Socl Final Exam Review

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2.

The ____________ of society refers to the way society is organized.
- A.
  
  Ethos
- B.
  
  Culture
- C.
  
  Structure
- D.
  
  Sociological imagination
3.

Which element of a social problem refers to the belief that a particular social condition is harmful to society?
- A.
  
  Operational
- B.
  
  Objective
- C.
  
  Subjective
- D.
  
  Theoretical
4.

Which of the following is NOT one of the five traditional social institutions?
- A.
  
  Religion
- B.
  
  Family
- C.
  
  Prison
- D.
  
  Politics
5.

Sociologists refer to the position a person holds in a group as his or her
- A.
  
  Folkway.
- B.
  
  Role.
- C.
  
  Institution.
- D.
  
  Status.
6.

Symbolic interactionism emphasizes that
- A.
  
  Societal institutions meet the needs of people in society.
- B.
  
  The important symbols of society are distributed unequally.
- C.
  
  Human behavior is influenced by meanings that are created through social interaction.
- D.
  
  Institutional inequalities cause social problems.
7.

According to C. Wright Mills, the ____________ is the ability to see the connections between our personal lives and the social world.
- A.
  
  Sociological imagination
- B.
  
  Anomie
- C.
  
  Functional perspective
- D.
  
  Ascribed status
8.

A social problem is a social condition that
- A.
  
  A segment of society views as harmful to members of society and in need of remedy.
- B.
  
  Results in conflict among various population segments of a society.
- C.
  
  Everyone in a society agrees is problematic for the society.
- D.
  
  Interferes with the functioning of society.
9.

Every status is associated with many _________, or the set of rights, obligations, and expectations associated with a status.
- A.
  
  Institutions
- B.
  
  Norms
- C.
  
  Values
- D.
  
  Roles
10.

The sociological imagination allows us to see the connections between private troubles and ________.
- A.
  
  social institutions
- B.
  
  Sociology
- C.
  
  Social problems
- D.
  
  Public issues
11.

Which perspective argues that the division of society into the "haves" and "have-nots" will create social problems?
- A.
  
  Functionalist
- B.
  
  Conflict
- C.
  
  Interactionist
- D.
  
  Anomie
12.

Mental illness is considered a “hidden epidemic” because
- A.
  
  Health care providers tend to misdiagnose mentally ill patients as physically ill.
- B.
  
  Most mentally ill are institutionalized in hospitals or long-term care facilities.
- C.
  
  The shame associated with mental problems discourages people from acknowledging them.
- D.
  
  The mentally ill are more likely to stay at home and avoid contact with others.
13.

Medicaid is funded
- A.
  
  By private insurance corporations.
- B.
  
  Solely by the state government.
- C.
  
  Solely by the federal government.
- D.
  
  Jointly by federal and state governments.
14.

What is an example of how health problems impact poverty?
- A.
  
  Lower-class individuals experience greater adversity and stress as a result of their deprived and difficult living conditions.
- B.
  
  Individuals in higher social classes are less likely to be stigmatized for mental illness.
- C.
  
  The higher social classes are more likely to be diagnosed and treated for mental illness.
- D.
  
  Physical and mental health problems can limit one’s ability to pursue education and vocational training and/or employment
15.

Which of the following is an argument in favor of a single-payer health care system?
- A.
  
  It would place power in the hands of the states rather than the federal government.
- B.
  
  It would be a truly market based system.
- C.
  
  It would keep the government out of the business of health care.
- D.
  
  It would save money.
16.

A symbolic interactionist is likely to study
- A.
  
  How illness keeps people from performing their roles.
- B.
  
  Health care as a market commodity in capitalistic systems.
- C.
  
  The varying definitions of diseases and conditions across cultures.
- D.
  
  How illness leads to other social problems in society.
17.

Deinstitutionalization in mental health care refers to the process of
- A.
  
  Adding more private rooms, community dining facilities, and recreational areas in mental health hospitals.
- B.
  
  Reducing costly and often neglectful institutional care and providing more humane services in the community.
- C.
  
  Decreasing the numbers of doctors and other health care workers who practice in mental hospitals.
- D.
  
  Providing more job training in mental health facilities that will prepare patients to obtain employment when they leave the health care facility.
18.

Which of the following is NOT true regarding the health environment of Americans?
- A.
  
  Americans tend to have unhealthy patterns of food consumption.
- B.
  
  American communities are designed for automobiles rather than pedestrians.
- C.
  
  Americans have the highest obesity rates of any industrialized nation.
- D.
  
  Americans tend to work fewer hours and take more time off than workers in other industrialized nations.
19.

Which of the theoretical perspectives is most likely to study how changes in society affect health?
- A.
  
  Symbolic interactionism
- B.
  
  Conflict
- C.
  
  Feminism
- D.
  
  Structural-functionalism
20.

What is the official name of the program commonly referred to as Obamacare?
- A.
  
  Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
- B.
  
  No Child Left Behind Act
- C.
  
  Personal Health Protection and Rehabilitation Act
- D.
  
  Universal Health Care Initiative
21.

Which of the following was NOT cited in the textbook as a strategy to improve mental health care?
- A.
  
  improving access to mental health care
- B.
  
  Providing mental health support for college students
- C.
  
  Stigmatizing mental illness
- D.
  
  Eliminating the negative label of mental illness
22.

The structural-functional perspective is more likely than the conflict or symbolic interactionist perspective to view drug abuse as
- A.
  
  due to the weakening of norms in society.
- B.
  
  Learned through interaction in small groups.
- C.
  
  A response to the inequality perpetuated by the capitalist system.
- D.
  
  The consequence of a psychological predisposition to experience pleasure from drugs.
23.

_______________ theories propose that some individuals are predisposed to drug abuse.
- A.
  
  Biological
- B.
  
  Symbolic interaction
- C.
  
  Conflict
- D.
  
  Psychological
24.

According to the symbolic interactionist perspective, people who use drugs do so because
- A.
  
  They have been exploited and alienated by a capitalistic society.
- B.
  
  They have learned to label the drug-using experience in positive terms.
- C.
  
  They have a biological predisposition to drug addiction.
- D.
  
  The society is in a state of anomie.
25.

If an individual internalizes the label of a drug user, she is likely to
- A.
  
  Substitute legal for illegal drugs.
- B.
  
  Continue and sometimes escalate drug use.
- C.
  
  seek treatment for drug abuse.
- D.
  
  Quit using drugs of any kind.