Social Problems #2 – Flashcards
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Antiabortionist who forward emails to their friends, run newspaper ads, and post blogs are known as _________.
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Moderates
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Who developed the concept of the sociological imagination?
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C. Wright Mills
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The emergence of leaders occurs during which stage in the natural history of social problems?
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First
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Crafting an official response occurs during which stage in the natural history of social problems?
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Second
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A significant number of people worry about the conditions of public schools in urban areas. Such unease illustrates the _________ associated with a social problem.
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Subjective concern
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Whether or not marijuana is legal, who obtains it and under what circumstances it is obtained are examples of the _________ associated with a social problem.
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Objective concern
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The teenagers who participate in a weekly bible study class believe that abortion is bad. Their shared belief is an example of a _________.
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Value
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Phoebe is conducting a study on youth violence that occurs in suburban playgrounds. She watches and listens to what is taking place and records the actions and statements that the youth make. This is an example of ___________.
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Observation
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When we take the role of people in general, we are taking on the role of the ___________.
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Generalized other
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Which theorist believes that conflict is inevitable among people who have close relationships?
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Lewis Coser
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Who is the "founder of sociology?"
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August Comte
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When did the perception of the elderly change so that they were seen as more useless and less productive members of society?
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1800's
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Antonia believes if women ruled the world, patriarchy, oppression, and capitalism would not exist, and the world would be a better place. As such, Antonia holds the viewpoints of __________.
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Cultural feminism
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In the United States, a person convicted of a felony drug charge is ineligible to revive federal financial aid to attend college. Because of this law, ex convicts who are released from prison have limited access to higher education and high paying jobs. Many return to a life of crime. This is an example of the ________ of the law.
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Latent dysfunction
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Early in our history, problems of old age are considered to be _________.
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personal problems
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What are the unintended consequences of peoples actions that disrupt a systems equilibrium?
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Latent dysfunctions
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Conflict theory was developed to explain events that occurred during _________.
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the industrial revolution
