Question 1

The HIGHEST consumption rate of alcoholic beverages by females is found among __________.

Accepted Answer

A) farm wives 
B) factory assembly workers 
C) professional and managerial workers 
D) service workers 
E) clerical and sales personnel 
A) farm wives 
B) factory assembly workers 
C) professional and managerial workers 
D) service workers 
E) clerical and sales personnel

Question 2

"The use of unacceptable drugs and/or the excessive or inappropriate use of acceptable drugs in ways that can lead to physical,psychological,or social harm" defines __________.

Accepted Answer

A) the legal use of drugs 
B) drug use 
C) social addiction 
D) the degree of social harm 
E) drug abuse 
A) the legal use of drugs 
B) drug use 
C) social addiction 
D) the degree of social harm 
E) drug abuse

Question 3

Among the most important factors in beginning illicit drug use is __________.

Accepted Answer

A) the opportunity to use drugs through acquaintance with a user 
B) psychological problems that predispose one to drug use 
C) whether one has smoked tobacco 
D) the enforcement policy of local law enforcement 
E) one's occupation 
A) the opportunity to use drugs through acquaintance with a user 
B) psychological problems that predispose one to drug use 
C) whether one has smoked tobacco 
D) the enforcement policy of local law enforcement 
E) one's occupation

Question 4

Alcohol use has become thoroughly integrated into Western culture.Describe the ways that alcohol is incorporated into social and economic life.What problems are created by alcohol abuse?

Accepted Answer

Alcohol use has indeed become a deeply i

Question 5

According to the text,the term drug abuse is used to refer to __________.

Accepted Answer

A) the use of any socially approved substance 
B) taking a drug for pleasure 
C) the use of a drug to an extent that causes harm to the user 
D) any medicinal substance that has the potential for abuse 
E) taking a drug to avoid social responsibilities 
A) the use of any socially approved substance 
B) taking a drug for pleasure 
C) the use of a drug to an extent that causes harm to the user 
D) any medicinal substance that has the potential for abuse 
E) taking a drug to avoid social responsibilities

Question 6

Investigations of the relationship between religious affiliation and drinking alcoholic beverages demonstrate all of the following EXCEPT __________.

Accepted Answer

A) more Catholics than the members of other religious groups are both drinkers and heavy drinkers 
B) regular churchgoers tend to drink less than nonchurchgoers 
C) Jews have a high rate of heavy and problem drinking because of their ritualistic use of alcohol 
D) among regular churchgoers,the heaviest drinking is found among Episcopalians 
E) among regular churchgoers,the lightest drinking is found among conservative and fundamental Protestants 
A) more Catholics than the members of other religious groups are both drinkers and heavy drinkers 
B) regular churchgoers tend to drink less than nonchurchgoers 
C) Jews have a high rate of heavy and problem drinking because of their ritualistic use of alcohol 
D) among regular churchgoers,the heaviest drinking is found among Episcopalians 
E) among regular churchgoers,the lightest drinking is found among conservative and fundamental Protestants

Question 7

When the heroin user steals,the theft is due to __________.

Accepted Answer

A) the physiological and psychological effects of the substance,eliciting criminal tendencies 
B) attempts to avoid withdrawal symptoms of the drug 
C) subcultural pressures placed upon the heroin user by other thieves 
D) the stimulation of the nervous system that results from the intake of heroin 
E) the need to achieve status within one's peer group 
A) the physiological and psychological effects of the substance,eliciting criminal tendencies 
B) attempts to avoid withdrawal symptoms of the drug 
C) subcultural pressures placed upon the heroin user by other thieves 
D) the stimulation of the nervous system that results from the intake of heroin 
E) the need to achieve status within one's peer group

Question 8

__________ programs involve ex-addicts in treating addicts in group situations and urging addicts to take responsibility for their own actions.

Accepted Answer

A) Methadone Maintenance 
B) Therapeutic Community 
C) Moral Exhortation 
D) Narcotic Antagonist 
E) Psychotherapy 
A) Methadone Maintenance 
B) Therapeutic Community 
C) Moral Exhortation 
D) Narcotic Antagonist 
E) Psychotherapy

Question 9

Central to the Alcoholics Anonymous program is the view of alcoholism as __________.

Accepted Answer

A) an obsession 
B) a moral character deficiency 
C) a crime 
D) an infection 
E) an allergy 
A) an obsession 
B) a moral character deficiency 
C) a crime 
D) an infection 
E) an allergy

Question 10

__________ is the most widely used drug among teenage and pre-teen American youth today.

Accepted Answer

A) Cocaine 
B) Tobacco (Nicotine) 
C) Marijuana 
D) Alcohol 
E) Heroin 
A) Cocaine 
B) Tobacco (Nicotine) 
C) Marijuana 
D) Alcohol 
E) Heroin

Question 11

__________ is a companion program to Alcoholics Anonymous that is designed to help young people whose lives have been affected by someone else's drinking.

