Test Bank
Sociology,
By Macionis/Gerber
10th edition
,Test Bank for Macionis/Gerber, Sociology, Tenth Canadian Edition
Chapter 1: The Sociological Perspective
Multiple Choice Questions
1) What might a sociologist say about people's selection of marriage partners?
a. People marry because they fall in love.
b. When it comes to romance, it’s all a matter of personal taste.
c. Typically, a person marries someone of similar social position.
d. When it comes to love, opposites attract.
Answer: c
Page Reference: 5
Skill: Applied
2) The idea that the social world guides our actions and life choices just as the seasons influence
activities and choice of clothing describes
a. The basis of what philosophy calls “free will.”
b. The essential wisdom of the discipline of sociology.
c. The fact that people everywhere have “common sense.”
d. The fact that people from countries all around the world make mostly identical choices about how to
live. Answer: b
Page Reference: 3
Skill: Conceptual
3) Which discipline defines itself as “the systematic study of human society”?
a. Sociology
b. Psychology
c. Economics
d. History
Answer
:a
Page Reference: 3
Skill: Factual
4) Peter Berger described using the sociological perspective as seeing the in the .
a. Good; worst tragedies
b. New; old
c. Specific; general
d. General;
particular
Answer: d
Page Reference: 3
Skill: Conceptual
5) By stating that the sociological perspective shows us “the strange in the familiar,” the text argues that
sociologists
a. Focus on the bizarre elements of society.
b. Reject the familiar idea that people simply decide how to act in favour of the initially strange idea
that society shapes our lives.
c. Believe that people often behave in strange ways.
d. Believe that even people who are most familiar to us have some very strange habits.
Answer: b
Page Reference: 4–5
Skill: Conceptual
6) Three campus roommates are talking about why they are in college. A sociological view of going to
college highlights the effect of
a. Nationality, because most countries outside of the West don’t have colleges.
b. Gender, because women don’t generally attend college.
,c. Our place in history, because a century ago going to college was not an option for most people.
d. Intelligence, because it’s smarter to go to college than trade school.
Answer: c
Page Reference: 5
Skill: Applied
7) A wsociological wanalysis wof wchildbearing waround wthe wworld wsuggests wthat wthe wnumber wof
wchildren wborn wto wa wwoman wreflects
a. Her wpreference wfor wfamily wsize.
b. How wmany wchildren wshe wcan wafford.
c. Whether wshe wherself wwas wborn winto wa wpoor wor wrich wsociety.
d. The wdesires wof
wher whusband.
WAnswer: wc Page
wreference: w5 wskill:
wapplied
8) According wto wemile wdurkheim, wa wcategory wof wpeople wwith wa whigher wsuicide wrate wtypically
whas
a. More wclinical wdepression.
b. Less wmoney, wpower, wand wother wresources.
c. Lower wsocial wintegration.
d. Greater wself-
esteem. WAnswer:
wc Page wreference:
w5– 6 wskill: wfactual
9) The wpioneering wsociologist wwho wstudied wpatterns wof wsuicide win weurope wwas
a. Robert wk. Wmerton.
b. Auguste wcomte.
c. Emile wdurkheim.
d. Karl
Wmarx.
Answer:
wc
Page wreference: w5
wskill: wfactual
10) In wcanada wtoday, wthe wsuicide wrate wis whighest wfor wwhich wcategory wof wpeople wlisted wbelow?
a. White wmales
b. Black wmales
c. White wfemales
d. Black
wfemales
wAnswer:
wa
Page wreference: w6
wskill: wfactual
11) Because wthere wis wmore wsocial wisolation win wrural wareas wof wcanada wthan win wurban wareas,
wwe wwould wexpect wsuicide wrates wto wbe
a. Higher win wurban wareas.
b. Higher win wrural wareas.
c. High win wboth wurban wand wrural wareas.
d. Low win wboth wurban wand
wrural wareas. WAnswer: wb
Page wreference: w6–
7 wskill: wapplied
12) Sociologists wuse wthe wterm w“social wmarginality” wto wrefer wto
a. People wwho whave wlittle wunderstanding wof wsociology.
b. Having wspecial wsocial wskills.
