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Discover Sociology
by Daina S. Eglitis
Fifth Edition
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,TEST BANK Discover Sociology 5th Edition Daina Eglitis
Chapter 1: Discover Sociology
Multiple Choice
1. What is the term for the idea that human behavior is fundamentally shaped by social
relations?
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a. social curiosity
b. social behaviorism
c. social embeddedness
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d. social structure
Ans: C
Learning Objective: 1.1: Describe the sociological imagination.
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Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Sociology and the Curious Mind
Difficulty Level: Easy
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2. Your sociology professor states that economic and political behavior are shaped by
social relations. Which term best captures your professor’s statement?
a. social structure
b. social embeddedness
c. social curiosity
d. social behaviorism
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Ans: B
Learning Objective: 1.1: Describe the sociological imagination.
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Sociology and the Curious Mind
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Difficulty Level: Medium
3. Which sociologist developed the concept of the sociological imagination?
a. W. E. B. Du Bois
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b. Karl Marx
c. C. Wright Mills
d. Max Weber
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Ans: C
Learning Objective: 1.1: Describe the sociological imagination.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: The Sociological Imagination
Difficulty Level: Easy
4. C. Wright Mills developed the concept of ______ to recognize connections between
personal troubles and public issues.
,a. the sociological imagination
b. double consciousness
c. social conflict
d. social structure
Ans: A
Learning Objective: 1.1: Describe the sociological imagination.
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: The Sociological Imagination
Difficulty Level: Medium
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5. Which sociological concept seeks to uncover the relationship between personal
troubles and public issues?
a. social conflict
b. gender awareness
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c. class consciousness
d. sociological imagination
Ans: D
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Learning Objective: 1.1: Describe the sociological imagination.
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: The Sociological Imagination
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Difficulty Level: Medium
6. The ability of individuals and groups to make social changes on a small and large
scale is known as ______.
a. structure
b. agency
c. power
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d. social control
Ans: B
Learning Objective: 1.1: Describe the sociological imagination.
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Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: The Sociological Imagination
Difficulty Level: Easy
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7. Which of the following is most closely associated to the concept of free will?
a. structure
b. agency
c. critical thinking
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d. sociological imagination
Ans: B
Learning Objective: 1.1: Describe the sociological imagination.
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: The Sociological Imagination
Difficulty Level: Medium
8. Which of the following is the best example of agency?
, a. a student’s socioeconomic position
b. the quality of a student’s public high school
c. a student’s race or ethnicity
d. a student’s ability to advocate for himself or herself
Ans: D
Learning Objective: 1.1: Describe the sociological imagination.
Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: The Sociological Imagination
Difficulty Level: Hard
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9. Social patterns that impose obstacles on us or afford us opportunities are referred to
as ______.
a. structure
b. institutions
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c. free will
d. socialization
Ans: A
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Learning Objective: 1.1: Describe the sociological imagination.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: The Sociological Imagination
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Difficulty Level: Easy
10. Which of the following is the best example of structure?
a. President Biden voicing his concerns about climate change
b. a women’s rights activist marching in a protest
c. a transgender teenager coming out to their friends and family
d. laws against women’s entry into higher education and the paid labor force in the early
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1900s
Ans: D
Learning Objective: 1.1: Describe the sociological imagination.
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Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: The Sociological Imagination
Difficulty Level: Hard
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11. Which statement describes the relationship between agency and structure?
a. It is one-sided; agency influences structure.
b. It is one-sided; structure enables or constrains agency.
c. It is reciprocal; they both have an effect on one another.
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d. It is nonexistent; there is no relationship between the two.
Ans: C
Learning Objective: 1.1: Describe the sociological imagination.
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: The Sociological Imagination
Difficulty Level: Medium
Discover Sociology
by Daina S. Eglitis
Fifth Edition
N
U
R
SE
D
O
C
S
,TEST BANK Discover Sociology 5th Edition Daina Eglitis
Chapter 1: Discover Sociology
Multiple Choice
1. What is the term for the idea that human behavior is fundamentally shaped by social
relations?
N
a. social curiosity
b. social behaviorism
c. social embeddedness
U
d. social structure
Ans: C
Learning Objective: 1.1: Describe the sociological imagination.
R
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Sociology and the Curious Mind
Difficulty Level: Easy
SE
2. Your sociology professor states that economic and political behavior are shaped by
social relations. Which term best captures your professor’s statement?
a. social structure
b. social embeddedness
c. social curiosity
d. social behaviorism
D
Ans: B
Learning Objective: 1.1: Describe the sociological imagination.
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Sociology and the Curious Mind
O
Difficulty Level: Medium
3. Which sociologist developed the concept of the sociological imagination?
a. W. E. B. Du Bois
C
b. Karl Marx
c. C. Wright Mills
d. Max Weber
S
Ans: C
Learning Objective: 1.1: Describe the sociological imagination.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: The Sociological Imagination
Difficulty Level: Easy
4. C. Wright Mills developed the concept of ______ to recognize connections between
personal troubles and public issues.
,a. the sociological imagination
b. double consciousness
c. social conflict
d. social structure
Ans: A
Learning Objective: 1.1: Describe the sociological imagination.
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: The Sociological Imagination
Difficulty Level: Medium
N
5. Which sociological concept seeks to uncover the relationship between personal
troubles and public issues?
a. social conflict
b. gender awareness
U
c. class consciousness
d. sociological imagination
Ans: D
R
Learning Objective: 1.1: Describe the sociological imagination.
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: The Sociological Imagination
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Difficulty Level: Medium
6. The ability of individuals and groups to make social changes on a small and large
scale is known as ______.
a. structure
b. agency
c. power
D
d. social control
Ans: B
Learning Objective: 1.1: Describe the sociological imagination.
O
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: The Sociological Imagination
Difficulty Level: Easy
C
7. Which of the following is most closely associated to the concept of free will?
a. structure
b. agency
c. critical thinking
S
d. sociological imagination
Ans: B
Learning Objective: 1.1: Describe the sociological imagination.
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: The Sociological Imagination
Difficulty Level: Medium
8. Which of the following is the best example of agency?
, a. a student’s socioeconomic position
b. the quality of a student’s public high school
c. a student’s race or ethnicity
d. a student’s ability to advocate for himself or herself
Ans: D
Learning Objective: 1.1: Describe the sociological imagination.
Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: The Sociological Imagination
Difficulty Level: Hard
N
9. Social patterns that impose obstacles on us or afford us opportunities are referred to
as ______.
a. structure
b. institutions
U
c. free will
d. socialization
Ans: A
R
Learning Objective: 1.1: Describe the sociological imagination.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: The Sociological Imagination
SE
Difficulty Level: Easy
10. Which of the following is the best example of structure?
a. President Biden voicing his concerns about climate change
b. a women’s rights activist marching in a protest
c. a transgender teenager coming out to their friends and family
d. laws against women’s entry into higher education and the paid labor force in the early
D
1900s
Ans: D
Learning Objective: 1.1: Describe the sociological imagination.
O
Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: The Sociological Imagination
Difficulty Level: Hard
C
11. Which statement describes the relationship between agency and structure?
a. It is one-sided; agency influences structure.
b. It is one-sided; structure enables or constrains agency.
c. It is reciprocal; they both have an effect on one another.
S
d. It is nonexistent; there is no relationship between the two.
Ans: C
Learning Objective: 1.1: Describe the sociological imagination.
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: The Sociological Imagination
Difficulty Level: Medium
