Social Problems 2019 Vocabulary Review
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- Q1the experience of isolation and misery resulting from powerlessnessAlienation30s
- Q2a sense of aimlessness or despair that arises when we can no longer reasonably expect life to be predictable; too little social regulation; normlessnessanomie30s
- Q3An ongoing organization that performs certain functions for society--religion, family, education, politics, and economyinstitution30s
- Q4unintended and unrecognized consequence of some element of societylatent function30s
- Q5intended and recognized consequence of some element of societymanifest function30s
- Q6a social condition that a segment of society views as harmful to members of society and in need of remedysocial problem30s
- Q7The percentage of children who die before their first birthday within a particular area or country.infant mortality rate30s
- Q8annual number of deaths of women from pregnancy-related causes per 100,000 live birthsMaternal Mortality Rate30s
- Q9Refers to ill health in an individual and the levels of ill health in a population or group.morbidity30s
- Q10a system of health care, typically financed by the government, that ensures health care coverage for all citizensuniversal health care30s
- Q11a condition in which drug use is compulsive and users are unable to stop because of physical and/or psychological dependencychemical dependency30s
- Q12reducing the penalty for a criminal act but not actually legalizing itdecriminalization30s
- Q13The lifting of government restrictions on business, industry, and professional activities.deregulation30s
- Q14One of two strategies in the U.S. war on drugs (the other is supply reduction), demand reduction focuses on reducing the demand for drugs through treatment, prevention, and research.demand reduction30s
- Q15One of two strategies in the U.S. war on drugs (the other is demand reduction), supply reduction concentrates on reducing the supply of drugs available on the streets through international efforts, interdiction, and domestic law enforcement.supply reduction30s