Test 1

Question 1

social problems

Answer 1

something that affects a large group of people and is defined as a negative that requires solving and stems from a social class

Question 2

social imagination

Answer 2

being able to see the connections between the personal experiences and the larger force of society

Question 3

social justice

Answer 3

inequality that is unfair and that COULD be remediated if our institutions were different

Question 4

fair play

Answer 4

inequalities are fair so long as the rules by which people compete for goods are fair

Question 5

fair share

Answer 5

everyone is entitled to a share in society’s resources to live a good life

Question 6

social stratification

Answer 6

system by which society ranks people in a hierarchy

Question 7

marginalization

Answer 7

situation in which a person is unable to get access to the necessary means to acquire a basic livlihood

Question 8

functionalist

Answer 8

system of inter related interdependent parts

Question 9

conflict

Answer 9

composed of various groups that compete for scarce resources

Question 10

variable

Answer 10

any aspect of social life that can change or appear in different amounts and frequencies

Question 11

independent variable

Answer 11

variable that influences or causes a dependent variable

Question 12

race

Answer 12

category of people who share physical characteristics that are believed to be significant

Question 13

prejudice

Answer 13

attitude about a category of people

Question 14

discrimination

Answer 14

unequal treatment based on functionally irrelevant criteria

Question 15

audit studies

Answer 15

real world discrimination study

Question 16

implicit attitudes

Answer 16

attitude one has without thinking it

Question 17

overt

Answer 17

behavior based on a prejudice that disadvantages a member of a group

Question 18

institutional

Answer 18

race neutral practices that have a negative impact on a racial group