Complete Test Bank Sociology A Down To Earth Approach 14th Edition Henslin Questions & Answers with rationales

1 Sociology A Down To Earth Approach 14th Edition Henslin Test Bank СONTENTS Chapter 1 The Sociological Perspective 1 Chapter 2 Culture 15 Chapter 3 Socialization 30 Chapter 4 Social Structure and Social Interaction 45 Chapter 5 How Sociologists Do Research 59 Chapter 6 Societies to Social Networks 74 Chapter 7 Bureaucracy and Formal Organizations 89 Chapter 8 Deviance and Social Control 104 Chapter 9 Global Stratification 120 Chapter 10 Social Class in the United States 135 Chapter 11 Sex and Gender 150 Chapter 12 Race and Ethnicity 165 Chapter 13 Aging and the Elderly 180 Chapter 14 The Economy 195 Chapter 15 Politics 210 Chapter 16 Marriage and Family 225 Chapter 17 Education 239 Chapter 18 Religion 254 Chapter 19 Medicine and Health 269 Chapter 20 Population and Urbanization 284 Chapter 21 Collective Behavior and Social Movements 299 Chapter 22 Social Change and the Environment 314 2 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_Q1.1.4 Our a ncestors __________. a. lived in a global village b. perceived the world beyond their communities only dimly c. lived in big cities d. bought all their food even though they raised and sold crops Answer: b. perceived the world beyond their communities onl y dimly 3 Learning Objective: LO 1.1 Explain why both history and biography are essential for the sociological perspective. Topic/Concept: The Sociological Perspective Difficulty Level: Moderate Skill Level: Apply What You Know TB_Q1.2.5 __________ is the study of society and human behavior. a. Natural science b. Science c. Psychology d. Sociology Answer: d. Sociology Learning Objective: LO 1.2 Know the focus of each social science. Topic/Concept: Sociology and the Other Sciences Difficulty Level: Easy Skill Level: Remember the Facts TB_Q1.2.6 Xavier is doing research in organic chemistry. He is a chemist, but in a broader sense, he is a(n) __________. a. social scientist b. natural scientist c. biologist d. anthropologist Answer: b. natural scientist Learning Objective: LO 1.2 Know the focus of each social science. Topic/Concept: Sociology and the Other Sciences Difficulty Level: Moderate Skill Level: Apply What You Know TB_Q1.2.7 Human relationships are examined by __________. a. the social sciences b. natural science c. all science d. mathematics Answer: a. the social sciences Learning Objective: LO 1.2 Know the focus of each social science. Topic/Concept: Sociology and the Other Sciences Difficulty Level: Moderate Skill Level: Understand the Concep ts TB_Q1.2.8 The social science closely related to sociology, which traditionally focuses on tribal peoples, is __________. a. economics b. political science c. psychology d. anthropology 4 Answer: d. anthropology Learning Objective: LO 1.2 Know the focus of each social science. Topic/Concept: Sociology and the Other Sciences Difficulty Level: Moderate Skill Level: Understand the Concepts TB_Q1.2.9 __________ focuses on politics and government. a. Political science b. Anthropology c. Psychology d. Economics Answer: a. Political science Learning Objective: LO 1.2 Know the focus of each social science. Topic/Concept: Sociology and the Other Sciences Difficulty Level: Moderate Skill Level: Understand the Concepts TB_Q1.2.10 Which of the social scienc es concentrates on a single social institution? a. Economics b. Anthropology c. Psychology d. Sociology Answer: a. Economics Learning Objective: LO 1.2 Know the focus of each social science. Topic/Concept: Sociology and the Other Sciences Difficulty Level : Difficult Skill Level: Analyze It TB_Q1.2.11 Judy is a Ph.D. candidate currently studying divorce rates in Western Europe. She is likely a sociologist rather than an anthropologist because __________. a. sociologists must have an advanced degree b. “ant hropologist” is just the outdated term for “sociologist” c. she is focusing mainly on industrialized and postindustrialized societies d. she is focusing mainly on primitive societies Answer: c. sociologists focus mainly on industrialized and postindustrialized societies Learning Objective: LO 1.2 Know the focus of each social science. Topic/Concept: Sociology and the Other Sciences Difficulty Level: Moderate Skill Level: Apply What You Know TB_Q1.2.12 After a sociologist has been able to gene ralize from his or her findings, the next goal is to __________. a. publish the study b. predict what is likely to happen based on those findings c. prove prior research has been inaccurate d. question the findings Answer: b. predict what is likely to ha ppen based on those findings