Accepted Answer

A) Alanon 
B) Students for Sobriety 
C) Young Persons Anonymous 
D) Adult Children of Alcoholics 
E) Alateen 
A) Alanon 
B) Students for Sobriety 
C) Young Persons Anonymous 
D) Adult Children of Alcoholics 
E) Alateen

Question 12

In 2003,about half of all twelfth-graders and ________ percent of ninth-graders reported that they had drunk alcohol in the past month.

Accepted Answer

A) 5 
B) 12 
C) 20 
D) 35 
E) 44 
A) 5 
B) 12 
C) 20 
D) 35 
E) 44

Question 13

Discuss the patterns of drinking among adolescents and young people in the United States over the past 30 years.What recent changes have occurred and to what can these changes be attributed?

Accepted Answer

The patterns of drinking among adolescen

Question 14

Although rates of alcohol consumption among Americans remain generally high,there has been a marked decline in drinking behavior among __________.

Accepted Answer

A) upwardly mobile members of the middle class 
B) upper-class professional and business executives 
C) blue-collar football fans 
D) downwardly mobile industrial workers 
E) the poor 
A) upwardly mobile members of the middle class 
B) upper-class professional and business executives 
C) blue-collar football fans 
D) downwardly mobile industrial workers 
E) the poor

Question 15

Sociologically,a drug denotes any habit-forming substance that __________.

Accepted Answer

A) affects physiological functions,mood,perception,or consciousness,has the potential for misuse,and may be harmful to the user or to society 
B) authorities have deemed sufficiently harmful to penalize its use by criminal sanction 
C) chemically alters the structure or function of a living organism 
D) is prescribed by a physician or manufactured expressly to relieve pain or to treat and prevent disease 
E) alters physiological functioning so that pleasure is perceived 
A) affects physiological functions,mood,perception,or consciousness,has the potential for misuse,and may be harmful to the user or to society 
B) authorities have deemed sufficiently harmful to penalize its use by criminal sanction 
C) chemically alters the structure or function of a living organism 
D) is prescribed by a physician or manufactured expressly to relieve pain or to treat and prevent disease 
E) alters physiological functioning so that pleasure is perceived

Question 16

A survey conducted by Denise Kandel and her associates showed that __________.

Accepted Answer

A) affluent teenage students are substantially more likely to experiment with and use illicit drugs than those from modest and poor backgrounds 
B) poverty-stricken youth are much more likely to use illicit drugs in comparison with their affluent counterparts 
C) working-class youths are more likely to use illicit drugs than are affluent teenage students 
D) nearly 100 percent of affluent teenage students will use illicit drugs 
E) None of the above 
A) affluent teenage students are substantially more likely to experiment with and use illicit drugs than those from modest and poor backgrounds 
B) poverty-stricken youth are much more likely to use illicit drugs in comparison with their affluent counterparts 
C) working-class youths are more likely to use illicit drugs than are affluent teenage students 
D) nearly 100 percent of affluent teenage students will use illicit drugs 
E) None of the above

Question 17

In the Harvard School of Public Health College Alcohol Survey,"binge" drinking was defined,for males,as the consumption of _________ or more drinks in a single drinking session,and for females,as _________ or more.

Accepted Answer

A) three;four 
B) five;four 
C) six;four 
D) eight;four 
E) eight;six 
A) three;four 
B) five;four 
C) six;four 
D) eight;four 
E) eight;six

Question 18

The __________ intervention,a technique for intervening in the lives of alcoholics or drug abusers,is one of many "tough love" strategies that have emerged in recent years.

Accepted Answer

A) Johnson 
B) Thompson 
C) Ford 
D) Clinton 
E) Nixon 
A) Johnson 
B) Thompson 
C) Ford 
D) Clinton 
E) Nixon

Question 19

On average,alcoholics can expect to live 10-12 years less than for nonalcoholics because __________.

Accepted Answer

A) alcohol has calories,but few vital nutrients 
B) long-term consumption destroys liver cells and replaces them with scar tissue 
C) alcohol consumption may contribute to cancer 
D) All of the above 
E) None of the above 
A) alcohol has calories,but few vital nutrients 
B) long-term consumption destroys liver cells and replaces them with scar tissue 
C) alcohol consumption may contribute to cancer 
D) All of the above 
E) None of the above

Question 20

__________ is an example of a successful therapeutic community approach to treating drug addiction.

Accepted Answer

A) Narcotic Antagonists 
B) The Community Clinic 
C) Methadone Maintenance 
D) The Phoenix House 
E) The U.S.Public Health Service Hospital in Fort Worth 
A) Narcotic Antagonists 
B) The Community Clinic 
C) Methadone Maintenance 
D) The Phoenix House 
E) The U.S.Public Health Service Hospital in Fort Worth

The HIGHEST consumption rate of alcoholic beverages by females is found among __________.

