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For
Sociology: A Down-to-Earth Approach
Fifteenth Edition
James M. Henslin
Contents
Chapter 1 The Sociological Perspective
Chapter 2 Culture
Chapter 3 Socialization
Chapter 4 Social Structure and Social Interaction
Chapter 5 How Sociologists Do Research
Chapter 6 Societies to Social Networks
Chapter 7 Bureaucracy and Formal Organizations
Chapter 8 Deviance and Social Control
Chapter 9 Global Stratification
Chapter 10 Social Class in the United States
Chapter 11 Sex and Gender
Chapter 12 Race and Ethnicity
,Chapter 13 Aging and The Elderly
Chapter 14 The Economy
Chapter 15 Politics
Chapter 16 Marriage and Family
Chapter 17 Education
Chapter 18 Religion
Chapter 19 Medicine and Health
Chapter 20 Population and Urbanization
Chapter 21 Collective Behavior and Social Movements
Chapter 22 Social Change and the Environment
,Chapter 1: The Sociological Perspective
Multiple-Choice Questions
TB_Q1.1.1
The __________ perspective stresses the social contexts in which people live, and includes
people‘s ideas, attitudes, and orientations to life.
a. personological
b. sociological
c. natural sciences
d. ethnocentric
Answer: b. sociological
Learning Objective: LO 1.1 Explain why both history and biography are essential for the
sociological perspective.
Topic/Concept: The Sociological Perspective
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
TB_Q1.1.2
A group of people who share a culture and a territory is known as a(n) __________.
a. global group
b. extended family group
c. society
d. global village
Answer: c. society
Learning Objective: LO 1.1 Explain why both history and biography are essential for the
sociological perspective.
Topic/Concept: The Sociological Perspective
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
TB_Q1.1.3
The corners in life that people occupy because of their location in history and society are referred
to by sociologists as __________.
a. social location
b. social affiliation
c. social structures
d. intersections
Answer: a. social location
Learning Objective: LO 1.1 Explain why both history and biography are essential for the
sociological perspective.
Topic/Concept: The Sociological Perspective
Difficulty Level: Moderate
,Skill Level: Remember the Facts
TB_Q1.1.4
Sociologists are interested in examining both _______ and ________ considerations related to
people‘s current reality of living conditions.
a. physiological; anthropological
b. global; local
c. actual; imaginary
d. psychodynamic; genetic
Answer: b. global; local
Learning Objective: LO 1.1 Explain why both history and biography are essential for the
sociological perspective.
Topic/Concept: The Sociological Perspective
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Apply What You Know
TB_Q1.2.5
__________ is the study of society and human behavior.
a. Natural science
b. Science
c. Psychology
d. Sociology
Answer: d. Sociology
Learning Objective: LO 1.2 Know the focus of each social science.
Topic/Concept: Sociology and the Other Sciences
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
TB_Q1.2.6
Human relationships typically are examined by __________.
a. the social sciences
b. natural science
c. all sciences
d. mathematics
Answer: a. the social sciences
Learning Objective: LO 1.2 Know the focus of each social science.
Topic/Concept: Sociology and the Other Sciences
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
TB_Q1.2.7
,The social science closely related to sociology, which traditionally focuses on researching tribal
peoples, is __________.
a. economics
b. political science
c. psychology
d. anthropology
Answer: d. anthropology
Learning Objective: LO 1.2 Know the focus of each social science.
Topic/Concept: Sociology and the Other Sciences
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
TB_Q1.2.8
Rico was home from his first year in college as an undeclared major, and was talking with his
friends. ―Of the courses I‘ve taken so far, I really like the social sciences. I‘m really interested in
politics and government, but I‘m also really interested in how those forces play out in a social
and cultural context, and how that sociocultural context in turn affects people‘s behavior.‖
―Well,‖ replied his friend Jolie, ―it sounds to me as though you should double major in:
a. political science and sociology.‖
b. anthropology and psychology.‖
c. psychology and criminology.‖
d. economics and social work.‖
Answer: a. political science and sociology.‖
Learning Objective: LO 1.2 Know the focus of each social science.
