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, Macionis, Society: The Basics, 17e
Chapter 1: Sociology: Perspective, Theory, and Method
In this revision of the test bank, I have updated all of the questions to reflect changes in Society:
The Basics, Seventeenth Edition and increased the number of questions by 50 percent so that this
test bank covers all the new material that has been added and better meets your needs. The
questions are tagged according to four levels of learning that move from lower-level to higher-
level cognitive reasoning. The four levels:
Recollection: a question involving recall of key terms or factual material
Understanding: a question testing comprehension of more complex ideas
Application: a question applying sociological knowledge to some new situation
Analysis: a question requiring identifying elements of an argument and their interrelationship
The 279 questions in this chapter’s test bank are divided into four types. True/False questions
are the least demanding. As the table below shows, two-thirds of these are “Recollection”
questions, and all of them fall within the lowest three levels of cognitive reasoning
(“Recollection,” “Understanding,” and “Application”). Multiple-choice questions span a broader
range of skills (almost half are “Recollection” questions and the remainder are divided among the
three higher levels). Short-answer questions also span a broad range of skills (from
“Understanding” to “Analysis”). Finally, essay questions are the most demanding because they
require analysis and other higher levels of cognitive reasoning.
Types of Questions
True/False Multiple Short Answer Essay Total Qs
Choice
Recollection 60 (70%) 71 (49%) 6 (19%) 0 137
Understanding 19 (22%) 22 (15%) 9 (28%) 0 50
Application 7 (8%) 30 (20%) 5 (16%) 3 (20%) 45
Analysis 0 23 (16%) 12 (38%) 12 (80%) 47
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Chapter 1: Sociology: Perspective, Theory, and Method
TRUE/FALSE QUESTIONS
1. Most people in the United States marry partners whose racial and ethnic identity differs
from their own.
Answer: False
Learning Objective: LO 1.1: Apply the sociological perspective to show how society shapes
our individual lives.
Topic: The Sociological Perspective
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Recollection
2. According to sociologists, human behavior mostly reflects our personal “free will.”
Answer: False
Learning Objective: LO 1.1: Apply the sociological perspective to show how society shapes
our individual lives.
Topic: The Sociological Perspective
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Recollection
3. Sociology is defined as the systematic study of human society.
Answer: True
Learning Objective: LO 1.1: Apply the sociological perspective to show how society shapes
our individual lives.
Topic: The Sociological Perspective
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Recollection
4. Sociologists focus only on unusual or unexpected patterns of behavior.
Answer: False
Learning Objective: LO 1.1: Apply the sociological perspective to show how society shapes
our individual lives.
Topic: The Sociological Perspective
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Recollection
5. Using the sociological perspective, we would look at society based on the assumption that
people’s lives are mostly a result of what they, as individuals, decide to do.
Answer: False
Learning Objective: LO 1.1: Apply the sociological perspective to show how society shapes
our individual lives.
Topic: The Sociological Perspective
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Application
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6. On average, college students in the United States come from families with above-average
incomes.
Answer: True
Learning Objective: LO 1.1: Apply the sociological perspective to show how society shapes
our individual lives.
Topic: The Sociological Perspective
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Recollection
7. Emile Durkheim provided evidence that categories of people with weaker social ties have
lower suicide rates than people with stronger social ties.
Answer: False
Learning Objective: LO 1.1: Apply the sociological perspective to show how society shapes
our individual lives.
Topic: The Sociological Perspective
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Recollection
8. In the United States, Black people have a higher suicide rate than White people.
Answer: False
Learning Objective: LO 1.1: Apply the sociological perspective to show how society shapes
our individual lives.
Topic: The Sociological Perspective
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Recollection
9. In the United States, men have a higher suicide rate than women.
Answer: True
Learning Objective: LO 1.1: Apply the sociological perspective to show how society shapes
our individual lives.
Topic: The Sociological Perspective
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Recollection
10. In the United States, White people have a lower suicide rate than people who identify as
Hispanic.
Answer: False
Learning Objective: LO 1.1: Apply the sociological perspective to show how society shapes
our individual lives.
