Deck 9: Social Structure and Social Institutions

Question 1

______ sees equality as the natural,divine order,and inequality as based on abuse of privilege.

A)Structural determinism
B)Radical antithesis
C)Conservative thesis
D)Contemporary debate

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Which of the following is a term generally used to describe contemporary structures of inequality?

A)social class
B)social structure
C)social institutions
D)status

Answer 2

A

Question 3

The social institution that primarily promotes general health is which social institution?

A)family and kinship
B)education
C)social welfare
D)health care

Answer 3

D

Question 4

Who among the following theorists saw class divisions as based on production roles?

A)Max Weber
B)Gerhard Lenski
C)Mary Ellen Kondrat
D)Karl Marx

Question 5

Family life where there is high involvement but maintenance of a separate household represents which of the following global trends?

A)continued high divorce rate
B)mass migration
C)unmarried cohabitation
D)modified extended family

Question 6

Which of the following historical factors is important in order to understand the complexity of government and politics?

A)feminization of wage labor
B)mass migration
C)economic globalization
D)military power

Question 7

Helping to maintain social control and answering questions about meaning and life purpose are some of the functions of which social institution?

A)government and politics
B)religion
C)health care
D)family and kinship

Question 8

Regulating production,distribution,and consumption of goods and services are the functions of which social institution?

A)health care
B)social welfare
C)economy
D)government and politics

Question 9

Defining inequality as the natural,divine order and stating that no efforts should be made to alter it is which of following?

A)structural determinism
B)radical antithesis
C)conservative thesis
D)contemporary debate

Question 10

Stable,organized,patterned sets of roles,statuses,groups,and organizations that provide a basis for behavior in particular areas of social life are ______.

A)communities
B)municipalities
C)social institutions
D)functions

Question 11

Promoting interdependence as well as dealing with issues of dependence are some of the functions of which social institution?

A)social welfare
B)family and kinship
C)government and politics
D)education

Question 12

The social institution that helps manage the flow of information,images,and ideas is which social institution?

A)education
B)mass media
C)government and politics
D)social welfare

Question 13

A concept endorsed by social scientists who emphasize the capacity of humans to create their own realities and who give central roles to human actors,not social structures.

A)neocolonialism
B)human agency
C)structural determinism
D)colonialism

Question 14

Maintaining and enforcing societal rules,resolving internal and external conflicts,and mobilizing collective resources to meet societal goals are the functions of which social institution?

A)government and politics
B)religion
C)health care
D)family and kinship

Question 15

A position taken by social scientists who see human behavior as highly determined by one's position in the social class structure.

A)neocolonialism
B)human agency
C)structural determinism
D)colonialism

Question 16

Specific social positions that carry expected behaviors with them are ______.

A)social structures
B)social classes
C)social institutions
D)statuses

Question 17

Regulating procreation and conducting initial socialization are some of the functions of which social institution?

A)government and politics
B)religion
C)health care
D)family and kinship

Question 18

A set of interrelated social institutions developed by humans to provide stability to society and to order individual lives is known as a ______.

A)social structure
B)social class
C)social development
D)status

Question 19

Passing along formal knowledge from one generation to the next and helping to socialize individuals are the functions of which social institution?

A)family and kinship
B)education
C)mass media
D)religion

Question 20

Who among the following theorists saw a class division as based on life chances in the market place?

A)Max Weber
B)Gerhard Lenski
C)Mary Ellen Kondrat
D)Karl Marx

Question 21

Structural determinism asserts ______.

A)human behavior is determined by social class
B)humans create their own realities
C)collective action is needed for social change
D)social structures and individual human behavior are mutually influential

Question 22

The Gini index is not the most commonly used measure of income inequality.

Question 23

Which has the highest level of inequality of all wealthy industrialized nations?

A)Denmark
B)Sweden
C)the United States
D)the United Kingdom

Question 24

The ingredients of economic globalization include all of the following except ______.

A)global consumers
B)global production system
C)global social media
D)global labor force

Question 25

Between 1980 and 2013,the U.S.has ______ its expenditures on social welfare as a percentage of GDP.

A)eliminated
B)increased
C)decreased
D)not changed

Question 26

What is another term for 'society'?

A)social structure
B)social institution
C)social programming
D)community

Question 27

The theory which attempts to explain that some countries remain poor because they retain traditional attitudes and technology is ______.

A)modernization theory
B)dependency theory
C)economic globalization
D)conflict theory

Question 28

Which has the lowest life expectancy rate of all wealthy industrialized nations?

