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Question 1
Why are gender roles considered socially
constructed, according to the text?
o
Biological gender assignment is fixed.
o
Gender-based values change over time.
o
Women’s rights transformed feminism.
o
Men and women can both contribute to the
workforce.
Question 2
What allows us to distinguish a societal problem
from an individual problem?
o
The sociological lens
o
The sociological imagination
o
Public issues debates
o
Personal testimonies
Question 3
According to the text, high percentages of the U.S.
population believe that the top goals for the government should be ensuring
equal opportunities; providing services to the poor; keeping income in the
hands of the individuals; ______________________________; and
____________________________.
o
quality education; increased military
spending
o
job creation; American-owned company
bailouts
o
job creation; quality education
o
foreign aid; job creation
Which sociological perspective believes that poverty
has its positive effects for the economy and class hierarchy?’’
o
Functionalist
o
conflict
o
race-centered
o
feminist
Question 5
Which social class lost much of its wealth as a
result of the housing bubble and mortgage crisis?
o
the working poor
o
the 1%
o
the corporate CEOs
o
the middle class
Question 6
There have been positive shifts impacting gender
equality in the wake of the Great Recession of 2008.
o
True
o
False
Question 7
The denial of rights to homosexuals is a social
problem.Correct!
o
True
o
False
Question 8
Which of the following is NOT considered
constitutive of a social problem (rather than an individual problem)?
o
It is a challenge to those in power.
o
It violates society’s values.
o
It falls outside a pattern.
o
It could be solved through changes in
society.
Question 9
Which of the following is NOT a method of
qualitative analysis?
o
interviews
o
focus groups
o
census
o
observation
Question 10
Who are the two sociologists working to relocate
homeless populations from urban centers to areas near public transportation and
social services?
o
Emile Durkheim and James Wright
o
James Wright and Hilda Solis
o
Hilda Solis and Ruth Milkman
o
Ruth Milkman and James Wright
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