Chapter 15 Full-Length Practice Exam

Which crowd behavior theory is characterized by crowds forming due to like-minded individuals coming together?

Discuss out loud to yourself social problems associated with populations migrating. Rate yourself on how well you know the material.

The replacement level fertility rate is _____.

Discuss out loud to yourself the connection between the personal troubles and public issues of homelessness. Rate yourself on how well you know the material.

Which of the following countries have the highest age-old dependency rate?

Discuss out loud to yourself how populations and communities will change in the future. Rate yourself on how well you know the material.

Crime, poverty, and natural disasters are all examples of _____ factors that impact a population’s decision to relocate to another country.

Which theoretical perspective contends that a steady supply of undocumented workers is beneficial to the employer because they are a pool of cheap labor?

Vandalism during a riot is an example of a mob mentality.

All of the following except _____ are examples of the personal troubles experienced by the homeless in America.

Urban areas are associated with gemeinschaft and mechanical solidarity.

The vast majority of homeless are:

The carrying capacity is a measurement used by demographers to determine the number of live resident births for a specific location and time period.

Which of the following is not part of the decline of a social movement?

The labor markets will shrink in developing countries and grow in developed countries.

Social change in the future will see the greatest population growth in which region of the world?

The number of unaccompanied children entering the U.S. from Central America has decreased as a result of reduced poverty and crime in their homeland.

________ is a close-knit community characterized by personal and mutual bonds.

Children who enter the United States without permission have no legal rights in the country.

_______ is the statistical study of births, migration, aging, and death in relation to population dynamics.

African Americans make up the largest category of homeless in American society.

Syrians who have been forced to migrate from their homeland due to violence and civil war are also known as ________.

Personal troubles that impact the homeless in society include but are not limited to inadequate healthcare, federal cuts to rental housing assistance programs, low wages, and the criminalization of homelessness across the country.

Known as a Point in Time count or PIT, this report offers a summary of the numbers of __________ people across the nation during a set period of time.

Social movements are always in support of a particular goal.

Social media, virtual churches, and gaming are examples of __________.

The Labor Movement, which developed out of a need to protect worker interest in the late 19th and early 20th century, is a prime example of an established social movement.

Discuss out loud to yourself the five motives for participating in crowds. Rate yourself on how well you know the material.

Examples of collective behavior include natural disasters, riots, fads, fashions, panic, and revolutions. The common element of all of these examples is that the behaviors do not reflect the existing _____ such as norms, laws, and common conventions.

Discuss out loud to yourself global aging and its impacts. Rate yourself on how well you know the material.