Test Bank for Macionis Gerber, Sociology, 9th Canadian Edition All Chapters Fully Covered

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,Chapter 1: The Sociological Perspective ft ft ft ft




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Whatmightasociologistsayaboutpeople'sselectionofmarriagepartners? People marry
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because they fall in love.
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When it comes to romance, it’s all a matter of personal taste. Typically, a
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person marries someone of similar social position. When it comes to love,
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Theidea thatthe social worldguidesour actions and lifechoices justas theseasons influence activities and choice of
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thebasisofwhatphilosophycalls―freewill.‖
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theessentialwisdomofthedisciplineofsociology.
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thefactthatpeopleeverywhere have―commonsense.‖
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thefactthatpeoplefrom countries allaroundthe world makemostlyidenticalchoicesabout howtolive. Answer: b Page
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Whichdisciplinedefinesitselfas―thesystematicstudyofhumansociety‖? sociology
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economics
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Peter Berger described using the sociological perspective as seeing the
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Bystatingthatthesociologicalperspectiveshowsus―thestrangeinthefamiliar,‖thetextarguesthat sociologists focus
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onthebizarreelementsofsociety.
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rejectthefamiliar idea that people simplydecide howtoactinfavour of theinitiallystrange idea that society shapes our
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believethateven people who are mostfamiliartous havesomeverystrange habits. Answer: b Page
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Threecampusroommates are talking about whytheyarein college. Asociological viewof going to college highlights
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the effect of
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nationality,becausemostcountriesoutsideoftheWestdon’thavecolleges. gender, ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft




because women don’t generally attend college. ft ft ft ft ft

,ourplaceinhistory, becauseacentury ago goingtocollege was notanoption for mostpeople. intelligence, because
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it’s smarter to go to college than trade school. Answer:
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Asociologicalanalysis ofchildbearingaround the worldsuggests thatthe number ofchildren borntoawoman reflects
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preference for family size. how
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whethersheherself was bornintoapoororrichsociety. the desires ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft f t




of her husband.
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AccordingtoEmile Durkheim,acategory ofpeople withahigher suicideratetypically has more clinical ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft f t depression.
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socialintegration.
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The pioneering sociologist who studied patterns of suicide in Europe was Robert K.
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Emile Durkheim.
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InCanadatoday,thesuiciderateis highestforwhichcategoryofpeople listedbelow? White males Black
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Becausethere ismoresocial isolation inruralareas of Canadathanin urban areas,we wouldexpect suicide rates to be
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higher in rural areas. ft ft ft




highinbothurbanandruralareas. low in ft ft ft ft ft ft ft f t




both urban and rural areas. Answer: b
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Sociologists use the term ―social marginality‖ to refer to people ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft




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peoplewhoareespeciallysensitiveabouttheirfamilybackground. Answer: c
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Ifmarginalityencouragessociologicalthinking,wewouldexpect peopleinwhichcategory listedbelowto make the most use
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the sociological perspective?
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disabledpersons orpeople whoarearacialminority politicians the ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft f t




middleclass Answer: b
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FollowingthethinkingofC. WrightMills,wewouldhave expectedthesociologicalimaginationtobe more ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft




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C.WrightMillsclaimedthatthe―sociologicalimagination‖transformedcommonsense into
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laws of society.
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peopleintosupporters ofthestatus quo. personal ft ft ft ft ft ft ft




problems into public issues. scientific research
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into common sense. Answer: c
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Canadafallswithinwhichcategoryoftheworld’snations? low- ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft f t income
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nations Answer: c
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Whichofthefollowingcategories containscountriesinwhich averageincomeistypicalforthe worldas a whole and in
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people are as likely to live in a rural area as in an urban area?
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nations Answer: b
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ThenationsofEurope,Israel,Japan,andAustraliafallinto whichofthefollowingcategories of countries?
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