Sociology Social Problems final test

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Which statement below best describes social problems
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Social problems are contingent on the culture of the country in question
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2. Which of the following groups is an example of an ethnic group
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d. Italian American
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3. According to sociologist a social problem
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D, people believe warrants public concern and collective action to bring about change
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4. According to the text some personal problems
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B, are related to the larger social issues in soceity
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5. Teaching school children that their own school and country are the best is an example of
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D, ethnocentrism
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6. The process whereby the cultural attributes of diverse racial ethnic groups at
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D, amalgamation
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7. Which theorist explain racial and ethnic inequality in terms of economic stratification and access to power
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B, conflict theorist
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9. Which of the following is an example of institutional discrimination
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C, a real estate agent has unwritten policy
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10. Adjunct instructors, who do not receive benefits or full time status at their respective institutions are examples of
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D, contingent workers
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12. Sociologist examining problems associated with linguistic sexism are using which perspective
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A, symbolic interactionist
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14. Potentiation refers to
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A, the reaction that takes place when two drugs are mixed
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15. Sociologist who use a symbolic Interactionist framework believe that the drug problem could be reduced if
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B, children did not see members of their family
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16. According to conflict theorist, opium was outlawed in the us because it was associated with
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B, Chinese imigration
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17. According to the test definition, a drug is
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A, changes the human body's processes
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18. Drug addiction is
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B, characterized by tolerance and withdrawl
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19. According to the Uniform crime report overall rates of crime have
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D, decreased annually since 1991
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20. Relatively minor crimes that are punishable by a fine or less than a year in jail are known as
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misdemeanors
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21. Which part of the brain is most closely associated with violent behavior
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A, cortex
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22. The most enduring psychological explanations of delinquency and crime seem to be the ones that bridge the biological explanations by linking crime and
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B, intelligence
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23. Strain theory and control theory are
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A, functionalist perspective
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24. According to Robert merton, which o the following accept societys goals, but use illegitimate means to achieve them
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B, innovators
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25. Differential association theory and labeling theory are
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C, symbolic interactionists theory
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26. Seeking to reduce criminal activity by instilling fear of punishment is known as
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B, deterrence
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27. Early Christian leaders such as st Augustine and st thomans believe that prostitution are necessary because
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A, was evil but saved a basic social ned
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28. According to functionalist, prostitution
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A, will always exist because it serves important functions in society
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30. Erotica
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C, depicts consensual, pleasurable sex acts
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31. According to presented research in the test, the increase in media coverage of child pornography cases could be explained by
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D, the internets contribution to a huge increase in the amount and increase
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32. A sociologist who studies prostitutes
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B, symbolic interactionist
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33. Which of the following statements regarding the chronically poor is correct
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C, those unable to work because of age disability
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34. The poverty line is based on the assumption that
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B, one-third of the person's income
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35. The vast majority of poor people in the us are
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A, women and children
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36. The practice used by people who view a social problem as emanating from within the individual and is practiced by
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A, blaming the victim
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37. Which of the following initiatives created farm subsidies
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A, Franklin D Roosevelt
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38. Which of the following perspectives asserts that poverty related problems can be reduced by stringing social institutions
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C, functionalist perspective
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39. Conflict theorist would suggest that
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B, problem of poverty can only be solved
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40. Employers who enjoy tax credits for hiring welfare recipients
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C, small business protection act
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42. Julie is a high school dropout and a single mother with three children who works as a waiters...
