Higher Education

Imagining Sociology: Chapter 12

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Question 1:

________ are major components of the state.
a) Political decision-makers
b) Bureaucracies
c) Security services
d) Legal systems
e) All of the above

Question 2:

The following statement regarding the welfare state is FALSE: ________.
a) It provide a minimum income for individuals
b) It reduces economic insecurity from illness, old age, and unemployment
c) It gives the public social services
d) It reduces crime and punish criminals
e) All of the above

Question 3:

________ are measures by the state to address gross and systematic violations of human rights through compensation.
a) Retribution programs
b) Justice programs
c) Reconciliation programs
d) Reparation programs
e) Equality programs

Question 4:

The ________ perspective focuses on evolving practices relating to the recruitment, training, and employment of administrators in bureaucracies.
a) managerial
b) militaristic
c) economic
d) bureaucratic
e) administrative

Question 5:

The ________ perspective focuses on the state as a means of resolving the clashing interests of different class groups.
a) managerial
b) militaristic
c) economic
d) bureaucratic
e) administrative

Question 6:

The ________ perspective is related to Weber’s earlier claim that the state is the only legitimate user of violence within a territory.
a) managerial
b) militaristic
c) economic
d) bureaucratic
e) administrative

Question 7:

________ has the lowest spending on welfare programs.
a) Sweden
b) France
c) Germany
d) The Netherlands
e) The United States

Question 8:

________ is a means-tested program that provides a pension for poor seniors in Canada.
a) Canadian Pension Plan
b) Guaranteed Income Supplement
c) Canadian Income Supplement
d) Guaranteed Pension Plan
e) Guaranteed Income Plan

Question 9:

________ have attempted to get reparations for past injustices.
a) Japanese Americans after internment in WWII
b) Jewish people after the Holocaust
c) Black South Africans after apartheid
d) Black Americans after slavery
e) All of the above

True or False Questions

Question 10:

Social change is always intentional.
a) True
b) False

Question 11:

Max Weber said the power of the state ultimately flows from its monopoly on the legitimate use of violence.
a) True
b) False

Question 12:

The rise of the welfare state in Canada occurred around the time of World War II.
a) True
b) False

Question 13:

The Canadian Pension Plan is an example of a means-tested program.
a) True
b) False

Question 14:

Children are much more likely to live in poverty in Canada than are the elderly.
a) True
b) False

Question 15:

The last residential school in Canada was closed in 1975.
a) True
b) False

Question 16:

Life-cycle theory argues that, as young people age, they will become more likely to vote.
a) True
b) False

Question 17:

Voting rates are declining in most countries around the world.
a) True
b) False

Question 18:

People with more years of education tend to have more people with whom they can discuss important issues.
a) True
b) False

Question 19:

Putnam argues that the decline in bowling leagues is a symptom of a larger decline in social capital in society.
a) True
b) False