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101.

A minority group is one that is both disadvantaged and______________?
A. has some sense of collective or group solidarity
B. numerically small compared to the main social group
C. identifiably different from others in a society
D. holds views contrary to the social norm
Answer» B. numerically small compared to the main social group
Discussion
102.

Dependency theorists from low-income countries drew the ideas___________?
A. Walt Rostow
B. Karl Marx
C. Immanuel Wallerstein
D. Bretton Woods
Answer» C. Immanuel Wallerstein
Discussion
103.

Which of these ethnic groups has the greatest proportion of its members in the bottom income quintile ?
A. Whites
B. Indians
C. Black Caribbean
D. Pakistan /Bangladeshis
Answer» E.
Discussion
104.

Median earnings are a better benchmark for poverty than mean earnings because_____________?
A. the mean is distorted by a few people at the very top of the distribution
B. they lead more people to be defined as in poverty
C. the median is a more accurate measurement of earning than the mean
D. all of the above
Answer» B. they lead more people to be defined as in poverty
Discussion
105.

Critics of the concept of relative poverty argue that_______________?
A. it concentrates too much on kinship ties
B. the government should be raising benefit levels
C. in modern affluent societies no one is truly poor
D. it is wrong to make comparisons between countries
Answer» D. it is wrong to make comparisons between countries
Discussion
106.

The term assets refers to_______________?
A. the culturally valued commodities and standards of living that make the poor feel relatively deprived
B. the flow of money a person receives from their salary or wage
C. a stock of economic resources including land shares and bank deposits
D. the slices of the population who own differing amounts of wealth
Answer» D. the slices of the population who own differing amounts of wealth
Discussion
107.

“Geme in schaft”refers to a social system in which most relationships are _______________?
A. Personal or traditional
B. Impersonal
C. Organizational
D. None of these
Answer» B. Impersonal
Discussion
108.

In 50s and 60s the national affairs of the country were controlled by_____________?
A. Industrialist
B. Feudal
C. Intelligentsia
D. None of these
Answer» C. Intelligentsia
Discussion
109.

Murray though that the underclass consisted of people who______________?
A. formed an inferior race with low levels of intelligence
B. lived morally unsound lives of crime and squalor
C. were too reliant upon welfare benefits
D. all of the above
Answer» E.
Discussion
110.

The first stage of the demographic transition is called the_____________?
A. pretransition stage
B. transition stage
C. post transition stage initiation stage
D. initiation stage
Answer» B. transition stage
Discussion
111.

Global economic inequality refers primarily to_____________?
A. systematic differences in wealth and income between global firms
B. systematic differences in wealth and income between countries
C. systematic differences in wealth and income within countries
D. systematic differences in wealth and income between poorer countries
Answer» C. systematic differences in wealth and income within countries
Discussion
112.

In stage 3 of the health transition the main causes of illness and death are____________?
A. acute infectious diseases such as typhus measles and cholera
B. respiratory diseases such as pneumonia and asthma
C. chronic degenerative diseases such as cancer heart disease and strokes
D. too diverse to put into one category
Answer» D. too diverse to put into one category
Discussion
113.

Total inhabitants of an area at a given time is termed as_____________?
A. community
B. Society
C. Population
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
Discussion
114.

Our demographic situation provides us with an extraordinary opportunity we can_____________?
A. educate and use this resource
B. Send educated abroad
C. both a and b
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
Discussion
115.

The general fertility rate fell between 1964 and 2000 because of_______________?
A. increases in the age of marriage and the age at which childbearing begins
B. there being fewer women of childbearing age than there were in the first half of the century
C. errors in the measurement of birth rates and production of statistics
D. the risk diseases caused by poverty poor housing and bad sanitation
Answer» B. there being fewer women of childbearing age than there were in the first half of the century
Discussion
116.

Of the following nations life expectancy at birth is highest in____________?
A. Japan
B. United States
C. Gambia
D. unknown
Answer» B. United States
Discussion
117.

The final stage in demographic transition is marked by_____________?
A. high birth-rates and death rates
B. high birth-rates and low death rates
C. low birth-rates and high death rates
D. low birth-rates and low death rates
Answer» E.
Discussion
118.