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B, relative poverty due to feminization
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44. Which of the following best defines political economy
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C, the independent workings and interests
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45. According to the test, the three major economic system present in moder societies
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A, capitalism, socialism, and mixed economies
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46. Which of the following best defines primary sector
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B, the extraction of raw materials
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47. Which of the following best defines secondary sector
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A, the processing of raw materials into finished
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48. Tertiary sector production is
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C, workers providing services rather than goods
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49. A monopoly
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A, exists when a single firm controls
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50. An oligopoly
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C, is a situation in which a small number of companies or suppliers
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51. Corporate welfare
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B, occurs when the government financially helps private companies
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52. According to the test, which of the following two factors contribute to individual and family debt
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B, availability of credit and insufficient employment
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53. The study of the seize and distribution of pollutions is known as
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A, Demography
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54. Crude birth rate
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B, refers to the number of live births per 1000
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55. Migration takes two forms. What are they
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A, immigration and emigration
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56. What was Thomas Malthus view on global pollution according to what he wrote
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A, global pollution if left unchecked
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57. The idea that some societies move from high birth and death rates to low as a result of technological development is called
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D, demographic transition theory
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58. According toWorld Helath Org which of the following populations is likely to experience malnourishment
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C, women and young children
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59. Approach to reducting global food shortages known as
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A, includes any technique that uses microorganisms to modify
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60. Which of the following statements regarding environmental degradation is true
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C, the drastic increase in air pollution that began in the 20th century
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61. Which of the following best define manifest functions
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A, open stated and intended goals
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62. Functionalist believe that education
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B, allows young people upward social mobility
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63. Which of the following initiatives was issued by the Obama administration
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D, a Blueprint Reform
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64. Social assets that children gain from their home and bring with them to the classroom
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C, cultural capital
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65. Which of the following statements regarding the hidden curriculum are true
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C, it is learned through implied demands
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67. Which statement best describes the relationship between early immigration and education
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A, high rates of immigration in the nineteenth century brought
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68. In Brown v the board of education the supreme court ruled tha
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C, separate but equal schools are unconstitutional
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71. Which of the following statements regarding literacy is true
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C, the rate of functional illiteracy is higher among minority
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72. School voucher systems
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A, give students government money to purchase education
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73. Of the fifty states in the us how many states have hate crime laws
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C, forty-three
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74. Which of the following best describes C wright mills sociological imagination
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C, the ability to connect individual experiences to the larger society
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75. C Wright Mills, widespread unemployment resulting from changes in the national economy
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C, a public issues
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76. The text defines discrimination as
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D, actions or practices of dominanct group members that have a harmful
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77. Microlevel analyses focuses on
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A, small group relations and social interaction
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78. Which of the following in the best definition of social policy
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A, a written set of ideas and goals that are formally adopted by a relative decision
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79. A theoretical framework, overall approach, or viewpoint towards some subject is a
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C, perspective
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80. Standards of conduct that are culturally established are called
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A, norms
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81. Functionalist base their approach on the worlds of early social thinkers who compared society to which of the following
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C, a living organism
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82. Uninteneded consequensces....
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B, latent functions
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83. The functionalist explanation of violence in everyday behavior among your males in the lower classes is called
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A, subculture of violence hypothesis
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84. John is a sociologist who argues that
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A, Value Conflict
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85. According to critical conflict theorist, social problems occur
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B, there are major contradictions inherent in how a society
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86. According to the conflict perspective the problem of violence in societies is linked to
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C, Capitalisim
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Howard Becker, Develop individual views of right and wrong
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B, moral entrepreneuers
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88. Which of the following types of research is used by social scientist
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B, survey research
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89. Interactionalist solution to violence include which of the following
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D Teaching people of all ages to engage in nonviolent
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90. The study of social problems involving the economy would take place at which level
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B, macrolevel
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91. Tameka is a sociologist who explores
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b. critical conflict
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92. Rico has been labeled delinquent, If rico is arrested in the future, his situation will fit which of the following
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d. self-fulfilling prophecy
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93. Hen news states provide exhaustive coverage Casey Anthony,
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B, frame amplication
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94. Deborah is studying the effects of violent video games by observing children after they played what kind of research is she using
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a. field research
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95. In order to conduct a study of population growth among various religious ethnic groups water collects US data what type of research is this
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b. secondary analysis of existing data
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96. Researches who use data collected by the fbi are using which of the following
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d. secondary analysis of existing data
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97. David was physically attacked by a group of students as his dorm
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d. hate crime
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98. Jane is a sociologist
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c. micro level
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99. Tom and Sherri are a man and a wife who are married cohabitation and raising three children, this is an example of
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A, nuclear family
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100. Tome and Sheri are a man and wife who are married and have a ton of family members
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B, extended family
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101. Which of the following statements about adoption is true
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B, adopted children receive all rights of biological children
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102. Strengthen the family according to functionalist
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C, making divorce harder to get
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103. Which of the following perspectives suggest that couples
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C, symbolic interactionist
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105. Core nations
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A, are dominant capitalist centers characterized by high level
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106. Mechanical solidarity
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A, emile durkheim
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107. in regard to urban problems conflict believe that
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C, The upper classes have maintained class and racial segregation
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108. the process by which people renovate or restore properties is called
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B, gentrification
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109. which of the following statements regarding suburbs is true
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C, suburbs have newer infrastructures and money to maintain them
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110. which of the following statements about homelessness is true
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C, families and children are the fastest growing segment of the homeless
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111. all of the following practices have been used by some property owners to perpetuate housing segregation except
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D, Unequal property taxation
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