Question 1

What can we do to reduce the effects of natural disasters significantly?

Accepted Answer

A)  change the social factors that exacerbate disasters 
B)  move people to safer places 
C)  provide aid money after a disaster 
D)  change weather patterns to prevent storms 
A)  change the social factors that exacerbate disasters 
B)  move people to safer places 
C)  provide aid money after a disaster 
D)  change weather patterns to prevent storms A

Question 2

Studies looking at the social causes of criminal activity suggest that the frequency of property crimes rises with increases in __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  unemployment 
B)  child abuse 
C)  homicide 
D)  capital punishment 
A)  unemployment 
B)  child abuse 
C)  homicide 
D)  capital punishment A

Question 3

What factor correlates with state terrorism against one's own people?

Accepted Answer

A)  totalitarian governments 
B)  overpopulation 
C)  violent religious systems 
D)  social inequalities of wealth 
A)  totalitarian governments 
B)  overpopulation 
C)  violent religious systems 
D)  social inequalities of wealth A

Question 4

Which of these nations was forbidden to join in the international arms race after World War II, and has thrived economically as a result?

Accepted Answer

A)  Japan 
B)  the United States 
C)  France 
D)  Poland 
A)  Japan 
B)  the United States 
C)  France 
D)  Poland

Question 5

How is terrorism distinct from other forms of crime or acts of war?

Accepted Answer

The ideal answer should includ

Question 6

The contrast between homelessness in the United States and Australia makes it clear that the cause of homelessness is __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  social policy 
B)  poverty 
C)  disability 
D)  mental illness 
A)  social policy 
B)  poverty 
C)  disability 
D)  mental illness

Question 7

Refugees today number in the __________ worldwide.

Accepted Answer

A)  millions 
B)  thousands 
C)  tens of thousands 
D)  hundreds 
A)  millions 
B)  thousands 
C)  tens of thousands 
D)  hundreds

Question 8

While famines are usually triggered by severe weather conditions such as droughts or hurricanes, starvation that results from these natural events is often made worse by __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  unequal distribution of food aid and supplies due to local rules of social and gender stratification 
B)  people not liking the taste of food aid provided by foreigners 
C)  too much food aid, which discourages locals from producing food for themselves 
D)  ignorance of religious observance of local diets by foreign aid agencies 
A)  unequal distribution of food aid and supplies due to local rules of social and gender stratification 
B)  people not liking the taste of food aid provided by foreigners 
C)  too much food aid, which discourages locals from producing food for themselves 
D)  ignorance of religious observance of local diets by foreign aid agencies

Question 9

A large earthquake in rural China killed 250,000 people, while an earthquake of similar size in California killed only 65. These comparative figures demonstrate that natural disasters can have greater or lesser effects on human life depending on __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  social conditions that determine who has access to houses with appropriate safety features 
B)  whether the government is communist or democratic 
C)  how fast people can get away during a natural disaster 
D)  nothing in particular; the differences in mortality rates were completely random 
A)  social conditions that determine who has access to houses with appropriate safety features 
B)  whether the government is communist or democratic 
C)  how fast people can get away during a natural disaster 
D)  nothing in particular; the differences in mortality rates were completely random

Question 10

In addition to encouraging the emergence of democratic governments, what else would minimize the risk of war?

Accepted Answer

A)  encouraging nations to be more economically interdependent 
B)  creating nongovernment organizations to cover larger geographic regions 
C)  giving more power to transnational groups like the United Nations 
D)  producing more food and ensuring more equal distribution 
A)  encouraging nations to be more economically interdependent 
B)  creating nongovernment organizations to cover larger geographic regions 
C)  giving more power to transnational groups like the United Nations 
D)  producing more food and ensuring more equal distribution

Question 11

What social pattern would drastically reduce the human costs of natural disasters?

Accepted Answer

A)  intervillage reciprocity 
B)  complex kinship ties 
C)  an open caste system 
D)  egalitarian structure 
A)  intervillage reciprocity 
B)  complex kinship ties 
C)  an open caste system 
D)  egalitarian structure

Question 12

Which social problem would you expect to be more likely in societies with individual property rights, rather than shared rights?

Accepted Answer

A)  famine 
B)  drought 
C)  malnutrition 
D)  homelessness 
A)  famine 
B)  drought 
C)  malnutrition 
D)  homelessness

Question 13

What social factors are associated with famines?

Accepted Answer

The ideal answer should include:
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Question 14

In the United States, what factor predicts more overt aggression in adulthood, even after controlling for factors like parental neglect and family income?

Accepted Answer

A)  more television 
B)  classroom crowding 
C)  family size 
D)  poor nutrition 
A)  more television 
B)  classroom crowding 
C)  family size 
D)  poor nutrition

Question 15

Which of these crimes do you expect to be most accurately reported to authorities?

Accepted Answer

A)  homicide 
B)  child abuse 
C)  wife beating 
D)  husband abuse 
A)  homicide 
B)  child abuse 
C)  wife beating 
D)  husband abuse

Question 16

Why do people seem to be more motivated to try to solve social problems now than in the past?

