Henslin, Essentials of Sociology, 12th Edition, Test Bank
Chapter 1: The Sociological Perspective
Multiple-Choice Questions
TB_Q1.1.1
The _____ perspective emphasizes the social contexts in which people live.
a. societal
b. sociological
c. natural sciences
d. ethnocentric
Answer: b. sociological
Learning Objective: LO 1.1 Explain why both history and biography are essential for the
sociological perspective.
Topic/Concept: The Sociological Perspective
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
TB_Q1.1.2
A group of people who share a culture and a territory is known as a(n)
a. global group.
b. extended family group.
c. society.
,d. global village.
Answer: c. society.
Learning Objective: LO 1.1 Explain why both history and biography are essential for the
sociological perspective.
Topic/Concept: The Sociological Perspective
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
TB_Q1.1.3
The corners in life that people occupy because of their place in a society are referred to as
a. social location.
b. social affiliation.
c. social empowerment.
d. dominant groups.
Answer: a. social location.
Learning Objective: LO 1.1 Explain why both history and biography are essential for the
sociological perspective.
Topic/Concept: The Sociological Perspective
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
TB_Q1.2.4
,Auguste Comte is credited as being the founder of
a. sociology.
b. economics.
c. modern science.
d. political science.
Answer: a. sociology
Learning Objective: LO 1.2 Trace the origins of society, from tradition to Max Weber.
Topic/Concept: Origins of Sociology
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
TB_Q1.2.5
Using _____, Comte applied the scientific method to the social world.
a. negativism
b. positivism
c. natural science
d. anthropology
Answer: b. positivism
Learning Objective: LO 1.2 Trace the origins of society, from tradition to Max Weber.
Topic/Concept: Origins of Sociology
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
, TB_Q1.2.6
The phrase “survival of the fittest” was coined by
a. Charles Darwin.
b. Herbert Spencer.
c. Auguste Comte.
d. Karl Marx.
Answer: b. Herbert Spencer.
Learning Objective: LO 1.2 Trace the origins of society, from tradition to Max Weber.
Topic/Concept: Origins of Sociology
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
TB_Q1.2.7
Karl Marx believed that the engine of human history is
a. democracy.
b. communism.
c. reconciliation.
d. class conflict.
Answer: d. class conflict.
Learning Objective: LO 1.2 Trace the origins of society, from tradition to Max Weber.
Topic/Concept: Origins of Sociology
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Chapter 1: The Sociological Perspective
Multiple-Choice Questions
TB_Q1.1.1
The _____ perspective emphasizes the social contexts in which people live.
a. societal
b. sociological
c. natural sciences
d. ethnocentric
Answer: b. sociological
Learning Objective: LO 1.1 Explain why both history and biography are essential for the
sociological perspective.
Topic/Concept: The Sociological Perspective
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
TB_Q1.1.2
A group of people who share a culture and a territory is known as a(n)
a. global group.
b. extended family group.
c. society.
,d. global village.
Answer: c. society.
Learning Objective: LO 1.1 Explain why both history and biography are essential for the
sociological perspective.
Topic/Concept: The Sociological Perspective
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
TB_Q1.1.3
The corners in life that people occupy because of their place in a society are referred to as
a. social location.
b. social affiliation.
c. social empowerment.
d. dominant groups.
Answer: a. social location.
Learning Objective: LO 1.1 Explain why both history and biography are essential for the
sociological perspective.
Topic/Concept: The Sociological Perspective
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
TB_Q1.2.4
,Auguste Comte is credited as being the founder of
a. sociology.
b. economics.
c. modern science.
d. political science.
Answer: a. sociology
Learning Objective: LO 1.2 Trace the origins of society, from tradition to Max Weber.
Topic/Concept: Origins of Sociology
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
TB_Q1.2.5
Using _____, Comte applied the scientific method to the social world.
a. negativism
b. positivism
c. natural science
d. anthropology
Answer: b. positivism
Learning Objective: LO 1.2 Trace the origins of society, from tradition to Max Weber.
Topic/Concept: Origins of Sociology
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
, TB_Q1.2.6
The phrase “survival of the fittest” was coined by
a. Charles Darwin.
b. Herbert Spencer.
c. Auguste Comte.
d. Karl Marx.
Answer: b. Herbert Spencer.
Learning Objective: LO 1.2 Trace the origins of society, from tradition to Max Weber.
Topic/Concept: Origins of Sociology
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
TB_Q1.2.7
Karl Marx believed that the engine of human history is
a. democracy.
b. communism.
c. reconciliation.
d. class conflict.
Answer: d. class conflict.
Learning Objective: LO 1.2 Trace the origins of society, from tradition to Max Weber.
Topic/Concept: Origins of Sociology
Difficulty Level: Moderate
