Social Problems - Questions and Answers

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How many U.S. households will not have enough retirement income to maintain their standard of living at the same level it was before retirement?
a. None, due to the support from Social Security
b. Only a few
c. About half
d. Close to all
c. about half

Evidence that modern societies downplay the value of their elders can be seen in which of the following?
a. Many people will continue to work after retirement because they want to.
b. Older people make up one of the most powerful political demographics.
c. Elderly people are often respected for their knowledge and experience.
d. Millions of Americans buy treatments or products to make them look younger than they are.
d. Millions of Americans buy treatments or products to make them look younger than they are.


The link between Social Security programs and lowered fertility rates is what functionalists understand as a/an
a. manifest function.
b. unintended consequence.
c. social problem.
d. technological fix.
unintended consequence

Young job seekers are _____ to be offered a job interview compared with older job seekers with similar resumes.
a. more likely
b. less likely
c. equally likely
d. less likely, depending on the attitude they present,
more likely

Youth bulges in poor countries are associated with
a. political unrest and violence.
b. educational reform.
c. industrial development.
d. growing consumer markets.
a. political unrest and violence.

Industrialization leads to an increase in fertility rates and a decline in mortality rates.
a. True b. False
b.false

The population of a country can continue to grow even though the country has reached replacement-level fertility.
a. True b. False
true

_________ is reflected in fertility worship and religious prohibitions of birth control.
a. Ageism
b. Pronatalism
c. Child deprivation
d. Birthism
pronatalism

According to Malthusian theory,
a. improved agricultural technology would eliminate food shortages which, in turn, would accelerate population growth.
b. food shortages and consequent population decline among the masses would occur because the rich would take the food surplus from the poor.
c. food shortages due to population growth would lead to war, disease, and starvation and ultimately a slower population growth.
d. modern medicine would decrease the mortality rate and increase the fertility rate, thus creating massive overpopulation.
c. food shortages due to population growth would lead to war, disease, and starvation and ultimately a slower population growth.

________ occurs when older adults are not included in advertising and educational materials.
a. Elder abuse
b. Ageism by invisibility
c. The youth bulge
d. The sandwich generation
b.ageism by invisibility