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Test Bank for Social Problems: A Down-to-Earth Approach, 14e 14th Edition by Jim M. Henslin. All Chapters (Chap 1 to 14) are included with answers. How Sociologists View Social Problems: The Abortion Dilemma Interpreting Social Problems: Aging Social Problems Related to Sexual Behavior Alcoho...

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Chapter 14: War, Terrorism, and the Balance of Power

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The basic reason why the Yanomamö of the Amazon rain forest fight is __________.
A) food
B) money
C) social status
D) marriage

Difficulty: Easy
QuestionID: 14-1-01
Topic: The Problem in Sociological Perspective
Skill: Remember the Facts
Objective: 14.1 Explain why war is common and know the essential conditions of war and the fuels of war.

Answer: C) social status

2. To find the answer to why war exists, sociologists __________.
A) look at people and what's within them
B) look at the norms that groups establish to deal with their conflicts
C) look at the failure of religious conviction
D) look at the universality of war

Difficulty: Easy
QuestionID: 14-1-02
Topic: The Problem in Sociological Perspective
Skill: Remember the Facts
Objective: 14.1 Explain why war is common and know the essential conditions of war and the fuels of war.

Answer: B) look at the norms that groups establish to deal with their conflicts

3. Throughout history, which country has spent the most amount of time in war?
A) Germany
B) Spain
C) El Salvador
D) Afghanistan

Difficulty: Easy
QuestionID: 14-1-03
Topic: The Scope of the Problem
Skill: Remember the Facts
Objective: 14.2 Describe how extensive war has been and continues to be.

Answer: B) Spain

4. Throughout history, which country has spent the least amount of time in war?
A) Germany
B) Spain
C) El Salvador
D) Afghanistan

Difficulty: Easy
QuestionID: 14-1-04
Topic: The Scope of the Problem
Skill: Remember the Facts

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,Objective: 14.2 Describe how extensive war has been and continues to be.

Answer: A) Germany

5. The fact that nuclear weapons could now annihilate everyone on earth is an example of __________.
A) the survival of the fittest
B) how industrialization has increased our capacity to kill
C) how little war has changed over the years
D) the reluctance of countries to go to war

Difficulty: Moderate
QuestionID: 14-1-05
Topic: The Scope of the Problem
Skill: Apply What You Know
Objective: 14.2 Describe how extensive war has been and continues to be.

Answer: B) how industrialization has increased our capacity to kill

6. In the Cold War, the principle of _________ led to an arms race between Russia and the United States so severe that these
countries developed weapons that could destroy humanity.
A) markets
B) perceptions
C) ideologies
D) functions

Difficulty: Moderate
QuestionID: 14-1-06
Topic: Looking at the Problem Theoretically
Skill: Understand the Concepts
Objective: 14.3 Discuss the perspectives that emerge when you apply symbolic interactionism, functionalism, and conflict theory of
war.

Answer: B) perceptions

7. World War II put millions of unemployed people to work and helped lift the United States out of the Great Depression. This
illustrates which of the following functions of war?
A) economic gain
B) social integration
C) extension of territory
D) punishment

Difficulty: Moderate
QuestionID: 14-1-07
Topic: Looking at the Problem Theoretically
Skill: Understand the Concepts
Objective: 14.3 Discuss the perspectives that emerge when you apply symbolic interactionism, functionalism, and conflict theory of
war.

Answer: A) economic gain

8. __________ stress that the interests of nations collide as they compete with one another for resources and markets.
A) Feminist theorists
B) Functionalists
C) Symbolic interactionists
D) Conflict theorists


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,Difficulty: Moderate
QuestionID: 14-1-08
Topic: Looking at the Problem Theoretically
Skill: Understand the Concepts
Objective: 14.3 Discuss the perspectives that emerge when you apply symbolic interactionism, functionalism, and conflict theory of
war.

Answer: D) Conflict theorists

9. The pursuit of profits and markets by war and threat of war is called __________.
A) disarmament
B) terrorism
C) collateral damage
D) imperialism

Difficulty: Easy
QuestionID: 14-1-09
Topic: Looking at the Problem Theoretically
Skill: Remember the Facts
Objective: 14.3 Discuss the perspectives that emerge when you apply symbolic interactionism, functionalism, and conflict theory of
war.

Answer: D) imperialism

10. __________ emphasize how significant perceptions are in human behavior.
A) Functionalists
B) Symbolic interactionists
C) Conflict theorists
D) Feminist theorists

Difficulty: Moderate
QuestionID: 14-1-10
Topic: Looking at the Problem Theoretically
Skill: Understand the Concepts
Objective: 14.3 Discuss the perspectives that emerge when you apply symbolic interactionism, functionalism, and conflict theory of
war.

Answer: B) Symbolic interactionists

11. Finance is a powerful military machine, coveted by generals and business leaders, politicians invoke terms like
___________.
A) imperialism
B) Pentagon capitalism
C) unilateral disarmament
D) homeland security

Difficulty: Moderate
QuestionID: 14-1-11
Topic: Looking at the Problem Theoretically
Skill: Understand the Concepts
Objective: 14.3 Discuss the perspectives that emerge when you apply symbolic interactionism, functionalism, and conflict theory of
war.

Answer: D) homeland security

12. J. R. Budd is the owner of a company that manufactures and distributes weapons around the world. As such, he is a

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, member of the __________.
A) bourgeoisie
B) proletariat
C) working class
D) common public

Difficulty: Moderate
QuestionID: 14-1-12
Topic: Looking at the Problem Theoretically
Skill: Apply What You Know
Objective: 14.3 Discuss the perspectives that emerge when you apply symbolic interactionism, functionalism, and conflict theory of
war.

Answer: A) bourgeoisie

13. Private G.I. Joe is a soldier in the U.S. Army. Before joining the military, he worked as a cashier at the local Walmart. As
such, Private Joe is a member of the __________.
A) bourgeoisie
B) proletariat
C) power elite
D) upper class

Difficulty: Moderate
QuestionID: 14-1-13
Topic: Looking at the Problem Theoretically
Skill: Apply What You Know
Objective: 14.3 Discuss the perspectives that emerge when you apply symbolic interactionism, functionalism, and conflict theory of
war.

Answer: B) proletariat

14. Which theoretical perspective stresses that we choose courses of action based on how we perceive events?
A) Functionalism
B) Symbolic interactionism
C) Conflict theory
D) Feminist theory

Difficulty: Difficult
QuestionID: 14-1-14
Topic: Looking at the Problem Theoretically
Skill: Analyze It
Objective: 14.3 Discuss the perspectives that emerge when you apply symbolic interactionism, functionalism, and conflict theory of
war.

Answer: B) Symbolic interactionism

15. As a result of the Spanish-American War, the United States acquired Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippine Islands as
territories. This reflects the following function of war: __________.
A) social change
B) ideology
C) social integration
D) extension of territory

Difficulty: Difficult
QuestionID: 14-1-15
Topic: Looking at the Problem Theoretically

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