Economic growth will keep pace with population growth only if there is_______________?
A. Available acreage
B. Improved technology
C. Motivation to achieve
D. None of these
Answer» C. Motivation to achieve
Discussion
119.

According to the United States Department of Labor about _______ percent of “downsized “employees find new jabs ?
A. 75
B. 14
C. 19
D. 28
Answer» B. 14
Discussion
120.

A country becomes over populated when_____________?
A. Its population exceeds set limit
B. Its resources fail to cope with its requirement
C. None of these
D. Both of these
Answer» C. None of these
Discussion
121.

It was estimated 148.72 million according to______________?
A. 2003 census
B. 2004 census
C. 2005 census
D. None of these
Answer» C. 2005 census
Discussion
122.

The deviant subculture of homosexuals who met in seventeenth- and eighteenth-century London was called____________?
A. polies
B. molies
C. dolies
D. lollies
Answer» C. dolies
Discussion
123.

Over population is also one of the major causes of_______________?
A. unemployment
B. Inflation
C. Poverty
D. All of the above
Answer» E.
Discussion
124.

The first stage of the demographic transition is called the________________?
A. Pre-transition stage
B. transition stage
C. post transition stage
D. initiation stage
Answer» B. transition stage
Discussion
125.

Demographic Transition exhibits_____________?
A. High birth rate and low death rate in its first phase
B. High death rate and low birth rate in its first phase
C. High birth rate and high death rate in its first phase
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
Discussion
126.

Which of these is not a criticism that critical realists make of social constructionist approaches to the environment ?
A. social constructionism reminds us that all environmental issues have an important social aspect and context
B. social constructionism remains agnostic about the scientific reality of environmental issues
C. social constructionism tells us more about social interactions than the relationship between society and the environment
D. social constructionism applies standard which demand new theorizing and approaches
Answer» B. social constructionism remains agnostic about the scientific reality of environmental issues
Discussion
127.

The final stage in demographic transition is marked by_______________?
A. high birthrates and death rates
B. high birthrates and low death rates
C. low birthrates and high death rates
D. low birthrates and low death rates
Answer» C. low birthrates and high death rates
Discussion
128.

Which of the following is a criticism of the sick role ?
A. Patients judgments regarding their own state of health may be related to their gender age social class and ethnic group
B. The sick role may be more applicable to people experiencing short-term illnesses than those with recurring long-term illnesses
C. Even simple factors such as whether a person is employed or not seem to affect willingness to assume the sick role
D. all of the above
Answer» E.
Discussion
129.

Interventionist Perspective emphasizes that________________?
A. People interact mainly through symbols
B. People perceive the world mostly subjectively
C. All reality is not subjective
D. All of the above
Answer» E.
Discussion
130.

Supporters of sustainable development are arguing for_____________?
A. more resource to be directed towards economic growth
B. more resources to be put into Third World development
C. growth that minimizes resource depletion and pollution
D. fewer resources to be directed towards economic growth
Answer» D. fewer resources to be directed towards economic growth
Discussion
131.

For Thomas Robert Malthus the appropriate way to control population was to_____________?
A. use artificial means of birth control
B. postpone marriage
C. pass legislation prohibiting families from having more than one child
D. do all of the above
Answer» C. pass legislation prohibiting families from having more than one child
Discussion
132.

The term secondary deviation refers to________________?
A. the punishment or stigmatization of deviant acts
B. the labelling of an act as deviant through social reactions to it
C. the ways in which taking on a deviant role affects future action
D. all of the above
Answer» E.
Discussion
133.

Literacy rate in 1951 was_____________?
A. 10%
B. 16%
C. 20%
D. None of these
Answer» C. 20%
Discussion
134.

GM crops are different from anything that has existed before because ______________?
A. they are produced by techniques of cross-breeding
B. they are capable of drastically improving agricultural yields
C. they involve transplanting genes between different organisms
D. they have become front-page stories in the news everyday
Answer» D. they have become front-page stories in the news everyday
Discussion
135.

