soc final- 11, 12, 13, 14
in the 2012 presidential election, a higher percentage than normal of eligible U.S. voters turned out: ___.
58.7%
in the United States, ____ of the media is controlled by wealthy owners of large corporations
90%
Which of the following about the British health care system is true?
All citizens have access to free health care.
Which of the following statements about Oregon's euthanasia law is false?
Doctors have to wait 60 days before complying with the patient's wishes.
Which of the following statements represents an argument in favor of euthanasia?
Extending life with no hope of recovery is costly.
All of the following countries have socialized medicine systems EXCEPT:
France
All of the following countries have decentralized health care systems EXCEPT:
Great Britain
Which of the following statements about Malthus is true?
His theory did not take into account the ability of vaccines to control illness.
Which of the following is NOT a global trend affecting urban planning today?
McDonaldization—the creation of a consumer world dominated by American food, music, fashion, and entertainment—will end, as we see the increasing power of emerging economies in the world capitalist system.
Which of the following is predicted to have the most impact on urban planning in the future?
Migration of people to cities will continue.
Which of the following about is NOT true of social movements?
They are usually started by individuals with power.
any form of government that almost completely controls people's lives is ___.
a totalitarian government
The ______ has led to the decline of United States citizens who do not have health insurance.
affordable care act
which of the following economic systems involves state-based planning and control of property?
centralized systems
the theory of social change that assumes that change is inevitable because of inequality in society is ____
conflicit
Anna views the U.S. civil rights movement a struggle between those in power and the oppressed. Anna's perspective matches with ______theory.
conflict
____ theorists believe that the state protects the privileged position of a few, allowing these few to consolidate power.
conflict
Which type of health care does the government regulate but not operate?
decentralized national health care
All of the following result from NAFTA (the North American Free Trade Agreement), EXCEPT ________________:
decreased trade in agricultural commodities
The study of characteristics of human populations is known as ______.
demography
According to William F. Ogburn, when Galileo looked through his telescope and discovered Saturn, he was engaging in the process of ____________.
discovery
As societies develop, birth rates tend to go up.
false
Average life expectancies in the Global South are high in comparison with the Global North.
false
Gentrification is caused by higher rents.
false
North Korea is a core nation
false
The movement of populations to cities is known as gentrification.
false
according to the world systems theory, peripheral countries are in an intermediate position in the world
false
As poor migrants arrive at urban areas, they set up shacks using any material available to them and build unplanned settlements. Which of the following is NOT a name for unplanned settlements built by poor, rural migrants?
favelas
A study of the ways in which menopause has become medicalized would most likely use ______.
feminist theory
The birth rate is also referred to as ______, and the death rate is also known as ______.
fertility; mortality
which of the following countries do world systems theorists consider a core country?
france
_____ theorists believe political systems serve important purposes necessary in society.
functional
______ theorists argue that underlying social problems cause disruptions to the system, including war, terrorism, and revolution.
functional
The statement, "The purpose of the health care system is to maintain social structure and a harmonious balance between individuals and institutions in society," most closely reflects ______.
functionalist theory
Anna and Peter lived in a small village in Ukraine. After graduating from high school, they moved to a large city, studied at a university, and both graduated with medical doctoral degrees. They decided to immigrate to the United States for better job opportunities and a better life. Anna and Peter experienced ______.
geographic mobility
market or capitalist economic systems are all of the following EXCEPT:
government controls production and distribution
According to William F. Ogburn, cars, telephones, and televisions are ______.
inventions
The high infant mortality rate in the United States compared with rates in other affluent countries is largely attributed to ______.
lack of adequate health care
Key international markers often measure the status of a nation's health and medical care. Which of the following represents the two health markers discussed in the text?
life expectancy and infant mortality
which of the following economic systems stresses individual planning and private ownership of property?
market systems
The statement, "In recent years, the definition of illness has expanded to encompass substance abuse and some forms of deviant behavior," most closely reflects ______.
medicalization of illness
Cities with metropolitan areas populated by 10 million or more residents are called ______.
megacities
According to the text, lynching, group killings, and hate crimes are all examples of ______.
mobs
the two main forms of democratic constitutional government are ___.
parliamentary and presidential
according to world systems theory, what type of nation provides raw materials and cheap labor for production?
peripheral
Which of the following is NOT an argument in favor of euthanasia?
physicians are obligated to sustain life
_____ refers to the social institution that determines and exercises power relations in society.
politics
According to Max Weber, ___ is the ability of an individual or group to successfully exert their own ideas or desires, even while facing opposition.
power
which theory states that the elite hold all the power and that the general population has very little power?
power elite theory
according to the text, the goal of capitalism is ___
profit
Government policies that are _____ are designed to encourage people to have more children.
pronatalist
According to ______ theory, a group seeking change must show people the benefit of such change or alter people's beliefs about the advantages and disadvantages of old that change.
rational choice
authority based on the position a person holds in modern nation-states, such as the president of the United States, is referred to as ____.
rational-legal authority
______ U.S. states give competent, terminally ill adults the legal right to commit suicide.
six
variations or alterations over time in the behavior patterns, culture, and structure of society are:
social change
Droughts in California caused households to cut and recycle wastewater usage. This is an example of ____________.
stress
the impact that the large baby boomer generation is having on the U.S. Social Security system is a _____.
stress
Before the passage of the Affordable Care Act, the greatest criticism of the U.S. system was:
the inaccessibility of health care insurance for many
The dependency ratio assists the government in identifying ______.
the ratio of nonproductive populations to productive working populations
All of the following are reasons that a majority of young and poor people migrate into the urban areas of countries of the Global South EXCEPT ______________:
to find healthier living conditions in the city
which of the following is not a result of nafta?
trade has decreased
the United States has not approved the Kyoto protocol on global warming.
tru
Globalization from below refers to the efforts by common people in small groups and protest movements to fight back.
true
Jana, a fashion design major, is appalled to hear that the university bookstore sells clothes made in sweatshops. In opposition to this, she and her friends form a sit-in at the bookstore. Jana can be classified as the leader of a social movement.
true
People who move frequently may experience anomie.
true
The movement of populations to cities is known as urbanization.
true
The process of changing one's place of residence is called geographic mobility.
true
Today, more than half of all people in the world live in urban areas, and projections indicate that 7 out of 10 people will do so by 2050
true
a commodity chain is a worldwide network of labor resources and production processes that go into creating a product
true
Which is a strong push factor in migration?
war
countries such as Sweden and the United Kingdom that have incorporated some democratic socialist ideas into their government policies are sometimes referred to by critics as ____.
welfare states
