Social Problems Exam 2 – Flashcards

Myopic scope

ethnicity

Great Immigration

minorities

patterns of minority

assimilation

pluralism

institutional racism

personality and societal

institutional discrimination

In the United States, police record about how many serious crimes each year? a) 500,000 b) 1 million c) 10 million d) 100 million

The statistics found in Crime in the United States: Uniform Crime Report are based on a) all crimes that are committed. b) only violent crime. c) only crimes known to the police d) all unreported crimes.

Which term refers to rules and expectations by which a society guides the behavior of its members? a) norms b) punishment c) beliefs d) statuses

Norms that are formally created through a society's political system are referred to as... a) values. b) mores. c) folkways. d) laws.

Which of the following defines people's responsibilities to uphold public order? a) civil law b) criminal law c) beliefs d) folkways

Which terms refers to violation of the criminal laws enacted by federal, state, or local governments? a) deviance b) mores c) crime d) corrections

Rick has been charged with an offense that carries a maximum penalty of a 90-day jail sentence; he has been charged with a a) status offense. b) misdemeanor. c) vice crime. d) felony

Which term refers to a more serious crime punishable by at least one year in prison? a) capital offense b) misdemeanor c) civil infraction d) felony

According to research published in 2013, what proportion of the U.S. adult population reports being afraid to walk alone at night in their own communities? a) one-tenth b) one-fifth c) one-third d) two-thirds

Which of the following is a crime against persons? a) burglary b) larceny-theft c) arson d) robbery

The Federal Bureau of Investigation compiles an annual publication of crime reports from police departments across the country, called a) National Crime Index b) FBI Crime Report: Criminal Archives. c) Crime in the United States: Uniform Crime Report. d) American Investigative Crime Survey.

Which of the following is a crime against property? a) murder b) burglary c) assault d) manslaughter

Crime against property accounts for what share of all serious offenses? a) 18 percent b) 38 percent c) 58 percent d) 88 percent

microagressions

patriarch

6 points of feminism

Double conciousness

Social Conflict Theory

covert racism

Law

Misdemeanor

felony

crime against property

stalking

larceny

juvenile delinquency

white collar crime

corporate crime

street crime

burglary

crime against persons

crime

overt racism

Symbolic Interaction

sexism

Norms

intersection theory

feminism

What is the difference between prejudice and discrimination? a) Prejudice is an internal impression formulated before interaction takes place and discrimination is an outwardly action based on prejudice. b)Discrimination is an internal impression formulated before interaction takes place and prejudice is a statement based on discrimination. c) Prejudice is an internal impression formulated before interaction takes place and discrimination is a statement based on prejudice. d) Discrimination is an internal impression formulated before interaction takes place and prejudice is an outwardly action based on prejudice.

Which of the following concepts refers to a socially constructed category of people who share biologically transmitted traits that a society defines as important a) subculture b)race c) nationality d) ethnicity

Which of the following concepts refers to a shared cultural heritage? a)race b) ethnicity c) multiculturalism d) social class

On average, African American families earn what percentage of the amount that white families earn? a) 27 percent b) 77 percent c) 57 percent d) 97 percent

Structural Functionalism lens argues: a. that humans are rational and seek rewards in a system made up of parts that act according to benifit themselves, period. b. that multiculteralism is a melting pot of diversity. c. that institutions are racist in a white society. d. that rasism is bad.

Symbolic interactionism says that: a.How people in a multicultural society interact with each other. b. the interaction of humans that are key building blocks of reality that we create for ourselves. Ex: How they dress, speak, etc c. racial ways of interacting that are limited to how we talk. d. The system of interaction when dealing with race.

Bean et al. says that there is a shrinking number of white unskilled workers in the U.S. due to dropping rates of fertility among whites and increasing education levels (they are no longer unskilled). Why do we need unskilled workers? a.Unskilled workers represent a large part of our workforce in the U.S. Without them, our system would fail. b. the workforce needs all the workers that it can handle, including CEO's and top-tear officials. c. The workforce has not changed in recent history. d. White workers could still work these positions because there are a lot of unskilled workers.

Which theory claims that prejudice develops among people who are frustrated over a lack of control in their lives? a. scapegoat theory b. authoritarian personality theory c. multicultural theory d. cultural theory

Which term refers to the personal traits and life chances that a society links to being female or male? a. patriarchy b. sexual orientation c. gender d. sex

Which term refers to the biological distinction between females and males? a. sex b.patriarchy c. sexual orientation d. gender

A society's unequal distribution of wealth, power, and privilege between men and women is called a. patriarchy b. gender stratification. c. sexual orientation. d. matriarchy.

In the United States today, what percentage of adult women are working for income? a. about 88 percent b. about 18 percent c. about 58 percent d. about 38 percent

As of 2014, women in the United States earn what share of all bachelor's degrees? a. 5 percent b. 57 percent c. 48 percent d. 23 percent

According to Vincent Parrillo's recent investigations using the social distance scale, today's college and university students (compared to those in decades past) a) express the most prejudice toward African Americans. b) are more accepting of all minorities. c) express the most prejudice toward people from European nations. d)see greater difference between the various minorities.

Racism at work in the operation of the economy, schools, hospitals, the military, and the criminal justice system is known as a) discriminatory b) segregated c) institutional d) categorical

T.W. Adorno and his colleagues claimed that prejudice is strong in people who feel a lot of hostility, rigidly conform to conventional norms, and see the world in stark contrasts such as "us" versus "them." This statement describes which of the following theories of prejudice? a) scapegoat theory b) cultural theory c) authoritarian personality theory d) multicultural theory

Which of the following theories states that prejudice is built into our way of life? a) cultural theory b) multicultural theory c) scapegoat theory d) authoritarian personality theory

According to W.E.B. Du Bois in his classic work, The Souls of Black Folk, a) race does not operate as a master status. b) since the end of legal slavery, there has been substantial improvement in the lives of most African Americans. c) U.S. society makes whites the standard by which others (including African Americans) should be measured. d) African American people are morally superior to white people.

Social-conflict analysis argues that the unequal standing of various categories of people results from a) social meanings that people attach to race. b) the way society itself is organized. c) the different importance people attach to wealth and achievement. d) the unequal talents and abilities of individuals.

gender stratification

sex

gender