Relying too heavily on a person-blame approach to social problems is a problem because __________.
A) it legitimizes the right to initiate system-change rather than person-change
B) societal conditions (such as norms that are racist, sexist, or homophobic) go unchallenged
C) it directs blame at the system and away from the individuals
D) it absolves individuals from responsibility for their actions
According to social Darwinism, disadvantaged members of society __________.
A) do not have any control over their circumstances
B) are valuable parts of the community
C) deserve government welfare
D) deserve their fate
Recidivism is the __________ crime.
A) reinvolvement in
B) retribution for
C) institutionalized deviance of
D) cultural deprivation of
The assumption by the members of a group that the culture of some other group is not only inferior, but also deficient, is called __________.
A) system-blame
B) person-blame
C) cultural deprivation
D) sociological imagination
The system-blame approach assumes that social problems results from __________.
A) psychological conditions
B) social conditions
C) religious tradition
D) institutionalized deviance
The idea of the sociological imagination was developed by which sociologist?
A) C. Wright Mills
B) William Graham Sumner
C) Karl Marx
D) Emile Durkheim
The sociological imagination involves which of the following components?
A) A focus on your individual point of view
B) A focus on genetic determinants
C) A focus on social, economic, and historical circumstances
D) A focus on individual decision making
Sociology is distinct from other disciplines in its approach to understanding norm violations as __________.
A) defined by the least powerful members of society
B) culturally defined and socially labeled
C) an inherent property of deviant individuals
D) universally agreed upon
Which of the following is an example of institutionalized deviance?
A) The equal distribution of health care among all members of society
B) The equal distribution of income among all members of society
C) The bias against the poor and people of color by police officers
D) Tax laws that permit a large business to write off purchases
Institutionalized deviance results in a society in which __________.
A) all law enforcement is corrupt
B) there is an extremely high rate of crime
C) some members are disadvantaged
D) all members are economically equal
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