"The use of unacceptable drugs and/or the excessive or inappropriate use of acceptable drugs in ways that can lead to physical,psychological,or social harm" defines __________.

Among the most important factors in beginning illicit drug use is __________.

Alcohol use has become thoroughly integrated into Western culture.Describe the ways that alcohol is incorporated into social and economic life.What problems are created by alcohol abuse?

According to the text,the term drug abuse is used to refer to __________.

Investigations of the relationship between religious affiliation and drinking alcoholic beverages demonstrate all of the following EXCEPT __________.

When the heroin user steals,the theft is due to __________.

__________ programs involve ex-addicts in treating addicts in group situations and urging addicts to take responsibility for their own actions.

Central to the Alcoholics Anonymous program is the view of alcoholism as __________.

__________ is the most widely used drug among teenage and pre-teen American youth today.

__________ is a companion program to Alcoholics Anonymous that is designed to help young people whose lives have been affected by someone else's drinking.

In 2003,about half of all twelfth-graders and ________ percent of ninth-graders reported that they had drunk alcohol in the past month.

Discuss the patterns of drinking among adolescents and young people in the United States over the past 30 years.What recent changes have occurred and to what can these changes be attributed?

Although rates of alcohol consumption among Americans remain generally high,there has been a marked decline in drinking behavior among __________.

Sociologically,a drug denotes any habit-forming substance that __________.

A survey conducted by Denise Kandel and her associates showed that __________.

In the Harvard School of Public Health College Alcohol Survey,"binge" drinking was defined,for males,as the consumption of _ or more drinks in a single drinking session,and for females,as _ or more.

The __________ intervention,a technique for intervening in the lives of alcoholics or drug abusers,is one of many "tough love" strategies that have emerged in recent years.

On average,alcoholics can expect to live 10-12 years less than for nonalcoholics because __________.

__________ is an example of a successful therapeutic community approach to treating drug addiction.

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Problems of Health and Healthcare

Problems of Mental Illness and Treatment

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Poverty and Affluence

Racism, Prejudice, and Discrimination

Gender and Sexuality

An Aging Society

The Changing Family

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Problems of Work and the Economy

Population and Immigration

Technology and the Environment

War and Global Insecurity

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Exam 4: Alcohol and Other Drugs

The HIGHEST consumption rate of alcoholic beverages by females is found among __________.

"The use of unacceptable drugs and/or the excessive or inappropriate use of acceptable drugs in ways that can lead to physical,psychological,or social harm" defines __________.

Among the most important factors in beginning illicit drug use is __________.

Alcohol use has become thoroughly integrated into Western culture.Describe the ways that alcohol is incorporated into social and economic life.What problems are created by alcohol abuse?

According to the text,the term drug abuse is used to refer to __________.

Investigations of the relationship between religious affiliation and drinking alcoholic beverages demonstrate all of the following EXCEPT __________.

When the heroin user steals,the theft is due to __________.

__________ programs involve ex-addicts in treating addicts in group situations and urging addicts to take responsibility for their own actions.

Central to the Alcoholics Anonymous program is the view of alcoholism as __________.

__________ is the most widely used drug among teenage and pre-teen American youth today.

__________ is a companion program to Alcoholics Anonymous that is designed to help young people whose lives have been affected by someone else's drinking.

In 2003,about half of all twelfth-graders and ________ percent of ninth-graders reported that they had drunk alcohol in the past month.

Discuss the patterns of drinking among adolescents and young people in the United States over the past 30 years.What recent changes have occurred and to what can these changes be attributed?

Although rates of alcohol consumption among Americans remain generally high,there has been a marked decline in drinking behavior among __________.

Sociologically,a drug denotes any habit-forming substance that __________.

A survey conducted by Denise Kandel and her associates showed that __________.

In the Harvard School of Public Health College Alcohol Survey,"binge" drinking was defined,for males,as the consumption of _________ or more drinks in a single drinking session,and for females,as _________ or more.

The __________ intervention,a technique for intervening in the lives of alcoholics or drug abusers,is one of many "tough love" strategies that have emerged in recent years.

On average,alcoholics can expect to live 10-12 years less than for nonalcoholics because __________.

__________ is an example of a successful therapeutic community approach to treating drug addiction.

Sociological Perspective on Social Problems

Problems of Health and Healthcare

Problems of Mental Illness and Treatment

Crime and Violence

Poverty and Affluence

Racism, Prejudice, and Discrimination

Gender and Sexuality

An Aging Society

The Changing Family

Problems of Education

Problems of Work and the Economy

Population and Immigration

Technology and the Environment

War and Global Insecurity

Filters

In the Harvard School of Public Health College Alcohol Survey,"binge" drinking was defined,for males,as the consumption of _ or more drinks in a single drinking session,and for females,as _ or more.