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1According to your text, which is the most common crime?
- Arape
- Btheft
- Cmurder
- Darson
2Which crimes are considered victimless crimes?
- Astreet crimes
- Bvice crimes
- Cwhite collar crimes
- Dviolent crimes
3Advocates of incapacitation believe recidivism can be reduced by?
- Acapital punishment
- Bchanging the criminal
- Cutilizing half way homes
- Dplacing offenders in prison
4Which mode of adaptation is most associated with criminal behavior?
- Aconformity
- Britualism
- Cretreatism
- Dinnovation
5Crime strengthens group cohesion, provides employment opportunities and acts as a catalyst for social change. Which sociological perspective would focus on the benefits of crime?
- Asymbolic interactionism
- Bstructural functionalism
- Cexchange theory
- Dconflict theory
6Carol steals a candy bar from a drugstore. She is apprehended. When Carol returns to school, no one wants to talk to her. Carol finds acceptance among a group of girls who shoplift. While hanging out with them, Carol joins in the shoplifting. This is an example of which theory?
- Alabeling theory
- Bstrain theory
- Cassociation theory
- Dcontrol theory
7Price-fixing, anti-trust violations and "churning" are examples of what type of crime?
- Acorporate violence
- Bcorporate crime
- Cvictimless crime
- Dorganized crime
8George is both gay and Hispanic. On the job he encounters discrimination because of his membership in two minority groups? This is know as:
- Aintensive discrimination
- Bpolysemia
- Cdouble jeopardy
- Ddual prejudice
9Which is true about women regarding gender inequality in the U.S?
- Awomen have lower incomes
- Bwomen earn fewer graduate degrees
- Cwomen hold fewer prestigious jobs
- Dall of these choices
10In hunting and gathering societies, men hunted and women gathered. This division of labor based on gender became defined as normal and natural over time. Which sociological perspective views this division as purposeful for the time?
- Aconflict theory
- Bstructural functionalism
- Csymbolic interactionism
- Dexchange theory
11Symbolic interactionists emphasize that through the socialization process both females and males are taught the meanings associated with being feminine and masculine?
- ARichtig
- BFalsch
12Steve and Linda are married. Both work full time outside the home. Steve works as a lawyer, Linda as a school teacher. Linda does most of the house hold work. Using this example, which of these ideas explain the continued traditional division of labor?
- Arelative resource approach
- Btime availability approach
- Call these choices
- Dgender role ideology
13Negative viewpoints about homosexuality suggest homosexuals are promiscuous and avoid having committed relationships?
- Aare supported by most of the systematic research on this subject
- Bare inconsistent with findings showing many if not most homosexuals remaining in committed relationships
- Chave not been investigated in systematic research
- Dhave been proven by the evidence of high transmission rates of AIDS/HIV among the gay and lesbian population
14Approximately how many Americans identify as LGBT?
- A701,000
- B4,200,000
- C8,700,000
- D13,050,000
15According to the structural functionalist perspective why are homosexual relations considered deviant?
- AHomosexual behavior exacerbates sexually transmitted diease.
- BThey do not fulfill the family's institutions main purpose of producing offspring
- CNone of these
- DThe dominant sexual orientation is heterosexuality.
16Negative attitudes toward bisexuality and people who identify as bisexuals is known as biphobia?
- ARichtig
- BFalsch
17White slaveholders believed they were superior to black slaves who were thought to have inferior intellectual abilities. Which sociological perspective recognizes that equality between racial groups can contribute to the development and stability of society?
- Aconflict theory
- Bsymbolic interactionism
- Cexchange theory
- Dstructural functionalism
18Which of the following is the deliberate, systematic annihilation of an entire nation of people?
- Agenocide
- Bpopulation transfer
- Cassimilation
- Dsegregation
19According to the conflict theorists, why do the elite encourage and perpetuate racial and ethnic tensions among the "have nots"?
- Aall of these choices
- Bit is functional and contributes to society's equilibrium
- Cit forces minority workers to quit so that the elite could hire white workers in their place.
- Dit deflects attention away from the elites own exploitation of minority workers
20The Trial of Tears is an example of which pattern of interaction?
- Apopulation transfer
- Bassimilation
- Cgenocide
- Dsegregation
21Jane is not prejudice against Arabs, yet she refuses to show real estate property to a young Arab couple out of fear that she will lose many white clients. In this example, Jane is engaging in which type of discrimination?
- Aovert discrimination
- Bmodern racism
- Caversive racism
- Dadaptive discrimination
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- Quiz am social problem quiz, erstellt von Daisha Moore am 17/10/2019.
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