FULL TEST BANK FOR
SOCIOLOGY, NINTH CANADIAN EDITION (9TH EDITION)
BY JOHN J. MACIONIS ,LINDA M. GERBER
AL; CHAPTERS 1- 24 | VERIFIED ANSWERS
,TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER 1: THE SOCIOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE ........................................................................... 3
CHAPTER 2: SOCIOLOGICAL INVESTIGATION ............................................................................ 39
CHAPTER 3: CULTURE ................................................................................................................ 63
CHAPTER 4: SOCIETY ................................................................................................................. 88
CHAPTER 5: SOCIALIZATION .................................................................................................... 117
CHAPTER 6: SOCIAL INTERACTION IN EVERYDAY LIFE ............................................................ 145
CHAPTER 7: GROUPS AND ORGANIZATIONS........................................................................... 178
CHAPTER 8: SEXUALITY AND SOCIETY ..................................................................................... 213
CHAPTER 9: DEVIANCE ............................................................................................................ 241
CHAPTER 10: SOCIAL STRATIFICATION .................................................................................... 272
CHAPTER 11: SOCIAL CLASS IN CANADA ................................................................................. 305
CHAPTER 12: GLOBAL STRATIFICATION ................................................................................... 332
CHAPTER 13: GENDER STRATIFICATION .................................................................................. 364
CHAPTER 14: RACE AND ETHNICITY ........................................................................................ 397
CHAPTER 15: AGING AND THE ELDERLY.................................................................................. 428
CHAPTER 16: THE ECONOMY AND WORK .............................................................................. 459
CHAPTER 17: POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT ........................................................................... 489
CHAPTER 18: FAMILY ............................................................................................................... 517
CHAPTER 19: RELIGION ........................................................................................................... 543
CHAPTER 20: EDUCATION ....................................................................................................... 573
CHAPTER 21: HEALTH AND MEDICINE .................................................................................... 602
CHAPTER 22: POPULATION, URBANIZATION, AND ENVIRONMENT ....................................... 634
CHAPTER 23: COLLECTIVE BEHAVIOUR AND SOCIAL MOVEMENTS ....................................... 666
CHAPTER 24: SOCIAL CHANGE: TRADITIONAL, MODERN, AND POSTMODERN SOCIETIES .... 700
,CHAPTER 1: THE SOCIOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
1. WHAT MIGHT A SOCIOLOGIST SAY ABOUT PEOPLE'S SELECTION OF MARRIAGE
PARTNERS? PEOPLE MARRY BECAUSE THEY FALL IN LOVE.
WHEN IT COMES TO ROMANCE, IT’S ALL A MATTER OF PERSONAL TASTE. TYPICALLY, A PERSON
MARRIES SOMEONE OF SIMILAR SOCIAL POSITION. WHEN IT COMES TO LOVE, OPPOSITES
ATTRACT.
ANSWER: C
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2. THE IDEA THAT THE SOCIAL WORLD GUIDES OUR ACTIONS AND LIFE CHOICES JUST AS
THE SEASONS INFLUENCE ACTIVITIES AND CHOICE OF CLOTHING DESCRIBES
THE BASIS OF WHAT PHILOSOPHY CALLS “FREE WILL.”
THE ESSENTIAL WISDOM OF THE DISCIPLINE OF SOCIOLOGY.
THE FACT THAT PEOPLE EVERYWHERE HAVE “COMMON SENSE.”
THE FACT THAT PEOPLE FROM COUNTRIES ALL AROUND THE WORLD MAKE MOSTLY IDENTICAL
CHOICES ABOUT HOW TO LIVE. ANSWER: B
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3. WHICH DISCIPLINE DEFINES ITSELF AS “THE SYSTEMATIC STUDY OF HUMAN SOCIETY”?
