Test Bank for Sociology in Action a Canadian Perspective 4th
Edition by Bereska Tami and Symbaluk Diane.
Test Bank for Sociology in Action a Canadian Perspective 4th
Edition by Bereska Tami and Symbaluk Diane.
,Test Bank for Sociology in Action a Canadian Perspective 4th Edition
by Bereska Tami and Symbaluk Diane.
Chapter 1
1. Chapter 01-001
According to the textbook authors, we might better
understand who becomes a professional hockey player by
applying ideas developed by which of the following?
a. Karl Marx
b. Emile Durkheim
*c. Max Weber
d. Auguste Comte
2. Chapter 01-002
According to the textbook authors, what is the relationship
between unemployment and postsecondary education?
a. As unemployment increases, postsecondary enrolments
decrease.
*b. As unemployment increases, postsecondary
enrolments increase.
c. Unemployment and postsecondary unemployment are
essentially unrelated.
d. As unemployment decreases, postsecondary enrolments
also decrease.
3. Chapter 01-003
"Expectations regarding how we are supposed to act" defines
which of the following?
a. values
b. functionality
*c. norms
d. cultural facts
4. Chapter 01-004
It can be argued that the so-called hook-up culture found
on the modern university or college campus results from a
variety of social factors of which the individuals involved
might not even be aware. When we make this statement, what
kind of sociology are we practising?
*a. seeing the strange in the familiar
b. seeing the particular in the general
Test Bank for Sociology in Action a Canadian Perspective 4th Edition
by Bereska Tami and Symbaluk Diane.
,Test Bank for Sociology in Action a Canadian Perspective 4th Edition
by Bereska Tami and Symbaluk Diane.
c. employing social facts
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d. recognising the irrelevance of free will
5. Chapter 01-005
According to sociologists, why do some individuals seem to
have more resources and face fewer challenges when
considering postsecondary education?
a. Some universities will only admit students above a
particular income level.
b. Some individuals make poor choices and have no
self-control in their youth.
*c. Some individuals experience several coinciding
larger social factors that may limit their choices.
d. Some individuals don't have the inner resources to
overcome life's challenges.
6. Chapter 01-006
In Canada today, how is postsecondary education most
commonly viewed?
*a. normative
b. renormative
c. dysfunctional
d. functionally required
7. Chapter 01-007
Once Ruth got married, she quit her job, had two children,
and stayed at home to raise them. Although Ruth had wanted
to be a doctor, raising her children was what her family
and friends expected her to do. What kind of influence on
her actions was Ruth's decision to follow "expected path"?
a. micro-level
*b. macro-level
c. global
d. functional
8. Chapter 01-008
Which term refers to the level of broad social forces?
a. micro level
*b. macro level
c. sociological level
Test Bank for Sociology in Action a Canadian Perspective 4th Edition
by Bereska Tami and Symbaluk Diane.
Edition by Bereska Tami and Symbaluk Diane.
Test Bank for Sociology in Action a Canadian Perspective 4th
Edition by Bereska Tami and Symbaluk Diane.
,Test Bank for Sociology in Action a Canadian Perspective 4th Edition
by Bereska Tami and Symbaluk Diane.
Chapter 1
1. Chapter 01-001
According to the textbook authors, we might better
understand who becomes a professional hockey player by
applying ideas developed by which of the following?
a. Karl Marx
b. Emile Durkheim
*c. Max Weber
d. Auguste Comte
2. Chapter 01-002
According to the textbook authors, what is the relationship
between unemployment and postsecondary education?
a. As unemployment increases, postsecondary enrolments
decrease.
*b. As unemployment increases, postsecondary
enrolments increase.
c. Unemployment and postsecondary unemployment are
essentially unrelated.
d. As unemployment decreases, postsecondary enrolments
also decrease.
3. Chapter 01-003
"Expectations regarding how we are supposed to act" defines
which of the following?
a. values
b. functionality
*c. norms
d. cultural facts
4. Chapter 01-004
It can be argued that the so-called hook-up culture found
on the modern university or college campus results from a
variety of social factors of which the individuals involved
might not even be aware. When we make this statement, what
kind of sociology are we practising?
*a. seeing the strange in the familiar
b. seeing the particular in the general
Test Bank for Sociology in Action a Canadian Perspective 4th Edition
by Bereska Tami and Symbaluk Diane.
,Test Bank for Sociology in Action a Canadian Perspective 4th Edition
by Bereska Tami and Symbaluk Diane.
c. employing social facts
Test Bank for Sociology in Action a Canadian Perspective 4th Edition
by Bereska Tami and Symbaluk Diane.
, Test Bank for Sociology in Action a Canadian Perspective 4th Edition
by Bereska Tami and Symbaluk Diane.
d. recognising the irrelevance of free will
5. Chapter 01-005
According to sociologists, why do some individuals seem to
have more resources and face fewer challenges when
considering postsecondary education?
a. Some universities will only admit students above a
particular income level.
b. Some individuals make poor choices and have no
self-control in their youth.
*c. Some individuals experience several coinciding
larger social factors that may limit their choices.
d. Some individuals don't have the inner resources to
overcome life's challenges.
6. Chapter 01-006
In Canada today, how is postsecondary education most
commonly viewed?
*a. normative
b. renormative
c. dysfunctional
d. functionally required
7. Chapter 01-007
Once Ruth got married, she quit her job, had two children,
and stayed at home to raise them. Although Ruth had wanted
to be a doctor, raising her children was what her family
and friends expected her to do. What kind of influence on
her actions was Ruth's decision to follow "expected path"?
a. micro-level
*b. macro-level
c. global
d. functional
8. Chapter 01-008
Which term refers to the level of broad social forces?
a. micro level
*b. macro level
c. sociological level
Test Bank for Sociology in Action a Canadian Perspective 4th Edition
by Bereska Tami and Symbaluk Diane.
