ISS 215 EXAM 3 QUESTIONS ANSWERED CORRECTLY LATEST UPDATE 2026
The author has listed a number of structural focused theories on poverty. Which one of the following
is one of them? - Answers (D) All of the above: The cycle of poverty, the political economy of
capitalism, and de-industrialization.
According to the author, which one of the following theories on poverty is biological? - Answers
Social Darwinism
According to the author, the gap between the rich and poor in the US has been widening. Who does
he blame for this gap? - Answers President Reagan and President Bush Junior.
According to the text and the lectures, which ethnic group has the second largest population in the
USA? - Answers Latin Americans
The author suggests that ethnic hierarchy in the USA is broadly divided into three tiers. Which one of
the following tiers is at the top? - Answers Euro-American Protestants.
The author talks about the economic basis of Capitalist class in America. According to the author what
percent of rich America inherited their wealth? - Answers Approximately 70%
According to Karl Marx, capitalist class tends to control politics in industrialized societies. Which one
of the following an indirect mechanisms is used by them to control politics? - Answers Control of
mass media.
Labor union is a symbol of class struggle. Which one of the following statements best describes their
main goals in the USA. - Answers The main goal of Labor Unions in the USA is economic security of
workers.
According to the author and our lectures, the 19602 are known as the era of: - Answers War on
Poverty
Social networking is very common among? - Answers Capital class.
Who suggested that the elites encourage and promote prejudice to divide and rule the working class?
- Answers Conflict perspective
As discussed in our class, which one of the following best describes Marxist point of view on race and
class? - Answers Economic class is more important than his/her race.
According to Noel's theory on competition leading to ethnic stratification, what will eliminate such
stratification? - Answers An abundance of supply of things that people compete for.
In our lecture we talked about how people from England tend to claim that they were superior
compared to Irish and Scottish. Which one of the following concepts best describes this
phenomenon? - Answers Ethnocentrism
Which one of the following is an example of internal colonialism? - Answers Domination of men over
women.
According to our lectures, which one of the following presidents gave open amnesty to illegal
immigrants? - Answers (D) All of the above: President Reagan, President Senior Bush, and President
Clinton.
It was suggested in our lectures that by 2050, White American population would decline to 50% of
total U.S. population. Which one of the following reasons was discussed in our class for this assertion?
- Answers Low birth rate of White Americans
Using your cultural values to make a judgment about other cultures is the definition of: - Answers
Ethnocentrism
The largest number of legal immigrants to the USA is family members of US citizens. Which group is
the second highest? - Answers Educate professionals.
Which one of the following terms refers to those nations that have visible minority groups and they
enjoy social parity? - Answers Pluralism
Who was eligible for lottery visa scheme in the U.S. - Answers Citizens of under-represented
countries.
There are a number of radio talk show hosts in the USA who blame illegal immigrants for
unemployment of American workers. Which one of the following theories best describes this
phenomenon. - Answers The Scapegoat theory.
Which one of the following groups believes that competition and hierarchy is biological and natural? -
Answers The KKK
It was argued in our lectures that GNP and average income are not good indicators to measure
poverty. Why? - Answers These indicators do not reflect an average individual or household.
, According to the official report on poverty, what percent of severely poor people in the USA receive
some type of government assistance? - Answers 10%
How does ever increasing consumption of coffee in rich countries influence poor people of Africa? -
Answers The farms that were used to grow yam and cassava are being used to grow coffee leading to
a shortage of food crops.
Rwanda is a poor country. Which theoretical framework blames people of Rwanda for its poverty? -
Answers Modernization theory.
You live in the U.S. You are hungry and go to McDonald's. You are denied a burger because you have
no money. Which one of the following three variables is responsible for hunger of a person in the
middle of abundance? - Answers Access to food.
Which one of the following theories of poverty was influenced by Social Darwinism? - Answers Bell
Curve theory.
Which continent has the largest number of poor people? - Answers Asia.
In our class, we watched a video showing a large number of children who were homeless and poor.
Which country do these children belong to? - Answers USA
The song "Brother can you spare a dime" depicted a very gloomy picture of working class America.
Which time frame was reflected in this song? - Answers The Great Depression.
Which one of the following is the popular view on poverty? - Answers Poor are lazy and have poor
work ethics.
Poverty, low productivity in agriculture, and poor transportation systems are some of the common
problems in Chad. Also, it is one of the nations with the largest percent of its population facing
extreme hunger. Which one of the following three variables is responsible for hunger in Chad? -
Answers (D) All of the above: Production of food, distribution of food, access to food.
