BHS 103 Social Problems Final Exam Questions with Correct Answers
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BHS 103 Social Problems Final Exam Questions with Correct Answers
Why do Opponents disagree with afferimative action? - Answer-They say it is reverse discrimination and it is both illegal and immoral. The people benefiting from affirmative action are less qualified than many of the whites with w...
BHS 103 Social Problems Final Exam
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Why do Opponents disagree with afferimative action? - Answer-They say it is reverse
discrimination and it is both illegal and immoral. The people benefiting from affirmative
action are less qualified than many of the whites with whom they compete for
employment and college admissions. They say, affirmative action implies that the
people benefiting from it need extra help and thus are indeed less qualified. This
implication stigmatizes the groups benefiting from affirmative action.
Why do Proponents agree with afferimative action? - Answer-Many say it is needed to
make up not just for past discrimination and a lack of opportunities for people of color
but also for ongoing discrimination and a lack of opportunity. For example, because of
their social networks, whites are much better able than people of color to find out about
and get jobs.
gender inequality - Answer-the inequality between men and women in terms of wealth,
income, and status
sex - Answer-the biological distinction between females and males
gender - Answer-the socially constructed roles and characteristics by which a culture
defines male and female
gender differences - Answer-Differences in the roles and behaviors that are prescribed
by a culture for males and females.
Biology and Gender - Answer-In prehistoric societies, two major social roles existed (1)
hunting or gathering food to relieve hunger, and (2) bearing and nursing children.
Because only women could perform the latter role, they were also the primary
caretakers for children for several years after birth. Meanwhile, men were better suited
than women for hunting because they were stronger and quicker than women.
Culture and Gender - Answer-Some tasks in societies, such as hunting and trapping,
are almost always done by men, while other tasks, such as cooking and fetching water,
are almost always done by women. These patterns provide evidence for the
evolutionary argument, as they probably stem from the biological differences between
the sexes. Even so, there were at least some societies in which women hunted and in
which men cooked and fetched water.
Socialization - Answer-the lifelong social experience by which people develop their
human potential and learn culture
, Religion and Gender - Answer-Many traditional interpretations of the Bible yield the
message that women are subservient to men. The major figures in the rest of the Bible
are men, and women are for the most part depicted as wives, mothers, temptresses,
and prostitutes; they are praised for their roles as wives and mothers and condemned
for their other roles.
Peers and Gender - Answer-As they reach school age, children begin to play different
games based on their gender. Boys tend to play sports and other competitive team
games governed by inflexible rules and relatively large numbers of roles, while girls tend
to play smaller, cooperative games such as hopscotch and jumping rope with fewer and
more flexible rules.
Family and Gender - Answer-Parents commonly describe their infant daughters as
pretty, soft, and delicate and their infant sons as strong, active, and alert, even though
neutral observers find no such gender differences among infants when they do not
know the infants' sex without even noticing.
Schools and Gender - Answer-At all grade levels, many textbooks and other books still
portray people in gender-stereotyped ways. It is true that the newer books do less of
this than older ones, but the newer books still contain some stereotypes, and the older
books are still used in many schools, especially those that cannot afford to buy newer
volumes.
Social Problem - Answer-a social condition that a segment of society views as harmful
to members of society and in need of remedy
Society - Answer-a body of individuals living as members of a community
Who is the poorest in the USA?
Black/African Americans
White Non-latinos
Latinos
Asians - Answer-White Non-latinos at 42.4%
Who is more likely to be poor? Men or Women. - Answer-Women
Children living in families with incomes below twice the official poverty level are called -
Answer-Low-income Children
Families with incomes below twice the official poverty level are called - Answer-Low-
income Families
Which family with only one adult at home is statistically poorer? A single mom or single
dad? - Answer-Single mom
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