Topic/Concept: Sociology and the Other Sciences
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Apply What You Know
TB_Q1.2.9
Compared to the others, which of these social sciences concentrates on a single social
institution?
a. Economics
b. Anthropology
c. Psychology
d. Sociology
Answer: a. Economics
Learning Objective: LO 1.2 Know the focus of each social science.
Topic/Concept: Sociology and the Other Sciences
Difficulty Level: Difficult
Skill Level: Analyze It
TB_Q1.2.10
, Bettina is a graduate student currently studying divorce rates in Western Europe. She is likely a
sociologist rather than an anthropologist because __________.
a. sociologists must have an advanced degree
b. ―anthropologist‖ is just the former term for ―sociologist‖
c. she is focusing mainly on people in industrialized and postindustrialized societies
d. she is focusing mainly on psychological variables impacting divorce
Answer: c. sociologists focus mainly on people in industrialized and postindustrialized societies
Learning Objective: LO 1.2 Know the focus of each social science.
Topic/Concept: Sociology and the Other Sciences
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Apply What You Know
TB_Q1.2.11
After a sociologist has been able to generalize from research findings, the next goal is to
__________.
a. publish the study
b. predict what is likely to happen based on those findings
c. prove why prior research in this area has been inaccurate
d. question the validity of the findings
Answer: b. predict what is likely to happen based on those findings
Learning Objective: LO 1.2 Know the focus of each social science.
Topic/Concept: Sociology and the Other Sciences
Difficulty Level: Difficult
Skill Level: Analyze It
TB_Q1.2.12
The first goal of science is to __________.
a. contradict previous research findings
b. explain why something happens
c. document when and why ―commonsense‖ explanations are correct
d. understand individual cases rather than the broader group or situation
Answer: b. explain why something happens
Learning Objective: LO 1.2 Know the focus of each social science.
Topic/Concept: Sociology and the Other Sciences
Difficulty Level: Difficult
Skill Level: Analyze It
TB_Q1.3.13
Which attribute is a basic requirement of science?
a. Identifying commonsense explanations for events
b. Theories that can be tested by research
c. Studying phenomena in a laboratory setting
d. Receiving funding from impartial and unbiased sources
For
Sociology: A Down-to-Earth Approach
Fifteenth Edition
James M. Henslin
Contents
Chapter 1 The Sociological Perspective
Chapter 2 Culture
Chapter 3 Socialization
Chapter 4 Social Structure and Social Interaction
Chapter 5 How Sociologists Do Research
Chapter 6 Societies to Social Networks
Chapter 7 Bureaucracy and Formal Organizations
Chapter 8 Deviance and Social Control
Chapter 9 Global Stratification
Chapter 10 Social Class in the United States
Chapter 11 Sex and Gender
Chapter 12 Race and Ethnicity
,Chapter 13 Aging and The Elderly
Chapter 14 The Economy
Chapter 15 Politics
Chapter 16 Marriage and Family
Chapter 17 Education
Chapter 18 Religion
Chapter 19 Medicine and Health
Chapter 20 Population and Urbanization
Chapter 21 Collective Behavior and Social Movements
Chapter 22 Social Change and the Environment
,Chapter 1: The Sociological Perspective
Multiple-Choice Questions
TB_Q1.1.1
The __________ perspective stresses the social contexts in which people live, and includes
people‘s ideas, attitudes, and orientations to life.
a. personological
b. sociological
c. natural sciences
d. ethnocentric
Answer: b. sociological
Learning Objective: LO 1.1 Explain why both history and biography are essential for the
sociological perspective.
Topic/Concept: The Sociological Perspective
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
TB_Q1.1.2
A group of people who share a culture and a territory is known as a(n) __________.
a. global group
b. extended family group
c. society
d. global village
Answer: c. society
Learning Objective: LO 1.1 Explain why both history and biography are essential for the
sociological perspective.
Topic/Concept: The Sociological Perspective
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
TB_Q1.1.3
The corners in life that people occupy because of their location in history and society are referred
to by sociologists as __________.
a. social location
b. social affiliation
c. social structures
d. intersections
Answer: a. social location
Learning Objective: LO 1.1 Explain why both history and biography are essential for the
sociological perspective.