The picture of a dying girl followed by a vulture was used to illustrate what? - Answers Selfish
individualism and self promotion of professionals in Capitalists Societies.
A teenage American girl who visited Africa on a church mission was being interviewed on national TV.
When asked, 'What was her most shocking observation she can never forget' Her answer was: -
Answers A pond of water where women were washing clothes, animals were drinking water, and
other women were taking the same water to their home for cooking.
Which one of the following statements was given by Jeremy Bentam on Crime? - Answers (D) All of
the above: Criminals commit crimes based on their free will, they calculate the pleasure and pain
associated with crime, harsh and swift punishments will deter crimes.
According to Freud, deviance and crime is higher in societies where: - Answers ID dominates super-
ego.
Which one of the following statements refers to William Bonger? - Answers People from all classes
commit crimes, but rich are are rarely punished.
Which one of the following is a valid criticism of Lombroso's theory on crime? - Answers (D) All of the
above: Poor methodology, lack of control group, small sample.
According to the data collected from class what percent of MSU students use drugs? - Answers 50%
Under what category will you classify Lombroso's theory on crime? - Answers Biological
What is Social Biology theory on crime? - Answers Criminal behavior is influenced by both genes and
learning process.
According to our discussion on torture devices, which one of the following statements is correct? -
Answers (D) All of the Above: Chinese, Egyptians, Romans Greek and many more used torture devices
on their own people, secret services of all nations still use torture devices against their own people
and other suspects, over time new torture devices emerged around the globe.
Which one of the following statements best describes the conclusion of Twin Studies on crime? -
Answers Twin studies on crime were inclusive.
We talked about Jim Jones mass suicide in our class. Which one of the following best describes this
incident? - Answers This suicide is an example of too much integration in society.
Given below is a list of relatively developed countries. In all four women make less money than men.
In which nation do they make relatively a lot less money? - Answers Ireland
In which country are their more women than men in professional and technical jobs? - Answers (D)
All of the above: Canada, Australia, and Iceland.
Which nation gave women a right to vote earliest? - Answers Finland
According to the data, which one of the following nations has more women than men in their
parliament? - Answers None of the above (Norway, Sweden, Belgium).
The author has listed a number of structural focused theories on poverty. Which one of the following
is one of them? - Answers (D) All of the above: The cycle of poverty, the political economy of
capitalism, and de-industrialization.
According to the author, which one of the following theories on poverty is biological? - Answers
Social Darwinism
According to the author, the gap between the rich and poor in the US has been widening. Who does
he blame for this gap? - Answers President Reagan and President Bush Junior.
According to the text and the lectures, which ethnic group has the second largest population in the
USA? - Answers Latin Americans
The author suggests that ethnic hierarchy in the USA is broadly divided into three tiers. Which one of
the following tiers is at the top? - Answers Euro-American Protestants.
The author talks about the economic basis of Capitalist class in America. According to the author what
percent of rich America inherited their wealth? - Answers Approximately 70%
According to Karl Marx, capitalist class tends to control politics in industrialized societies. Which one
of the following an indirect mechanisms is used by them to control politics? - Answers Control of
mass media.
Labor union is a symbol of class struggle. Which one of the following statements best describes their
main goals in the USA. - Answers The main goal of Labor Unions in the USA is economic security of
workers.
According to the author and our lectures, the 19602 are known as the era of: - Answers War on
Poverty
Social networking is very common among? - Answers Capital class.
Who suggested that the elites encourage and promote prejudice to divide and rule the working class?
- Answers Conflict perspective
As discussed in our class, which one of the following best describes Marxist point of view on race and
class? - Answers Economic class is more important than his/her race.
According to Noel's theory on competition leading to ethnic stratification, what will eliminate such
stratification? - Answers An abundance of supply of things that people compete for.
In our lecture we talked about how people from England tend to claim that they were superior
compared to Irish and Scottish. Which one of the following concepts best describes this
phenomenon? - Answers Ethnocentrism
Which one of the following is an example of internal colonialism? - Answers Domination of men over
women.
According to our lectures, which one of the following presidents gave open amnesty to illegal
immigrants? - Answers (D) All of the above: President Reagan, President Senior Bush, and President
Clinton.
It was suggested in our lectures that by 2050, White American population would decline to 50% of
total U.S. population. Which one of the following reasons was discussed in our class for this assertion?
