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Test Bank for Sociology 18th Edition by John
J. Macionis. All Chapters
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,Chapter 1: The Sociological Perspective
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In this revision of the test bank, I have updated all of the questions to reflect changes in
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Sociology, Eighteenth Edition. The questions are tagged to indicate one of four levels of
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learning that move from lower-level to higher-level cognitive reasoning. The four levels:
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Recollection: a question involving recall of key terms or factual material
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Understanding: a question testing comprehension of more complex ideas q q q q q q q q




Application: a question applying sociological knowledge to some new situation
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Analysis: a question requiring identifying elements of an argument and their
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interrelationship
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The 195 questions in this chapter‘s test bank are divided into four types. True/False
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questions are the least demanding. As the table below shows, two-thirds of these are
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―Recollection‖ questions, and all of them fall within the lowest three levels of cognitive
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reasoning (―Recollection,‖ ―Understanding,‖ and ―Application‖). Multiple-choice
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questions span a broader range of skills (most are ―Recollection‖ questions and the
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remainder are divided among the three higher levels). Short-answer questions are
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spread across the highest three levels of reasoning. Finally, essay questions are the most
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demanding because they require analysis and other higher levels of cognitive
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reasoning.
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Types of Questions
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, True/False Multiple Short Essay Total Qs
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Choice
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Recollection 41 (71%)q 48 (44%) q 0 0 89

Understanding 11 (19%) q 21 (21%) q 7 (37%)
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Application 6 (10%)
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Analysis 0 21 (21%) q 10 (53%) q 9 (75%)
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Chapter 1: The Sociological Perspective
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Most people in the United States marry partners whose racial and ethnic identity differs
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from their own..
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Learning Objective: LO 1.1: Apply the sociological perspective to show how society
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shapes our individual lives.
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Topic: The Sociological Perspective
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Skill Level: Recollection
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According to sociologists, human behavior reflects our personal ―free will.‖
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Learning Objective: LO 1.1: Apply the sociological perspective to show how society
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shapes our individual lives.
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, Topic: The Sociological Perspective
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qDifficulty Level: Easy
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Skill Level: Recollection
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Sociology is defined as the systematic study of human society.
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qAnswer: Trueq