Questions and Answers on Sociology

Question 1
1 out of 1 points

Acute diseases are illnesses that are long-term or lifelong and that develop gradually or are present from birth; in contrast, chronic diseases are illnesses that strike suddenly and cause dramatic incapacitation and sometimes death.
Answer

Selected Answer: False
Correct Answer: False

Question 2
1 out of 1 points

Sociologists distinguish among movements on the basis of their goals and the amount of change they seek to produce. Some movements seek to change people whereas others seek to change society.
Answer

Selected Answer: True
Correct Answer: True

Question 3
1 out of 1 points

When social movements reach the institutionalization (bureaucratization) stage, the initial zeal and idealism of members may diminish as administrators take over management of the organization. Early grassroots supporters may become disillusioned and drop out.
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Selected Answer: True
Correct Answer: True

Question 4
1 out of 1 points

A classic example of mass hysteria with a widely dispersed audience was actor Orson Welles’s 1938 radio dramatization of H.G. Wells’s science fiction classic “The War of the Worlds.”
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Selected Answer: True
Correct Answer: True

Question 5
1 out of 1 points

Health involves not only the absence of disease, but also a positive sense of wellness. In other words, health is a multidimensional phenomenon—it includes physical, social, and psychological factors.
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Selected Answer: True
Correct Answer: True

Question 6
1 out of 1 points

It has been found that people respond similarly to both natural disasters and those caused by technological failure.
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Selected Answer: False
Correct Answer: False

Question 7
1 out of 1 points

According to the functionalist approach, if society is to function as a stable system, it is important