Test Bank for Kimmel and Aronson Sociology Now The Essentials

, Test Bank
for


Kimmel and Aronson




Sociology Now
The Essentials

prepared by


Elizabeth Pare
Wayne State University




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,Contents
Chaptere1 WhateiseSociology? 1
Chaptere2 CultureeandeSociety 16
Chaptere3 Society:eInteractions,eGroups,eandeOrganizations 30
Chaptere4 HoweDoeWeeKnoweWhateWeeKnow?eTheeMethodseo
fetheeSociologist 44
Chaptere5 Socialization 58
Chaptere6 DevianceeandeCrime 72
Chaptere7 StratificationeandeSocialeClass 87
Chaptere8 RaceeandeEthnicity 102
Chaptere9 SexeandeGender 120
Chaptere10 AgeeandeSexuality 136
Chaptere11 TheeFamily 151
Chaptere12 EconomyeandeWork 165
Chaptere13 PoliticseandeMedia 179
Chaptere14 Education 193
Chaptere15 SociologyeofeEnvironments:eTheeNatural,ePhysical,
andeHumaneWorlds 207

, Chapter 1 What Is Sociology?
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1.1 MultipleeChoice
1) Sociologye ise beste describede as
A) Thee studye ofe personalities
B) Thee studye ofe humane behaviore ine society
C) Thee studye ofe humane genetics
D) Thee studye ofe commone sense
Answer:e B
Diff:e1
PageeRef:e5
eSkill:e Knowledge

2) Whiche sociologiste wrotee ofe thee Ȉsociologicale imaginationȈ?
A) C.e Wrighte Mills B)e Karle Marx
C)e Alexise dee Tocqueville D)e Augustee Comte
Answer:e A
Diff:e1
PageeRef:e4
eSkill:e Knowledge

3) Whate doese thee Ȉsociologicale imaginationȈe classifye oure livese as?
A) Conflictede lives B)e Contrastinge lives
C)e Contextuale lives D)e Convolutede lives
Answer:e C
Diff:e2 PageeRef:e4-
5eSkill:e Comprehension

4) Whate typee ofe sciencee ise sociology?
A) Physical B)e Hard C)e Soft D)e Social
Answer:e D
Diff:e1
PageeRef:e8
eSkill:e Knowledge

5) Sociologyeusesewhicheofetheefollowingeaseparteofeitsescientificeapproachetoeinterpretesociale
behavior?
A) Bias B)e Systematice observations
C)e Simplee commone sense D)e Preconceptions
Answer:e B
Diff:e2
PageeRef:e9
eSkill:e Comprehension

6) Whate wase ane outcomee ofe thee ȈEnlightenmentȈ?
A) Usee ofe reasone toe understande thee relationshipe ofe thee individuale ande society.
B) Usee ofe faithe alonee toe understande thee relationshipe ofe thee individuale ande society.
C) Ae rejectione ofe thee rationaliste approach.
D) Ane embracee ofe thee divinee authoritye ofe thee monarchy.
Answer:e A
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