, c. Being wdefined wby wothers was wan w“outsider.”
d. People wwho ware wespecially wsensitive wabout wtheir wfamily
wbackground. WAnswer: wc
Page wreference: w7
wskill: wconceptual
13) If wmarginality wencourages wsociological wthinking, wwe wwould wexpect wpeople win wwhich wcategory
wlisted wbelow wto wmake wthe wmost wuse wof wthe wsociological wperspective?
a. The wwealthy
b. Disabled wpersons wor wpeople wwho ware wa wracial wminority
c. Politicians
d. The wmiddle
wclass
wAnswer:
Wb
Page wreference: w7–
8 wskill: wapplied
14) Following wthe wthinking wof wc. Wwright wmills, wwe wwould whave wexpected wthe wsociological
wimagination wto wbe wmore wwidespread
a. During wtimes wof wpeace wand wprosperity.
b. Among wthe wvery wrich.
c. Among wvery wreligious wpeople.
d. During wtimes wof
wsocial wcrisis.
WAnswer: wd
Page wreference: w7–
8 wskill: wapplied
15) C. Wwright wmills wclaimed wthat wthe w“sociological wimagination” wtransformed
a. Common wsense winto wlaws wof wsociety.
b. People winto wsupporters wof wthe wstatus wquo.
c. Personal wproblems winto wpublic wissues.
d. Scientific wresearch winto wcommon
wsense. WAnswer: wc
Page wreference: w8
wskill: wconceptual
16) Canada wfalls wwithin wwhich wcategory wof wthe wworld’s wnations?
a. Low-income wnations
b. Middle-income wnations
c. High-income wnations
d. Variable-income
wnations wAnswer:
wc Page wreference:
w9 wskill: wfactual
17) Which wof wthe wfollowing wcategories wcontains wcountries win wwhich waverage wincome wis
wtypical wfor wthe wworld was wa wwhole wand win wwhich wpeople ware was wlikely wto wlive win wa wrural
warea was win wan wurban warea?
a. Low-income wnations
b. Middle-income wnations
c. High-income wnations
d. Variable-income
wnations wAnswer:
wb Page wreference:
w9– 11 wskill:
wconceptual
18) The wnations wof weurope, wisrael, wjapan, wand waustralia wfall winto wwhich wof wthe
wfollowing wcategories wof wcountries?
Sociology,
By Macionis/Gerber
10th edition
,Test Bank for Macionis/Gerber, Sociology, Tenth Canadian Edition
Chapter 1: The Sociological Perspective
Multiple Choice Questions
1) What might a sociologist say about people's selection of marriage partners?
a. People marry because they fall in love.
b. When it comes to romance, it’s all a matter of personal taste.
c. Typically, a person marries someone of similar social position.
d. When it comes to love, opposites attract.
Answer: c
Page Reference: 5
Skill: Applied
2) The idea that the social world guides our actions and life choices just as the seasons influence
activities and choice of clothing describes
a. The basis of what philosophy calls “free will.”
b. The essential wisdom of the discipline of sociology.
c. The fact that people everywhere have “common sense.”
d. The fact that people from countries all around the world make mostly identical choices about how to
live. Answer: b
Page Reference: 3
Skill: Conceptual
3) Which discipline defines itself as “the systematic study of human society”?
a. Sociology
b. Psychology
c. Economics
d. History
Answer
:a
Page Reference: 3
Skill: Factual
4) Peter Berger described using the sociological perspective as seeing the in the .
a. Good; worst tragedies
b. New; old
c. Specific; general
d. General;
particular
Answer: d
Page Reference: 3
Skill: Conceptual
5) By stating that the sociological perspective shows us “the strange in the familiar,” the text argues that
sociologists
a. Focus on the bizarre elements of society.
b. Reject the familiar idea that people simply decide how to act in favour of the initially strange idea
that society shapes our lives.
c. Believe that people often behave in strange ways.
d. Believe that even people who are most familiar to us have some very strange habits.
Answer: b
Page Reference: 4–5
Skill: Conceptual
6) Three campus roommates are talking about why they are in college. A sociological view of going to
college highlights the effect of
a. Nationality, because most countries outside of the West don’t have colleges.
b. Gender, because women don’t generally attend college.
,c. Our place in history, because a century ago going to college was not an option for most people.
d. Intelligence, because it’s smarter to go to college than trade school.
