Test Bank For Introduction To Sociology 13Th Edition 100%Verified Answer

TEST BANK FOR
INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY 13TH
EDITION
100%VERIFIED ANSWER

,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.


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


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.


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


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.


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.


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.

,D. THE IDEA OF DOUBLE CONSCIOUSNESS.


ANSWER>C SEC: THE SOCIOLOGICAL IMAGINATION TYP: APPLICATION




8. A WOMAN WRITES, “I CAN’T BE ANYTHING BUT WHAT MY SKIN COLOR TELLS
PEOPLE I AM. I AM BLACK BECAUSE I LOOK BLACK. IT DOES NOT MATTER THAT MY
FAMILY HAS A COMPLICATED BIOLOGICAL HERITAGE.” SHE IS WRITING ABOUT THE
POWER OF
A. SOCIAL FACTS.
B. TROUBLES.
C. THE SOCIOLOGICAL IMAGINATION.
D. RATIONALIZATION.


ANSWER>A SEC: THE SOCIOLOGICAL IMAGINATION TYP: APPLICATION SOURCE:
STUDY GUIDE


9. AN AMERICAN TRAVELING TO GHANA, AFRICA, ON BUSINESS NOTICES THAT
THE “MEN, INCLUDING THE MEN I WAS WITH, HOLD HANDS. ONE DAY ONE OF THE
MEN I WAS WITH TOOK MY HAND AS WE WALKED. IN ORDER NOT TO OFFEND HIM, I
TOOK HIS HAND IN MINE.” THE AMERICAN IS RESPONDING TO A(N)
A. TROUBLE.
B. ISSUE.
C. SOCIAL FACT.
D. TRADITIONAL ACTION.


ANSWER>C SEC: THE SOCIOLOGICAL IMAGINATION TYP: APPLICATION

,10. SOCIOLOGISTS ARGUE THAT PEOPLE FALL IN LOVE
A. WHEN THEY EXPERIENCE A VIOLENT, IRRESISTIBLE ATTRACTION TO ANOTHER
PERSON.
B. ONLY ONCE IN THE COURSE OF A LIFETIME.
C. WHEN CERTAIN CONDITIONS ARE MET.
D. WITH PEOPLE LIKE THEMSELVES.


ANSWER>C
SEC: THE SOCIOLOGICAL IMAGINATION TYP: COMPREHENSION




11. IN EXAMINING PATTERNS OF COURTSHIP AND MARRIAGE, SOCIOLOGISTS
WOULD EMPHASIZE WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IN SHAPING A COUPLE’S DECISION TO
MARRY?
A. THE PERSONALITIES OF THE COUPLES
B. THE IMPORTANCE OF LOVE
C. PERSONAL PREFERENCES
D. SOCIAL CONSIDERATIONS SUCH AS AGE, SEX, RACE, INCOME, ETC.


ANSWER>D
SEC: THE SOCIOLOGICAL IMAGINATION TYP: KNOWLEDGE SOURCE: NEW




12. PETER L. BERGER EQUATES THE SOCIOLOGIST WITH
A. A CURIOUS OBSERVER WHO, WALKING DOWN THE NEIGHBORHOOD STREETS
OF A LARGE CITY, IS FASCINATED WITH WHAT HE OR SHE CANNOT SEE TAKING PLACE
BEHIND THE BUILDING WALLS.
B. AN INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE AUDITOR.
C. A JUDGE GIVING INSTRUCTIONS TO A JURY.

, D. A TALK SHOW HOST INTERVIEWING GUESTS.


ANSWER>A
SEC: THE SOCIOLOGICAL IMAGINATION TYP: KNOWLEDGE




13. PETER BERGER ARGUES THAT THE LOGIC OF SOCIOLOGY PRESUPPOSES A
MEASURE OF SUSPICION ABOUT THE WAY IN WHICH HUMAN EVENTS ARE OFFICIALLY
INTERPRETED BY AUTHORITIES. THIS SUSPICION SPEAKS TO , WHICH DEFINES THE
SOCIOLOGICAL CONSCIOUSNESS.
A. SOLIDARITY
B. THE DEBUNKING MOTIF
C. RATIONALIZATION
D. FALSE CONSCIOUSNESS


ANSWER>B
SEC: THE SOCIOLOGICAL IMAGINATION TYP: COMPREHENSION




14. “THE FASCINATION OF SOCIOLOGY LIES IN THE FACT THAT ITS PERSPECTIVE
MAKES US SEE IN A NEW LIGHT THE VERY WORLD IN WHICH WE HAVE LIVED ALL OUR
LIVES.” THIS VISION OF SOCIOLOGY CAN BE ATTRIBUTED TO
A. PETER BERGER.
B. EMILE DURKHEIM.
C. C. WRIGHT MILLS.
D. W.E.B. DUBOIS.


ANSWER>A