Liberal  is derived from the Latin word for __________….

 

Liberal  is derived from the Latin word for __________….

.Liberal”radical””free””library””literate”

is derived from the Latin word for __________.

2.The continuum representing a range of political attitudes of a population is called __________.

a research agenda

a global perspective

the political spectrum

the social-constructionist approach

3.According to Marxist theory, social problems such as poverty result from __________.

advanced technology

the high rate of immigration

the operation of a capitalist economy

an evil human nature

4.Which of the following concepts refers to the consequences of a social pattern that are intended and widely recognized?

Group of answer choices

eufunctions

latent functions

manifest functions

dysfunctions

5.During the 1920s and 1930s, sociologists at the University of Chicago linked poverty to a breakdown in social order due to rapid social change. This view is called__________.

Group of answer choices

the social disorganization thesis

the bell curve thesis

the hypersegregation thesis

the culture of poverty thesis

6.Experts estimate that about how many people in the United States are homeless at some point during a year?

Group of answer choices

about 16 million

about 16,000

about 1.6 million

about 160,000

7.Sylvia earns $7.25 per hour, the federal minimum wage in much of the country in 2018. She works full time, year round, and earns about $15,000 annually. This profile places her within which category?

Group of answer choices

working poor

the poverty gap

the underclass

nonworking poor

8.Since about 1980, income inequality among U.S. families has been__________.

Group of answer choices

fluctuating up and down with no long-term change

holding steady

declining

increasing

9.In 1945, sociologists Kingsley Davis and Wilbert Moore made the claim that inequality has useful consequences for the operation of society. This claim is consistent with which type of theoretical analysis?

Group of answer choices

structural-functional analysis

social disorganization analysis

social-conflict analysis

symbolic-interaction analysis

10.Which of the following concepts refers to the negative consequences of social patterns?

Group of answer choices

latent functions

manifest functions

eufunctions

dysfunctions

11.In 1964 President Johnson declared “War on Poverty” in an effort to create

Group of answer choices

the beautiful society

the perfect society

the best society

the great society

12.The social-constructionist approach asserts that __________.

Group of answer choices

social problems are those that are the most harmful to any population

problems arise as people define conditions as undesirable and in need of change

society keeps facing the same problems year after year

the government decides what the serious problems are

13.Which theoretical approach sees society as a system of many interrelated parts that operate together?

Group of answer choices

symbolic-interaction approach

social-conflict approach

structural-functional approach

feminist approach

14.Although there is less gender inequality today than there was a century ago, people today are more likely to view gender inequality as a social problem than people were likely to do so back then. This pattern reflects the fact that __________.

Group of answer choices

we now expect men and women to be socially unequal

what we subjectively perceive always reflects what is objectively true

people simply don’t agree on what important social problems are

we now expect men and women to be socially equal

15.Sociologists use which of the following concepts to refer to a statement of how and why specific facts are related?

Group of answer choices

model

theory

societal subsystem

correlation

16.Most people in the United States who live below the poverty line are__________.

Group of answer choices

white

male

elderly

homeless

17.Claims and counterclaims about what should and should not be defined as a social problem is a good way of describing __________.

Group of answer choices

coalescence

societal consensus

politics

philosophy

18.Which term refers to the trend by which women represent an increasing share of the U.S. poor?

Group of answer choices

gender gap

poverty gap

glass ceiling

feminization of poverty

19.Because many social problems are related, __________.

Group of answer choices

every social problem can be solved

no social problem can be solved

solving one social problem may create a new problem

solving one social problem will solve all social problems

20.The lowest paid 20 percent of U.S. families receive about what percentage of all income in the country?

Group of answer choices

3.7 percent

33.7 percent

23.7 percent

13.7 percent

21.If you were to support a conservative solution to the problem of poverty in the United States, you would focus on__________.

Group of answer choices

government activism

replacing the market economy

personal responsibility

societal responsibility

22.Former U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell speaks as a conservative when he argues that the most effective way to prevent social problems like poverty is to__________.

Group of answer choices

transform this country’s market economy

eliminate welfare entirely

increase welfare benefits

teach children personal responsibility and hard work

23.In 2016, what percentage of children under the age of eighteen lived in poor households?

Group of answer choices

61.3 percent

41.3 percent

13.3 percent

1.3 percent

24.Adopting a global perspective shows us which of the following patterns?

Group of answer choices

Poverty is even more serious in much of the world than it is in the United States.

The problems we face in the United States are exactly the same in other countries.

People in poor nations have as much schooling as people in the United States.

Women in poor nations typically have fewer children than women in the United States.

25.Radicals on the left agree with liberals that poverty is __________.

a matter of personal responsibility

a societal issue

built into the very nature of capitalism

mostly a thing of the past