According to Marx_____________?
A. an economic crisis in the capitalist system would force factory owners into the ranks of the unemployed
B. an excess of the working-class population depends on the availability of employment opportunities not on fixed supply of food.
C. the problems associated with population growth are a function of the scarcity of wealth
D. self-control would restrain population growth.
Answer» C. the problems associated with population growth are a function of the scarcity of wealth
Discussion
136.

The ____ is the increase or decrease that results from immigration or emigration per 1000 member of the population in a given year ?
A. emigration rate
B. growth rate
C. immigration rate
D. net migration rate
Answer» E.
Discussion
137.

Which of the following has NOT been identified as a potential consequence of global warming ?
A. falls in agricultural yields
B. the spread of disease
C. the use of unclear energy
D. a rise in sea levels
Answer» D. a rise in sea levels
Discussion
138.

How are genetically modified foods different from previous techniques ?
A. the genes used cannot spread into the wider environment
B. they involve transplanting genes from one organism to another
C. we can say with certainty that they are risk-free
D. they have been accepted by consumers in all countries
Answer» C. we can say with certainty that they are risk-free
Discussion
139.

How did the Brundtland Commission (1987) define sustainable development ?
A. development that protects the environment for future generations even at the expense of the present generation
B. development which meets the needs of the present generation without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs
C. a type of development which put the interests of developing countries ahead of the interests of the rich nations
D. development that is capable of maintaining sustainable economic growth for all countries of the world
Answer» C. a type of development which put the interests of developing countries ahead of the interests of the rich nations
Discussion
140.

Power whose basis is the threat or application of punishment is called______________?
A. charismatic authority
B. traditional authority
C. authority
D. force
Answer» E.
Discussion
141.

Herbert Gans called urban residents who prefer to live in their own tight-knit communities ?
A. cosmopolites
B. ethnic villagers
C. the trapped
D. gentrifies
Answer» C. the trapped
Discussion
142.

In What year did the 15 constituent republics of the USSR declare independence thereby ending the Soviet Union as a functioning state ?
A. 1989
B. 1998
C. 2001
D. 1991
Answer» E.
Discussion
143.

What proportion of the world’s societies today are thought to be authoritarian rather than democratic ?
A. about half
B. one fifth
C. one third
D. one tenth
Answer» D. one tenth
Discussion
144.

All societies confront three basic economic problems Which of the following is NOT one of them ?
A. determining what goods and services to produce
B. determining how to employ limited resources
C. determining how much each individual should be paid
D. determining for whom goods and services should be produced
Answer» D. determining for whom goods and services should be produced
Discussion
145.

Multinational corporations______________?
A. maintain strong national identities in spite of operating abroad
B. may need to avoid alienating non-American workers and customers
C. provide preferential treatment for American employees
D. play an increasingly important role in the structuring of the division of labor in the world economy
Answer» E.
Discussion
146.

Totalitarianism ?
A. is the authoritative formulation of policies that are binding and pervasive throughout the society?
B. is a state in which the government is concerned with satisfying the needs of the total person?
C. is a state in which the government seeks to control all subordinate governmental units all institutions and even personal associations and individual
D. can incorporate only in a socialist society
Answer» D. can incorporate only in a socialist society
Discussion
147.

Which conception of welfare refers to the provision of a “safety net” for disadvantaged populations ?
A. behaviorist
B. egalitarian populist
C. residua list
D. social insurance
Answer» D. social insurance
Discussion
148.

Why is force not he most effective means for political rule ?
A. Force is very efficient but also very costly
B. Honor is denied to those who rule by force alone
C. The elite’s ideals are fulfilled but tainted by use of force
D. Force is the most effective means for political rule
Answer» C. The elite’s ideals are fulfilled but tainted by use of force
Discussion
149.

Political parties ?
A. are organizations designed to gain control of the government but not necessarily by putting their own people in office
B. tend to be pulled to the “right”
C. must appeal to a broad base of the electorate in order to win
D. tend to be barriers between citizens and the government
Answer» D. tend to be barriers between citizens and the government
Discussion
150.

In _______ authority rules are obeyed because their commands are within the impersonal formally defined scope of their office ?
A. charismatic
B. legal-rational
C. state
D. traditional
Answer» C. state
Discussion