Introduction to Social Problems 10th Edition Sullivan - Test Bank

Chapter 01 – Approaches to the Study of Social Problems

Multiple-Choice Questions

1. A group is said to be an influential group if it has ________.

a. a large number of members

b. a significant impact on public debate and social policy

c. existed for more than 5 years

d. advocated for issues that affect a large number of people

Answer: b

Question Title: TB_01_01 What Is a Social Problem?, Understand, LO 1.1

Learning Objective: 1.1 Define when a condition is and is not a social problem, identify the social context of social problems, and explain what sociological imagination is.

Topic: What Is a Social Problem?

Skill Level: Understand the Concepts

Difficulty: 2–Moderate

2. Personal troubles become public issues only when ________.

a. an influential group so defines them

b. it has been affecting a family for a long time

c. a social condition has caused it

d. they require economic support to be resolved

Answer: a

Question Title: TB_01_02 What Is a Social Problem?, Understand, LO 1.1

Learning Objective: 1.1 Define when a condition is and is not a social problem, identify the social context of social problems, and explain what sociological imagination is.

Topic: What Is a Social Problem?

Skill Level: Understand the Concepts

Difficulty: 1–Easy

3. ________ are people’s ideas about what is good or bad, right or wrong.

a. Norms

b. Rules

c. Hypotheses

d. Values

Answer: d

Question Title: TB_01_03 What Is a Social Problem?, Remember, LO 1.1

Learning Objective: 1.1 Define when a condition is and is not a social problem, identify the social context of social problems, and explain what sociological imagination is.

Topic: What Is a Social Problem?

Skill Level: Remember the Facts

Difficulty: 1–Easy

4. A social condition is considered to be a social problem if it ________.

a. threatens a group’s values

b. cannot be remedied by social action

c. poses a threat to an individual’s values and beliefs

d. affects a small number of people

Answer: a

Question Title: TB_01_04 What Is a Social Problem?, Understand, LO 1.1

Learning Objective: 1.1 Define when a condition is and is not a social problem, identify the social context of social problems, and explain what sociological imagination is.

Topic: What Is a Social Problem?

Skill Level: Understand the Concepts

Difficulty: 1–Easy

5. ________ are rules of conduct that guide people’s behavior.

a. Norms

b. Values

c. Causalities

d. Hypotheses

Answer: a

Question Title: TB_01_05 What Is a Social Problem?, Remember, LO 1.1

Learning Objective: 1.1 Define when a condition is and is not a social problem, identify the social context of social problems, and explain what sociological imagination is.

Topic: What Is a Social Problem?

Skill Level: Remember the Facts

Difficulty: 1–Easy

6. What is the difference between the way in which laypeople and sociologists view deviant behaviors?

a. Sociologists view behaviors or characteristics as being deviant, while laypeople consider a behavior to be deviant only when some group so defines it.

b. Sociologists view deviance as relative, while laypeople view deviance in an absolute way by comparing it with some fixed standards.

c. Sociologists consider deviance to be a healthy group characteristic, while laypeople dislike and reproach deviance.