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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. What additional reason does Schelling give for the desire to sit in the back of a theater?

2. What tool does Schelling say social scientists use to describe behaviors such as human principles and household activities?

3. What does Schelling say about segregation?

4. Which example does Schelling say complicates the prospect of arriving at a definitive proposition?

5. What is the first thing Schelling says a social behavior model can be?

Short Essay Questions

1. What aspect of the history of nuclear weapons does Schelling describe?

2. According to Schelling, what is not included in his model of integration and segregation?

3. What is the behavioral model that would make arms reduction a self-fulfilling prophecy?

4. What is an externality?

5. How does Schelling characterize eugenics?

6. How do economic systems resemble ant colonies, in Schelling's analysis?

7. What does Schelling say is the trigger for the decisions that lead to segregation?

8. How many possible genetic variations can result when two people have a baby together?

9. How does Schelling use mathematical formulations to express his economic models of behavior?

10. What does Schelling say segregation and separation, sharing and mixing have in common?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose an event out of a newspaper or magazine, describe the primary model at work in it, and describe the underlying assumptions as well as the externalities and extra factors that are evident in the event.

Essay Topic 2

Schelling seems to be making the point that segregation may be a social problem, but it is being acted out by individuals. Is his account complete, or is there an extent to which social behaviors are influenced by institutions and ideologies and unofficial policies? What role do these things play in segregation?

Essay Topic 3

What is a positive kind of discrimination, and what tools does a society or a government have for reinforcing positive discrimination?

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