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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In which Arthur Miller book did Miller argue that "witches" or anyone who didn't fit in be shunned?

2. Who was the first American Nobel Laureate for literature?

3. What was North Carolina's rank in the nation in terms of SAT scores, achievement tests, and dropout rates?

4. Who said, "The trouble with socialism is that it would take too many evenings"?

5. When was funding decimated for extracurricular activities?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Putnam believe that leaders and activists must seek to do to rebuild social capital?

2. How did commentators like Michael Schudson and Alan Wolfe view the change in social capital from the 1950s to the 1960s?

3. What is generally accepted as the most reliable index of the incidence of crime?

4. When people said that television was their main form of entertainment, what activities did these people participate in less often?

5. Why did smaller schools encourage more active involvement in extracurricular activity?

6. Why when looking for a job, did Mark Granovetter document that acquaintances were more important than other factors?

7. What was different about American males in their sixties and seventies at the end of the twentieth century than their grandsons?

8. What characteristics did criminologist Robert J. Sampson see in communities that had increased crime and violence?

9. How did the school integration busing issue illustrate the trade-offs between bridging and bonding social capital?

10. How might social capital serve as a physiological triggering mechanism?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

An analogy was used to compare social connectedness to a murder mystery. Discuss what tests or benchmarks needed to be used when considering possible reasons why social connectedness declined.

Essay Topic 2

The mass-membership organization rose in the late twentieth century. Discuss the mass-membership organization and its role in society.

Essay Topic 3

Putnam stated that "bowling alone" represented one of the nation's most serious public health challenges. Discuss why social cohesion is important for good health.

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