objective: 1.2 Define the concept "social problem" and explain how societies come to define some issues—and
not others—as social problems.
Answer: C) problems arise as people define conditions as undesirable and in need of change
8. An example of a pattern that is very harmful to people in the United States but not generally defined as
a social problem is __________.
A) terrorism, which includes events that have resulted in thousands of deaths
B) school shootings, which have resulted in several dozen deaths
C) the use of automobiles, which results in some 40,000 deaths each year
D) homicide, which involves some 14,000 deaths each year
Difficulty: Easy
QuestionID: 01-1-08
Topic: Social Problems—The Basics
Skill: Remember the Facts
Objective: 1.2 Define the concept "social problem" and explain how societies come to define some issues—and
not others—as social problems.
Answer: C) the use of automobiles, which results in some 40,000 deaths each year
9. Although there is less gender inequality today than there was a century ago, people today are more
likely to view gender inequality as a social problem than people were likely to do so back then. This
pattern reflects the fact that __________.
A) what we subjectively perceive always reflects what is objectively true
B) we now expect men and women to be socially unequal
C) we now expect men and women to be socially equal
D) people simply don't agree on what important social problems are
Difficulty: Moderate
QuestionID: 01-1-09
Topic: Social Problems—The Basics
Skill: Analyze the Issue
Objective: 1.2 Define the concept "social problem" and explain how societies come to define some issues—and
not others—as social problems.
Answer: C) we now expect men and women to be socially equal
10. The process of convincing the public and important public officials that a particular issue should be
defined as a social problem is a process that sociologists call ___________.
A) subjective assessment
3
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, B) claims making
C) objective assessment
D) factual analysis
Difficulty: Easy
QuestionID: 01-1-10
Topic: Social Problems—The Basics
Skill: Understand the Concepts
Objective: 1.2 Define the concept "social problem" and explain how societies come to define some issues—and
not others—as social problems.
Answer: B) claims making
11. Claims and counterclaims about what should and should not be defined as a social problem is a good
way of describing __________.
A) politics
B) societal consensus
C) coalescence
D) philosophy
Difficulty: Easy
QuestionID: 01-1-11
Topic: Social Problems—The Basics
Skill: Understand the Concepts
Objective: 1.2 Define the concept "social problem" and explain how societies come to define some issues—and
not others—as social problems.
Answer: A) politics
12. An organized effort to encourage or discourage social change is called a __________.
A) social movement
B) sociological theory
C) social-constructionist approach
D) subculture
Difficulty: Easy
QuestionID: 01-1-12
Topic: Social Problems—The Basics
Skill: Understand the Concepts
Objective: 1.2 Define the concept "social problem" and explain how societies come to define some issues—and
not others—as social problems.
Answer: A) social movement
13. In which stage of a social movement do the people involved come together to share their concerns and
make claims about the need for change?
A) coalescence
B) formalization
C) decline
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, D) emergence
Difficulty: Easy
QuestionID: 01-1-13
Topic: Social Problems—The Basics
Skill: Remember the Facts
Objective: 1.2 Define the concept "social problem" and explain how societies come to define some issues—and
not others—as social problems.
Answer: D) emergence
14. Because social problems result from the ways in which society operates, __________.
A) these problems cannot ever be solved
B) people must solve their issues on their own
C) solving widespread social problems requires change to society itself
D) all social problems can easily be solved
Difficulty: Easy
QuestionID: 01-1-14
Topic: Seeing Patterns—The Sociological Imagination
Skill: Apply What You Know
Objective: 1.1 Explain the benefits of learning about sociology and using the sociological imagination.
Answer: C) solving widespread social problems requires change to society itself
15. Because many social issues are related, __________.
A) no social problem can be solved
B) every social problem can be solved
C) solving one social problem may create a new problem
D) solving any one social problem will solve all social problems
Difficulty: Easy
QuestionID: 01-1-15
Topic: Social Problems—The Basics
Skill: Remember the Facts
Objective: 1.2 Define the concept "social problem" and explain how societies come to define some issues—and
not others—as social problems.
Answer: C) solving one social problem may create a new problem
16. A troublesome issue that directly affects most people in the United States each year but which is not
included in the public's response to naming serious social problems is _______.
A) unemployment
B) poverty
C) being overweight
D) road rage
Difficulty: Easy
QuestionID: 01-1-16
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,Topic: Social Problems—The Basics
Skill: Remember the Facts
Objective: 1.2 Define the concept "social problem" and explain how societies come to define some issues—and
not others—as social problems.
