Question 1

What does research suggest goes a long way toward lessening incidents of family violence?

Accepted Answer

A)   the sharing of childrearing responsibilities
B)   a traditional division of labor
C)   an increase in family income
D)   presence of an extended family 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

Question 3

Anthropological studies of corporal punishment indicate a connection between rates of corporal punishment and __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   democracy
B)   frequency of warfare
C)   homicide rates
D)   crime rates A

Question 4

Who are most likely to be the victims of a terrorist attack?

Accepted Answer

A)   civilians
B)   police
C)   soldiers
D)   politicians

Question 5

Which of these countries has an income inequality most comparable to that of the United States?

Accepted Answer

A)   Cambodia
B)   England
C)   Sweden
D)   Japan

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

Question 7

In socially stratified societies,which segment of the population is most likely to be driven to overcultivate,overgraze,and deforest their land,making them more vulnerable during a natural disaster?

Accepted Answer

A)   the poor
B)   the elite
C)   women
D)   the elderly

Question 8

In their study of the homeless in New York City,Ellen Baxter and Kim Hopper found that __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   poverty and disability lead to a series of crises, ending in homelessness
B)   one event is sufficient to render a person homeless
C)   homelessness is a choice, and there are many opportunities for adequate shelter
D)   once people become homeless, they tend to stay that way for the rest of their lives

Question 9

The homicide rate is usually related to what social factor?

Accepted Answer

A)   income inequality
B)   high divorce rate
C)   low literacy rate
D)   economic downturn

Question 10

Which of these nations has a lower homicide rate than the United States?

Accepted Answer

A)   Hong Kong
B)   Jamaica
C)   El Salvador
D)   Venezuela

Question 11

Why do many homeless people avoid municipal shelters?

Accepted Answer

A)   They do not feel safe there.
B)   They are harassed by shelter staff.
C)   They are often arrested for earlier crimes.
D)   There is never enough space.

Question 12

In the year 2000,about __________ people experienced homelessness in the United States; nearly __________ of those were children.

Accepted Answer

A)   3.5 million; 40 percent
B)   2 million; 50 percent
C)   1 million; 25 percent
D)   5 million; 30 percent

Question 13

What is the major cause of China's Hwang River floods?

Accepted Answer

A)   deforestation
B)   burst dams
C)   farming on floodplains
D)   too few dams

Question 14

Terrorists tend to come from __________ social status and generally have __________ education than the average person.

Accepted Answer

A)   higher; more
B)   lower; less
C)   lower; more
D)   higher; less

Question 15

Refugees today number in the __________ worldwide.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 16

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

Question 17

Which factor is indicative of the prevalence of wife beating in a society?

Accepted Answer

A)   when men control the products of family labor
B)   when it is easy for women to get divorced
C)   when women have female work groups
D)   when the union has not produced any children

Question 18

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

Question 19

Most researchers agree that terrorism involves the threat or use of violence against __________.

Accepted Answer