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Social Problems Test 3

Madison Kinnear Done English 51 cards

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  1. 1Using a functionalist framework: Do you think it is true that our cooperative skills derived from our warlike tendencies?I believe that there will always be very bad people in the world and when they influence others and threaten the lives of millions of people it is important that we can learn to stick together to fight for the greater good.
  2. 2Using a conflict framework: Why did Dwight Eisenhower warn against the military industrial complexHe thought some countries would abuse their power because other agencies or companies may try to start war so that they may make a profit from war items
  3. 3Is it still a danger today?Yes
  4. 4What are some of the causes of war in the modern world?Easy victrory, optomism, first strike, profit, and terrorism
  5. 5Which is the most important in your opinion?I'd say currently terrorism. At least in the US that is a very real threat that we are always looking for
  6. 6Drawing from symbolic interactionism and feminism: What is missing from the stories we typically tell of war?Women and there stories
  7. 7Does it matter if we hear them?Yes
  8. 8It is estimated that the population of the earth will top 9 billion not too long from now. Can the planet sustain such large numbers of humans?It's already becoming a strain to the planet to bear such a large number of people. The more the population grows, the more stress their will be and the earth with decrease in it's ability to sustain human life.
  9. 9Explain how demographers and others use population variables to understand the composition of populations as well as population growth and change.Population variables- changeable characteristics of a given population such as size, racial compostition, birth rates, and death rates. The world's population is unevenly distributed.
  10. 10Explain how environmental problems, such as the loss of biodiversity is a social problem.humans affect and are affected by all aspects of the environments. We are just one part of the entire ecosystem and we must find our place in it. We are well above overpopulation and this is leading to great strains for all organism because we are constantly battling to find resources.
  11. 11How is the loss of biodiversity ties to other social concerns, such as loss of cultural diversity, and social problemsWe are losing biodiverstiy. Biodiversity is what helps ecosystems bounce back from severe droughts, storms, and other natural disasters. We might not see it, but that effects us too. We are also taking land and misusing it and that results in cultural loss
  12. 12Are you an agent of social change for an environmental problem?-
  13. 13How does the environmental justice movement take an intersectional approach to environmental problems?They believe that its a moral problem for all people and want to work on better urban areas and farming areas so that we can all live in a better place.
  14. 14Is this what makes it unique within the environmental movement?..
  15. 15What do you think about this movement?I think its important to society that we do focus on how to make things "green" so that we can sustain life on earth.
  16. 16Using sociological theory and concepts, discuss the relationship between urban development and social problems.The opportunity for work lures individuals to the city and even the city is not prepared to satisy basic needs. Either two options: up or out. If the city moves outward it moves into rural land which causes hardship for farmers. Gentrification also happens where houses are made nicer and so people start to move in with higher SES, makes it harder for people with lower SES to live there and so they either move out or feel unwelcome in their home.
  17. 17Why do some consider urban sprawl and gentrification a social problem?Urban sprawl leads to traffic jams, pollution, and loss of farming land. Gentrification leads people to be displaced in the place the once called home and sometimes even forces them to leave.
  18. 18What is the best way to control urban sprawl?Urban planners hope to build more efficient communities or "smart growth". plans include fixing up and filling in old communities that are sandwiched between cities and suburban sprawl areas, and extending mass transit systems.
  19. 19Which method seems to have been the most effective?revitalization because it makes the community better for the people and allows people to become better involved in thier community so they can make connections with others
  20. 20Discuss concerns over class and race residential segregation.More minorities and poor are concentrated in certain areas whereas white people and the rich are concentrated into certain areas which cause segregation.
  21. 21How does racial segregation contribute to racism?White people/minorities will "flee" from areas where they don't fit in/don't have the same SES. Minorities tend to decrease the values of properties and so white people/rich don't want to live in those areas.
  22. 22How could residential racial integration be increased?We can try revitalizing the community so that it increases the value of the property but at a rate that people can afford and others will want to move into the community but not at rate that raises the value of the community. The people who already live in a community can become more involved.
  23. 23Are there other policies that could be pursued to reduce the negative effects of racial segregation?We can try to impliment policies that control rent and have land taxes in order to prevent displacement
  24. 24Do yourself as an agent of change in this area? Explain..
  25. 25How is it that the US incarcerates its own people at such a high rate?The rate of incarceration exceeds other compartive areas such as Canda or Europe. The US comprises less than 5 percent of the worlds population, but it incarcerates nearly 25 percent of the world's personers. Some people blame it on the harsher drug laws and polices such as the three strikes laws.
  26. 26Noting the many costs of incarceration, can a society punish too much?Yes, society doesn't account for what it will be like when a person gets out of prison and they do not have the qualities to function well in society. More than 50 percent of all inmates return to prison within three years of their release. We're not helping people we're isolated them from society and essentially devaluing them.
