TEST BANK Experience Sociology 5th Edition By David Croteau
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Chap 1. Sociology in a Changing World.
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1) Which concept describes the processes of seeing and understanding the connections between
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\| individuals and the broader social contexts in which they live?
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A) structural-functionalist theory \|
B) social viewpoint \|
C) sociology
D) sociological perspective \|
2) Shaheen grew up in the middle class. For school, she volunteered at a soup kitchen and, for
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the first time, met individuals her own age who had grown up in poverty. Instead of
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dismissing these individuals as lazy, she sought to understand what social forces worked to
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shape her life differently from those she met at the soup kitchen. This is an example of
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A) everyday sociology. \|
B) the sociological perspective. \| \|
C) a social viewpoint. \| \|
D) doing sociology. \|
3) A sociologist would understand the phenomena of poverty by examining
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A) why individuals fail to find jobs that pay more.
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B) the ways that employment is structured.
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C) individuals' race, class, and gender. \| \| \| \|
D) the neighborhood an individual lives in.
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4) A sociological understanding of homelessness would include all of the following EXCEPT
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A) an individual's social status.\| \| \|
B) the local employment structure. \| \| \|
C) an individual's personal failures at locating work.
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D) stratification in the society an individual lived in. \| \| \| \| \| \| \|
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,5) Who used the term "sociological imagination" to describe a way of viewing the connections
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\| individuals have to their social worlds? \| \| \| \| \|
A) Karl Marx \|
B) Max Weber \|
C) Emile Durkheim \|
D) C. Wright Mills \| \|
6) The systematic study of the relationship between individuals and society is called
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A) psychology.
B) anthropology.
C) sociology.
D) political science. \|
7) Which of the following statements regarding sociology is false?
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A) We need a systematic way to comprehend the processes that make up social life.
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B) We need to understand not only how we make sense of the world but how other
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people do so as well.
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C) The idea that people must play the cards they are dealt in life is consistent with a
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sociological perspective.
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D) You have to be a professional sociologist to look at the world from a sociological
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perspective.\|
8) In order to understand our lives, sociologists would argue that we need to
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A) examine the contexts in which we live. \| \| \| \| \| \|
B) explore the motives behind our actions. \| \| \| \| \|
C) examine the way we interact with others. \| \| \| \| \| \|
D) explore the ways in which other people live. \| \| \| \| \| \| \|
9) Sociologists would study all of these topics EXCEPT for \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \|
A) why people commit crimes. \| \| \|
B) how children learn about gender. \| \| \| \|
C) how personality develops. \| \|
D) why homelessness exists. \| \|
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,10) Julian and his friends like to watch movies together. One movie focused on a young Black
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man who rose out of poverty by playing basketball. His friend N'Cola commented that there
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would be no poverty if poor people simply tried to find employment. Julian said that the
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solution to poverty was not that simple and that N'Cola's understanding of how poverty
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worked was mistaken. What is the problem with N'Cola's argument?
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A) It ignores the context of broader social conditions.
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B) It uses the sociological perspective.
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C) It ignores the rules of sociology as a discipline.
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D) It views an individual problem as a social problem.
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11) Maria wants to write a paper for her college class that explores how married couples divide
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household chores. She wants to argue that gender shapes how couples share housework.
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Given her topic and argument, her class is a part of what discipline?
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A) psychology
B) sociology
C) statistics
D) economics
12) To what group of research-based disciplines does sociology belong?
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A) the research sciences \| \|
B) the humanities \|
C) the hard sciences \| \|
D) the social sciences \| \|
13) Which of the following questions would a sociologist ask?
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A) How does collecting government assistance impact future employment?
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B) How can politicians use government assistance policies in their campaigns?
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C) What are the personalities of individuals on public assistance?
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D) How do different societies define and respond to crime?
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, 14) Which of the following was NOT identified in the text as a key advantage to majoring in
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sociology?
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A) A sociology degree is flexible.
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B) Sociology focuses on the study of people. \| \| \| \| \| \|
C) Sociology provides insights into diversity. \| \| \| \|
D) Sociology explores the source of social problems. \| \| \| \| \| \|
15) Which of the following research questions would a sociologist ask?
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A) How does being homeless impact people's ability to find work?
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B) Does being homeless change someone's personality? \| \| \| \| \|
C) How do anti-poverty policies influence voting behaviors?
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D) Is gender related to homelessness?
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16) All of the following are parts of the move toward modernity EXCEPT for
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A) the growth of democracy. \| \| \|
B) the shift to an urban industrial economy.
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C) an increased reliance on science and reasons to explain the natural and social worlds.
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D) an increased confidence in religion.
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17) The historical period marked by a shift to urban industrial economies and increased faith in
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science and reason is known as
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A) modernity.
B) postmodernity.
C) industrialization.
D) the Renaissance. \|
18) Marina lives in a society where physical illness is viewed as being caused by germs and
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unsanitary conditions and does not occur as the product of a curse or spell. In what historical
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context is she living?
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A) modernity
B) capitalism
C) the early modern period \| \| \|
D) the Middle Ages \| \|
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Chap 1. Sociology in a Changing World.
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1) Which concept describes the processes of seeing and understanding the connections between
\| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \|
\| individuals and the broader social contexts in which they live?
\| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \|
A) structural-functionalist theory \|
B) social viewpoint \|
C) sociology
D) sociological perspective \|
2) Shaheen grew up in the middle class. For school, she volunteered at a soup kitchen and, for
\| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \|
the first time, met individuals her own age who had grown up in poverty. Instead of
\| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \|
dismissing these individuals as lazy, she sought to understand what social forces worked to
\| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \|
shape her life differently from those she met at the soup kitchen. This is an example of
\| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \|
A) everyday sociology. \|
B) the sociological perspective. \| \|
C) a social viewpoint. \| \|
D) doing sociology. \|
3) A sociologist would understand the phenomena of poverty by examining
\| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \|
A) why individuals fail to find jobs that pay more.
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B) the ways that employment is structured.
\| \| \| \| \|
C) individuals' race, class, and gender. \| \| \| \|
D) the neighborhood an individual lives in.
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4) A sociological understanding of homelessness would include all of the following EXCEPT
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A) an individual's social status.\| \| \|
B) the local employment structure. \| \| \|
C) an individual's personal failures at locating work.
\| \| \| \| \| \|
D) stratification in the society an individual lived in. \| \| \| \| \| \| \|
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,5) Who used the term "sociological imagination" to describe a way of viewing the connections
\| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \|
\| individuals have to their social worlds? \| \| \| \| \|
A) Karl Marx \|
B) Max Weber \|
C) Emile Durkheim \|
D) C. Wright Mills \| \|
6) The systematic study of the relationship between individuals and society is called
\| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \|
A) psychology.
B) anthropology.
C) sociology.
D) political science. \|
7) Which of the following statements regarding sociology is false?
\| \| \| \| \| \| \| \|
A) We need a systematic way to comprehend the processes that make up social life.
\| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \|
B) We need to understand not only how we make sense of the world but how other
\| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \|
people do so as well.
\| \| \| \| \|
C) The idea that people must play the cards they are dealt in life is consistent with a
\| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \|
sociological perspective.
\| \|
D) You have to be a professional sociologist to look at the world from a sociological
\| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \|
perspective.\|
8) In order to understand our lives, sociologists would argue that we need to
\| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \|
A) examine the contexts in which we live. \| \| \| \| \| \|
B) explore the motives behind our actions. \| \| \| \| \|
C) examine the way we interact with others. \| \| \| \| \| \|
D) explore the ways in which other people live. \| \| \| \| \| \| \|
9) Sociologists would study all of these topics EXCEPT for \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \|
A) why people commit crimes. \| \| \|
B) how children learn about gender. \| \| \| \|
C) how personality develops. \| \|
D) why homelessness exists. \| \|
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,10) Julian and his friends like to watch movies together. One movie focused on a young Black
\| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \|
man who rose out of poverty by playing basketball. His friend N'Cola commented that there
\| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \|
would be no poverty if poor people simply tried to find employment. Julian said that the
\| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \|
solution to poverty was not that simple and that N'Cola's understanding of how poverty
\| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \|
worked was mistaken. What is the problem with N'Cola's argument?
\| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \|
A) It ignores the context of broader social conditions.
\| \| \| \| \| \| \|
B) It uses the sociological perspective.
\| \| \| \|
C) It ignores the rules of sociology as a discipline.
\| \| \| \| \| \| \| \|
D) It views an individual problem as a social problem.
\| \| \| \| \| \| \| \|
11) Maria wants to write a paper for her college class that explores how married couples divide
\| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \|
household chores. She wants to argue that gender shapes how couples share housework.
\| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \|
Given her topic and argument, her class is a part of what discipline?
\| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \|
A) psychology
B) sociology
C) statistics
D) economics
12) To what group of research-based disciplines does sociology belong?
\| \| \| \| \| \| \| \|
A) the research sciences \| \|
B) the humanities \|
C) the hard sciences \| \|
D) the social sciences \| \|
13) Which of the following questions would a sociologist ask?
\| \| \| \| \| \| \| \|
A) How does collecting government assistance impact future employment?
\| \| \| \| \| \| \|
B) How can politicians use government assistance policies in their campaigns?
\| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \|
C) What are the personalities of individuals on public assistance?
\| \| \| \| \| \| \| \|
D) How do different societies define and respond to crime?
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, 14) Which of the following was NOT identified in the text as a key advantage to majoring in
\| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \|
sociology?
\|
A) A sociology degree is flexible.
\| \| \| \|
B) Sociology focuses on the study of people. \| \| \| \| \| \|
C) Sociology provides insights into diversity. \| \| \| \|
D) Sociology explores the source of social problems. \| \| \| \| \| \|
15) Which of the following research questions would a sociologist ask?
\| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \|
A) How does being homeless impact people's ability to find work?
\| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \|
B) Does being homeless change someone's personality? \| \| \| \| \|
C) How do anti-poverty policies influence voting behaviors?
\| \| \| \| \| \|
D) Is gender related to homelessness?
\| \| \| \|
16) All of the following are parts of the move toward modernity EXCEPT for
\| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \|
A) the growth of democracy. \| \| \|
B) the shift to an urban industrial economy.
\| \| \| \| \| \|
C) an increased reliance on science and reasons to explain the natural and social worlds.
\| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \|
D) an increased confidence in religion.
\| \| \| \|
17) The historical period marked by a shift to urban industrial economies and increased faith in
\| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \|
science and reason is known as
\| \| \| \| \| \|
A) modernity.
B) postmodernity.
C) industrialization.
D) the Renaissance. \|
18) Marina lives in a society where physical illness is viewed as being caused by germs and
\| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \|
unsanitary conditions and does not occur as the product of a curse or spell. In what historical
\| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \|
context is she living?
\| \| \| \|
A) modernity
B) capitalism
C) the early modern period \| \| \|
D) the Middle Ages \| \|
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