Exam 15: Realizing the Powerand Vulnerabilityof Institutions

What is a coup?

In Venezuela, if you can afford it, you should drive around with armed bodyguards and armored vehicles.

Individual survival depends on the survival of social institutions.

Poverty is so rampant in Venezuela that parents can't afford to feed their children. Parents are forced to send their kids to ______.

Cynicism is growing all over the world toward political leaders and ______ as a form of legitimate government.

Social institutions are the foundation of our society, if they fail, our society will fail.

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation protects what aspect of the economy?

Trustworthy and reliable sources of information are vital parts to society.

Of the five basic institutions, which institution focuses on systems of making and exchanging food and other goods?

How does making government policy open and easy to understand helpful to build trust in government?

Sociology reminds us that individuals can help start the change that is needed to save social institutions.

Why did the oil industry fail in Venezuela 2014?

When Hitler took power, what group of people did he blame for all the nation's problems?

The problems in both Pakistan and Venezuela are caused by one common theme. What is that theme?

As societies become more complex and technologically advance, they no longer need social institutions.

In a very disputed election John Bishop is elected president. His first official act is to denounce all the media outlets that ran stories against him. During his first year of office he refuses to allow any media outlet to cover any news. Should President Bishop continue his attack on the media?

How does social media affect nations with weak social institutions?

Institutions fail when the public loses confidence in them.

President Donald Trump believes that the mainstream media is the "enemy of the people."

Very aware people in the United States trust and respect the news media.