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According to the World Health Organization which of these is NOT a main cause of chronic disease and long-term impairments in developing countries ?
A. poor education
B. poor diet
C. poor sanitation
D. poor housing
Social norms are______________?
A. creative activities such as gardening cookery and craftwork
B. the symbolic representation of social groups in the mass media
C. religious beliefs about how the world ought to be
D. rules and expectations about interaction that regulate social life
Sociological definitions of deviance consist of behaviors, beliefs, and_______________?
A. attributes
B. realities
C. Choices
D. records
E. Conditions
Which of the following is with 20 million adherents the largest non-Christian faith in Europe ?
A. Judaism
B. Buddhism
C. Islam
D. Hinduism
According to peter Saunders in modem societies stratification depends on___________?
A. Cultural groups
B. Social and economic classes
C. Ethnic groups
D. None of these
The functionalist theory of inequality suggests that_____________?
A. high rewards and incentives ensure that the most skilled individuals will take the most important social positions
B. inequality is inevitable, and we are born into poverty or wealth
C. there are no social functions of inequality, so it should be eradicated
D. the idea of a meritocracy is a dangerous ideology
Which policy is supported by the theory of broken windows ?
A. restorative justice
B. zero tolerance
C. target hardening
D. deterrent sentencing
The most dramatic population trend in the United States throughout the twentieth century has been_______________?
A. urbanization
B. suburbanization
C. the move to the sunbelt
D. the move to the “old homestead” in rural areas
What sociological theory of crime and deviance emphasizes sub-cultural belief systems as a major contributor to crime ?
A. Social Control theory
B. Anomie theory
C. Lower Class Focal Value theory
D. Social Process theory
E. Strain theory
According to the functionalist perspective what are the four functions served by the state ?
A. enforcement of norms planning and direction arbitration of conflicting interests and protection against other societies
B. oppression of minorities enforcement of norms planning and direction protection against enemies within society
C. enforcement of norms planning and direction protection against other societies protection against enemies within society
D. arbitration of conflicting interests maintaining social contracts distributing goods and services protection against internal threats
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