Question 1

The Prohibition Movement of the 1920s originated mostly from

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A) religious beliefs about the evils of alcohol. 
B) a reform movement for helping the urban working class. 
C) an attempt to control the powerless segments of society. 
D) reform ideas brought to America by Irish and German immigrants. 
A) religious beliefs about the evils of alcohol. 
B) a reform movement for helping the urban working class. 
C) an attempt to control the powerless segments of society. 
D) reform ideas brought to America by Irish and German immigrants. C

Question 2

The region that has the lowest alcohol consumption in the United States is the

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A) Midwestern states. 
B) Pacific Coast states. 
C) Middle Atlantic states. 
D) Southern states. 
A) Midwestern states. 
B) Pacific Coast states. 
C) Middle Atlantic states. 
D) Southern states. D

Question 3

Some researchers argue that alcoholics can maintain a moderate,controlled pattern of drinking.

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A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

Most alcoholics are homeless and skid-row bums.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

How did the raising of the drinking age from 18 to 21 lead to more problems with drinking?

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A) Students learned to drink more excessively from their professors and others. 
B) Drinking took place more in the open,leading to more binge drinking. 
C) Students grew angry at the new law and began to drink in defiance. 
D) Drinking was driven underground,where it could more easily lead to binge drinking. 
A) Students learned to drink more excessively from their professors and others. 
B) Drinking took place more in the open,leading to more binge drinking. 
C) Students grew angry at the new law and began to drink in defiance. 
D) Drinking was driven underground,where it could more easily lead to binge drinking.

Question 6

How do some people become alcoholics? What are the stages through which a drinker progresses,and which one is the most crucial?

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Some people become alcoholics due to a c

Question 7

What are some of the social factors of drinking? Which groups are more likely to use or abuse alcohol,and why?

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Some of the social factors of drinking i

Question 8

Some psychologists,such as William and Joan McCord,consider the need for dependency to be the key factor in the development of alcoholism.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Italian and Chinese Americans

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A) drink a lot and therefore have one of the highest rates of alcoholism. 
B) have one of the lowest rates of alcoholism. 
C) compete with the Irish for the heaviest drinking. 
D) use drinking as a means to drown their sorrows and problems of life. 
A) drink a lot and therefore have one of the highest rates of alcoholism. 
B) have one of the lowest rates of alcoholism. 
C) compete with the Irish for the heaviest drinking. 
D) use drinking as a means to drown their sorrows and problems of life.

Question 10

Throughout the world,wine and beer have,over the last quarter century,become much more popular,while liquor has gotten less so.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Which of the following is part of the treatment program of Alcoholics Anonymous?

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A) requiring members to admit that they are alcoholics and powerless over liquor 
B) encouraging members to develop a rugged individualistic approach to drinking 
C) encouraging members to maintain a moderate drinking pattern 
D) urging members to seek psychotherapy 
A) requiring members to admit that they are alcoholics and powerless over liquor 
B) encouraging members to develop a rugged individualistic approach to drinking 
C) encouraging members to maintain a moderate drinking pattern 
D) urging members to seek psychotherapy

Question 12

Which of the following is NOT a legal effort undertaken to control or ban drinking?

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A) the establishment of Alcoholics Anonymous 
B) President Clinton's sin tax on hard liquor 
C) MADD's and SADD's attempts to change the drunk driver's law 
D) raising the minimum drinking age to 21 
A) the establishment of Alcoholics Anonymous 
B) President Clinton's sin tax on hard liquor 
C) MADD's and SADD's attempts to change the drunk driver's law 
D) raising the minimum drinking age to 21

Question 13

Which of the following is a social consequence of alcohol abuse?

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A) higher death rates 
B) alcoholic myopathy 
C) a loss of sexual performance 
D) higher rates of criminal offenses 
A) higher death rates 
B) alcoholic myopathy 
C) a loss of sexual performance 
D) higher rates of criminal offenses

Question 14

According to psychologist David McClelland,the need for __________ is the driving force behind alcoholism.

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A) dependency 
B) sex 
C) respect 
D) power 
A) dependency 
B) sex 
C) respect 
D) power

Question 15

Some use the label alcoholism because they consider it a disease,while others call it __________ because they see it as a behavior.

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The answer of Some use the label alcoholism because they...

Question 16

When an individual with a vulnerable drinking personality joins a drinking group,that group's beliefs support more drinking.Which of the following is NOT one of the drinking group's beliefs?

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A) drinking as a sign of virility 
B) drinking as a sign of masculine prowess 
C) drinking should not get out of hand 
D) being able to hold one's liquor 
A) drinking as a sign of virility 
B) drinking as a sign of masculine prowess 
C) drinking should not get out of hand 
D) being able to hold one's liquor

Question 17

According to sociologists,alcoholism develops from a social situation where psychologically vulnerable persons are pressured by drinking companions to drink heavily.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Compare and contrast the genetic and social explanations of alcoholism.How does each approach locate the cause of the problem? Which one seems more convincing?

Accepted Answer

The genetic explanation of alcoholism su

Question 19

Which of the following is an effect of alcohol on sexual performance?

