Social Problems Unit 5 Exam Review

The ability to read and write is referred to as:

Critics say that our system of campaign financing

Prenuptial agreements may be a good idea because:

According to Structural Functional theorists, which if the most important social institution?

In 2013, the typical age at first marriage for a woman was:

The sharing of a household by an unmarried couple is referred to as:

Even though women outnumber men in college today, they still:

Organizations formed by special-interest groups to raise money in support of political goals.

Which theory views the family more in terms of ongoing relationships among individuals?

Which point of view would someone see the rise in cohabitation as trouble for U.S. society?

The biggest problem facing one-parent families, especially when the parent is a woman, is:

Susan lives with her two children. These three people represent:

The formal organization that directs the political life of a society is:

Capitalism is an economic system in which means of producing goods and services are:

What is the social institution that guides a society's decision-making process?

The extent of school violence is higher in:

Research shows that quality of school matters to performance, but what matters even more?

The domination of an entire market by a single company is referred to as:

This economic system places the means of producing good and services under collective ownership

William Wilson claims that the major cause of poverty among African American families is:

About what percentage of eligible voters actually voted in the 2012 presidential election?

The "conservative solution" to many problems of schooling can be summed up as:

About what share of today's marriages will end in divorce or separation within 20 years?

Which type of economic system has govt. working closely with privately owned companies?

Radicals on the left argue that problems in our schools arise from:

According to symbolic-interaction theory, tracking and other forms of labeling in education:

A major reason that schooling is limited in poor societies of the world is that:

Which term refers to political alliances of people interested in some economic or social issue?