Question 1

Think tanks are

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A) specialized programs within universities that focus on researching specific social issues. 
B) groups of scientists who work together to solve a particular problem. 
C) organizations created to provide expertise that will influence others. 
D) organizations created to offer objective scientific research to policymakers. 
A) specialized programs within universities that focus on researching specific social issues. 
B) groups of scientists who work together to solve a particular problem. 
C) organizations created to provide expertise that will influence others. 
D) organizations created to offer objective scientific research to policymakers. C

Question 2

Which of the following is a position issue?

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A) debate over designating a state flower for your state 
B) child abuse 
C) abortion 
D) drunk driving 
A) debate over designating a state flower for your state 
B) child abuse 
C) abortion 
D) drunk driving C

Question 3

Typifying examples are usually

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A) examples that attempt to familiarize an audience with the range of manifestations of the problem,from the most extreme to the most mild. 
B) extreme examples that try to catch the attention of the audience. 
C) examples of the typical occurrence of the problem. 
D) examples of what the beginning of a problem usually looks like. 
A) examples that attempt to familiarize an audience with the range of manifestations of the problem,from the most extreme to the most mild. 
B) extreme examples that try to catch the attention of the audience. 
C) examples of the typical occurrence of the problem. 
D) examples of what the beginning of a problem usually looks like. B

Question 4

The natural history model presented in your text represents the process through which

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A) a typical social problems campaign moves. 
B) a successful social problems campaign goes. 
C) less successful social problems campaigns move. 
D) the media attempt to force social problems campaigns to move. 
A) a typical social problems campaign moves. 
B) a successful social problems campaign goes. 
C) less successful social problems campaigns move. 
D) the media attempt to force social problems campaigns to move.

Question 5

Constructing behaviors that we witness in our personal lives as part of a larger troubling condition is

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A) easy because we have such familiarity with people in our immediate environment. 
B) dangerous because we tend to stereotype and label people. 
C) difficult because we think of people we know as unique individuals rather than part of a larger system. 
D) difficult because we are often reluctant to admit that people we know have problems. 
A) easy because we have such familiarity with people in our immediate environment. 
B) dangerous because we tend to stereotype and label people. 
C) difficult because we think of people we know as unique individuals rather than part of a larger system. 
D) difficult because we are often reluctant to admit that people we know have problems.

Question 6

Contemporary legends about malls often remind us that

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A) consumerism is bad for us. 
B) we should not trust strangers even in seemingly safe circumstances. 
C) globalization is making products less safe. 
D) the world is becoming less safe over time. 
A) consumerism is bad for us. 
B) we should not trust strangers even in seemingly safe circumstances. 
C) globalization is making products less safe. 
D) the world is becoming less safe over time.

Question 7

Frame amplification relies on __________ to draw supporters.

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A) the power of widely held values or beliefs 
B) extensive media coverage 
C) celebrity endorsements 
D) word of mouth 
E) all of the above 
A) the power of widely held values or beliefs 
B) extensive media coverage 
C) celebrity endorsements 
D) word of mouth 
E) all of the above

Question 8

When subjects critique social policy,they are particularly likely to use __________ as part of their claims.

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A) evidence of organizational activity 
B) critiques of academic research 
C) anecdotal evidence 
D) comparisons to other troubling conditions 
A) evidence of organizational activity 
B) critiques of academic research 
C) anecdotal evidence 
D) comparisons to other troubling conditions

Question 9

Each effort to construct a problem must

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A) serve the purposes of the person or people creating it. 
B) offer a clear and accurate depiction of the situation. 
C) be convincing. 
D) be one of the six stages discussed in your text. 
A) serve the purposes of the person or people creating it. 
B) offer a clear and accurate depiction of the situation. 
C) be convincing. 
D) be one of the six stages discussed in your text.

Question 10

The one thing all social problems have in common,as argued in your text,is that

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A) they harm society in some way. 
B) they harm individuals in some way. 
C) people define them as troubling. 
D) someone has recognized the damage they do. 
A) they harm society in some way. 
B) they harm individuals in some way. 
C) people define them as troubling. 
D) someone has recognized the damage they do.

Question 11

Saying that claims tend to take standard forms means that

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A) within a given culture,most claims will tend to have similar elements. 
B) within a given culture,there are often rules regarding who can make claims. 
C) across all cultures,claims tend to have similar elements. 
D) all humans seem to respond to certain types of claims. 
A) within a given culture,most claims will tend to have similar elements. 
B) within a given culture,there are often rules regarding who can make claims. 
C) across all cultures,claims tend to have similar elements. 
D) all humans seem to respond to certain types of claims.

Question 12

__________ can engage in policymaking.

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A) Only those with legal authority such as legislators or courts 
B) Any person or entity that can establish rules that govern others 
C) Only those who have the power to coerce others 
D) Any group affiliated with federal,state,or local government 
A) Only those with legal authority such as legislators or courts 
B) Any person or entity that can establish rules that govern others 
C) Only those who have the power to coerce others 
D) Any group affiliated with federal,state,or local government

Question 13

How does the knowledge that social problems construction is an interactive process shape the way we should think about the natural history of the social problems model?

