Exam 1 Vocab

Question 1

social problem

Answer 1

a social condition that a segment of society views as harmful to members of society and in need of remedy

Question 2

structure

Answer 2

the way society is organized (institutions, social groups, statuses, roles)

Question 3

culture

Answer 3

meanings and ways of life that characterize a society

Question 4

social pathology

Answer 4

“social illness” or when parts of society no longer perform properly

Question 5

social disorgnanization

Answer 5

rapid social change disrupts the norms of society

Question 6

variable

Answer 6

any measurable event, characteristic, or property that is subject to change

Question 7

hypothesis

Answer 7

a prediction about how one variable is related to another variable

Question 8

infant mortality rate

Answer 8

number of deaths of live-born infants under 1 year of age per 1,000 live births

Question 9

globesity

Answer 9

obesity affecting a large percentage of the global population

Question 10

mental health

Answer 10

the successful performance of mental function, resulting in productive activities, fulfilling relationships, and the ability to adapt to change

Question 11

mental illness

Answer 11

all mental disorders, sustained patterns of abnormal thinking, mood changes, or behaviors shown with distress or impairment to daily functioning

Question 12

socioeconomic status

Answer 12

economic status in society

Question 13

managed care

Answer 13

any medical insurance plan that controls costs through monitoring & controlling decisions of healthcare providers

Question 14

single-payer healthcare

Answer 14

health care system in which a single tax-financed public insurance program replaces private insurance companies

Question 15

total fertility rates

Answer 15

the average lifetime number of births per woman in a population

Question 16

replacement-level fertility

Answer 16

when births replace deaths (2.1 births per woman)

Question 17

population momentum

Answer 17

continued momentum as a result of high fertility rates

Question 18

demographic transition theory

Answer 18

a theory that attributes population growth patterns to changes in birth and death rates associated with industrialization

Question 19

ageism

Answer 19

negative stereotyping or discrimination based on a person’s or group’s age

Question 20

environmental footprint

Answer 20

the demand each person makes on the Earth’s natural resources

Question 21

ADEA

Answer 21

Age Discrimination in Employment; federal law that protects workers and job applicants age 40 and older from age-based discrimination in employment