SOCIOLOGY
PSYCHOLOGY ECONOMICS HISTORY ANSWER: A
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PETER BERGER DESCRIBED USING THE SOCIOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE AS SEEING THE IN THE
. GOOD; WORST TRAGEDIES
NEW; OLD SPECIFIC; GENERAL
, GENERAL; PARTICULAR ANSWER: D
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4. BY STATING THAT THE SOCIOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE SHOWS US “THE STRANGE IN THE
FAMILIAR,” THE TEXT ARGUES THAT SOCIOLOGISTS
FOCUS ON THE BIZARRE ELEMENTS OF SOCIETY.
REJECT THE FAMILIAR IDEA THAT PEOPLE SIMPLY DECIDE HOW TO ACT IN FAVOUR OF THE
INITIALLY STRANGE IDEA THAT SOCIETY SHAPES OUR LIVES.
BELIEVE THAT PEOPLE OFTEN BEHAVE IN STRANGE WAYS.
BELIEVE THAT EVEN PEOPLE WHO ARE MOST FAMILIAR TO US HAVE SOME VERY STRANGE
HABITS. ANSWER: B
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5. THREE CAMPUS ROOMMATES ARE TALKING ABOUT WHY THEY ARE IN COLLEGE. A
SOCIOLOGICAL VIEW OF GOING TO COLLEGE HIGHLIGHTS THE EFFECT OF
NATIONALITY, BECAUSE MOST COUNTRIES OUTSIDE OF THE WEST DON’T HAVE COLLEGES.
GENDER, BECAUSE WOMEN DON’T GENERALLY ATTEND COLLEGE.
OUR PLACE IN HISTORY, BECAUSE A CENTURY AGO GOING TO COLLEGE WAS NOT AN OPTION
FOR MOST PEOPLE. INTELLIGENCE, BECAUSE IT’S SMARTER TO GO TO COLLEGE THAN TRADE
SCHOOL.
ANSWER: C
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6. A SOCIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF CHILDBEARING AROUND THE WORLD SUGGESTS THAT
THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN BORN TO A WOMAN REFLECTS
HER PREFERENCE FOR FAMILY SIZE. HOW MANY CHILDREN SHE CAN AFFORD.
WHETHER SHE HERSELF WAS BORN INTO A POOR OR RICH SOCIETY. THE DESIRES OF HER
HUSBAND.
ANSWER: C
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SOCIOLOGY, NINTH CANADIAN EDITION (9TH EDITION)
BY JOHN J. MACIONIS ,LINDA M. GERBER
AL; CHAPTERS 1- 24 | VERIFIED ANSWERS
,TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER 1: THE SOCIOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE ........................................................................... 3
CHAPTER 2: SOCIOLOGICAL INVESTIGATION ............................................................................ 39
CHAPTER 3: CULTURE ................................................................................................................ 63
CHAPTER 4: SOCIETY ................................................................................................................. 88
CHAPTER 5: SOCIALIZATION .................................................................................................... 117
CHAPTER 6: SOCIAL INTERACTION IN EVERYDAY LIFE ............................................................ 145
CHAPTER 7: GROUPS AND ORGANIZATIONS........................................................................... 178
CHAPTER 8: SEXUALITY AND SOCIETY ..................................................................................... 213
CHAPTER 9: DEVIANCE ............................................................................................................ 241
CHAPTER 10: SOCIAL STRATIFICATION .................................................................................... 272
CHAPTER 11: SOCIAL CLASS IN CANADA ................................................................................. 305
CHAPTER 12: GLOBAL STRATIFICATION ................................................................................... 332
CHAPTER 13: GENDER STRATIFICATION .................................................................................. 364
CHAPTER 14: RACE AND ETHNICITY ........................................................................................ 397
CHAPTER 15: AGING AND THE ELDERLY.................................................................................. 428
CHAPTER 16: THE ECONOMY AND WORK .............................................................................. 459
CHAPTER 17: POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT ........................................................................... 489
CHAPTER 18: FAMILY ............................................................................................................... 517
CHAPTER 19: RELIGION ........................................................................................................... 543
CHAPTER 20: EDUCATION ....................................................................................................... 573
CHAPTER 21: HEALTH AND MEDICINE .................................................................................... 602
CHAPTER 22: POPULATION, URBANIZATION, AND ENVIRONMENT ....................................... 634
CHAPTER 23: COLLECTIVE BEHAVIOUR AND SOCIAL MOVEMENTS ....................................... 666
CHAPTER 24: SOCIAL CHANGE: TRADITIONAL, MODERN, AND POSTMODERN SOCIETIES .... 700
,CHAPTER 1: THE SOCIOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
1. WHAT MIGHT A SOCIOLOGIST SAY ABOUT PEOPLE'S SELECTION OF MARRIAGE
PARTNERS? PEOPLE MARRY BECAUSE THEY FALL IN LOVE.
