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,Chapterp01p–pApproachesptopthepStudypofpSocialpProblems

Multiple-ChoicepQuestions

1. Apgrouppispsaidptopbepanpinfluentialpgrouppifpitphasp .
a. aplargepnumberpofpmembers
b. apsignificantpimpactponppublicpdebatepandpsocialppolicy
c. existedpforpmorepthanp5pyears
d. advocatedpforpissuespthatpaffectpaplargepnumberpofppeoplep

Answer:pb

QuestionpTitle:pTB_01_01pWhatpIspapSocialpProblem?,pUnderstand,pLOp1.1
LearningpObjective:p1.1pDefinepwhenpapconditionpispandpispnotpapsocialpproblem,pidentifypthepsocialpcontextpo
fpsocialpproblems,pandpexplainpwhatpsociologicalpimaginationpis.
Topic:pWhatpIspapSocialpProblem?pSki
llpLevel:pUnderstandpthepConceptspDif
ficulty:p2–Moderate

2. Personalptroublespbecomeppublicpissuesponlypwhenp .
a. anpinfluentialpgrouppsopdefinespthem
b. itphaspbeenpaffectingpapfamilypforpaplongptime
c. apsocialpconditionphaspcausedpit
d. theyprequirepeconomicpsupportptopbepresolvedp

Answer:pa

QuestionpTitle:pTB_01_02pWhatpIspapSocialpProblem?,pUnderstand,pLOp1.1
LearningpObjective:p1.1pDefinepwhenpapconditionpispandpispnotpapsocialpproblem,pidentifypthepsocialpcontextpo
fpsocialpproblems,pandpexplainpwhatpsociologicalpimaginationpis.
Topic:pWhatpIspapSocialpProblem?pSki
llpLevel:pUnderstandpthepConceptspDif
ficulty:p1–Easy

3. areppeople’spideaspaboutpwhatpispgoodporpbad,prightporpwrong.
a. Norms
b. Rules
c. Hypotheses
d. Valuesp

Answer:pd

QuestionpTitle:pTB_01_03pWhatpIspapSocialpProblem?,pRemember,pLOp1.1

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,LearningpObjective:p1.1pDefinepwhenpapconditionpispandpispnotpapsocialpproblem,pidentifypthepsocialpcontextpo
fpsocialpproblems,pandpexplainpwhatpsociologicalpimaginationpis.
Topic:pWhatpIspapSocialpProblem?pSki
llpLevel:pRememberpthepFactspDifficu
lty:p1–Easy

4. Apsocialpconditionpispconsideredptopbepapsocialpproblempifpitp .
a. threatenspapgroup’spvalues
b. cannotpbepremediedpbypsocialpaction
c. posespapthreatptopanpindividual’spvaluespandpbeliefs
d. affectspapsmallpnumberpofppeoplep

Answer:pa

QuestionpTitle:pTB_01_04pWhatpIspapSocialpProblem?,pUnderstand,pLOp1.1
LearningpObjective:p1.1pDefinepwhenpapconditionpispandpispnotpapsocialpproblem,pidentifypthepsocialpcontextpo
fpsocialpproblems,pandpexplainpwhatpsociologicalpimaginationpis.
Topic:pWhatpIspapSocialpProblem?pSki
llpLevel:pUnderstandpthepConceptspDif
ficulty:p1–Easy

5. areprulespofpconductpthatpguideppeople’spbehavior.
a. Norms
b. Values
c. Causalities
d. Hypotheses

Answer:pa
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QuestionpTitle:pTB_01_05pWhatpIspapSocialpProblem?,pRemember,pLOp1.1
LearningpObjective:p1.1pDefinepwhenpapconditionpispandpispnotpapsocialpproblem,pidentifypthepsocialpcontextpo
fpsocialpproblems,pandpexplainpwhatpsociologicalpimaginationpis.
Topic:pWhatpIspapSocialpProblem?pSki
llpLevel:pRememberpthepFactspDifficu
lty:p1–Easy

6. Whatpispthepdifferencepbetweenpthepwaypinpwhichplaypeoplepandpsociologistspviewpdeviantpbehaviors?
a. Sociologistspviewpbehaviorsporpcharacteristicspaspbeingpdeviant,pwhileplaypeoplepconsiderpapbehaviorptop
bepdeviantponlypwhenpsomepgrouppsopdefinespit.
b. Sociologistspviewpdeviancepasprelative,pwhileplaypeoplepviewpdeviancepinpanpabsolutepwaypbyp
comparingpitpwithpsomepfixedpstandards.
c. Sociologistspconsiderpdevianceptopbepaphealthypgrouppcharacteristic,pwhileplaypeoplepdislikepandp
reproachpdeviance.

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, d. Sociologistspsuggestpthatpdeviantpbehaviorsparepuniversal,pwhileplaypeoplepinsistpthatpdeviancepcanpbep
understoodponlypwithinpthepcontextpofpthepnormspandpvaluespofpapparticularpculture.

Answer:pb

QuestionpTitle:pTB_01_06pWhatpIspapSocialpProblem?,pAnalyze,pLOp1.1
LearningpObjective:p1.1pDefinepwhenpapconditionpispandpispnotpapsocialpproblem,pidentifypthepsocialpcontextpo
fpsocialpproblems,pandpexplainpwhatpsociologicalpimaginationpis.
Topic:pWhatpIspapSocialpProblem?p
SkillpLevel:pAnalyzepItp Difficulty
:p3–Difficult

7. Somepcollegepstudentsphavepjoinedptogetherptopformpaprockpband.pThispbandpconsistspofppeoplepwhophaveps
imilarpinterestspandpappassionpforprockpmusic.pThispgrouppispanpexamplepofpa(n)p .
a. subculture
b. interestpgroup
c. anomie
d. ethnicpgroup

p Answer:pa

QuestionpTitle:pTB_01_07pWhatpIspapSocialpProblem?,pApply,pLOp1.1
LearningpObjective:p1.1pDefinepwhenpapconditionpispandpispnotpapsocialpproblem,pidentifypthepsocialpcontextpo
fpsocialpproblems,pandpexplainpwhatpsociologicalpimaginationpis.
Topic:pWhatpIspapSocialpProblem?pSki
llpLevel:pApplypWhatpYoupKnowpDiffi
culty:p2–Moderate

8. ApmajoritypofptheppeoplepinpthepstatepofpTrecovapvaluephardpworkpandpindustriousness.pTheypregardpwelf
arepschemespwithpdisdainpandpopposeptheirpexistence.pHowever,pthesepschemesparepwelcomedpbyptheppoorpa
ndpdisadvantagedppeoplepwhoparepnotpcapablepofpdoingpmuchplabor.pThispdifferencepinpinterestpcreatespapcla
shpbetweenptheptwopgroupspandpbecomespapsocialpproblem.pThispsocialpproblemphaspdevelopedpbecausepofp
.
a. deviationpfrompnorms
b. misusepofppower
c. influentialpinterestpgroups
d. differencespbetweenpsubcultures

p Answer:pd

QuestionpTitle:pTB_01_08pWhatpIspapSocialpProblem?,pApply,pLOp1.1
LearningpObjective:p1.1pDefinepwhenpapconditionpispandpispnotpapsocialpproblem,pidentifypthepsocialpcontextpo
fpsocialpproblems,pandpexplainpwhatpsociologicalpimaginationpis.
Topic:pWhatpIspapSocialpProblem?
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