According to a functionalist perspective, when do social problems arise?
a. when protests occur
b. when social institutions do not fulfill the functions they are supposed to perform
c. when the elite impose their power over the masses
d. when individuals try to solve their own problems
What type of movement seeks to renovate or renew people through inner change?
a. reform
b. revolutionary
c. alternative
d. religious
What type of movement seeks to improve society by changing some specific aspect of the social structure?
a. religious
b. revolutionary
c. reform
d. alternative
Voluntary, often spontaneous, activity that is
engaged in by a large number of people and typically violates dominant group norms and values is the definition of which of the following terms?
a. crowds
b. mobs
c. social movements
d. collective behavior
What are social movements that attempt to bring about change by working within the existing organizational structures of society called?
a. reform movements
b. revolutionary movements
c. religious movements
d. alternative movements
According to the text, single issue demands are frequently made by special interest groups that focus on which of the following issues?
a. abortion
b. environment
c. fair wages
d. health care
According to the text, what is a major limitation of micro- and midlevel approaches to reducing social problems?
a. Not enough emphasis is placed on the part that individuals must play in solving their own problems.
b. Efforts at this level typically lack the sustained capacity to produce changes at the national or international levels.
c. Overemphasis on the structural barriers in society may make social change seem impossible.
d. Family members become over-involved in fixing one another's social problems.
What is the term for an organized group that acts collectively to promote or resist change through collective action?
a. a resistance movement
b. a social movement
c. a grassroots group
d. a rebellious movement
What is the term for organizations started by ordinary people who work in concert to change a perceived wrong in their neighborhood, city, state, or nation?
a. political parties
b. governmental caucuses
c. grassroots groups
d. resistance movements
Which of the following is a limitation of the microlevel approach to reducing or eliminating social problems?
a. Large-scale social problems can only be solved one person at a time.
b. When collective solutions are used as the strategies for reducing social problems, secondary groups are not being taken into account.
c. Without the involvement of large-scale organizations, it is virtually impossible to reduce large-scale social problems.
d. Women's needs are not taken into consideration in most microlevel approaches.
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