Topic: The Sociological Perspective
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Recollection
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Complete Chapters Included
Instant PDF Download
, Macionis, Society: The Basics, 17e
Chapter 1: Sociology: Perspective, Theory, and Method
In this revision of the test bank, I have updated all of the questions to reflect changes in Society:
The Basics, Seventeenth Edition and increased the number of questions by 50 percent so that this
test bank covers all the new material that has been added and better meets your needs. The
questions are tagged according to four levels of learning that move from lower-level to higher-
level cognitive reasoning. The four levels:
Recollection: a question involving recall of key terms or factual material
Understanding: a question testing comprehension of more complex ideas
Application: a question applying sociological knowledge to some new situation
Analysis: a question requiring identifying elements of an argument and their interrelationship
The 279 questions in this chapter’s test bank are divided into four types. True/False questions
are the least demanding. As the table below shows, two-thirds of these are “Recollection”
questions, and all of them fall within the lowest three levels of cognitive reasoning
(“Recollection,” “Understanding,” and “Application”). Multiple-choice questions span a broader
range of skills (almost half are “Recollection” questions and the remainder are divided among the
three higher levels). Short-answer questions also span a broad range of skills (from
“Understanding” to “Analysis”). Finally, essay questions are the most demanding because they
require analysis and other higher levels of cognitive reasoning.
Types of Questions
True/False Multiple Short Answer Essay Total Qs
Choice
Recollection 60 (70%) 71 (49%) 6 (19%) 0 137
Understanding 19 (22%) 22 (15%) 9 (28%) 0 50
Application 7 (8%) 30 (20%) 5 (16%) 3 (20%) 45
Analysis 0 23 (16%) 12 (38%) 12 (80%) 47
86 146 32 15 279
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, Macionis, Society: The Basics, 17e
Chapter 1: Sociology: Perspective, Theory, and Method
TRUE/FALSE QUESTIONS
1. Most people in the United States marry partners whose racial and ethnic identity differs
from their own.
Answer: False
Learning Objective: LO 1.1: Apply the sociological perspective to show how society shapes
our individual lives.
Topic: The Sociological Perspective
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Recollection
2. According to sociologists, human behavior mostly reflects our personal “free will.”
Answer: False
Learning Objective: LO 1.1: Apply the sociological perspective to show how society shapes
our individual lives.
Topic: The Sociological Perspective
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Recollection
3. Sociology is defined as the systematic study of human society.
Answer: True
Learning Objective: LO 1.1: Apply the sociological perspective to show how society shapes
our individual lives.
Topic: The Sociological Perspective
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Recollection
4. Sociologists focus only on unusual or unexpected patterns of behavior.
Answer: False
Learning Objective: LO 1.1: Apply the sociological perspective to show how society shapes
our individual lives.
Topic: The Sociological Perspective
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Recollection
5. Using the sociological perspective, we would look at society based on the assumption that
people’s lives are mostly a result of what they, as individuals, decide to do.
Answer: False
Learning Objective: LO 1.1: Apply the sociological perspective to show how society shapes
our individual lives.
Topic: The Sociological Perspective
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Application
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6. On average, college students in the United States come from families with above-average
incomes.
Answer: True
Learning Objective: LO 1.1: Apply the sociological perspective to show how society shapes
our individual lives.
Topic: The Sociological Perspective
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Recollection
7. Emile Durkheim provided evidence that categories of people with weaker social ties have
lower suicide rates than people with stronger social ties.
Answer: False
Learning Objective: LO 1.1: Apply the sociological perspective to show how society shapes
our individual lives.
Topic: The Sociological Perspective
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Recollection
8. In the United States, Black people have a higher suicide rate than White people.
Answer: False
Learning Objective: LO 1.1: Apply the sociological perspective to show how society shapes
our individual lives.
Topic: The Sociological Perspective
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Recollection
9. In the United States, men have a higher suicide rate than women.
Answer: True
Learning Objective: LO 1.1: Apply the sociological perspective to show how society shapes
our individual lives.
Topic: The Sociological Perspective
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Recollection
10. In the United States, White people have a lower suicide rate than people who identify as
Hispanic.
Answer: False
Learning Objective: LO 1.1: Apply the sociological perspective to show how society shapes
our individual lives.
Topic: The Sociological Perspective
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Recollection
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