A)France
B)Switzerland
C)Israel
D)the United States

Question 29

The process of globalization interconnects people's lives around the world economically,politically,environmentally,and culturally.

Question 30

Religious institutions are considered a secondary institution for addressing spiritual and ethical issues in society.

Question 31

The implications of the 'hardening of the digital divide' for social equality can best be understood by which theoretical perspective?

A)systems
B)humanistic
C)conflict
D)behavioral

Question 32

Issues related to social media that call for social work advocacy include ______.

A)underrepresentation of minorities
B)the quickening spread of misinformation
C)hardening of the digital divide
D)all issues above call for social work advocacy

Question 33

According to Karl Marx,what causes people to transform society because of the awareness of social class differences?

A)structural determinism
B)the contemporary debate
C)class consciousness
D)dependency theory

Question 34

The latest global analysis indicates that ______ has the highest percentage of its population online.

A)Asia
B)North America
C)Europe
D)South America

Question 35

Which trend in family institution is noted in societies around the world?

A)increasing fertility
B)greater valuing of obedience and conformity in children
C)rise in divorce rates
D)ongoing power differential between men and women

Question 36

Social institutions can be defined as stable,organized,patterned sets of roles,statuses,groups,and organizations that provide a basis for behavior in particular areas of social life.

Question 37

Which has the highest childhood mortality rate of all wealthy industrialized nations?

A)the United States
B)China
C)Canada
D)Spain

Question 38

According to the world systems perspective,which transnational institutions reinforce the hegemony of the core sector?

A)World Bank
B)International Monetary Fund
C)World Trade Organization
D)all of these

Question 39

The primary responsibilities of the family and kinship institution are to regulate procreation,provide the initial socialization of new members to society,and provide mutual support.

Question 40

Which of the following statements regarding global inequality is true?

A)There has been a significant decline in global inequality.
B)There has been a slight decline in global inequality.
C)There has been a significant increase in global inequality.
D)There has been a slight increase in global inequality.

Question 41

Compare and contrast the terms structural determinism and human agency.Summarize the debate between structural determinists and cultural determinists regarding the mutual influences of structure,culture,and behavior.State your own view as a future social worker.

Question 42

Using the experience of Leticia Renteria's family's struggle to make it in the United States as a frame of reference,briefly state the responsibilities of our eight social institutions and detail how well-or how poorly-these responsibilities were met regarding this family.What more can be done by some of the social institutions in regards to Leticia's family?

Question 43

Why is it important for social workers to understand the debate between neoliberalism and the world systems perspective? Discuss which perspective is most consistent with social work values and ethics.

Question 44

Passing along formal knowledge from one generation to the next is still the primary function of family and church in today's society.

Question 45

Briefly describe the functions performed by the social institution of religion.

Question 46

Explain and discuss the mass media institution and its influence on society.What important trends influence human behavior on both a positive and negative level? As social workers,what should we be concerned about in reference to mass media and its influence on human behavior?

Question 47

Briefly describe the functions performed by the educational social institution.

Question 48

What is a transnational corporation and what role do such corporations play in assisting developing countries?

Question 49

Briefly describe the functions performed by the family and kinship institution.

Question 50

The primary responsibility for regulating the production,distribution,and consumption of goods and services lies with the economic institution.

Question 51

.Explain and discuss the implications of the growing rate of social inequalities in contemporary life in the United States.Discuss the relationship of social inequality to poverty rates and demographic factors.Cite examples of social inequality as evidenced in the social institutions of education,health care,and family.

Question 52

Briefly describe the functions performed by the government and political institution.

Question 53

What is critical consciousness and why is it an important aspect of social change?

Question 54

Explain and discuss the effects of economic globalization on the institutions of government and economics in the United States as illustrated by contemporary trends in these areas.Why is it important for social workers to become observers of trends in the social world?

Question 55

The responsibility of the government and political institutions in society is to formulate how decisions get made and enforced for the society as a whole.

Question 56

Explain and discuss the argument between Marx and Weber in terms of social equality.

Question 57

What are the major differences between modernization theory and dependency theory?

Question 58

Define the three sectors identified by the world systems perspective and give an example of each.

Question 59

Income inequality is growing between the poorest 10% and the richest 10% of the world's people.

Question 60

The function of social welfare institutions is to allocate goods,services,and opportunities,enhance social functioning of individuals,and contribute to the social health of a society.

Question 61

Discuss the trends in the institution of religion within the context of globalization and conflict theory.