WHEN IT COMES TO ROMANCE, IT’S ALL A MATTER OF PERSONAL TASTE. TYPICALLY, A PERSON
MARRIES SOMEONE OF SIMILAR SOCIAL POSITION. 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
THE BASIS OF WHAT PHILOSOPHY CALLS “FREE WILL.”
THE ESSENTIAL WISDOM OF THE DISCIPLINE OF SOCIOLOGY.
THE FACT THAT PEOPLE EVERYWHERE HAVE “COMMON SENSE.”
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”?
SOCIOLOGY
PSYCHOLOGY ECONOMICS HISTORY ANSWER: A
PAGE REFERENCE: 3 SKILL: FACTUAL
PETER BERGER DESCRIBED USING THE SOCIOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE AS SEEING THE IN THE
. GOOD; WORST TRAGEDIES
NEW; OLD SPECIFIC; GENERAL
, GENERAL; PARTICULAR ANSWER: D
PAGE REFERENCE: 3 SKILL: CONCEPTUAL
4. BY STATING THAT THE SOCIOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE SHOWS US “THE STRANGE IN THE
FAMILIAR,” THE TEXT ARGUES THAT SOCIOLOGISTS
FOCUS ON THE BIZARRE ELEMENTS OF SOCIETY.
REJECT THE FAMILIAR IDEA THAT PEOPLE SIMPLY DECIDE HOW TO ACT IN FAVOUR OF THE
INITIALLY STRANGE IDEA THAT SOCIETY SHAPES OUR LIVES.
BELIEVE THAT PEOPLE OFTEN BEHAVE IN STRANGE WAYS.
BELIEVE THAT EVEN PEOPLE WHO ARE MOST FAMILIAR TO US HAVE SOME VERY STRANGE
HABITS. ANSWER: B
PAGE REFERENCE: 4–5 SKILL: CONCEPTUAL
5. THREE CAMPUS ROOMMATES ARE TALKING ABOUT WHY THEY ARE IN COLLEGE. A
SOCIOLOGICAL VIEW OF GOING TO COLLEGE HIGHLIGHTS THE EFFECT OF
NATIONALITY, BECAUSE MOST COUNTRIES OUTSIDE OF THE WEST DON’T HAVE COLLEGES.
GENDER, BECAUSE WOMEN DON’T GENERALLY ATTEND COLLEGE.
OUR PLACE IN HISTORY, BECAUSE A CENTURY AGO GOING TO COLLEGE WAS NOT AN OPTION
FOR MOST PEOPLE. INTELLIGENCE, BECAUSE IT’S SMARTER TO GO TO COLLEGE THAN TRADE
SCHOOL.
ANSWER: C
PAGE REFERENCE: 5 SKILL: APPLIED
6. A SOCIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF CHILDBEARING AROUND THE WORLD SUGGESTS THAT
THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN BORN TO A WOMAN REFLECTS
HER PREFERENCE FOR FAMILY SIZE. HOW MANY CHILDREN SHE CAN AFFORD.
WHETHER SHE HERSELF WAS BORN INTO A POOR OR RICH SOCIETY. THE DESIRES OF HER
HUSBAND.
ANSWER: C
PAGE REFERENCE: 5 SKILL: APPLIED
