Question 1

__________ is an example of macrosociology.

Accepted Answer

A) A study of how low-income mothers feel about new educational problems 
B) A study of the relationship between poverty and self-esteem 
C) A study of how the U.S. poverty rate has changed over the last fifty years 
D) A case study of a group of delinquent teens living in a rural area 
E) none of the above 
A) A study of how low-income mothers feel about new educational problems 
B) A study of the relationship between poverty and self-esteem 
C) A study of how the U.S. poverty rate has changed over the last fifty years 
D) A case study of a group of delinquent teens living in a rural area 
E) none of the above

Question 2

It is argued in your text that fictionalized accounts of social problems work tend to make

Accepted Answer

A) it seem more difficult than it is. 
B) it seem more straightforward and effective than it is. 
C) the public more aware of the realities of such work. 
D) it seem more complicated than it is. 
E) all of the above
F)a and d only 
A) it seem more difficult than it is. 
B) it seem more straightforward and effective than it is. 
C) the public more aware of the realities of such work. 
D) it seem more complicated than it is. 
E) all of the above
F)a and d only

Question 3

The negotiation of guilty pleas is an example of

Accepted Answer

A) using a routine to deal with a heavy caseload. 
B) efforts to counteract unpopular legislation by finding ways around it. 
C) social problems workers who react to low wages by seeking shortcuts. 
D) efforts by social problems workers to reclaim power in the face of greater institutional regulation. 
E) all of the above 
A) using a routine to deal with a heavy caseload. 
B) efforts to counteract unpopular legislation by finding ways around it. 
C) social problems workers who react to low wages by seeking shortcuts. 
D) efforts by social problems workers to reclaim power in the face of greater institutional regulation. 
E) all of the above

Question 4

Coercive social problems workers

Accepted Answer

A) work with subjects who are not subjects by choice. 
B) engage in unethical behavior. 
C) try to convince subjects to see themselves as cases. 
D) force subjects to adopt their view or reality. 
E) all of the above
F)a and c only 
A) work with subjects who are not subjects by choice. 
B) engage in unethical behavior. 
C) try to convince subjects to see themselves as cases. 
D) force subjects to adopt their view or reality. 
E) all of the above
F)a and c only

Question 5

In comparison to the way problems are typically constructed by primary claimsmakers, the reality faced by social problems workers tends to be

Accepted Answer

A) more melodramatic. 
B) less melodramatic. 
C) more complex. 
D) more highly regulated. 
E) b and c only 
A) more melodramatic. 
B) less melodramatic. 
C) more complex. 
D) more highly regulated. 
E) b and c only

Question 6

The focus of social problems work differs from that of social problems claimsmaking or policymaking in that it tends to be

Accepted Answer

A) more objective because it involves real people. 
B) slower because it requires more activity. 
C) narrower because it focuses on practical problems. 
D) more difficult because it involves more people.e.all of the above 
A) more objective because it involves real people. 
B) slower because it requires more activity. 
C) narrower because it focuses on practical problems. 
D) more difficult because it involves more people.e.all of the above

Question 7

Social problems work is

Accepted Answer

A) the application of a particular social construction of a troubling issue to the development or implementation of a solution. 
B) the effort to gain attention for a particular social construction of an issue. 
C) paid labor that can be shown to cause or contribute to a problem in some way. 
D) research devoted to developing solutions to social problems. 
E) all of the above
F)b and c only 
A) the application of a particular social construction of a troubling issue to the development or implementation of a solution. 
B) the effort to gain attention for a particular social construction of an issue. 
C) paid labor that can be shown to cause or contribute to a problem in some way. 
D) research devoted to developing solutions to social problems. 
E) all of the above
F)b and c only

Question 8

It is suggested in your text that most social problems workers face the two challenges of

Accepted Answer

A) getting policymakers to take their issue seriously and raising public awareness. 
B) finding funding sources and keeping those funding sources. 
C) categorizing an instance as a particular type of case and helping the subject understand what this construction means. 
D) identifying enough cases to justify their own job and finding enough time to deal with all their cases. 
A) getting policymakers to take their issue seriously and raising public awareness. 
B) finding funding sources and keeping those funding sources. 
C) categorizing an instance as a particular type of case and helping the subject understand what this construction means. 
D) identifying enough cases to justify their own job and finding enough time to deal with all their cases.

__________ is an example of macrosociology.

It is argued in your text that fictionalized accounts of social problems work tend to make

The negotiation of guilty pleas is an example of

Coercive social problems workers

In comparison to the way problems are typically constructed by primary claimsmakers, the reality faced by social problems workers tends to be

The focus of social problems work differs from that of social problems claimsmaking or policymaking in that it tends to be

Social problems work is

It is suggested in your text that most social problems workers face the two challenges of

The Social Problems Process

Claims

Activists As Claimsmakers

Experts As Claimsmakers

The Media and Claims

Public Reaction

Policymaking

Policy Outcomes

Claims Across Space and Time

The Uses of the Constructionist Stance

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Exam 8: Social Problems Work

__________ is an example of macrosociology.

It is argued in your text that fictionalized accounts of social problems work tend to make

The negotiation of guilty pleas is an example of

Coercive social problems workers

In comparison to the way problems are typically constructed by primary claimsmakers, the reality faced by social problems workers tends to be

The focus of social problems work differs from that of social problems claimsmaking or policymaking in that it tends to be

Social problems work is

It is suggested in your text that most social problems workers face the two challenges of

The Social Problems Process

Claims

Activists As Claimsmakers

Experts As Claimsmakers

The Media and Claims

Public Reaction

Policymaking

Policy Outcomes

Claims Across Space and Time

The Uses of the Constructionist Stance

Filters