FOR
Essentials of Sociology: A Down-to-Earth
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Approach
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Fourteenth
Edition
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James M. Henslin
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,Contents
Chapter i#1 The i#Sociological
Perspective
i# i# Chapter i#2 Culture
Chapter i#3 SocialiẔation
Chapter i#4 Social i#Structure i#and i#Social
i# Interaction i# Chapter i#5 Social i#Groups i#and
Formal i#OrganiẔations
i# i # Chapter i#6 Deviance
i# and i#Social i#Control
Chapter i#7 Global i#Stratification
Chapter i#8 Social i#Class i#in i#the i#United
States
i# i# Chapter i#9 Race i#and i#Ethnicity
Chapter i#10 Gender i#and i#Age
Chapter i#11 Politics i#and i#the i#Economy
i# Chapter i#12 Marriage i#and i#Family
i# Chapter i#13 Education i#and i#Religion
i# Chapter i#14 Population i#and
i# UrbaniẔation
Chapter i#15 Social i#Change i#and i#the i#Environment
,Chapter 1: The Sociological Perspective
i# i# i# i#
Multiple-Choice
Questions i # TB_Q1.1.1
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The perspective i#stresses i#the i#social i#contexts i#in i#which i#people i#live, i#and
i#includes
people‘s i#ideas, i#attitudes, i#and i#orientations i#to i#life.
a. personological
b. sociological
c. natural i#sciences
d. ethnocentric
Answer: i#b. i#sociological
Learning i#Objective: i#LO i#1.1 i#Explain i#whyi#both i#history i#and i#biography i#are i#essential
i#for i#the i # sociological i#perspective.
Topic/Concept:i#The#iSociological
i#Perspective i # Difficulty i#Level: i#Easy
Skill i#Level: i#Remember i#the i#Facts
TB_Q1.2.2
i# is i#the i#study i#of i#society i#and i#human i#behavior.
a. Natural i#science
b. Science
c. Psychology
d. Sociology
Answer: i#d. i#Sociology
Learning i#Objective: i#LO i#1.2 i#Trace i#the i#origins i#of i#sociology, i#from i#tradition i#to i#Max
i#Weber. i # Topic/Concept: i#Origins i#of i#Sociology
Difficulty i#Level: i#Easy
Skill i#Level: i#Remember i#the i#Facts
TB_Q1.2.3
The i#corners i#in i#life i#that i#people i#occupy i#because i#of i#their i#location i#in i#history i#and
i#society i#are i#referred i # to i#by i#sociologists i#as .
a. social i#location
b. social i#affiliation
c. social i#structures
d. intersections
Answer: i#a. i#social i#location
Learning i#Objective: i#LO i#1.2 i#Trace i#the i#origins i#of i#sociology, i#from i#tradition i#to i#Max
i#Weber. i # Topic/Concept: i#Origins i#of i#Sociology
Difficulty i#Level: i#Moderate
Skill i#Level: i#Remember i#the i#Facts
, TB_Q1.2.4
Corrine i#is i#a i#sociologist i#applying i#the i#scientific i#method i#to i#understanding i#the
i#social i#world. i#Even i # though i#her i#methods i#are i#modern, i#as i#a i#sociologist
i#Corinne i#knows i#that i#scientifically i#studying i#the i # social i#world i#originated i#with
.
a. Auguste i#Rodin
b. Auguste i#Comte
c. Karl i#Marx
d. Emile i#Durkheim
Answer: i#b. i#Auguste i#Comte
Learning i#Objective: i#LO i#1.2 i#Trace i#the i#origins i#of i#sociology, i#from i#tradition i#to i#Max
i#Weber. i # Topic/Concept: i#Origins i#of i#Sociology
Difficulty i#Level: i#Moderate
Skill i#Level: i#Apply i#What i#You i#Know
TB_Q1.2.5
The uses i#objective, i#systematic i#observations i#to i#test i#theories.
a. naturalistic i#method
b. commonsense i#method
c. scientific i#method
d. research-free i#technique
Answer: i#c. i#scientific i#method
Learning i#Objective: i#LO i#1.2 i#Trace i#the i#origins i#of i#sociology, i#from i#tradition i#to i#Max
i#Weber. i # Topic/Concept: i#Origins i#of i#Sociology
Difficulty i#Level: i#Moderate
Skill i#Level: i#Understand i#the i#Concepts
TB_Q1.2.6
Karl i#Marx i#believed i#that was i#the i#most i#relevant i#factor i#in i#history.
a. democracy
b. communism
c. reconciliation
d. class i#conflict
Answer: i#d. i#class i#conflict
Learning i#Objective: i#LO i#1.2 i#Trace i#the i#origins i#of i#sociology, i#from i#tradition i#to i#Max
i#Weber. i # Topic/Concept: i#Origins i#of i#Sociology
Difficulty i#Level: i#Moderate
Skill i#Level: i#Understand i#the i#Concepts
TB_Q1.2.7
Emile i#Durkheim‘s i#concept i#of refers i#to i#how i#much i#people i#are i#tied i#to
i#their i#social i # groups.