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Question 1.What are the five key social institutions that impact society?

• Economy, government, religion, education, and public health
• Education, religion, government, public health, and race
• Equal rights, religion, education, economy, and family
• Family, religion, education, government, and the economy

• Question 2.According to the text, the difference between individual __________________ and a social problem depends on the societal condition reflected by the issue.
• Responsibility
• Capabilities
• Violations
• Deviance

Question 3.Which step of the scientific method of studying social problems concerns how sociologists will collect data?

• Mode
• Methodology
• Analysis
• Research method

Question 4.Which sociological theorist developed the concept of strain, which affected individuals' life chances?

• Emile Durkheim
• Jane Addams
• Robert Merton
• George Herbert Mead

Question 5.Which of the following is NOT considered a defining factor of social stratification, according to the text?

• Individualism
• Wealth
• Status
• Power

Question 6.Which of the following is NOT considered constitutive of a social problem (rather than an individual problem)?

• It is a challenge to those in power.
• It violates society's values.
• It falls outside a pattern.
• It could be solved through changes in society.

Question 7.The U.S. Census is an example of a qualitative method of analysis.

• True
• False

Question 8.Which social class lost much of its wealth as a result of the housing bubble and mortgage crisis?

• The working poor
• The 1%
• The corporate CEOs
• The middle class

• Question 9.According to the text, ALL BUT ONE of the following economy workforce shifts have benefitted employers at the expense of employees:
• Labor unions
• Deindustrialization
• Automation
• Globalization

Question 10.What type of sociologist stresses a commitment to positively impacting society through sociology?

• Academic
• Applied
• Public
• Scientific