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, CHAPTER 1
SOCIOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES ON SOCIAL PROBLEMS
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Morgan thinks of himself as a unique individual with distinctive experiences like no
other. However, many of our personal experiences are not really exceptional; instead,
they are patterned and shaped by __________.
a. sociological perspectives
b. social structure
c. social problems
d. social innovation
Answer: b
Topic: The Sociological Imagination
Learning Objective 1.1: Explain the sociological imagination.
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
Difficulty Level: Moderate
2. What is the name for the organized arrangements of relationships and institutions that
together form the basis of society?
a. sociological perspectives
b. social problems
c. social structure
d. the sociological imagination
Answer: c
Topic: The Sociological Imagination
Learning Objective 1.1: Explain the sociological imagination.
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
Difficulty Level: Easy
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,3. Émile Durkheim (1897) conducted an early study on the subject of suicide, documenting
how social structure affects human behavior. What did he find?
a. Suicide was not a completely random event and that there were several important
patterns.
b. Personal reasons such as job loss or the ending of a relationship were the best
predictors of suicide.
c. Catholics were more likely to commit suicide than were Protestants.
d. Counseling can help those who suffer from depression.
Answer: a
Topic: The Sociological Imagination
Learning Objective 1.1: Explain the sociological imagination.
Skill Level: Analyze It
Difficulty Level: Moderate
4. The sociological imagination draws attention to the fact that __________.
a. social problems are often hidden from the rest of society
b. defining social problems is usually based on whether the issue is seen as illegal or
immoral
c. religious groups no longer have the power they did in the last century
d. seemingly private issues are often public ones
Answer: d
Topic: The Sociological Imagination
Learning Objective 1.1: Explain the sociological imagination.
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
Difficulty Level: Easy
5. The health care system is an example of an organized arrangement of relationships and
institutions that form one basis of society—helping people when they are ill. Therefore,
the health care system is part of __________.
a. the social structure
b. Durkheimian theory
c. a cultural marketing strategy
d. the sociological imagination
Answer: a
Topic: The Sociological Imagination
Learning Objective 1.1: Explain the sociological imagination.
Skill Level: Analyze It
Difficulty Level: Moderate
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, 6. A social problem exists when most people in a society __________.
a. learn about the problem from the mass media
b. agree that something should be done to remedy a condition
c. have become victimized by criminals or other deviants
d. become politically active and vote on the basis of a single issue: that particular
social problem
Answer: b
Topic: What Is a Social Problem?
Learning Objective 1.2: Discuss the definition of a social problem.
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
Difficulty Level: Moderate
7. The people who live in the small city Baker Town agree that homelessness in their
community threatens the quality of their lives and their values are being threatened. They
agree that something should be done to fix this situation. For the people of Baker Town,
homelessness has become __________.
a. an act of war
b. a public concern
c. a social problem
d. a private concern
Answer: c
Topic: What Is a Social Problem?
Learning Objective 1.2: Discuss the definition of a social problem.
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
Difficulty Level: Moderate
8. Ashley is writing an essay about social problems. Which of the following statements
about social problems is true, and therefore she would likely include it in her essay?
a. Immigration is considered the top social problem in the United States.
b. Social problems tend to be distinct and unrelated, with only a few exceptions to
this.
c. The idea that a society should intervene to remedy conditions that affect the lives
of its citizens is very long-held idea.
d. There must be enough consensus among people in a society that a problem exists
for action to take place, but this consensus on the problem does not indicate
consensus on the solution.
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TEST BANK
Copyright © 2020, 2017, 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved .
, CHAPTER 1
SOCIOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES ON SOCIAL PROBLEMS
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Morgan thinks of himself as a unique individual with distinctive experiences like no
other. However, many of our personal experiences are not really exceptional; instead,
they are patterned and shaped by __________.
a. sociological perspectives
b. social structure
c. social problems
d. social innovation
Answer: b
Topic: The Sociological Imagination
Learning Objective 1.1: Explain the sociological imagination.
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
Difficulty Level: Moderate
2. What is the name for the organized arrangements of relationships and institutions that
together form the basis of society?
a. sociological perspectives
b. social problems
c. social structure
d. the sociological imagination
Answer: c
Topic: The Sociological Imagination
Learning Objective 1.1: Explain the sociological imagination.
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
Difficulty Level: Easy
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,3. Émile Durkheim (1897) conducted an early study on the subject of suicide, documenting
how social structure affects human behavior. What did he find?
a. Suicide was not a completely random event and that there were several important
patterns.
b. Personal reasons such as job loss or the ending of a relationship were the best
predictors of suicide.
c. Catholics were more likely to commit suicide than were Protestants.
d. Counseling can help those who suffer from depression.
Answer: a
Topic: The Sociological Imagination
Learning Objective 1.1: Explain the sociological imagination.
Skill Level: Analyze It
Difficulty Level: Moderate
4. The sociological imagination draws attention to the fact that __________.
a. social problems are often hidden from the rest of society
b. defining social problems is usually based on whether the issue is seen as illegal or
immoral
c. religious groups no longer have the power they did in the last century
d. seemingly private issues are often public ones
Answer: d
Topic: The Sociological Imagination
Learning Objective 1.1: Explain the sociological imagination.
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
Difficulty Level: Easy
5. The health care system is an example of an organized arrangement of relationships and
institutions that form one basis of society—helping people when they are ill. Therefore,
the health care system is part of __________.
a. the social structure
b. Durkheimian theory
c. a cultural marketing strategy
d. the sociological imagination
Answer: a
Topic: The Sociological Imagination
Learning Objective 1.1: Explain the sociological imagination.
Skill Level: Analyze It
Difficulty Level: Moderate
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, 6. A social problem exists when most people in a society __________.
a. learn about the problem from the mass media
b. agree that something should be done to remedy a condition
c. have become victimized by criminals or other deviants
d. become politically active and vote on the basis of a single issue: that particular
social problem
Answer: b
Topic: What Is a Social Problem?
Learning Objective 1.2: Discuss the definition of a social problem.
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
Difficulty Level: Moderate
7. The people who live in the small city Baker Town agree that homelessness in their
community threatens the quality of their lives and their values are being threatened. They
agree that something should be done to fix this situation. For the people of Baker Town,
homelessness has become __________.
a. an act of war
b. a public concern
c. a social problem
d. a private concern
Answer: c
Topic: What Is a Social Problem?
Learning Objective 1.2: Discuss the definition of a social problem.
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
Difficulty Level: Moderate
8. Ashley is writing an essay about social problems. Which of the following statements
about social problems is true, and therefore she would likely include it in her essay?
a. Immigration is considered the top social problem in the United States.
b. Social problems tend to be distinct and unrelated, with only a few exceptions to
this.
c. The idea that a society should intervene to remedy conditions that affect the lives
of its citizens is very long-held idea.
d. There must be enough consensus among people in a society that a problem exists
for action to take place, but this consensus on the problem does not indicate
consensus on the solution.
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