Test Bank for Macionis Gerber, Sociology, 29th Canadian Edition All Chapters Complete Latest

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n Edition Chapter 1: The Sociological Perspective
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1) Whatkmightkaksociologistksaykaboutkpeople'skselectionkofkmarriagekpartners?
a. Peoplekmarryk becausektheykfallkink love.
b. Whenkitk comesktok romance,kit’sk allkakmatterkofkpersonalk taste.
c. Typically,kakpersonkmarriesksomeonekofksimilarksocialkposition.
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posites attract. Answer: c Pa
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2) Thekideakthatktheksocialkworldkguideskourkactionskandklifekchoiceskjustkaskth
e seasons influence activities and choice of clothing describes
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a. the basis of what philosophy calls “free will.”
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b. the essential wisdom of the discipline of sociology.
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c. the fact that people everywhere have “common sense.”
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d. the fact that people from countries all around the world make mostly identical ch
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oices about how to live. Answer: b
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3) Whichkdisciplinekdefineskitselfkask“theksystematickstudykofkhumanksociety”?

,a. sociology
b. psychology
c. economics
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4) PeterkBergerkdescribedk usingkthek sociologicalkperspectivek askseeingkthek in the
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5) Bykstatingkthatktheksociologicalkperspectivekshowskusk“thekstrangekinkthekfa
miliar,” the text argues that sociologists
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a. focus on the bizarre elements of society.
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b. reject the familiar idea that people simply decide how to act in favour of the init
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ially strange idea that society shapes our lives.
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c. believe that people often behave in strange ways.
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d. believe that even people who are most familiar to us have some v
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ery strange habits. Answer: b
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6) Threekcampuskroommateskarektalkingkaboutkwhyktheykarekinkcollege.kAkso
ciological view of going to college highlights the effect of
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a. nationality, because most countries outside of the West don’t have colleges.
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b. gender, because women don’t generally attend college.
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c. our place in history, because a century ago going to college was not an option for mo
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d. intelligence, because it’s smarter to go to college t k k k k k k k k


han trade school. Answer: c
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7) Aksociologicalkanalysiskofkchildbearingkaroundkthekworldksuggestskthatkthe

, number of children born to a woman reflects
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a. her preference for family size.
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b. how many children she can afford.
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c. whether she herself was born into a poor or rich society.
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d. the desires of her h
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8) AccordingktokEmilekDurkheim,kakcategorykofkpeoplekwithkakhigherksuicidekratekty
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b. less money, power, and other resources.
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d. greater self- k


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9) ThekpioneeringksociologistkwhokstudiedkpatternskofksuicidekinkEuropekwas
a. Robertk K.k Merton.
b. AugustekComte.
c. EmilekDurkheim.
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10) In Canada today, the suicide rate is highest for which category of people listed be
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11) Because there is more social isolation in rural areas of Canada than in urban ar
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eas, we would expect suicide rates to be
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b. higher in rural areas. k k k

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12) Sociologists use the term “social marginality” to refer tok k k k k k k k


a. people who have little understanding of sociology.
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b. having special social skills. k k k


c. being defined by others as an “outsider.”
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d. people who are especially sensitive about their f
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amily background. Answer: c
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13) If marginality encourages sociological thinking, we would expect people in w
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hich category listed below to make the most use of the sociological perspective?
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b. disabled persons or people who are a racial minority
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c. politicians
d. the middle c
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14) Following the thinking of C. Wright Mills, we would have expected the so
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ciological imagination to be more widespread
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a. during times of peace and prosperity.
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b. among the very rich. k k k


c. among very religious people. k k k


d. during times of social k k k k


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15) C. Wright Mills claimed that the “sociological imagination” transformed
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a. common sense into laws of society. k k k k k


b. people into supporters of the status quo.
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c. personal problems into public issues.
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d. scientific research into c k k k


ommon sense. Answer: c k k k