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A) Drinking enhances overall sexual performance. 
B) Drinking especially helps middle-age men sustain an erection. 
C) Drinking makes a person feel less inhibited sexually. 
D) Sex becomes more exciting after several drinks. 
A) Drinking enhances overall sexual performance. 
B) Drinking especially helps middle-age men sustain an erection. 
C) Drinking makes a person feel less inhibited sexually. 
D) Sex becomes more exciting after several drinks.

Question 20

Which of the following statements about the long-term effects of drinking is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A) Light drinkers live longer than complete abstainers. 
B) Heavy drinkers live longer than the light drinkers. 
C) Abstainers are the healthiest persons because they do not drink at all. 
D) Even light drinkers can develop dangerous alcohol-related diseases such as cirrhosis of the liver and cardiomyopathy. 
A) Light drinkers live longer than complete abstainers. 
B) Heavy drinkers live longer than the light drinkers. 
C) Abstainers are the healthiest persons because they do not drink at all. 
D) Even light drinkers can develop dangerous alcohol-related diseases such as cirrhosis of the liver and cardiomyopathy.

The Prohibition Movement of the 1920s originated mostly from

The region that has the lowest alcohol consumption in the United States is the

Some researchers argue that alcoholics can maintain a moderate,controlled pattern of drinking.

Most alcoholics are homeless and skid-row bums.

How did the raising of the drinking age from 18 to 21 lead to more problems with drinking?

How do some people become alcoholics? What are the stages through which a drinker progresses,and which one is the most crucial?

What are some of the social factors of drinking? Which groups are more likely to use or abuse alcohol,and why?

Some psychologists,such as William and Joan McCord,consider the need for dependency to be the key factor in the development of alcoholism.

Italian and Chinese Americans

Throughout the world,wine and beer have,over the last quarter century,become much more popular,while liquor has gotten less so.

Which of the following is part of the treatment program of Alcoholics Anonymous?

Which of the following is NOT a legal effort undertaken to control or ban drinking?

Which of the following is a social consequence of alcohol abuse?

According to psychologist David McClelland,the need for __________ is the driving force behind alcoholism.

Some use the label alcoholism because they consider it a disease,while others call it __________ because they see it as a behavior.

When an individual with a vulnerable drinking personality joins a drinking group,that group's beliefs support more drinking.Which of the following is NOT one of the drinking group's beliefs?

According to sociologists,alcoholism develops from a social situation where psychologically vulnerable persons are pressured by drinking companions to drink heavily.

Compare and contrast the genetic and social explanations of alcoholism.How does each approach locate the cause of the problem? Which one seems more convincing?

Which of the following is an effect of alcohol on sexual performance?

Which of the following statements about the long-term effects of drinking is TRUE?

What Is Deviant Behavior

Positivist Theories

Constructionist Theories

Physical Violence

Sexual Assault and Child Molestation

Family Violence

Suicide and Self-Harm

Mental Disorder

Heterosexual Deviance

Gays and Other Targets of Stigma

Internet Deviance

Drug Use

Privileged Deviance

Underprivileged Deviance

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Exam 13: Drinking and Alcoholism

The Prohibition Movement of the 1920s originated mostly from

The region that has the lowest alcohol consumption in the United States is the

Some researchers argue that alcoholics can maintain a moderate,controlled pattern of drinking.

Most alcoholics are homeless and skid-row bums.

How did the raising of the drinking age from 18 to 21 lead to more problems with drinking?

How do some people become alcoholics? What are the stages through which a drinker progresses,and which one is the most crucial?

What are some of the social factors of drinking? Which groups are more likely to use or abuse alcohol,and why?

Some psychologists,such as William and Joan McCord,consider the need for dependency to be the key factor in the development of alcoholism.

Italian and Chinese Americans

Throughout the world,wine and beer have,over the last quarter century,become much more popular,while liquor has gotten less so.

Which of the following is part of the treatment program of Alcoholics Anonymous?

Which of the following is NOT a legal effort undertaken to control or ban drinking?

Which of the following is a social consequence of alcohol abuse?

According to psychologist David McClelland,the need for __________ is the driving force behind alcoholism.

Some use the label alcoholism because they consider it a disease,while others call it __________ because they see it as a behavior.

When an individual with a vulnerable drinking personality joins a drinking group,that group's beliefs support more drinking.Which of the following is NOT one of the drinking group's beliefs?

According to sociologists,alcoholism develops from a social situation where psychologically vulnerable persons are pressured by drinking companions to drink heavily.

Compare and contrast the genetic and social explanations of alcoholism.How does each approach locate the cause of the problem? Which one seems more convincing?

Which of the following is an effect of alcohol on sexual performance?

Which of the following statements about the long-term effects of drinking is TRUE?

What Is Deviant Behavior

Positivist Theories

Constructionist Theories

Physical Violence

Sexual Assault and Child Molestation

Family Violence

Suicide and Self-Harm

Mental Disorder

Heterosexual Deviance

Gays and Other Targets of Stigma

Internet Deviance

Drug Use

Privileged Deviance

Underprivileged Deviance

Filters