Test Bank for SOC 7th Edition by Nijole V.
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Ch 01: Thinking Like a Sociologist
1. Auguste Comte saw sociology as the scientific study of two aspects of society, namely
a. social statics and social dynamics.
b. history and biography.
c. conventional wisdom and facts.
d. ideology and intuition.
ANSWER: a
2. A
Sociologist would be most interested in studying which of the following?
a. How racial and ethnic diversity has changed
b. The systematic pressure of a racing car engine
c. The genetic makeup of an individual’s brain
d. How gravity is measured
ANSWER a
:
3. A(n) is a set of statements that explains why a phenomenon occurs.
a. theory
b. variable
c. analysis
d. assertion
ANSWER: a
4. John is researching the issue of unemployment and thinks about the effects of unemployment
in his family as well as in society. John is utilizing the:
a. Part of the brain called the hypothalamus
b. The Peter Principle
c. The sociological imagination
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, d. The looking-glass self
ANSWER: c
5. Karl Marx saw industrial society as composed of
a. capitalists, petit bourgeoisie, and proletariat.
b. capitalists, socialists, and communists.
c. sustainers, maintainers, and drainers.
d. core, semiperipheral, and peripheral cultures.
ANSWER a
:
6. John goes away to collegeand is struggling with living on his own and preparing a schedule
for the day. Learning how to live on one’s own and preparing a schedule is a function of
going away to college.
a. manifest
b. intended
c. overt
d. latent
ANSWER: d
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Ch 01: Thinking Like a Sociologist
7. Which of the following did W. E. B. Du Bois include as part of the “cure” for prejudice and
discrimination?
a. Promoting Black political power
b. Creating a Black working class
c. Creating an independent Black homeland
d. Punishing White people who discriminate
ANSWER a
:
8. Why didJane Addams win the Nobel Peace Prize?
a. For the development of Hull House and founding the settlement house
movement
b. For her advocacy of negotiating, rather than waging war, to settle
disputes
c. For her support of the temperance movement
d. For creating an international coalition to advance women’s rights
ANSWER: b
9. A researcheris trying to decide whether to utilize a microsociological or macrosociological
approach when studying the issue of crime. Evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of each
approach.
ANSWER: Answers will vary. Microsociology examines the patterns of individuals’ social
interaction in specific settings. Macrosociology examines the large-scale patterns
and processes that characterize society as a whole. An advantage of utilizing the
microsociological approach is researchers can understand how each individual views
a particular event or issue. The disadvantage of this approach is it doesn’t take into
the larger societal factors. An advantage of utilizing the macrosociological approach
is researchers can focus on the larger societal factors that shape human behavior. A
disadvantage would be that this approach doesn’t take into account how each
individual may view a particular issue or topic.
10. Knowledge gained from microsociological investigations frequently disputes
knowledge gained from macrosociological investigations.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
11. Jill is a
senior in high school and is unsure of the career path she wants to pursue in college.
Her advisor explains that she may want to major in Sociology as she has an interest in:
a. administration and managerial work
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b. medical positions
c. math and statistics
d. science and technology
ANSWER: a
12. Bill
is a researcher who is going to focus on how governmental laws impact the school
system; therefore he is utilizing the symbolic interactionist perspective.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
13. Émile Durkheim is known as the father of sociology, and Harriet Martineau may be described as
its mother.
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Ch 01: Thinking Like a Sociologist
1. Auguste Comte saw sociology as the scientific study of two aspects of society, namely
a. social statics and social dynamics.
b. history and biography.
c. conventional wisdom and facts.
d. ideology and intuition.
ANSWER: a
2. A
Sociologist would be most interested in studying which of the following?
a. How racial and ethnic diversity has changed
b. The systematic pressure of a racing car engine
c. The genetic makeup of an individual’s brain
d. How gravity is measured
ANSWER a
:
3. A(n) is a set of statements that explains why a phenomenon occurs.
a. theory
b. variable
c. analysis
d. assertion
ANSWER: a
4. John is researching the issue of unemployment and thinks about the effects of unemployment
in his family as well as in society. John is utilizing the:
a. Part of the brain called the hypothalamus
b. The Peter Principle
c. The sociological imagination
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, d. The looking-glass self
ANSWER: c
5. Karl Marx saw industrial society as composed of
a. capitalists, petit bourgeoisie, and proletariat.
b. capitalists, socialists, and communists.
c. sustainers, maintainers, and drainers.
d. core, semiperipheral, and peripheral cultures.
ANSWER a
:
6. John goes away to collegeand is struggling with living on his own and preparing a schedule
for the day. Learning how to live on one’s own and preparing a schedule is a function of
going away to college.
a. manifest
b. intended
c. overt
d. latent
ANSWER: d
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Ch 01: Thinking Like a Sociologist
7. Which of the following did W. E. B. Du Bois include as part of the “cure” for prejudice and
discrimination?
a. Promoting Black political power
b. Creating a Black working class
c. Creating an independent Black homeland
d. Punishing White people who discriminate
ANSWER a
:
8. Why didJane Addams win the Nobel Peace Prize?
a. For the development of Hull House and founding the settlement house
movement
b. For her advocacy of negotiating, rather than waging war, to settle
disputes
c. For her support of the temperance movement
d. For creating an international coalition to advance women’s rights
ANSWER: b
9. A researcheris trying to decide whether to utilize a microsociological or macrosociological
approach when studying the issue of crime. Evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of each
approach.
ANSWER: Answers will vary. Microsociology examines the patterns of individuals’ social
interaction in specific settings. Macrosociology examines the large-scale patterns
and processes that characterize society as a whole. An advantage of utilizing the
microsociological approach is researchers can understand how each individual views
a particular event or issue. The disadvantage of this approach is it doesn’t take into
the larger societal factors. An advantage of utilizing the macrosociological approach
is researchers can focus on the larger societal factors that shape human behavior. A
disadvantage would be that this approach doesn’t take into account how each
individual may view a particular issue or topic.
10. Knowledge gained from microsociological investigations frequently disputes
knowledge gained from macrosociological investigations.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
11. Jill is a
senior in high school and is unsure of the career path she wants to pursue in college.
Her advisor explains that she may want to major in Sociology as she has an interest in:
a. administration and managerial work
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b. medical positions
c. math and statistics
d. science and technology
ANSWER: a
12. Bill
is a researcher who is going to focus on how governmental laws impact the school
system; therefore he is utilizing the symbolic interactionist perspective.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
13. Émile Durkheim is known as the father of sociology, and Harriet Martineau may be described as
its mother.
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