Which of the following is a component of global stratification?

Question 1 options:

	A) inequality between nations
	B) protecting human rights while practicing cultural relativism
	C) the difference between Western democracies and Middle-Eastern theocracies
	D) world Bank policies that prioritize diversifying the economies of less developed countries

Question 2 (1 point)

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Someone defined as suffering from depression is treated by a doctor while someone who refuses to get out of bed, get dressed, and find work because they have no energy and do not believe they are capable of holding a job receives no treatment at all. Which aspect of how deviance affects the individual does this illustrate?

Question 2 options:

	A) how people view the personal responsibility of the deviant
	B) who responds to the deviant
	C) the transformation from badness to sickness
	D) how people respond to the deviant

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__________ crimes are attacks on a person or a group of people because of their race, religion, or other characteristics or practices.

Question 3 options:

A)	Discrimination

B)

Hate

C)

Prejudice

D)

Bias

Question 4 (1 point)

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Which of the following is NOT part of the definition of ageism?

Question 4 options:

	A) empowerment
	B) stereotyping
	C) prejudice
	D) discrimination

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What is a cause of the global feminization of poverty?

Question 5 options:

	A) the sudden increase in the female population
	B) the expansion of female headed households
	C) the number of conflicts related to the Arab Spring
	D) the push towards equal rights protections for women

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What is the primary flaw in using Cold War terminology to describe global inequality?

Question 6 options:

	A) These terms are not mutually exclusive.
	B) It is too culturally relativistic.
	C) It is too ethnocentric.
	D) It is too specific.

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Which theory focuses on the psychological effects of aging?

Question 7 options:

	A) gerontology theory
	B) selective optimization with compensation theory
	C) subculture of aging theory
	D) life course theory

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Why do those living in impoverished countries find it hard to improve their situation?

Question 8 options:

	A) Poor people are poor because they're not as intelligent as rich people.
	B) The consequences of poverty are also causes of poverty.
	C) Corrupt governments keep the majority of their citizens poor on purpose.
	D) Poor people are poor because they don't work as hard as wealthy people.

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Since Japan is a dominant capitalist country with a highly industrialized, technological, and urbanized society, it is considered a __________ country in Wallerstein's world systems theory.

Question 9 options:

A)	fourth world

B)	first world

C)

core

D)	peripheral

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Which of the following is NOT a common factor that contributed to an increase of poverty among the elderly?

Question 10 options:

	A) Medical bills decrease with age.
	B) People are living longer, which increases the length of time retirement savings must last.
	C) The global recession reduced retirement savings.
	D) There are reduced employment opportunities for older adults.

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A crime punishable by sentences longer than _________ are defined as felonies.

Question 11 options:

A)

90 days

B)

1 year

C)

6 months

D)

9 months

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Which of the following exemplifies a clear disadvantage of globalization?

Question 12 options:

	A) Increased global demand for wood substantially reduced the rainforest in the southern part of the world.
	B) The Arab Spring played out across the Middle East as a direct result of communication globalization.
	C) International Financial Institutions such as the World Bank have seen profits increase due to globalization, as have semi-peripheral countries like Mexico.
	D) Globally, there are enormous profits available for newly industrialized countries, such as South Korea, who engage in export-driven global economic growth.

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In some countries, it is illegal to use marijuana. In those countries, there are organizations and individuals who publicly defy the law in hopes of legalizing, or at least decriminalizing, the use of this drug. What function of deviance does this illustrate?

Question 13 options:

	A) confirming moral boundaries
	B) social change
	C) affirming norms
	D) employment

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As individuals grow from newborns to adults they experience physical maturation. What does physical maturation exemplify?

Question 14 options:

	A) the biological changes associated with aging
	B) the psychological changes associated with aging
	C) the social changes associated with aging
	D) the life course

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Which of the following is NOT one of the eight index crimes?

Question 15 options:

	A) robbery
	B) aggravated theft
	C) murder
	D) arson

Question 16 (1 point)

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How can a single behavior be both normal and deviant at the same time?

