1. Which of the following models did Great Britain adopt to deal with drug abuse in that country?
a. the harm reduction model
b. the legal model
c. the medical model
d. the criminal model
ANSWER: c
2. Which country treats drug use as a health issue rather than a crime issue?...
CHAPTER 1 - Thinking about Social Problems
1. According to the textbook, which element of a social problem refers to the real existence of a social condition?
a. the objective element
b. the subjective element
c. the symbolic element
d. the human element
ANSWER: a
2. Some theorists believe that drug abuse is a social problem only if it is perceived by society to diminish the quality of
human life. What is the focus of this perspective?
a. the human element
b. the objective element
c. the subjective element
d. the variability element
ANSWER: c
3. What is a social problem?
a. a social condition that interferes with the functioning of society
b. a social condition that results in conflict among segments of society
c. a social condition that a segment of society views as harmful to society
d. a social condition that requires immediate government intervention
ANSWER: c
4. A small group of individuals believe that cigarette smoking should be banned from public places. What would they be
engaging in?
a. conflict-based activities
b. morally based activities
c. norm-setting
d. claims-making activities
ANSWER: d
5. Which theoretical approach argues that solutions to social problems involve strengthening the norms against it?
a. structural functionalism
b. symbolic interactionism
c. social disorganization
d. conflict
ANSWER: c
6. Which of the following is an ascribed status?
a. race
b. university graduate
c. parent
d. hockey coach
ANSWER: a
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7. Clients, customers, employers and their employees, are examples of which types of groups?
a. primary groups
b. secondary groups
c. manifest groups
d. latent groups
ANSWER: b
8. Which of the following is defined as two or more people who have a common identity, interact, and form a social
relationship?
a. institution
b. role set
c. social group
d. tertiary encounter
ANSWER: c
9. Which of the following is an achieved status?
a. senior citizen
b. French Canadian
c. woman
d. university professor
ANSWER: d
10. Which of the following describes a master status?
a. one that is highly valued by society
b. one that a person is born into
c. one that is difficult to achieve
d. one that is significant in a person’s social identity
ANSWER: d
11. A role is a set of rights, obligations, and expectations. What is a role associated with?
a. a norm
b. an identity
c. a status
d. a master status
ANSWER: c
12. Which type of group is characterized by impersonal and formal interaction?
a. primary groups
b. secondary groups
c. tertiary groups
d. social groups
ANSWER: b
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13. Your classmates may be best described as being which of the following?
a. a master status
b. a primary group
c. a secondary group
d. a role set
ANSWER: c
14. Which of the following is a characteristic of a master status?
a. It involves several roles.
b. It is typically not selected by the individual himself or herself.
c. It stays fixed throughout our lifetime.
d. It is only part of a structure of some societies.
ANSWER: b
15. Which of the following is an element of social structure?
a. roles
b. subcultures
c. crime
d. beliefs
ANSWER: d
16. Which of the following would be a good example of an institution?
a. a group of friends
b. corporations
c. globalization
d. the Catholic church
ANSWER: d
17. What do we call norms that are formalized and backed by political authority?
a. roles
b. folkways
c. statuses
d. laws
ANSWER: d
18. What are folkways, laws, and mores three types of?
a. sanctions
b. norms
c. values
d. master statuses
ANSWER: b
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