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1. What type of consumption reflects economic inequality and contributes to social inequity?
cultural
materialist
governmental
conspicuous
2. In an attempt to completely understand a social problem, which theory might be best applied?
The Marxist Conflict Perspective
Weber's Conflict Perspective
The Functionalist Perspective
A combination of theories should be applied.
3. Which sociological perspective believes that poverty has its positive effects for the economy and class hierarchy?
Functionalist
Conflict
Race-centered
Feminist
4. There have been positive shifts impacting gender equality in the wake of the Great Recession of 2008.
True
False
5. Class mobility decreases as inequality increases.
True
False
6. Which labor act prohibited unions from requiring dues from their members?
The Right-to-Work Act
The Wagner Act
The National Labor Relations Act
Citizens United
7. Which U.S. president repealed the Glass-Steagal Act, which prevented commercial banks from taking investment risks, eventually leading to the mortgage crisis of 2008?
Ronald Reagan
George H. W. Bush
Bill Clinton
George W. Bush
8. What type of society did Durkheim define as mechanical?
Pre-industrial
Industrial
Post-industrial
Organic
9. Who is the founder of modern social work?
George Herbert Mead
Jane Addams
W.E.B. DuBois
Ellen Gates Starr
10. What allows us to distinguish a societal problem from an individual problem?
The sociological lens
The sociological imagination
Public issues debates
Personal testimonies
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