Question 16 options:

	A) When deviance is defined morally, everyone is deviant.
	B) Obeying the norms of one group may be considered deviant behavior by another group.
	C) No person is ever deviant, only their behavior is deviant.
	D) There are no truly deviant behaviors, just deviant individuals.

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Which of the following is a clear advantage of globalization?

Question 17 options:

	A) exponentially decreased progress of development
	B) the creation of increased profits
	C) the focus on acting locally
	D) the disproportionate benefit received by more developed countries

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How are attitudes on end-of-life care different between Americans and South Koreans?

Question 18 options:

	A) South Koreans place a high value on personal autonomy in deciding on end-of-life care, while Americans do not.
	B) In America, the oldest son has the final say in deciding on end-of-care options for his parents, but in South Korea, the eldest daughter has more responsibility for decision making.
	C) Americans place a high value on personal autonomy in deciding on end-of-life care, while South Koreans do not.
	D) South Koreans utilize hospice care more often than Americans do.

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What is one result of the medicalization of deviance?

Question 19 options:

	A) Behavior is viewed as an illness passed along from one person to the next.
	B) Behavior is viewed as a failure of willpower.
	C) Behavior is viewed as predestined.
	D) Behavior is viewed as a disability that is intrinsic to the individual.

Question 20 (1 point)

What is the nature of victimless crimes?

Question 20 options:

	A) The police do not press charges on perpetrators of victimless crimes.
	B) Victimless crimes are unrelated to other, more serious, crimes.
	C) The police cannot find witnesses when attempting to prosecute a victimless crimes.
	D) Victimless crimes do not explicitly harm another person.

Question 21 (1 point)

Which of the following is NOT a commonly recognized form of elder abuse?

Question 21 options:

	A) neglect
	B) religious abuse
	C) sexual abuse
	D) financial abuse

Question 22 (1 point)

What is the 2010 average gross national income of low income nations?

Question 22 options:

	A) $2.25 per capita
	B) $23,839 per capita
	C) $528 per capita
	D) $5,886 per capita

Question 23 (1 point)

Which of the following points is a source of contention between more developed countries (MDCs) and less developed countries (LDCs)?

Question 23 options:

	A) The LDCs want the MDCs to take over preserving the global commons.
	B) The MDCs do not think the LDCs should interfere with their sovereignty.
	C) The MDCs are not willing to preserve the global commons.
	D) The LDCs do not think MDCs should interfere with their sovereignty.

Question 24 (1 point)

Which of the following is a purpose of hospice care?

Question 24 options:

	A) to die in a spiritual, rather than a medical, environment
	B) to provide social support for the families of dying people
	C) to provide alternative medicine for those who reject traditional treatment
	D) to facilitate physician-assisted suicide

Question 25 (1 point)

What is the IMF?

Question 25 options:

	A) a GNI
	B) a global assembly line
	C) a global commodity chain
	D) an IFI

Question 26 (1 point)

The medicalization of deviance is defined as which of the following?

Question 26 options:

	A) the division of deviant behavior into either "bad" or "sick"
	B) the process that changes "bad" behavior into "sick" behavior
	C) the legal position that all deviant people are sick
	D) the belief that sick behavior is really bad behavior

Question 27 (1 point)

What type of change is exemplified by retirement?

Question 27 options:

	A) psychological
	B) secondary
	C) primary
	D) social

Question 28 (1 point)

Which of the following might suggest that deviance can be a normal response to a situation?

Question 28 options:

	A) functional perspective
	B) medicalization
	C) conflict perspective
	D) symbolic interaction perspective

Question 29 (1 point)

Linda assumes her mother is content to sit at home and knit, so she is surprised when she discovers her mother has enrolled in college classes. What does this reflect?

Question 29 options:

	A) institutional ageism
	B) subculture of aging theory
	C) primary aging
	D) ageism

Question 30 (1 point)

Of special interests to _________, those who study death and dying, is the concept of "dying with dignity," a value often associated with physician-assisted suicide.

Question 30 options:

A)	supercentenarians

B)	thanatologists

C)	social gerontologists

D)	gerontologists