Sociology in Action: A Canadian Perspective – 4th Edition – Tami Bereska & Diane Symbaluk – Complete Test Bank

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Sociology in Action A Canadian Perspective 4th Edition by
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Bereska Tami and Symbaluk Diane
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,Chapter 1
1. Chapter 01-001
According to the textbook authors, we might better
understand who becomes a professional hockey player by
applying ideas developed by which of the following?

a. Karl Marx
b. Emile Durkheim
*c. Max Weber
d. Auguste Comte


2. Chapter 01-002
According to the textbook authors, what is the relationship
between unemployment and postsecondary education?

a. As unemployment increases, postsecondary enrolments
decrease.
*b. As unemployment increases, postsecondary
enrolments increase.
c. Unemployment and postsecondary unemployment are
essentially unrelated.
d. As unemployment decreases, postsecondary enrolments
also decrease.


3. Chapter 01-003
"Expectations regarding how we are supposed to act" defines
which of the following?

a. values
b. functionality
*c. norms
d. cultural facts


4. Chapter 01-004
It can be argued that the so-called hook-up culture found
on the modern university or college campus results from a
variety of social factors of which the individuals involved
might not even be aware. When we make this statement, what
kind of sociology are we practising?

*a. seeing the strange in the familiar
b. seeing the particular in the general
c. employing social facts




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According to sociologists, why do some individuals seem to have
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more resources and face fewer challenges when considering
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postsecondary education?
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a. Some universities will only admit students above a
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particular income level.
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self-control in their youth.
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*c. Some individuals experience several coinciding
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larger social factors that may limit their choices.
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d. Some individuals don't have the inner resources to overcome
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life's challenges.
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In Canada today, how is postsecondary education most commonly
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b. renormative
c. dysfunctional
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Once Ruth got married, she quit her job, had two children, and
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stayed at home to raise them. Although Ruth had wanted to be a
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doctor, raising her children was what her family and
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friends expected her to do. What kind of influence on her
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actions was Ruth's decision to follow "expected path"?
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a. micro-level
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c. global
d. functional


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Which term refers to the level of broad social forces?
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How might a sociologist best understand a situation in
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which someone adopts a fashion trend that is being widely
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shared by others in society?
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a. an example of network diffusion
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*c. the strange in the familiar
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d. decorative diffusion
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Charles is supposed to drive his friends to school for an
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important examination. However, no matter how much he tries,
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Charles cannot start his car. In anger he tells his friends
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that his car is doing this on purpose. What quality is Charles
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attributing to his car?
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a. directionality
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d. non-operationality


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What does it mean when sociologists refer to agency?
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*a. the ability to make choices
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b. the ability to connect to a broad web of social
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d. the ability to interact effectively with a
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bureaucracy such as the university
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Factors such as social stratification, inequality, race,
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ethnicity, and gender affect opportunities available to a
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person. What label did Max Weber give to these factors?
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