Answer: C) being overweight
17. Adopting a global perspective shows us which of the following patterns?
A) Women in poor nations typically have fewer children than women in the United States.
B) People living in poor nations have as much schooling as people in the United States.
C) The problems we face in the United States are exactly the same in other countries.
D) Poverty is even more serious in much of the world than it is in the United States.
Difficulty: Easy
QuestionID: 01-1-17
Topic: Social Problems—The Basics
Skill: Remember the Facts
Objective: 1.2 Define the concept "social problem" and explain how societies come to define some issues—and
not others—as social problems.
Answer: D) Poverty is even more serious in much of the world than it is in the United States.
18. Sociologists use which of the following concepts to refer to a statement of how and why specific facts
are related?
A) model
B) correlation
C) theory
D) societal subsystem
Difficulty: Easy
QuestionID: 01-1-18
Topic: Analyzing Social Problems—Sociological Theory
Skill: Understand the Concepts
Objective: 1.3 Apply sociological theory to the study of social problems.
Answer: C) theory
19. Which of the following concepts refers to a basic image of society that guides theory and research?
A) hypothesis
B) theoretical approach
C) correlation
D) societal subsystem
Difficulty: Easy
QuestionID: 01-1-19
Topic: Analyzing Social Problems—Sociological Theory
Skill: Understand the Concepts
Objective: 1.3 Apply sociological theory to the study of social problems.
Answer: B) theoretical approach
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,20. Which theoretical approach sees society as a system of many interrelated parts that operate together?
A) structural-functional approach
B) feminist approach
C) social-conflict approach
D) symbolic-interaction approach
Difficulty: Easy
QuestionID: 01-1-20
Topic: Analyzing Social Problems—Sociological Theory
Skill: Understand the Concepts
Objective: 1.3 Apply sociological theory to the study of social problems.
Answer: A) structural-functional approach
21. Major spheres of social life, or societal subsystems, are organized to meet a basic human need.
Sociologists call these subsystems __________.
A) theoretical paradigms
B) functional prerequisites
C) social institutions
D) subcultures
Difficulty: Easy
QuestionID: 01-1-21
Topic: Analyzing Social Problems—Sociological Theory
Skill: Understand the Concepts
Objective: 1.3 Apply sociological theory to the study of social problems.
Answer: C) social institutions
22. Which early English sociologist made the statement that poverty and related problems were largely
caused by some people lacking ability and personal discipline?
A) Herbert Spencer
B) Emile Durkheim
C) Max Weber
D) Karl Marx
Difficulty: Easy
QuestionID: 01-1-22
Topic: Analyzing Social Problems—Sociological Theory
Skill: Remember the Facts
Objective: 1.3 Apply sociological theory to the study of social problems.
Answer: A) Herbert Spencer
23. Which theory would you be using if you studied how social problems arise when rapid change
overwhelms society's institutions?
A) social-conflict theory
B) social disorganization theory
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, C) symbolic-interaction theory
D) social Darwinist theory
Difficulty: Moderate
QuestionID: 01-1-23
Topic: Analyzing Social Problems—Sociological Theory
Skill: Apply What You Know
Objective: 1.3 Apply sociological theory to the study of social problems.
Answer: B) social disorganization theory
24. Which of the following concepts refers to the consequences of a social pattern that are intended and
widely recognized?
A) manifest functions
B) latent functions
C) dysfunctions
D) eufunctions
Difficulty: Easy
QuestionID: 01-1-24
Topic: Analyzing Social Problems—Sociological Theory
Skill: Understand the Concepts
Objective: 1.3 Apply sociological theory to the study of social problems.
Answer: A) manifest functions
25. Which of the following concepts refers to the negative consequences of social patterns?
A) manifest functions
B) latent functions
C) dysfunctions
D) eufunctions
Difficulty: Easy
QuestionID: 01-1-25
Topic: Analyzing Social Problems—Sociological Theory
Skill: Understand the Concepts
Objective: 1.3 Apply sociological theory to the study of social problems.
Answer: C) dysfunctions
26. If you were studying how society is divided by gender inequality, which theoretical approach would
you be using?
A) the structural-functional approach
B) the feminist approach
C) the symbolic-interaction approach
D) the social Darwinist approach
Difficulty: Moderate
QuestionID: 01-1-26
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