Test Bank:
Practice Tests For Ferrante’s Sociology: A Global
Perspective,
By Joan Ferrante
8th Edition
, Table Of Contents
Chapter 1: The Sociological Imagination
Chapter 2: Theoretical Perspectives And Methods Of Social Research
Chapter 3: Culture
Chapter 4: Socialization
Chapter 5: Social Interaction
Chapter 6: Formal Organizations
Chapter 7: Deviance, Conformity, And Social Control
Chapter 8: Social Stratification
Chapter 9: Race And Ethnicity
Chapter 10: ::Gender
Chapter 11: Economics And Politics
Chapter 12: Family And Aging
Chapter 14: Religion
Chapter 16: Social Change
,Chapter 1 The Sociological Imagination
Multiple-Choice Questions
1. Sociology Is The Scientific Study Of
a. Human Activity In Society.
b. Mental Processes.
c. People.
d. Multiple Personalities.
Correct Answer: A Sec: The Sociological Imagination Typ: Comprehension Source: New
2. From A Sociological Point Of View, A Is The Day-To-Day Activities From Birth To Death
That Make Up A Person’s Life.
a. Social Fact
b. Sociological Imagination
c. Biography
d. Autobiography
Correct Answer: C Sec: The Sociological Imagination Typ: Comprehension Source: New;
Study Guide
3. Emile Durkheim Defined Social Facts As
a. Census Statistics.
b. Having The Remarkable Property Of Existing Outside The Individual.
c. Fundamentally Psychological.
d. Things We Know To Be True.
, Correct Answer: B Sec: The Sociological Imagination Typ: Knowledge
4. Only When People Do They Come To Know The Power Of Social Facts. A. Grow Older
b. Cooperate
c. Comply
d. Rebel Against The Established Ways Of Doing Things
Correct Answer: D Sec: The Sociological Imagination Typ:
Comprehension
5. Durkheim Wrote That He Was Not Forced To Speak French Or To Use The Legal Currency,
But It Was Impossible For Him To Do Otherwise. Durkheim Was Writing About
a. Mechanical Solidarity.
b. Social Relativity.
c. Social Facts.
d. Social Interaction.
Correct Answer: C Sec: The Sociological Imagination Typ: Application
6. Durkheim Wrote, “Even When, In Fact, I Can Struggle Free From These Rules And
Successfully Break Them, It Is Never Without Being Forced To Fight Against Them.”
This Statement Is A Reference To
a. Mechanical Solidarity.
b. Social Relativity.
c. Social Facts.
d. Social Interaction.
Correct Answer: C Sec: The Sociological Imagination Typ: Application
7. “Because I Refuse To Shave Under My Arms, I Have To Pay A Price. On A Personal Level,
This Price Was My Mother’s Hostility. On A Public Level, The Price Is Dealing With The
Stares Of Strangers.” This Statement Illustrates
a. Mechanical Solidarity.
b. Social Relativity.
c. The Power Of Social Facts.
Practice Tests For Ferrante’s Sociology: A Global
Perspective,
By Joan Ferrante
8th Edition
, Table Of Contents
Chapter 1: The Sociological Imagination
Chapter 2: Theoretical Perspectives And Methods Of Social Research
Chapter 3: Culture
Chapter 4: Socialization
Chapter 5: Social Interaction
Chapter 6: Formal Organizations
Chapter 7: Deviance, Conformity, And Social Control
Chapter 8: Social Stratification
Chapter 9: Race And Ethnicity
Chapter 10: ::Gender
Chapter 11: Economics And Politics
Chapter 12: Family And Aging
Chapter 14: Religion
Chapter 16: Social Change
,Chapter 1 The Sociological Imagination
Multiple-Choice Questions
1. Sociology Is The Scientific Study Of
a. Human Activity In Society.
b. Mental Processes.
c. People.
d. Multiple Personalities.
Correct Answer: A Sec: The Sociological Imagination Typ: Comprehension Source: New
2. From A Sociological Point Of View, A Is The Day-To-Day Activities From Birth To Death
That Make Up A Person’s Life.
a. Social Fact
b. Sociological Imagination
c. Biography
d. Autobiography
Correct Answer: C Sec: The Sociological Imagination Typ: Comprehension Source: New;
Study Guide
3. Emile Durkheim Defined Social Facts As
a. Census Statistics.
b. Having The Remarkable Property Of Existing Outside The Individual.
c. Fundamentally Psychological.
d. Things We Know To Be True.
, Correct Answer: B Sec: The Sociological Imagination Typ: Knowledge
4. Only When People Do They Come To Know The Power Of Social Facts. A. Grow Older
b. Cooperate
c. Comply
d. Rebel Against The Established Ways Of Doing Things
Correct Answer: D Sec: The Sociological Imagination Typ:
Comprehension
5. Durkheim Wrote That He Was Not Forced To Speak French Or To Use The Legal Currency,
But It Was Impossible For Him To Do Otherwise. Durkheim Was Writing About
a. Mechanical Solidarity.
b. Social Relativity.
c. Social Facts.
d. Social Interaction.
Correct Answer: C Sec: The Sociological Imagination Typ: Application
6. Durkheim Wrote, “Even When, In Fact, I Can Struggle Free From These Rules And
Successfully Break Them, It Is Never Without Being Forced To Fight Against Them.”
This Statement Is A Reference To
a. Mechanical Solidarity.
b. Social Relativity.
c. Social Facts.
d. Social Interaction.
Correct Answer: C Sec: The Sociological Imagination Typ: Application
7. “Because I Refuse To Shave Under My Arms, I Have To Pay A Price. On A Personal Level,
This Price Was My Mother’s Hostility. On A Public Level, The Price Is Dealing With The
Stares Of Strangers.” This Statement Illustrates
a. Mechanical Solidarity.
b. Social Relativity.
c. The Power Of Social Facts.
