Social Problems Unit 1 Vocabulary Quiz

What is defined as any condition that harms society and negatively impacts individuals or inhibits their full potential?

• Social entity

• Social problem

• Social condition

• Norms

Which term describes a group of people who join together for a common cause and carry out social service activities?

• Values

• Social problem

• Social entity

• Bias

What is the process called when an individual or group brings a concern to an audience and attempts to persuade them that their issue is legitimate and should be addressed?

• Critical thinking

• Claims-making

• Objectivity

• Subjectivity

What is the term for the belief that there is nothing that can be done to solve a condition?

• Bias

• Objectivity

• Fallacy of inevitability

• Valid

What are acceptable standards of behavior within society called?

• Norms

• Values

• Social conditions

• Bias

What term refers to a community's standards of what is right and wrong?

• Norms

• Values

• Social entity

• Critical thinking

What is any variable within a society that impacts the lives and well-being of its individuals called?

• Social problem

• Social entity

• Social condition

• Norms

What involves forming judgments after careful analysis and evaluation of an issue?

• Bias

• Objectivity

• Subjectivity

• Critical thinking

What is it called when individuals form opinions in favor of or against something based on limited information and rigid beliefs?

• Bias

• Objectivity

• Subjectivity

• Valid

What is the ideal perspective when information is analyzed without bias or judgment?

• Bias

• Objectivity

• Subjectivity

• Valid