  27. 27How do we justify punishment?We believe in a philosophy of retribution in which the punishment is based more on a need for revenge. If you feel you have been wronged, you can "get even".
  28. 28Is the criminal justice system fair to minorities?No, minorities are more likely than whites to view police in negative views. They are more likely to fall victim to police brutality and are more likely to perceive police actions as racially motivated. This can largely be due to racial profiling-the act of using race to determine whether a person is likely to have committed a crime.
  29. 29Should the criminal justice system focus on alternatives such as harm reduction, rehabilitation and restorative justice?Yes, other criminal justice systems have proved to be more beneficial to society. Finland, for example, favors a harm reductive approach and has a 0.05 percent incarceration compared to the US 0.7 percent incarceration.
  30. 30Should the criminal justice system be the first line of defense for social problems?No, Police often misrecognize "criminal behavior" among black and minority groups. Black kids are more likely to be seen as older, more mature, or criminally liable for deviances compared to similarly-aged white children.
  31. 31Is prison rape a serious problem? Why or why not?.
  32. 32Why do people use drugs?Sometimes people use druges for fun, pain, peer pressure, or just plan boredom.
  33. 33What is the distinction between drug abuse and addition?Drug abuse-the use of drges despite adverse consequences
    Addiction-a chronic condition that can include both a psychological and/or physiological compulsion
  34. 34Choose a sociological theory to address a social problem related to drug abuse.Symbolic interactionism-in the US we consider some drugs to be illegal and others legal, but the legality of a drug doesn't necessarily have anything to do with its effect. Two of the most dangerous drugs, tobacco and alcohol, are legal because they are deemed socially acceptable by society.
  35. 35Explain the harm reduction approach to drug use and abuse.The goal is not to eliminate but lower drug use and harm associated with drugs. People are trying to provide health care and support to these people. They're trying to prevent the spread of disease and encourage safer behaviors.
  36. 36What do you see as the advantages and disadvantages of this approach?.
  37. 37Outline the histroy of drug abuse and policy in the USDuring the civil war soldiers were given morphine and opiums to relieve pain. Dependence lasted long after they were healed and resulted in what was known as "army disease". In the early 1900s harmful and addictive drugs were readily available to consumers. Drugstores could sell whatever they wanted. The first federal law the Harrison Narcotic Act of 1914 restricted sale, manufacturing, and distribution of drugs.
  38. 38What can we learn from this history?Because of our lack of knowledge about drugs, we readily let people use dangerous drugs and even abuse them. However, even with laws in place we are still seeing many people using and abusing drugs.
  39. 39Is our current war on drugs winnable? (Is a drug free society a realistic goal as the basis for drug policy? Is the criminalization of drug users effective?I don't think realistically, the whole country will be completely drug free. There will always criminal ways for getting drugs to people. The criminalization of drug users is not effective, in fact, treatment is actually better and saves society more money in the long run.
  40. 40the violation of norms that have been written into law.crime
  41. 41an illegal act committed against another person.violent crime
  42. 42an illegal act committed against propertynonviolent crime
  43. 43the scientific studdy of crime, deviance, and social policies that the criminal justice system applies.criminology
  44. 44T or F: 75% of people arrested are men, as are 80% of inmates in U.S. state and federal prisons.False, 77% of people arrested are men, as are 90% of inmates in U.S. state and federal prisons.
  45. 45Why do people use drugs?the act of internally processing chemical substances other than food that have physical effects
  46. 46What is the distinction between drug abuse and addiction?Drug abuse: is the thus use of drugs despite adverse consequences; Addiction: is a chronic condition that can include both a psychological and/or physiological compulsion toward drug seeking and use.
  47. 47Choose a sociological theory to address a social problem related to drug use.Functional theory: functionalists believe that most drugs have both positive and negative potential and therefore must be controlled. The job of social structures such as family, courts, or churches is to support the proper use, but not the abuse, of such drugs.
  48. 48What is the history of drug abuse and policy in the United States?Although opium was oringinally used as a medicine, it was also one ofthe first drugs to be abused for recreational purposes. By 1729, opium use became so rampant that the emperor outlawed the cultivation, sale, and use of the drug. During the Civil war in the U.S. both opium and its derivative morphine were regularly given to soldiers to relieve the pain of battle wounds. In the early 1900s, harmful and addictive drugs were readilyavailable to consumers.
  49. 49What can we learn from the history of drug abuse and policy in the United States?We can learn that drugs have been around since ancient times, and they will continue to be around. As the law will continue to get worse and change.
  50. 50is our current war on drugs winnable?It would be a long hull; a failure that has ruined lives, filled prisons and cost a fortune
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