Test Bank for Understanding
Social Problems
The Employment Non-Discrimination Act, which prohibits employment discrimination based on
sexual orientation has been introduced every year in congress since 1994 but never been passed. -
ANSWERSTRUE
Unemployment and Underemployment are both measured by the U.S Department of Labor -
ANSWERSFALSE
Which of these groups had the highest median wages in 2016? - ANSWERSAsian Women
X works in a factory that pays $2 per hour. Her co-workers have developed vision and breathing
problems from the workplace and her superior often yells at her and her co-workers. Which of these
terms from your textbook would best describe Xi's workplace? - ANSWERSA sweatshop
According to Max Weber, what would workers lose in exchange for the efficiency and predictability
of bureaucracy? - ANSWERSTheir individual freedom
_______ is a phenomenon that is responsible for both, creating a world market for labor and for
creating winners and losers in that world market. - ANSWERSGlobalization
Faculty in your major are concerned that it is being labeled as the "easy major". Which perspective
would be interested in analyzing this process? - ANSWERSInteractionist
Long periods of unemployment are associated with increased rates of suicide and domestic
violence? - ANSWERSTRUE
Functionalists point out that technology can lead to job displacement and wage loss. -
ANSWERSTRUE
With which of these statements would Karl Marx agree? - ANSWERSCapitalism is a system that leads
to worker alienation and exploitation
,Foreign-born workers are overrepresented in low-paying occupations. - ANSWERSTRUE
The Upper Big Branch Mine and Deepwater Horizon incidents both the need for which of these? -
ANSWERSAttention to occupational safety for industrial workers.
Which of these is NOT a reason why elderly American employment is on the rise? - ANSWERSLack of
sufficient labor pool of young Americans to fill their positions.
The number of elderly Americans in the workforce has decreased over the last decade. -
ANSWERSFALSE
Which of these is NOT a reason deindustrialization occurred in the United States? -
ANSWERSImmigrant labor replaced American labor.
A widespread, systematic disinvestment in our nation's manufacturing and production capacities is
referred to as which of these? - ANSWERSDeindustrialization
Karl Marx believed that power is determined by one's relationship to which of these? - ANSWERSThe
means of production.
Workplace homicides accounted for less than once percent of all work related fatal occupational
injuries in 2016. - ANSWERSFALSE
An economic shift toward service and information occupations is known as the ________ revolution.
- ANSWERSService
Which president created the U.S. Department of Labor? - ANSWERSWilliam H. Taft
Which of these types of discrimination is not legally prohibited for U.S workers? - ANSWERSSexual
Orientation
The 2016 U.S. median household income was approximately $79,039. - ANSWERSFALSE
, Compared to native-born workers, foreign-born workers are more likely to be ________. -
ANSWERSMale
The focus of today's U.S. economy is producing goods. - ANSWERSFALSE
President Obama signed an executive order to raise the minimum wage for individuals working on
new federal service contracts to - ANSWERS$10.10
What is the major active chemical in marijuana? - ANSWERSTHC
Which age cohort is most likely to support legalization of marijuana? - ANSWERSMillennials
Native Hawaiians and whites have among the lowest adult alcohol drinking rates in the United
States. - ANSWERSFALSE
Based on their self reports of drinking _____ percent of college students meet the criteria for alcohol
abuse. - ANSWERS31
The prevalence of tobacco smoking is highest among which of these groups in the United States? -
ANSWERSAlaska Natives
From a sociological perspective, which is a concern with biological and psychological theories of drug
abuse. - ANSWERSThey can't explain the social or structural determinants of drug abuse of drug
abuse.
Which if the following is a common element of NIDA, the ONDCP, and the NIAAA? - ANSWERSThey
are all federally funded programs.
