The term manufactured risk refers to_______________?

Related Mcqs:

1. The term assets refers to_______________?

   A. the culturally valued commodities and standards of living that make the poor feel relatively deprived
   B. the flow of money a person receives from their salary or wage
   C. a stock of economic resources including land shares and bank deposits
   D. the slices of the population who own differing amounts of wealth

2. Which of the following is not an example of a manufactured risk ?

   A. genetic modification of crops
   B. volcanic eruptions
   C. global warming
   D. the threat of nuclear war

3. in Durkheim,s work the term collective representations refers to______________?

   A. effervescent ceremonies that create a feeling o belonging
   B. images of gods or totems that are widely recognized
   C. shared ideas and moral values often symbolized by an object or figurehead
   D. ideological tools used to obscure class divisions

4. The term feminization of poverty refers to_____________?

   A. the critical deconstruction of poverty by feminist theorists
   B. women’s increased chances of being in poverty due to low pay and greater welfare dependency
   C. the way in which managing a budget and avoiding poverty tends to be a women’s responsibility within the home
   D. the disproportionate number of female sociologists who do research on poverty

5. The term secondary deviation refers to________________?

   A. the punishment or stigmatization of deviant acts
   B. the labelling of an act as deviant through social reactions to it
   C. the ways in which taking on a deviant role affects future action
   D. all of the above

6. The term hegemony refers to_____________?

   A. the tendency for the working class not to realize their own interests
   B. a dominant ideology that legitimates economic political
   C. a form of dual consciousness based on ideology and everyday experiences
   D. a mode of payment given for outstanding topiary

7. The term Second World societies refers to______________?

   A. countries that industrialized after those in Europe
   B. countries that industrialized less successfully than Europe
   C. countries that industrialized under state central planning
   D. countries that have yet to proceed to industrialize

8. Comte,s term positivism refers to_____________?

   A. a theory that emphasizes the positive aspects of society
   B. the precise scientific study of observable phenomena
   C. a theory that posits difficult s and sets out to answer them
   D. an unscientific set of laws about social progress

9. The term ‘secondary deviation refers to_________________?

   A. The punishment or stigmatization of deviant acts
   B. the labelling of an act as deviant through social reaction to it
   C. the ways in which taking on a deviant role affects future action
   D. All of the above

10. The term collective consumption (Castells 1977) refers to____________?

    A. the privatization of public services by the Conservative government
    B. the lifestyle practice of shopping in peer groups
    C. the form of tuberculosis suffered by those who collect stamps
    D. the provision of health housing and education services by the state