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The knowledge that social problems const

Question 14

The polity consists of

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A) the group of politicians with the most power. 
B) groups in a society with whose interests policymakers are typically concerned. 
C) claimsmakers who try to influence political parties. 
D) claimsmakers who try to predict the claims to which politicians are likely to respond. 
A) the group of politicians with the most power. 
B) groups in a society with whose interests policymakers are typically concerned. 
C) claimsmakers who try to influence political parties. 
D) claimsmakers who try to predict the claims to which politicians are likely to respond.

Question 15

A constructionist approach encourages us to __________ when we see social problems claims.

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A) assume that we are being manipulated 
B) ask critical questions 
C) focus on the opinions of subjects and social problems workers 
D) turn to expert claimsmakers first 
A) assume that we are being manipulated 
B) ask critical questions 
C) focus on the opinions of subjects and social problems workers 
D) turn to expert claimsmakers first

Question 16

Saying that something is socially constructed means that it is

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A) not real. 
B) only real because a group of people created it. 
C) real only to those who have had experience with it. 
D) shaped by people's definitions and understandings of it. 
A) not real. 
B) only real because a group of people created it. 
C) real only to those who have had experience with it. 
D) shaped by people's definitions and understandings of it.

Question 17

The term feedback is used to refer to

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A) the fact that each social problem influences the process through which other social problems will progress. 
B) the fact that each stage in the social problems process influences the stages both before and after it. 
C) the relationship between claimsmakers who are making claims about the same social problem. 
D) the way in which social problems workers can disrupt the social problems process by discrediting the claims made by experts. 
A) the fact that each social problem influences the process through which other social problems will progress. 
B) the fact that each stage in the social problems process influences the stages both before and after it. 
C) the relationship between claimsmakers who are making claims about the same social problem. 
D) the way in which social problems workers can disrupt the social problems process by discrediting the claims made by experts.

Question 18

In the modern world,the relationship between private foundations and the federal government typically involves foundations

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A) testing social programs that might later be adopted by the government. 
B) operating independently of the government on the basis of the theory that private groups can provide services more effectively. 
C) making policy recommendations to the government. 
D) relying on the government to make policy recommendations. 
A) testing social programs that might later be adopted by the government. 
B) operating independently of the government on the basis of the theory that private groups can provide services more effectively. 
C) making policy recommendations to the government. 
D) relying on the government to make policy recommendations.

Question 19

The term newshole refers to the

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A) space or time available to present news. 
B) tendency for a great deal of the stories reported on to be ignored. 
C) section of the news to which people pay attention. 
D) time period in which people pay attention to a given claim. 
A) space or time available to present news. 
B) tendency for a great deal of the stories reported on to be ignored. 
C) section of the news to which people pay attention. 
D) time period in which people pay attention to a given claim.

Question 20

The social problems process tends to be

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A) slow and characterized by constant construction and reconstruction. 
B) slow and characterized by fairly stable constructions. 
C) fast and characterized by constant construction and reconstruction. 
D) fast and characterized by fairly stable constructions. 
A) slow and characterized by constant construction and reconstruction. 
B) slow and characterized by fairly stable constructions. 
C) fast and characterized by constant construction and reconstruction. 
D) fast and characterized by fairly stable constructions.

Think tanks are

Which of the following is a position issue?

Typifying examples are usually

The natural history model presented in your text represents the process through which

Constructing behaviors that we witness in our personal lives as part of a larger troubling condition is

Contemporary legends about malls often remind us that

Frame amplification relies on __________ to draw supporters.

When subjects critique social policy,they are particularly likely to use __________ as part of their claims.

Each effort to construct a problem must

The one thing all social problems have in common,as argued in your text,is that

Saying that claims tend to take standard forms means that

__________ can engage in policymaking.

How does the knowledge that social problems construction is an interactive process shape the way we should think about the natural history of the social problems model?

The polity consists of

A constructionist approach encourages us to __________ when we see social problems claims.

Saying that something is socially constructed means that it is

The term feedback is used to refer to

In the modern world,the relationship between private foundations and the federal government typically involves foundations

The term newshole refers to the

The social problems process tends to be

The Social Problems Process

Claims

Activists As Claimsmakers

Experts As Claimsmakers

The Media and Claims

Public Reaction

Policymaking

Social Problems Work

Policy Outcomes

Claims Across Space and Time

Filters

Exam 11: The Uses of the Constructionist Stance

Think tanks are

Which of the following is a position issue?

Typifying examples are usually

The natural history model presented in your text represents the process through which

Constructing behaviors that we witness in our personal lives as part of a larger troubling condition is

Contemporary legends about malls often remind us that

Frame amplification relies on __________ to draw supporters.

When subjects critique social policy,they are particularly likely to use __________ as part of their claims.

Each effort to construct a problem must

The one thing all social problems have in common,as argued in your text,is that

Saying that claims tend to take standard forms means that

__________ can engage in policymaking.

How does the knowledge that social problems construction is an interactive process shape the way we should think about the natural history of the social problems model?

The polity consists of

A constructionist approach encourages us to __________ when we see social problems claims.

Saying that something is socially constructed means that it is

The term feedback is used to refer to

In the modern world,the relationship between private foundations and the federal government typically involves foundations

The term newshole refers to the

The social problems process tends to be

The Social Problems Process

Claims

Activists As Claimsmakers

Experts As Claimsmakers

The Media and Claims

Public Reaction

Policymaking

Social Problems Work

Policy Outcomes

Claims Across Space and Time

Filters