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Javier Treviño , Investigating Social Problems Instructor Resource
Chapter 1: Sociology and Social Problems
Multiple Choice
1. ___________________ can be defined as any set of persons cooperating together to
organize stable patterns of human activity.
A. Social problem
B. Social institution
C. Social structure
D. Social constructionism
E. Social organization
Ans. B; pg 4
2. All of the following are examples of social institutions EXCEPT:
A. Government
B. Marriage
C. Military
D. Education
E. Demographic factors
Ans. E; pg 4
3. Which of the following occupations would be considered working class?
A. Professor
B. Architect
C. Factory worker
D. Teacher
E. Pharmacist
Ans. C; pg 5
4. Which of the following would be an example of a pattern or behavior that is a social
problem?
A. Prescription drug abuse among teenagers
B. Hurricane Sandy
C. A student regularly arriving to class late
D. High unemployment rates
E. A corrupt politician
Ans. A; pg 6

Javier Treviño , Investigating Social Problems Instructor Resource
5. ___________________ can be defined as the social process by which people define a
social problem into existence.
A. Social problem
B. Social institution
C. Social structure
D. Social constructionism
E. Social organization
Ans. D; pg 8
6. ___________________ can be defined as a social condition, event, or pattern of
behavior that negatively affects the well-being of a significant number of people (or a
number of significant people) who believe it needs to be changed or ameliorated.
A. Social problem
B. Social institution
C. Social structure
D. Social constructionism
E. Social organization
Ans. A; pg 6
7. A ___________________ can be defined as collective efforts to realize social change
in order to solve a social problem.
A. Social movement
B. Social institution
C. Social structure
D. Social constructionism
E. Social organization
Ans. A; pg. 8
8. ___________________ can be defined as a pattern of interrelated social institutions.
A. Social problem
B. Social organization
C. Social structure
D. Social constructionism
E. Social organization
Ans. C; pg 8

Javier Treviño , Investigating Social Problems Instructor Resource
9. The __________ is a form of self-consciousness that allows us to go beyond our
immediate environments (of family, neighborhood, work) and understand the major
structural transformations that have occurred and are occurring.
A. Social problem
B. Social organization
C. Social structure
D. Social constructionism
E. Sociological imagination
Ans. E; pg 9
10. Which of the terms below allows us to see the intersection between history and
biography?
A. Social lens
B. Social movement
C. Social structure
D. Social construction
E. The sociological imagination
Ans. E; pg 9
11. Researchers interested in the objective aspects of social problems are most likely to
use _____________________ methods.
A. Quantitative
B. Qualitative
C. Primary
D. Secondary
E. Subjective
Ans. A; pg 10
12. Researchers interested in the subjective aspects of social problems are most likely to
use _____________________ methods.
A. Quantitative
B. Qualitative
C. Primary
D. Secondary
E. Objective
Ans. B; pg 10

Javier Treviño , Investigating Social Problems Instructor Resource
13. Which of the following research methods ask respondents to answer questions on a
written questionnaire?
A. Survey research
B. Participant Observation
C. Qualitative research
D. Content analysis
E. Secondary source analysis
Ans. A; pg 10
14. Jennifer Silva’s research on the lives and feelings of working class men and women
can best be characterized as _________.
A. Survey research
B. Quantitative research
C. Qualitative research
D. Content analysis
E. Secondary source analysis
Ans. C; pg 10
15. Which of the following research methods involve observing people in their everyday
settings?
A. Survey research
B. Quantitative research
C. Experimental research
D. Content analysis
E. Participant observation
Ans. E; pg 11
16. Shamus Rahman Khan observed the day-to-day life of students, teachers, and service
staff to study how an elite New England boarding school educates students from wealthy
families. This is an example of:
A. Survey research
B. Quantitative research
C. Experimental research
D. Participant observation
E. Interviewing
Ans. D; pg 11
17. Which of the following research methods involve asking respondents as series of
questions on the phone or in person?

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