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this is a SOC 357 The Pursuit of Happiness time limit is 40 min there is 10 questions only
Question 11Â (0.5 points)
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What is American societyâs theory (the popular belief) about success and happiness and why is it incorrect?
Question 11 options:
Society says you must work hard to become successful and happiness will follow. However, studies show that people who are just plain lucky are happier than those who work hard to succeed.
Society says you must work hard to become successful and happiness will follow. However, studies show that happiness comes before success, and in fact, is what motivates success.Â
Society says you must work hard to become successful and happiness will follow. However, studies show that hard work will make you tired and as a result not as happy as you could be.
Society says that you must be happy before you can be successful. However, studies show that there is no causal relationship between happiness and success.
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Society says that you must be happy before you can be successful. However, studies show that people who are happy are less productive than pessimistic people.
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All of the following facts about relationships are true, EXCEPT:
Question 12 options:
The U.S. divorce rate is higher than in any industrialized nationÂ
Men are more likely to regret divorce than women
Married women are happier than married men
Married people are happier on average than unmarried people
It is less common for people to get married now than it was 30 years ago
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Which of the following is NOT one of the listed reasons why religious people are happier on average?
Question 13 options:
They have a sense of higher power
They see death as the end
They endorse forgiveness
They participate in more social events
They have self-acceptance
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Those who suggest that government should be involved in promoting happiness/well-being recommend that the government do all of the following EXCEPT:Â Â
Question 14 options:
Promote the welfare of the people  Â
Help create an environment in which people can live happily  Â
Make the well-being of its residents a top priority Â
Systematically take happiness research into account when enacting legislation and public policy Â
Dictate one singular path to happiness Â
SaveQuestion 15Â (0.5 points)
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What is the goal of the Ben's Bells Project? Â
Question 15 options:
Make church bells  Â
Create a happy place for arts and crafts  Â
Promote happiness through song and dance  Â
Establish a not-for-profit children's home Â
Promote kindness  Â
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According to David Myers (1992)--one of the class readings, religious people report feeling _________.
Question 16 options:
Neither more or less happy
Happier with their family lives but not their work lives
Happier and more satisfied with life overall
Less happy and less satisfied with life overall
Happier with their work lives but not their family lives
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What are the three interrelated components of humans discussed in class?
Question 17 options:
Happiness, Physicality, Wisdom
Life, Soul, Emotion
Mind, Body, Spirit
Spirit, Mind, Happiness
Intelligence, Emotion, Body
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Which of the following best describes the marketing tactic of "Association"?
Question 18 options:
An individual in unfortunate circumstances is made happy through consumption
Certain groups are depicted as happier than others
The product shapes one's perspectives of what happiness is
Products are depicted in ways that are designed to generate happiness
The product is used to define happiness to consumers
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In the reading "Should Policy-Makers Use Happiness Research?"Â Bok explicitly addresses, among other things, the philosophical questions raised by:Â Â
Question 19 options:
William S. Burroughs' Naked Lunch Â
Alders Huxley's Brave New World Â
George Orwell's Animal Farm Â
Albert Camus' The Stranger Â
John Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath  Â
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According to Bok (2010) and as discussed in class, what are the three things governments could do to help strengthen families? Â
Question 20 options:
Free healthcare, education, and low-income housing Â
Education, discourage out of wedlock pregnancies, and better care for children Â
Low income housing, decreased taxes, and free childcare Â
Better care for children, free healthcare, and lower gas prices Â
Decreased taxes, free healthcare, and education Â
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