The Fair Sentencing Act reduces the sentencing disparity in the amounts of powder cocaine and
crack cocaine required for the imposition of mandatory minimum sentences. - ANSWERSTRUE
According to the findings of MacDonald Wells, and Wild (1999), the presence of a drinking
subculture at work is the strongest risk factor for alcohol and drug use. - ANSWERSTRUE
Social Problems
The Employment Non-Discrimination Act, which prohibits employment discrimination based on
sexual orientation has been introduced every year in congress since 1994 but never been passed. -
ANSWERSTRUE
Unemployment and Underemployment are both measured by the U.S Department of Labor -
ANSWERSFALSE
Which of these groups had the highest median wages in 2016? - ANSWERSAsian Women
X works in a factory that pays $2 per hour. Her co-workers have developed vision and breathing
problems from the workplace and her superior often yells at her and her co-workers. Which of these
terms from your textbook would best describe Xi's workplace? - ANSWERSA sweatshop
According to Max Weber, what would workers lose in exchange for the efficiency and predictability
of bureaucracy? - ANSWERSTheir individual freedom
_______ is a phenomenon that is responsible for both, creating a world market for labor and for
creating winners and losers in that world market. - ANSWERSGlobalization
Faculty in your major are concerned that it is being labeled as the "easy major". Which perspective
would be interested in analyzing this process? - ANSWERSInteractionist
Long periods of unemployment are associated with increased rates of suicide and domestic
violence? - ANSWERSTRUE
Functionalists point out that technology can lead to job displacement and wage loss. -
ANSWERSTRUE
With which of these statements would Karl Marx agree? - ANSWERSCapitalism is a system that leads
to worker alienation and exploitation
,Foreign-born workers are overrepresented in low-paying occupations. - ANSWERSTRUE
The Upper Big Branch Mine and Deepwater Horizon incidents both the need for which of these? -
ANSWERSAttention to occupational safety for industrial workers.
Which of these is NOT a reason why elderly American employment is on the rise? - ANSWERSLack of
sufficient labor pool of young Americans to fill their positions.
The number of elderly Americans in the workforce has decreased over the last decade. -
ANSWERSFALSE
Which of these is NOT a reason deindustrialization occurred in the United States? -
ANSWERSImmigrant labor replaced American labor.
A widespread, systematic disinvestment in our nation's manufacturing and production capacities is
referred to as which of these? - ANSWERSDeindustrialization
Karl Marx believed that power is determined by one's relationship to which of these? - ANSWERSThe
means of production.
Workplace homicides accounted for less than once percent of all work related fatal occupational
injuries in 2016. - ANSWERSFALSE
An economic shift toward service and information occupations is known as the ________ revolution.
- ANSWERSService
Which president created the U.S. Department of Labor? - ANSWERSWilliam H. Taft
Which of these types of discrimination is not legally prohibited for U.S workers? - ANSWERSSexual
Orientation
The 2016 U.S. median household income was approximately $79,039. - ANSWERSFALSE
, Compared to native-born workers, foreign-born workers are more likely to be ________. -
ANSWERSMale
The focus of today's U.S. economy is producing goods. - ANSWERSFALSE
President Obama signed an executive order to raise the minimum wage for individuals working on
new federal service contracts to - ANSWERS$10.10
What is the major active chemical in marijuana? - ANSWERSTHC
Which age cohort is most likely to support legalization of marijuana? - ANSWERSMillennials
Native Hawaiians and whites have among the lowest adult alcohol drinking rates in the United
States. - ANSWERSFALSE
Based on their self reports of drinking _____ percent of college students meet the criteria for alcohol
abuse. - ANSWERS31
The prevalence of tobacco smoking is highest among which of these groups in the United States? -
ANSWERSAlaska Natives
From a sociological perspective, which is a concern with biological and psychological theories of drug
abuse. - ANSWERSThey can't explain the social or structural determinants of drug abuse of drug
abuse.
Which if the following is a common element of NIDA, the ONDCP, and the NIAAA? - ANSWERSThey
are all federally funded programs.
The Fair Sentencing Act reduces the sentencing disparity in the amounts of powder cocaine and
crack cocaine required for the imposition of mandatory minimum sentences. - ANSWERSTRUE
According to the findings of MacDonald Wells, and Wild (1999), the presence of a drinking
subculture at work is the strongest risk factor for alcohol and drug use. - ANSWERSTRUE
