Test Bank For Sociology in our Times 12th Edition by Diana Kendall| All Chapters |Complete Guide A+.

Test Bank For Sociology in our Times 12th Edition by Diana Kendall| All Chapters |Complete Guide A+. Chapter 1 1CHAPTER 1 – THE SOCIOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE AND RESEARCH PROCESS LEARNING OBJECTIVES Knowledge: Remembering previously learned material 1. Identify Auguste Comte, Harriet Martineau, and Herbert Spencer, and explain their unique contributions to early sociology. 2. Identify Robert Park, George H. Mead, and W.E. B. Du Bois and their contributions to American sociology. 3. Know the six steps in the conventional research process, which focuses on deduction and quantitative research. Comprehension: The ability to grasp the meaning of the material 4. Understand the sociological imagination and explain its significance in interpreting people's actions. 5. Understand the emerging ideas embedded within postmodernism. 6. Know the ethical concerns in sociological research. Application: The ability to use material in new and concrete situations 7. Discuss what C. Wright Mills meant by the sociological imagination and know the reasons why using it will help you to better understand the social world. 8. Understand problem formulation in conducting qualitative research. Analysis: The ability to break down material into its component parts so that its organizational structure may be understood 9. Compare and contrast the field of sociology with other social sciences. 10. Explain industrialization and urbanization as events that contributed to the development of sociological thinking. 11. Compare Max Weber’s and Karl Marx's perspectives on society and social conflict. 12. Know the major assumptions of functionalism, conflict theory, and symbolic interactionism and identify the major contributors to each perspective. 13. Know the difference between quantitative and qualitative research and give examples of each. Evaluation: The ability to judge the value of material for a given purpose 14. Explain the major types of research methods and indicate their strengths and weaknesses. MULTIPLE CHOICE SECTION 1. Sociology is defined as the __________. 33 Chapter 1 a. systematic study of human society and social interaction b. methodological analysis of groups and individuals c. scientific analysis of premodern people d. academic discipline that examines individual human behavior Answer: a Page: 4 LO: 4 2. A __________ is a large social grouping that shares the same geographical territory and is subject to the same political authority and dominant cultural expectations. a. culture b. society c. nation d. country Answer: b Page: 4 LO: 4 3. __________ defines a relationship in which the lives of all people are intertwined closely and any one nation's problems are part of a larger global problem. a. Societal cohesiveness b. Universal cooperation c. Global interdependence d. International interlock Answer: c Page: 4 LO: 10 4. Environmental problems are an example of __________. People throughout the world share the same biosphere. When environmental degradation, such as removing natural resources or polluting the air and water, takes place in one region, it may have an adverse effect on people elsewhere. a. international interlock b. universal cooperation c. societal cohesiveness d. global interdependence Answer: d Page: 4 LO: 10 5. __________are problems that affect large numbers of people and often require solutions at the societal level. a. Non-personal troubles b. Non-private difficulties c. Public issues d. Societal woes Answer: c Page: 5 LO: 7 6. Which statement concerning suicide is false? a. White Americans have a higher rate of suicide than African Americans. b. One of the warning signs of suicide is if the person talks about it. c. People who commit suicide often fail to see the bright side of life. 34 Chapter 1 d. Children can learn how to harm themselves from the mass media. Answer: a Page: 6 LO: 4 7. Which statement concerning suicide is true? a. The rate of suicide is higher for older men than older women. b. Most people who attempt suicide remain suicidal throughout life. c. Older women have a lower rate of attempted suicide as compared with older males. d. There is no evidence that children under the age of 10 have taken their own lives. Answer: c Page: 6 LO: 4 8. On average, a suicide occurs in the U.S. approximately every ___ minutes. a. 5 b. 10 c. 16 d. 23 Answer: c Page: 6 LO: 4 9. What is the leading cause of death for teenagers and young adults? a. AIDS b. pneumonia c. heart disease d. suicide Answer: d Page: 6 LO: 4 10. Which group below has the highest rate of suicide? a. white males b. white females c. black males d. black females Answer: b Page: 6 LO: 4 11. In 2004, the average suicide rate in the U.S. was ____ per 100,000 population. a. 3 b. 11 c. 18 d. 25 Answer: b Page: 6 LO: 4 12. According to sociologist C. Wright Mills, the ability to see the relationship between individual experiences and the larger society is referred to as the __________. a. conflict perception b. sociological imagination c. reality perception 35 Chapter 1 d. symbolic interaction approach Answer: b Page: 5 LO: 7 13. Becky is taking a course at a university in Bombay, India as a part of a student exchange program. She is having difficulty accepting many of the local customs including the status of cows, the caste system, and the apparent lack of respect women receive. Becky is making a sincere effort, however, to understand the Indian customs and to place this behavior within a broader social context. In view of this, Becky is engaging the __________. a. self-fulfilling prophecy b. bystander paradigm c. sociological imagination d. reality principle Answer: c Page: 5 LO: 7 14. __________ are private problems that affect individuals and the networks of people with which they associate regularly; these problems must be solved by individuals within their immediate social setting. a. Personal troubles b. Public issues c. Non-public issues d. Psychological difficulties Answer: a Page: 5 LO: 7 15. One person being unemployed may be an example of __________, whereas widespread unemployment as a result of economic changes such as plant closings is an example of __________. a. non-public issues; psychological difficulties b. personal troubles; public issues c. psychological difficulties; non-public issues d. public issues; personal troubles Answer: b Page: 5 LO: 7 16. The world’s __________ countries are nations with highly industrialized economies; technologically advanced industrial, administrative, and service occupations; and relatively high levels of national and personal income. a. high-income b. middle-income c. low-income d. superior-income Answer: a Page: 8 LO: 10 17. Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and Japan are classified as __________. a. middle-income countries b. superior-income countries c. high-income countries d. low-income countries 36 Chapter 1 Answer: c Page: 8 LO: 10 18. The world’s __________ countries are nations with industrializing economies, particularly in urban areas, and reasonable levels of national and personal income. a. high-income b. middle-income c. low-income d. subordinate-income Answer: b Page: 8 LO: 10 19. The world’s __________ countries are primarily agrarian nations with little industrialization and impoverished levels of national and personal income. a. high-income b. middle-income c. subordinate-income d. low-income Answer: d Page: 8 LO: 10 20. __________ is a term used by many people to specify groups of people distinguished by physical characteristics such as skin color. a. Ethnicity b. Creed c. Race d. Color line Answer: c Page: 9 LO: 7 21. __________ refers to the cultural heritage or identity of a group and is based on factors such as language or country of origin. a. Ethnicity b. Creed c. Race d. Genealogy Answer: a Page: 9 LO: 7 22. __________ is the relative location of a person or group within the larger society, based on wealth, power, prestige, or other valued resources. a. Caste b. Class c. Economic position d. Social location 37 Chapter 1 Answer: b Page: 9 LO: 7 23. __________ refers to the biological and anatomical differences between females and males. a. Sex b. Biology c. Gender d. Sociobiology Answer: a Page: 9 LO: 7 24. __________ refers to the meanings, beliefs, and practices associated with sex differences, referred to as femininity and masculinity. a. Sex b. Biology c. Gender d. Sociobiology Answer: c Page: 9 LO: 7 25. Barbara is a female, which refers to her __________, and she acts very feminine, which is her __________. a. gender; sex b. biology; sociobiology c. sex; gender d. sociobiology; biology Answer: c.