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Question 1:

Andrew Hacker identified three categories of utopian thinking critics, and ________ is not one of them.
a) democrats
b) dialecticians
c) devil-hunters
d) republicans

Question 2:

Future studies seek to make use of our understanding of ________.
a) the past and present
b) the science and society
c) the humanity and progress
d) the Earth and outer space

Question 3:

Trend extrapolation is defined as a method of predicting the future based on ________.
a) the current situation
b) historical trends and cycles
c) trends in public opinion
d) people’s expressed plans

Question 4:

________ believe that that future is a social construct.
a) Structural functionalists
b) Symbolic interactionists
c) Conflict theorists
d) Social constructionists

Question 5:

Many scientists and theorists believe that environmental problems ________.
a) will decrease significantly if we take immediate action
b) will stay at the current level if we take immediate action
c) will become more severe even if we take immediate action
d) will stay at the current level regardless if we take action or not

Question 6:

In light of the Greek-European debt crisis, countries may adopt new policies for fiscal management, excluding ________.
a) export-led growth
b) higher savings
c) increasing privatization
d) increasing state control

Question 7:

The concept of digital divide refers to ________.
a) a difference in opinion between users of traditional media and users of digital media
b) a gap between those with and without access to electronic technology
c) a gap between those born before and after the emergence of the Internet
d) a difference between businesses advertising mainly on TV and those on social media

Question 8:

Information economy refers to a situation where ________.
a) commodities are traded based on information available to a small group of people
b) information is treated like a commodity
c) providing information to the society drives up consumption
d) businesses control all information sharing

Question 9:

The age of mass media began with the invention of ________.
a) writing
b) the printing press
c) the Internet
d) the radio

Question 10:

Some researchers argue that extensive Internet use increases the user’s ________.
a) knowledge base and literacy
b) risk of depression
c) sociability
d) risk of lower back pain

Question 11:

Most social problems today are a result of long-standing neglect and simmering conflict.
a) True
b) False

Question 12:

Genius forecasting is a method of examining potential parents to see if they could produce a genius child.
a) True
b) False

Question 13:

Data-smoothing methods separate historical data into trends.
a) True
b) False

Question 14:

Forecasting is regulated by a strict set of ethical rules.
a) True
b) False

Question 15:

Consequences of environmental damage are especially common in Southern Canada.
a) True
b) False

Question 16:

The 2008 financial crisis in the United States was primarily triggered by a dramatic decline in housing prices.
a) True
b) False

Question 17:

The proportion of the population of working age (15 to 64) in Canada remain steady in the near future.
a) True
b) False

Question 18:

The number of international migrants is likely to fall in the future due to climate change.
a) True
b) False

Question 19:

The shell shock experienced by troops during World War I is often noted as critical in the development of modern psychological medicine.
a) True
b) False

Question 20:

The growth of Internet use has increased in Canada by 121 per cent since the year 2000.
a) True
b) False

Higher Education

Social Problems, Fourth Edition: Chapter 16