Official© Solutions Manual to Accompany Sociology A Global Perspective,Ferrante,9e

MultipleChoice

1. Sociologyisthescientificstudyof
a. humanactivityinsociety.
b. mentalprocesses.
c. globalization.
d. glocalization.


ANSWER: a

REFERENCES:p.3

KEYWORDS: comprehension

OTHER: New




2. Atroubleis
a. anissue.
b. deeplyandsignificantlysocial.
c. causedbysomeindividualshortcoming.
d. outsideanindividual’scontrol.


ANSWER: c

REFERENCES:p.5

KEYWORDS: comprehension



3. Unemploymentisa(n) whenitresultsfromcorporatedownsizing.
a. issue
b. trouble
c. privatematter
d. socialfact


ANSWER: a

REFERENCES:p.5

KEYWORDS: application

,4. Whichofthefollowingexplanationswouldsomeoneusetoexplainanissue,suchasunemployment?
a. “Shehadtheopportunitybutdidn’ttakeit.”
b. “Heislazy.”
c. "Thecapitalistsystemstrivestoreducelaborcoststoearnaprofit."

d. "Theunemployedaregenerallylazy."



ANSWER: c

REFERENCES:p.5

KEYWORDS: application

,5. Wheninanationof150millionworkers,24millionareunemployed,thatis
a. anissue.
b. atrouble.
c. acrime.
d. personaltragedy.


ANSWER: a

REFERENCES:p.5

KEYWORDS: application

OTHER: New



6. ThehighschooldropoutrateintheUnitedStatesisgreaterthan25percent.C.WrightMillswouldclassifythissituationas
a. atrouble.
b. anissue.
c. value-rationalaction.
d. asocialfact.


ANSWER: b

REFERENCES:p.5

KEYWORDS: application



7. TheobesityrateintheUnitedStatesisgreaterthan30percent.AccordingtoMills,thekeytoresolvingthisissueinvolvesfocu
singon
a. thecharacterflawsofthe92millionplusAmericanswhoareobese.
b. waystogettheobesetowanttoloseweight.
c. addressingtheunderlyingsocialforcesthatcontributetoobesity.
d. gettingpeopletoeatless.


ANSWER: c

REFERENCES:p.5

KEYWORDS: application

OTHER: New

, 8. Theresolutionofanissueinvolves,
a. focusingonindividuals.
b. increasingnumberofcounselingcenters.
c. confrontingunderlyingsocialforces.
d. buildingcharacter.


ANSWER: c

REFERENCES:p.5

KEYWORDS: application

OTHER: New



9. Thesociologist isassociatedwiththeconcepts“troubles”and“issues.”
a. KarlMarx
b. JaneAddams

c. WrightMills
d. EmileDurkheim


ANSWER: c

REFERENCES:p.5

KEYWORDS: knowledge



10. Sociologistsdonotdefinethecauseofwidespreadunemploymentsimplyintermsofindividualshortcomingsbecaus
e
a. profit-generatingstrategiesincludelayingoffemployees.
b. peoplemaydecidetoquittheirjobs.
c. theunemployedcouldfindwork.
d. mostpeoplearegoodworkers.


ANSWER: a

REFERENCES:p.5

KEYWORDS: comprehension

OTHER: New