Sociology in Action
A Canadian Perspective 4th Edition
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TEST BANK
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Tami Bereska
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Diane Symbaluk
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Comprehensive Test Bank for Instructors
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and Students
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© Tami Bereska & Diane Symbaluk. All rights reserved. Reproduction or distribution
without permission is prohibited.
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© Successhands
, Test Bank for Sociology in Action: A Canadian Perspective (4th Edition)
Tami Bereska & Diane Symbaluk
PART ONE: PRACTISING SOCIOLOGY — YOUR SOCIOLOGICAL
ST
TOOLKIT
1. Seeing and Acting Through the Lens of Sociology
2. Applying Sociological Research Methods
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PART TWO: SOCIETY AND THE SELF — THE FOUNDATIONS
3. “I Am Canadian”: What Is “Canadian” Culture?
4. Socialization: The Self and Social Identity
5. Social Inequality in Canadian Society
6. Mass Media: Living in the Electronic Age
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PART THREE: THE MICRO AND MACRO OF OUR EVERYDAY
LIVES
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7. Sex, Gender, and Sexualities: Deconstructing Dualisms
8. Race and Ethnicity: Defining Ourselves and Others
9. Canadian Families: Past, Present, and Future
10. Learning What Is “True”: Religion, Science, and Education
11. Social Control, Deviance, and Crime
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12. Health and Illness: Is It “Lifestyle” or Something More?
PART FOUR: OUR CHANGING WORLD
13. Social Change: Collective Behaviour and Social Movements
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14. “Going Green”: Environmental Sociology
15. Globalization: The Interconnected World
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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?
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a. Karl Marx
b. Emile Durkheim
*c. Max Weber
d. Auguste Comte
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2. Chapter 01-002
According to the textbook authors, what is the relationship
between unemployment and postsecondary education?
a. As unemployment increases, postsecondary enrolments
IA
decrease.
*b. As unemployment increases, postsecondary
enrolments increase.
c. Unemployment and postsecondary unemployment are
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essentially unrelated.
d. As unemployment decreases, postsecondary enrolments
also decrease.
PP
3. Chapter 01-003
"Expectations regarding how we are supposed to act" defines
which of the following?
a. values
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b. functionality
*c. norms
d. cultural facts
4. Chapter 01-004
VE
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?
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*a. seeing the strange in the familiar
b. seeing the particular in the general
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
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considering postsecondary education?
a. Some universities will only admit students above a
particular income level.
b. Some individuals make poor choices and have no
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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.
IA
6. Chapter 01-006
In Canada today, how is postsecondary education most
commonly viewed?
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*a. normative
b. renormative
c. dysfunctional
d. functionally required
PP
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
RO
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
VE
c. global
d. functional
8. Chapter 01-008
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Which term refers to the level of broad social forces?
a. micro level
*b. macro level
c. sociological level
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A Canadian Perspective 4th Edition
ST
UV
TEST BANK
IA
_A
Tami Bereska
PP
Diane Symbaluk
RO
────────────────────────────────────────────────────
Comprehensive Test Bank for Instructors
VE
and Students
D?
© Tami Bereska & Diane Symbaluk. All rights reserved. Reproduction or distribution
without permission is prohibited.
?
© Successhands
, Test Bank for Sociology in Action: A Canadian Perspective (4th Edition)
Tami Bereska & Diane Symbaluk
PART ONE: PRACTISING SOCIOLOGY — YOUR SOCIOLOGICAL
ST
TOOLKIT
1. Seeing and Acting Through the Lens of Sociology
2. Applying Sociological Research Methods
UV
PART TWO: SOCIETY AND THE SELF — THE FOUNDATIONS
3. “I Am Canadian”: What Is “Canadian” Culture?
4. Socialization: The Self and Social Identity
5. Social Inequality in Canadian Society
6. Mass Media: Living in the Electronic Age
IA
PART THREE: THE MICRO AND MACRO OF OUR EVERYDAY
LIVES
_A
7. Sex, Gender, and Sexualities: Deconstructing Dualisms
8. Race and Ethnicity: Defining Ourselves and Others
9. Canadian Families: Past, Present, and Future
10. Learning What Is “True”: Religion, Science, and Education
11. Social Control, Deviance, and Crime
PP
12. Health and Illness: Is It “Lifestyle” or Something More?
PART FOUR: OUR CHANGING WORLD
13. Social Change: Collective Behaviour and Social Movements
RO
14. “Going Green”: Environmental Sociology
15. Globalization: The Interconnected World
VE
D?
?
© Successhands
, Medconnoisseurlibraries.com
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?
ST
a. Karl Marx
b. Emile Durkheim
*c. Max Weber
d. Auguste Comte
UV
2. Chapter 01-002
According to the textbook authors, what is the relationship
between unemployment and postsecondary education?
a. As unemployment increases, postsecondary enrolments
IA
decrease.
*b. As unemployment increases, postsecondary
enrolments increase.
c. Unemployment and postsecondary unemployment are
_A
essentially unrelated.
d. As unemployment decreases, postsecondary enrolments
also decrease.
PP
3. Chapter 01-003
"Expectations regarding how we are supposed to act" defines
which of the following?
a. values
RO
b. functionality
*c. norms
d. cultural facts
4. Chapter 01-004
VE
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?
D?
*a. seeing the strange in the familiar
b. seeing the particular in the general
c. employing social facts
?
Page | 1
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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
ST
considering postsecondary education?
a. Some universities will only admit students above a
particular income level.
b. Some individuals make poor choices and have no
UV
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.
IA
6. Chapter 01-006
In Canada today, how is postsecondary education most
commonly viewed?
_A
*a. normative
b. renormative
c. dysfunctional
d. functionally required
PP
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
RO
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
VE
c. global
d. functional
8. Chapter 01-008
D?
Which term refers to the level of broad social forces?
a. micro level
*b. macro level
c. sociological level
?
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