Answer: c
Page Reference: 5
Skill: Applied
7) A wsociological wanalysis wof wchildbearing waround wthe wworld wsuggests wthat wthe wnumber wof
wchildren wborn wto wa wwoman wreflects
a. Her wpreference wfor wfamily wsize.
b. How wmany wchildren wshe wcan wafford.
c. Whether wshe wherself wwas wborn winto wa wpoor wor wrich wsociety.
d. The wdesires wof
wher whusband.
WAnswer: wc Page
wreference: w5 wskill:
wapplied
8) According wto wemile wdurkheim, wa wcategory wof wpeople wwith wa whigher wsuicide wrate wtypically
whas
a. More wclinical wdepression.
b. Less wmoney, wpower, wand wother wresources.
c. Lower wsocial wintegration.
d. Greater wself-
esteem. WAnswer:
wc Page wreference:
w5– 6 wskill: wfactual
9) The wpioneering wsociologist wwho wstudied wpatterns wof wsuicide win weurope wwas
a. Robert wk. Wmerton.
b. Auguste wcomte.
c. Emile wdurkheim.
d. Karl
Wmarx.
Answer:
wc
Page wreference: w5
wskill: wfactual
10) In wcanada wtoday, wthe wsuicide wrate wis whighest wfor wwhich wcategory wof wpeople wlisted wbelow?
a. White wmales
b. Black wmales
c. White wfemales
d. Black
wfemales
wAnswer:
wa
Page wreference: w6
wskill: wfactual
11) Because wthere wis wmore wsocial wisolation win wrural wareas wof wcanada wthan win wurban wareas,
wwe wwould wexpect wsuicide wrates wto wbe
a. Higher win wurban wareas.
b. Higher win wrural wareas.
c. High win wboth wurban wand wrural wareas.
d. Low win wboth wurban wand
wrural wareas. WAnswer: wb
Page wreference: w6–
7 wskill: wapplied
12) Sociologists wuse wthe wterm w“social wmarginality” wto wrefer wto
a. People wwho whave wlittle wunderstanding wof wsociology.
b. Having wspecial wsocial wskills.
, c. Being wdefined wby wothers was wan w“outsider.”
d. People wwho ware wespecially wsensitive wabout wtheir wfamily
wbackground. WAnswer: wc
Page wreference: w7
wskill: wconceptual
13) If wmarginality wencourages wsociological wthinking, wwe wwould wexpect wpeople win wwhich wcategory
wlisted wbelow wto wmake wthe wmost wuse wof wthe wsociological wperspective?
a. The wwealthy
b. Disabled wpersons wor wpeople wwho ware wa wracial wminority
c. Politicians
d. The wmiddle
wclass
wAnswer:
Wb
Page wreference: w7–
8 wskill: wapplied
14) Following wthe wthinking wof wc. Wwright wmills, wwe wwould whave wexpected wthe wsociological
wimagination wto wbe wmore wwidespread
a. During wtimes wof wpeace wand wprosperity.
b. Among wthe wvery wrich.
c. Among wvery wreligious wpeople.
d. During wtimes wof
wsocial wcrisis.
WAnswer: wd
Page wreference: w7–
8 wskill: wapplied
15) C. Wwright wmills wclaimed wthat wthe w“sociological wimagination” wtransformed
a. Common wsense winto wlaws wof wsociety.
b. People winto wsupporters wof wthe wstatus wquo.
c. Personal wproblems winto wpublic wissues.
d. Scientific wresearch winto wcommon
wsense. WAnswer: wc
Page wreference: w8
wskill: wconceptual
16) Canada wfalls wwithin wwhich wcategory wof wthe wworld’s wnations?
a. Low-income wnations
b. Middle-income wnations
c. High-income wnations
d. Variable-income
wnations wAnswer:
wc Page wreference:
w9 wskill: wfactual
17) Which wof wthe wfollowing wcategories wcontains wcountries win wwhich waverage wincome wis
wtypical wfor wthe wworld was wa wwhole wand win wwhich wpeople ware was wlikely wto wlive win wa wrural
warea was win wan wurban warea?
a. Low-income wnations
b. Middle-income wnations
c. High-income wnations
d. Variable-income
wnations wAnswer:
wb Page wreference:
w9– 11 wskill:
wconceptual
18) The wnations wof weurope, wisrael, wjapan, wand waustralia wfall winto wwhich wof wthe
wfollowing wcategories wof wcountries?
