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Experience Sociology 5th Edition by David Croteau
Chap 1. Sociology in a Changing World.
Which concept describes the processes of seeing and understanding the connections between
individuals and the broader social contexts in which they live?
structural-functionalist theory
social viewpoint
sociology
sociological perspective
Shaheen grew up in the middle class. For school, she volunteered at a soup kitchen and, for
the first time, met individuals her own age who had grown up in poverty. Instead of
dismissing these individuals as lazy, she sought to understand what social forces worked to
shape her life differently from those she met at the soup kitchen. This is an example of
everyday sociology.
the sociological perspective.
a social viewpoint.
doing sociology.
A sociologist would understand the phenomena of poverty by examining
why individuals fail to find jobs that pay more.
the ways that employment is structured.
individuals' race, class, and gender.
the neighborhood an individual lives in.
A sociological understanding of homelessness would include all of the following EXCEPT
an individual's social status.
the local employment structures.
an individual's personal failures at locating work.
stratification in the society an individual lived in.
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Who used the term "sociological imagination" to describe a way of viewing the connections
individuals have to their social worlds?
Karl Marx
Max Weber
Emile Durkheim
C. Wright Mills
The systematic study of the relationship between individuals and society is called
psychology.
anthropology.
sociology.
political science.
Which of the following statements regarding sociology is false?
We need a systematic way to comprehend the processes that make up social life.
We need to understand not only how we make sense of the world but how other
people do so as well.
The idea that people must play the cards they are dealt in life is consistent with a
sociological perspective.
You have to be a professional sociologist to look at the world from a sociological
perspective.
In order to understand our lives, sociologists would argue that we need to
examine the contexts in which we live.
explore the motives behind our actions.
examine the way we interact with others.
explore the ways in which other people live.
Sociologists would study all of these topics EXCEPT for
why people commit crimes.
how children learn about gender.
how personality develops.
why homelessness exists.
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Julian and his friends like to watch movies together. One movie focused on a young Black
man who rose out of poverty by playing basketball. His friend N'Cola commented that there
would be no poverty if poor people simply tried to find employment. Julian said that the
solution to poverty was not that simple and that N'Cola's understanding of how poverty
worked was mistaken. What is the problem with N'Cola's argument?
It ignores the context of broader social conditions.
It uses the sociological perspective.
It ignores the rules of sociology as a discipline.
It views an individual problem as a social problem.
Maria wants to write a paper for her college class that explores how married couples divide
household chores. She wants to argue that gender shapes how couples share housework.
Given her topic and argument, her class is a part of what discipline?
psychology
sociology
statistics
economics
To what group of research-based disciplines does sociology belong?
the research sciences
the humanities
the hard sciences
the social sciences
Which of the following questions would a sociologist ask?
How does collecting government assistance impact future employment?
How can politicians use government assistance policies in their campaigns?
What are the personalities of individuals on public assistance?
How do different societies define and respond to crime?
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TEST BANK
Experience Sociology 5th Edition by David Croteau, William
Hoynes, Tara Stamm
FULL TEST BANK!!!
FDSS
, FDSEWA
TEST BANK
Experience Sociology 5th Edition by David Croteau
Chap 1. Sociology in a Changing World.
Which concept describes the processes of seeing and understanding the connections between
individuals and the broader social contexts in which they live?
structural-functionalist theory
social viewpoint
sociology
sociological perspective
Shaheen grew up in the middle class. For school, she volunteered at a soup kitchen and, for
the first time, met individuals her own age who had grown up in poverty. Instead of
dismissing these individuals as lazy, she sought to understand what social forces worked to
shape her life differently from those she met at the soup kitchen. This is an example of
everyday sociology.
the sociological perspective.
a social viewpoint.
doing sociology.
A sociologist would understand the phenomena of poverty by examining
why individuals fail to find jobs that pay more.
the ways that employment is structured.
individuals' race, class, and gender.
the neighborhood an individual lives in.
A sociological understanding of homelessness would include all of the following EXCEPT
an individual's social status.
the local employment structures.
an individual's personal failures at locating work.
stratification in the society an individual lived in.
FDSS
, FDSEWA
Who used the term "sociological imagination" to describe a way of viewing the connections
individuals have to their social worlds?
Karl Marx
Max Weber
Emile Durkheim
C. Wright Mills
The systematic study of the relationship between individuals and society is called
psychology.
anthropology.
sociology.
political science.
Which of the following statements regarding sociology is false?
We need a systematic way to comprehend the processes that make up social life.
We need to understand not only how we make sense of the world but how other
people do so as well.
The idea that people must play the cards they are dealt in life is consistent with a
sociological perspective.
You have to be a professional sociologist to look at the world from a sociological
perspective.
In order to understand our lives, sociologists would argue that we need to
examine the contexts in which we live.
explore the motives behind our actions.
examine the way we interact with others.
explore the ways in which other people live.
Sociologists would study all of these topics EXCEPT for
why people commit crimes.
how children learn about gender.
how personality develops.
why homelessness exists.
FDSS
, FDSEWA
Julian and his friends like to watch movies together. One movie focused on a young Black
man who rose out of poverty by playing basketball. His friend N'Cola commented that there
would be no poverty if poor people simply tried to find employment. Julian said that the
solution to poverty was not that simple and that N'Cola's understanding of how poverty
worked was mistaken. What is the problem with N'Cola's argument?
It ignores the context of broader social conditions.
It uses the sociological perspective.
It ignores the rules of sociology as a discipline.
It views an individual problem as a social problem.
Maria wants to write a paper for her college class that explores how married couples divide
household chores. She wants to argue that gender shapes how couples share housework.
Given her topic and argument, her class is a part of what discipline?
psychology
sociology
statistics
economics
To what group of research-based disciplines does sociology belong?
the research sciences
the humanities
the hard sciences
the social sciences
Which of the following questions would a sociologist ask?
How does collecting government assistance impact future employment?
How can politicians use government assistance policies in their campaigns?
What are the personalities of individuals on public assistance?
How do different societies define and respond to crime?
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