Topic/Concept: The Sociological Perspective
Difficulty Level: Moderate
,Skill Level: Remember the Facts
TB_Q1.1.4
Sociologists are interested in examining both _______ and ________ considerations related to
people‘s current reality of living conditions.
a. physiological; anthropological
b. global; local
c. actual; imaginary
d. psychodynamic; genetic
Answer: b. global; local
Learning Objective: LO 1.1 Explain why both history and biography are essential for the
sociological perspective.
Topic/Concept: The Sociological Perspective
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Apply What You Know
TB_Q1.2.5
__________ is the study of society and human behavior.
a. Natural science
b. Science
c. Psychology
d. Sociology
Answer: d. Sociology
Learning Objective: LO 1.2 Know the focus of each social science.
Topic/Concept: Sociology and the Other Sciences
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
TB_Q1.2.6
Human relationships typically are examined by __________.
a. the social sciences
b. natural science
c. all sciences
d. mathematics
Answer: a. the social sciences
Learning Objective: LO 1.2 Know the focus of each social science.
Topic/Concept: Sociology and the Other Sciences
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
TB_Q1.2.7
,The social science closely related to sociology, which traditionally focuses on researching tribal
peoples, is __________.
a. economics
b. political science
c. psychology
d. anthropology
Answer: d. anthropology
Learning Objective: LO 1.2 Know the focus of each social science.
Topic/Concept: Sociology and the Other Sciences
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
TB_Q1.2.8
Rico was home from his first year in college as an undeclared major, and was talking with his
friends. ―Of the courses I‘ve taken so far, I really like the social sciences. I‘m really interested in
politics and government, but I‘m also really interested in how those forces play out in a social
and cultural context, and how that sociocultural context in turn affects people‘s behavior.‖
―Well,‖ replied his friend Jolie, ―it sounds to me as though you should double major in:
a. political science and sociology.‖
b. anthropology and psychology.‖
c. psychology and criminology.‖
d. economics and social work.‖
Answer: a. political science and sociology.‖
Learning Objective: LO 1.2 Know the focus of each social science.
Topic/Concept: Sociology and the Other Sciences
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Apply What You Know
TB_Q1.2.9
Compared to the others, which of these social sciences concentrates on a single social
institution?
a. Economics
b. Anthropology
c. Psychology
d. Sociology
Answer: a. Economics
Learning Objective: LO 1.2 Know the focus of each social science.
Topic/Concept: Sociology and the Other Sciences
Difficulty Level: Difficult
Skill Level: Analyze It
TB_Q1.2.10
, Bettina is a graduate student currently studying divorce rates in Western Europe. She is likely a
sociologist rather than an anthropologist because __________.
a. sociologists must have an advanced degree
b. ―anthropologist‖ is just the former term for ―sociologist‖
c. she is focusing mainly on people in industrialized and postindustrialized societies
d. she is focusing mainly on psychological variables impacting divorce
Answer: c. sociologists focus mainly on people in industrialized and postindustrialized societies
Learning Objective: LO 1.2 Know the focus of each social science.
Topic/Concept: Sociology and the Other Sciences
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Apply What You Know
TB_Q1.2.11
After a sociologist has been able to generalize from research findings, the next goal is to
__________.
a. publish the study
b. predict what is likely to happen based on those findings
c. prove why prior research in this area has been inaccurate
d. question the validity of the findings
Answer: b. predict what is likely to happen based on those findings
Learning Objective: LO 1.2 Know the focus of each social science.
Topic/Concept: Sociology and the Other Sciences
Difficulty Level: Difficult
Skill Level: Analyze It
TB_Q1.2.12
The first goal of science is to __________.
a. contradict previous research findings
b. explain why something happens
c. document when and why ―commonsense‖ explanations are correct
d. understand individual cases rather than the broader group or situation
Answer: b. explain why something happens
Learning Objective: LO 1.2 Know the focus of each social science.
Topic/Concept: Sociology and the Other Sciences
Difficulty Level: Difficult
Skill Level: Analyze It
TB_Q1.3.13
Which attribute is a basic requirement of science?
a. Identifying commonsense explanations for events
b. Theories that can be tested by research
c. Studying phenomena in a laboratory setting
d. Receiving funding from impartial and unbiased sources
