Exam #1 Social Problems

What does the Sociological Imagination involve?

• Focusing solely on personal issues without considering societal context

• Considering both private troubles and public issues

• Ignoring the larger socio-historical context in understanding personal orbits

• Believing that individuals are not linked with the larger society

Which of these are NOT characteristics of capitalism?

• Private ownerships of the means of production

• Competition

• Equality among distribution of market

• Personal private profit

What did Marx predict about capitalism?

• It would lead to a perfectly equal society

• It would eliminate competition entirely

• It would lead to crises/monopolies due to its inherent contradictions

• It would result in a stateless and classless society

What did the U.S. Supreme Court establish with the "corporate personhood" in the Santa Clara vs. Southern Pacific Rail Road case?

• That corporations should have the same sort of rights as the individual

• That corporations can only operate for the public good

• That corporations are not allowed to participate in the political process

• That corporations have strict requirements to follow

What does austerity imply?

• Government is effective and efficient in addressing public issues.

• Government is ineffective and inefficient, and public issues should be handled by the free market and charities.

• Government should increase spending to address public issues.

• Government intervention is necessary in all public matters.

What is the "Great Transformation/U-Turn" referring to?

• The improvement of the standard contract of employment.

• The erosion of the standard contract of employment.

• The increase in government regulations.

• The strengthening of labor unions.

What is a characteristic of the 'precariat' class of workers?

• They often experience job security and high wages

• They have a constant job with benefits such as health care and retirement plans

• They are often engaged in constant job hunting and shifting between temporary or insecure jobs

• They are typically paid above minimum wage

Under the Welfare Reform Act of 1996, what was a significant change to welfare in the U.S.?

• Welfare became an indefinite entitlement.

• Welfare requirements were eliminated.

• The end of welfare as an entitlement.

• Welfare was extended to all citizens regardless of work.

What does "sin-talk" in the context of Unhoused/Homelessness refer to?

• The belief that homelessness is a result of individual moral failure

• A discussion about the structural impacts on homelessness

• A theory that explains the economic causes of homelessness

• A medical approach to understanding homelessness

______________ is the idea that physical disorder in a neighborhood leads to increased crime and social disorder.

• Moral Failing

• The Broken Window Theory

• Poverty Governance

• Neoliberalism