- Answers Low birth rate of White Americans
Using your cultural values to make a judgment about other cultures is the definition of: - Answers
Ethnocentrism
The largest number of legal immigrants to the USA is family members of US citizens. Which group is
the second highest? - Answers Educate professionals.
Which one of the following terms refers to those nations that have visible minority groups and they
enjoy social parity? - Answers Pluralism
Who was eligible for lottery visa scheme in the U.S. - Answers Citizens of under-represented
countries.
There are a number of radio talk show hosts in the USA who blame illegal immigrants for
unemployment of American workers. Which one of the following theories best describes this
phenomenon. - Answers The Scapegoat theory.
Which one of the following groups believes that competition and hierarchy is biological and natural? -
Answers The KKK
It was argued in our lectures that GNP and average income are not good indicators to measure
poverty. Why? - Answers These indicators do not reflect an average individual or household.
, According to the official report on poverty, what percent of severely poor people in the USA receive
some type of government assistance? - Answers 10%
How does ever increasing consumption of coffee in rich countries influence poor people of Africa? -
Answers The farms that were used to grow yam and cassava are being used to grow coffee leading to
a shortage of food crops.
Rwanda is a poor country. Which theoretical framework blames people of Rwanda for its poverty? -
Answers Modernization theory.
You live in the U.S. You are hungry and go to McDonald's. You are denied a burger because you have
no money. Which one of the following three variables is responsible for hunger of a person in the
middle of abundance? - Answers Access to food.
Which one of the following theories of poverty was influenced by Social Darwinism? - Answers Bell
Curve theory.
Which continent has the largest number of poor people? - Answers Asia.
In our class, we watched a video showing a large number of children who were homeless and poor.
Which country do these children belong to? - Answers USA
The song "Brother can you spare a dime" depicted a very gloomy picture of working class America.
Which time frame was reflected in this song? - Answers The Great Depression.
Which one of the following is the popular view on poverty? - Answers Poor are lazy and have poor
work ethics.
Poverty, low productivity in agriculture, and poor transportation systems are some of the common
problems in Chad. Also, it is one of the nations with the largest percent of its population facing
extreme hunger. Which one of the following three variables is responsible for hunger in Chad? -
Answers (D) All of the above: Production of food, distribution of food, access to food.
The picture of a dying girl followed by a vulture was used to illustrate what? - Answers Selfish
individualism and self promotion of professionals in Capitalists Societies.
A teenage American girl who visited Africa on a church mission was being interviewed on national TV.
When asked, 'What was her most shocking observation she can never forget' Her answer was: -
Answers A pond of water where women were washing clothes, animals were drinking water, and
other women were taking the same water to their home for cooking.
Which one of the following statements was given by Jeremy Bentam on Crime? - Answers (D) All of
the above: Criminals commit crimes based on their free will, they calculate the pleasure and pain
associated with crime, harsh and swift punishments will deter crimes.
According to Freud, deviance and crime is higher in societies where: - Answers ID dominates super-
ego.
Which one of the following statements refers to William Bonger? - Answers People from all classes
commit crimes, but rich are are rarely punished.
Which one of the following is a valid criticism of Lombroso's theory on crime? - Answers (D) All of the
above: Poor methodology, lack of control group, small sample.
According to the data collected from class what percent of MSU students use drugs? - Answers 50%
Under what category will you classify Lombroso's theory on crime? - Answers Biological
What is Social Biology theory on crime? - Answers Criminal behavior is influenced by both genes and
learning process.
According to our discussion on torture devices, which one of the following statements is correct? -
Answers (D) All of the Above: Chinese, Egyptians, Romans Greek and many more used torture devices
on their own people, secret services of all nations still use torture devices against their own people
and other suspects, over time new torture devices emerged around the globe.
Which one of the following statements best describes the conclusion of Twin Studies on crime? -
Answers Twin studies on crime were inclusive.
We talked about Jim Jones mass suicide in our class. Which one of the following best describes this
incident? - Answers This suicide is an example of too much integration in society.
Given below is a list of relatively developed countries. In all four women make less money than men.
In which nation do they make relatively a lot less money? - Answers Ireland
In which country are their more women than men in professional and technical jobs? - Answers (D)
All of the above: Canada, Australia, and Iceland.
Which nation gave women a right to vote earliest? - Answers Finland
According to the data, which one of the following nations has more women than men in their
parliament? - Answers None of the above (Norway, Sweden, Belgium).
