Home Page Social Science Sociology Social Problems SOCIO Final 1 - Flashcards

SOCIO Final 1 – Flashcards

Mary Browning

7 July 2022

question

When researchers focus on how the relationships we share with family, friends and coworkers shape our lives, they are examining a:

answer

Intimate Social Context

question

When Michael considers how his race, age, marital status and income compares to that of other Americans he is considering his:

answer

Social Location

question

which of the following explains why sons are preferred to daughters in India?

answer

All of the above: a son can continue the family name, a son can take care of aged parents, a son can perform funeral rights.

question

The teenagers who participate in a weekly bible study class believe that abortion is bad. Their shared belief is an example of:

answer

Value

question

When Joan Hayes argued that the abortion issue was about the right of pregnant women to choose whether or not to have a baby, this represented which stage of natural development of social problems:

answer

First : Define

question

When proabortion groups started to promote the development of abortion clinics around the country this reflected which stage of natural development of a social problem?

answer

Third: React

question

Antiabortionists who forward emails to their friends, run newspaper ads, and post blogs are known as

answer

Moderates

question

Ami wants to gain in depth information about how women experience abortion, Ami should use?

answer

Case Studies

question

Jason is conducting a study on the elder population. He allows each participant in his study to talk in-depth about their expereinces with the elderly. Jason is using _________ to collect information

answer

Unstructured Interviews

question

In the US a person convicted of a felony drug charege is ineligable to receive federal financial aid to attend college. Becasue of this law, exconvicts taht are releadsed from prison have limited access to higher education and high paying jobs. Many return to a life of crime. This is an example of:

answer

Latent Dysfunction

question

Marco is looking for a freamerwork for organing the facts that he has leraned about academic success and parental income. Marco is pursing a :

answer

Theory

question

Which theory suggest that nursing homes were devleped to replace care that occurred in the home especially as more women went intot he work force and were unable to care for their aging family members.

answer

Functionalist

question

In the US, firefighting building construction, and engineering are typically associated with men while nursing, teaching, and hair styling are typically associated with women. This illustrates work that

answer

is Sex-Typed

question

Conflict theory was developed to explain events that occured during:

answer

The Industrial Revolution

question

The elderly became a political force when they were organized into a collective group by:

answer

Dr. Francis Townsend

question

The Human resources officer denied Mrs. Merkel employement because she believes that at 62 years of age, Mrs. Merkel is too old to start a new career. This is an example of.

answer

Ageism

question

Smoking cigarettes causes lung cancer. This reflects.

answer

Objective Condition

question

Many parents worried that tobacco advertisments that use cartoon characters will encourage young people to smoke. This reflects

answer

Subjective Concern

question

US citizens are demanding that the government do something about the increasing number of methampetamine labs set-up in rural, urban and suburban areas. This reflects.

answer

A social problem

question

Many people lose their jobs, their homes and their families because of alcohol. This reflects alcohols:

answer

Dysfunction

question

To cope with the grief of losing their husband, Mary's physician offered her a prescription for Valium. This illustrates:

answer

The Medicalization of Human Problems

question

Of all the drugs abuse problems, the most expensive is:

answer

Alcohol

question

Megan believs that in an analysis of the harm of illegal drugs in America, a researcher should consider whether or not drugs interfere with people reaching their goals. Megan's ideas are in line with:

answer

Functionalist

question

John is an alcoholic and wants to enroll in a treatment program, He is like to enroll in:

answer

Alcoholics Anonymous

question

T/F Social location determines a persons actions

answer

False

question

T/F A social problem for some is often a solution for others.

answer

True

question

In the case of WEbster v. Reproductive services the court concluded that the states do not have an obligation to finance abortions

answer

True

question

Theer are 3 stages in the natural history of social problems

answer

False

question

Sociology provides a basis for making value decisions

answer

false

question

The percent of elderly who are poor his higher today than in 1970

answer

False

question

Americans have always placed a low value on the elderly.

answer

False

question

What people consider to be a social problem changes from one historical period to another.

answer

True

question

What qualifies as drug abuse depends on social norms.

answer

true

question

In the 1950s, doctors recommended cigarettes for one's health.