Accepted Answer

A)  We are more aware of global problems than ever before. 
B)  People are more likely to know someone affected by these social problems. 
C)  Childrearing practices have changed to make people more socially responsible. 
D)  Many social problems are recent developments that simply did not exist in the past. 
A)  We are more aware of global problems than ever before. 
B)  People are more likely to know someone affected by these social problems. 
C)  Childrearing practices have changed to make people more socially responsible. 
D)  Many social problems are recent developments that simply did not exist in the past.

Question 17

Cross-culturally, what is the most common form of family violence?

Accepted Answer

A)  wife beating 
B)  child abuse 
C)  sibling violence 
D)  infanticide 
A)  wife beating 
B)  child abuse 
C)  sibling violence 
D)  infanticide

Question 18

People in nonindustrial societies mostly go to war __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  as a hedge against the unpredictability of natural disasters 
B)  for religious reasons 
C)  as an unconscious means of population control 
D)  out of self-defense 
A)  as a hedge against the unpredictability of natural disasters 
B)  for religious reasons 
C)  as an unconscious means of population control 
D)  out of self-defense

Question 19

What has been responsible for more deaths than all the wars of the 20th century?

Accepted Answer

A)  state terrorism by totalitarian governments 
B)  human trafficking and slavery 
C)  AIDS and malaria 
D)  famine in Africa during the 1970s and 1980s 
A)  state terrorism by totalitarian governments 
B)  human trafficking and slavery 
C)  AIDS and malaria 
D)  famine in Africa during the 1970s and 1980s

Question 20

R. J. Rummel estimates that around __________ million people were killed by governments in the 20th century.

Accepted Answer

A)  260 
B)  50 
C)  130 
D)  170 
A)  260 
B)  50 
C)  130 
D)  170

What can we do to reduce the effects of natural disasters significantly?

Studies looking at the social causes of criminal activity suggest that the frequency of property crimes rises with increases in __________.

What factor correlates with state terrorism against one's own people?

Which of these nations was forbidden to join in the international arms race after World War II, and has thrived economically as a result?

How is terrorism distinct from other forms of crime or acts of war?

The contrast between homelessness in the United States and Australia makes it clear that the cause of homelessness is __________.

Refugees today number in the __________ worldwide.

While famines are usually triggered by severe weather conditions such as droughts or hurricanes, starvation that results from these natural events is often made worse by __________.

A large earthquake in rural China killed 250,000 people, while an earthquake of similar size in California killed only 65. These comparative figures demonstrate that natural disasters can have greater or lesser effects on human life depending on __________.

In addition to encouraging the emergence of democratic governments, what else would minimize the risk of war?

What social pattern would drastically reduce the human costs of natural disasters?

Which social problem would you expect to be more likely in societies with individual property rights, rather than shared rights?

What social factors are associated with famines?

In the United States, what factor predicts more overt aggression in adulthood, even after controlling for factors like parental neglect and family income?

Which of these crimes do you expect to be most accurately reported to authorities?

Why do people seem to be more motivated to try to solve social problems now than in the past?

Cross-culturally, what is the most common form of family violence?

People in nonindustrial societies mostly go to war __________.

What has been responsible for more deaths than all the wars of the 20th century?

R. J. Rummel estimates that around __________ million people were killed by governments in the 20th century.

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Exam 18: Global Problems

What can we do to reduce the effects of natural disasters significantly?

Studies looking at the social causes of criminal activity suggest that the frequency of property crimes rises with increases in __________.

What factor correlates with state terrorism against one's own people?

Which of these nations was forbidden to join in the international arms race after World War II, and has thrived economically as a result?

How is terrorism distinct from other forms of crime or acts of war?

The contrast between homelessness in the United States and Australia makes it clear that the cause of homelessness is __________.

Refugees today number in the __________ worldwide.

While famines are usually triggered by severe weather conditions such as droughts or hurricanes, starvation that results from these natural events is often made worse by __________.

A large earthquake in rural China killed 250,000 people, while an earthquake of similar size in California killed only 65. These comparative figures demonstrate that natural disasters can have greater or lesser effects on human life depending on __________.

In addition to encouraging the emergence of democratic governments, what else would minimize the risk of war?

What social pattern would drastically reduce the human costs of natural disasters?

Which social problem would you expect to be more likely in societies with individual property rights, rather than shared rights?

What social factors are associated with famines?

In the United States, what factor predicts more overt aggression in adulthood, even after controlling for factors like parental neglect and family income?

Which of these crimes do you expect to be most accurately reported to authorities?

Why do people seem to be more motivated to try to solve social problems now than in the past?

Cross-culturally, what is the most common form of family violence?

People in nonindustrial societies mostly go to war __________.

What has been responsible for more deaths than all the wars of the 20th century?

R. J. Rummel estimates that around __________ million people were killed by governments in the 20th century.

What Is Anthropology

Culture and Culture Change

Culture and the Individual

Understanding and Explaining Culture

Communication and Language

Getting Food

Economic Systems

Social Stratification: Class, Ethnicity, and Racism

Sex and Gender

Marriage and the Family

Marital Residence and Kinship

Associations and Interest Groups

Political Life: Social Order and Disorder

Religion and Magic

The Arts

Practicing and Applying Anthropology

Health and Illness

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