Question 1

Define exploitation, and explain how it is a result of social inequality.

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Question 2

To Marx, alienation from one another is mostly the result of

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A)  government.
B)  the owners of wealth in society.
C)  capitalism and its emphasis on competition.
D)  bureaucracy.

Question 3

What causes destructive social conflict?

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A)  ignoring real differences and problems when they come up
B)  social inequality
C)  it learned from others as a means of solving problems
D)  all of these

Question 4

How do social institutions produce and perpetuate human misery?

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Social institutions can produce and perp...

Question 5

The author states that work, by the 1970's, became

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A)  a way of achieving material success
B)  a way of achieving spiritual happiness
C)  more meaningful
D)  normative.

Question 6

According to the author, interest in understanding misery and its causes

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A)  has only recently become important in sociology.
B)  has been an important part of sociology from its beginning
C)  has really never been an important part of sociology.
D)  is not important within sociology.

Question 7

Mechanization, industrialization, and capitalism brought about

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A)  modernization
B)  traditionalism
C)  closer communities
D)  All of these.

Question 8

Marx emphasized ______ exploitation in his work.

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A)  economic
B)  domestic
C)  gender
D)  all of these

Question 9

From a sociological perspective,

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A)  it is possible to end all human suffering.
B)  it is important to study the conditions that encourage misery.
C)  why some people feel misery in their lives.
D)  all misery has psychological causes.

Question 10

Who is most likely to be victimized by crime?

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A)  the wealthy
B)  the poor
C)  the middle class
D)  all social classes equally

Question 11

About what percentage of the U.S.population lives in poverty?

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A)  2 - 3 percent
B)  6 - 9 percent
C)  13 - 25 percent
D)  33 - 50 percent

Question 12

________________ asks us to recognize how necessary it is for the individual to be committed to the continuation of society.

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A)  Individualism
B)  Communitarianism
C)  Reactionism
D)  None of these.

Question 13

Exploitation

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A)  is rare in democratic societies.
B)  is always economic.
C)  occurs between groups, nations, and individuals.
D)  all of these

Question 14

The author emphasizes that where a class society exists, some people become poor because

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A)  they are not as able as others or they do not work as hard as others.
B)  they are left behind in the competition for advantages.
C)  they are less efficient in their business ventures.
D)  they are basically lazy.

Question 15

Early childhood socialization

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A)  is not as important as learning that takes place in adolescence.
B)  places us in our positions within society.
C)  has no affect on our ideas of right and wrong.
D)  is optional for many people.

Question 16

According to the author, alienation is probably best defined as ______.

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A)  separation
B)  anger
C)  misery
D)  lack of success

Question 17

The social institutions in a system of inequality

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A)  are usually geared toward helping people out of poverty.
B)  are neutral, allowing people to rise and fall according to their ability and effort.
C)  are created to bring about greater equality.
D)  serve the interests of those who are wealthiest and most powerful.

Question 18

In general, those in the lowest positions within a system of inequality

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A)  are respected because their lives are such a struggle.
B)  are looked down upon by others, causing them to look down upon themselves.
C)  know that they are better than those at the top of the system.
D)  have higher self-worth than others because they really do not care about how others see them.

Question 19

Social inequality encourages misery because

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A)  it produces poverty.
B)  it promotes crime.
C)  forces some to work at bad jobs.
D)  all of these

Question 20

What is the sociological view of human misery and its causes?

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