The final exam for Social Problems will consists of questions that tests the students knowledge of key concepts learned during the semester.  Below is a list of the key concepts.

Chapter 1- The Sociological Approach to Social Problems

conflict theory
objective reality of social problems
person-blame
social issues
social movement
social policy
social problem
structural-functional theory
subjective nature of social problems
symbolic interactionist theory
system blame

Chapter 2 - Wealth and Power: The Bias of the System

capitalism
democracy
Interlocking directorate
oligarchy
power
power elite
socialism
systemic imperatives

Chapter 3 - World Population and Global Economy

absolute poverty
colonialism
dependency theory
modern demographic transition
modernization theory
multinational corporation
neocolonialism

Chapter 4 - Threats to the Environment

acid rain
biosphere
cornucopia view of nature
ecology
ecosystems
environmental racism
greenhouse effect
planned obsolescence

Chapters 5 and 6 - Demographic Change and Urbanization

crude birth rate
crude death rate
demography
fertility
gentrification
infant mortality rate
mortality
public housing
redlining
suburbs
urban sprawl

Chapter 7 - Poverty

blaming the victim
culture of poverty
feminization of poverty
income
meritocracy
new poor
old poor
severely poor
poverty
poverty line
social classes
social stratification
underclass
wealth
wealthfare
welfare

Chapter 8 - Racial and Ethnic Inequality

affirmative action
assimilation
colonial theory
ethnicity
genocide
Institutional racism
majority group
minority group
multiculturalism
nativism
pluralism
prejudice
race
racial formation
racism
segregation

Chapter 9 - Gender Inequality

feminist approach
gender
gender roles approach
gender structure approach
gender stratification
glass ceiling
patriarchy
pay equity
sex
sexism
sexual harassment

Chapter 10 - Sexual Orientation

bisexuality
feminism
heterosexuality
homophobia
homosexuality
sexual orientation
sexual preference
sodomy