Major spheres of social life, or societal subsystems, are organized to meet a basic human need. Sociologists call these subsystems
a. theoretical paradigms.
b. functional prerequisites.
c. social institutions.
d. subcultures.
Which of the following concepts refers to a basic image of society that guides theory and research?
a. hypothesis
b. theoretical approach
c. correlation
d. societal subsystem
Sociologists use which of the following concepts to refer to a statement of how and why specific facts are related?
a. model
b. correlation
c. theory
d. societal subsystem
Adopting a global perspective shows us which of the following patterns?
a. Women in poor nations typically have fewer children than women in the United States.
b. People in poor nations have as much schooling as people in the United States.
c. The same problems we face in the United States also exist in other countries.
d. Poverty is more serious in much of the world than it is in the United States.
Which of the following has been the cause of more than 1 million accidents in the United States in recent years?
a. school shootings
b. poverty
c. cell phone use while driving
d. flu virus
Because many social problems are related,
a. no social problem can be solved.
b. every social problem can be solved.
c. solving one social problem may create a new problem.
d. solving one social problem will solve all social problems.
Because social problems result from the ways in which society operates,
a. these problems cannot ever be solved.
b. people must solve their issues on their own.
c. solving social problems requires change to society itself.
d. all social problems can easily be solved.
In which stage of a social movement do the people involved come together to share their concerns and make claims about the need for change?
a. coalescence
b. formalization
c. decline
d. emergence
Claims and counterclaims about what should and should not be defined as a social problem is a good way of describing
a. politics.
b. societal consensus.
c. coalescence.
d. philosophy.
The process of convincing the public and important public officials that a particular issue should be defined as a social problem is a process that sociologists call
a. subjective assessment.
b. claims making.
c. objective assessment.
d. factual analysis.
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