answer

True

question

The concept of sociological imagination was developed by

answer

C. Wright Mills

question

The phenomena in which large scale events of history bring difficulty into people's lives is called

answer

Personal Troubles

question

The social context that involves historical events is called

answer

Broad Social Context

question

An aspect of society that can be measured or experienced is called a

answer

Objective Condition

question

The unintended consequences of peoples actions that disrupt a system equilibrium are called

answer

Latent Dysfunction

question

A shared belief about whether something is good or bad is a

answer

value

question

Case, studies, surveys experiements and field studies are

answer

Research design

question

In an experiment, those people who are exposed to a particular experience are called the

answer

Experimental Group

question

_____is a successful drug program whose principle have been applied to other addiction treatment programs

answer

question

_____paved the way for the black market cocaine

answer

The Harrison Act

1 of

Unlock all answers in this set

Unlock answers

question

When researchers focus on how the relationships we share with family, friends and coworkers shape our lives, they are examining a:

answer

Intimate Social Context

question

When Michael considers how his race, age, marital status and income compares to that of other Americans he is considering his:

answer

Social Location

question

which of the following explains why sons are preferred to daughters in India?

answer

All of the above: a son can continue the family name, a son can take care of aged parents, a son can perform funeral rights.

question

The teenagers who participate in a weekly bible study class believe that abortion is bad. Their shared belief is an example of:

answer

Value

question

When Joan Hayes argued that the abortion issue was about the right of pregnant women to choose whether or not to have a baby, this represented which stage of natural development of social problems:

answer

First : Define

question

When proabortion groups started to promote the development of abortion clinics around the country this reflected which stage of natural development of a social problem?

answer

Third: React

question

Antiabortionists who forward emails to their friends, run newspaper ads, and post blogs are known as

answer

Moderates

question

Ami wants to gain in depth information about how women experience abortion, Ami should use?

answer

Case Studies

question

Jason is conducting a study on the elder population. He allows each participant in his study to talk in-depth about their expereinces with the elderly. Jason is using _________ to collect information

answer

Unstructured Interviews

question

answer

Latent Dysfunction

question

Marco is looking for a freamerwork for organing the facts that he has leraned about academic success and parental income. Marco is pursing a :

answer

Theory

question

answer

Functionalist

question

answer

is Sex-Typed

question

Conflict theory was developed to explain events that occured during:

answer

The Industrial Revolution

question

The elderly became a political force when they were organized into a collective group by:

answer

Dr. Francis Townsend

question

The Human resources officer denied Mrs. Merkel employement because she believes that at 62 years of age, Mrs. Merkel is too old to start a new career. This is an example of.

answer

Ageism

question

Smoking cigarettes causes lung cancer. This reflects.

answer

Objective Condition

question

Many parents worried that tobacco advertisments that use cartoon characters will encourage young people to smoke. This reflects

answer

Subjective Concern

question

US citizens are demanding that the government do something about the increasing number of methampetamine labs set-up in rural, urban and suburban areas. This reflects.

answer

A social problem

question

Many people lose their jobs, their homes and their families because of alcohol. This reflects alcohols:

answer

Dysfunction

question

To cope with the grief of losing their husband, Mary's physician offered her a prescription for Valium. This illustrates:

answer

The Medicalization of Human Problems

question

Of all the drugs abuse problems, the most expensive is:

answer

Alcohol

question

answer

Functionalist

question

John is an alcoholic and wants to enroll in a treatment program, He is like to enroll in:

answer

Alcoholics Anonymous

question

T/F Social location determines a persons actions

answer

False

question

T/F A social problem for some is often a solution for others.

answer

True

question

In the case of WEbster v. Reproductive services the court concluded that the states do not have an obligation to finance abortions

answer

True

question

Theer are 3 stages in the natural history of social problems

answer

False

question

Sociology provides a basis for making value decisions

answer

false

question

The percent of elderly who are poor his higher today than in 1970

answer

False

question

Americans have always placed a low value on the elderly.

answer

False

question

What people consider to be a social problem changes from one historical period to another.

answer

True

question

What qualifies as drug abuse depends on social norms.

answer

true

question

In the 1950s, doctors recommended cigarettes for one's health.

answer

True

question

The concept of sociological imagination was developed by

answer

C. Wright Mills

question

The phenomena in which large scale events of history bring difficulty into people's lives is called

answer

Personal Troubles

question

The social context that involves historical events is called

answer

Broad Social Context

question

An aspect of society that can be measured or experienced is called a

answer

Objective Condition

question

The unintended consequences of peoples actions that disrupt a system equilibrium are called

answer

Latent Dysfunction

question

A shared belief about whether something is good or bad is a

answer

value

question

Case, studies, surveys experiements and field studies are

answer

Research design

question

In an experiment, those people who are exposed to a particular experience are called the

answer

Experimental Group

question

_____is a successful drug program whose principle have been applied to other addiction treatment programs

answer

question

_____paved the way for the black market cocaine

answer

The Harrison Act

SOCIO Final 1 – Flashcards

Unlock all answers in this set

Haven't found what you were looking for?

Search for samples, answers to your questions and flashcards