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TEST BANK FOR SOC OLOGY N ACT ON: A CANAD AN
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PERSPECT VE 4TH ED T ON BY BERESKA TAM AND
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SYMBALUK D ANE.
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,Chapter 1
1. Chapter 01-001
Accord ng to the textbook authors, we m ght better
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understand who becomes a profess onal hockey player by fg


apply ng deas developed by wh ch of the follow ng?
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a. Karl Marx
b. Em le Durkhe m
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*c. Max Weber
d. Auguste Comte


2. Chapter 01-002
Accord ng to the textbook authors, what s the relat onsh p
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between unemployment and postsecondary educat on? fg




a. As unemployment ncreases, postsecondary enrolments fg


decrease.
*b. As unemployment ncreases, postsecondary fg


enrolments ncrease. fg


c. Unemployment and postsecondary unemployment are
essent ally unrelated.
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d. As unemployment decreases, postsecondary enrolments
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3. Chapter 01-003
"Expectat ons regard ng how we are supposed to act" def nes
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wh ch of the follow ng?
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a. values
b. funct onal ty fg fg


*c. norms
d. cultural facts


4. Chapter 01-004
t can be argued that the so-called hook-up culture found
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on the modern un vers ty or college campus results from a fg fg


var ety of soc al factors of wh ch the nd v duals nvolved
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m ght not even be aware. When we make th s statement, what
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k nd of soc ology are we pract s ng?
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*a. see ng the strange n the fam l ar
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b. see ng the part cular n the general
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c. employ ng soc al facts fg fg

, d. recogn s ng the fg fg fg rrelevance of free w ll fg




5. Chapter 01-005
Accord ng to soc olog sts, why do some nd v duals seem to
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have more resources and face fewer challenges when cons
der ng postsecondary educat on?
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a. Some un vers t es w ll only adm t students above a
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part cular ncome level.
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b. Some nd v duals make poor cho ces and have no
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self-control n the r youth. fg fg


*c. Some nd v duals exper ence several co nc d ng
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larger soc al factors that may l m t the r cho ces.
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d. Some nd v duals don't have the nner resources to
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overcome l fe's challenges. fg




6. Chapter 01-006
n Canada today, how
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commonly v ewed? fg




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b. renormat ve fg


c. dysfunct onal fg


d. funct onally requ red fg fg




7. Chapter 01-007
Once Ruth got marr ed, she qu t her job, had two ch ldren, fg fg fg


and stayed at home to ra se them. Although Ruth had wanted fg


to be a doctor, ra s ng her ch ldren was what her fam ly fg fg fg fg


and fr ends expected her to do. What k nd of nfluence on
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her act ons was Ruth's dec s on to follow "expected path"?
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a. m cro-level
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*b. macro-level
c. global
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8. Chapter 01-008
Wh ch term refers to the level of broad soc al forces?
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a. m cro level
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*b. macro level
c. soc olog cal levelfg fg

, d. publ c level fg




9. Chapter 01-009
How m ght a soc olog st best understand a s tuat on n wh
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ch someone adopts a fash on trend that s be ng w dely
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shared by others n soc ety? fg fg




a. an example of network d ffus on fg fg


b. the fam l ar n the strange fg fg fg


*c. the strange n the fam l ar fg fg fg


d. decorat ve d ffus on fg fg fg




10. Chapter 01-010
Charles s supposed to dr ve h s fr ends to school for an
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mportant exam nat on. However, no matter how much he tr
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es, Charles cannot start h s car. n anger he tells h s
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fr ends that h s car s do ng th s on purpose. What qual ty
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s Charles attr but ng to h s car?
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a. d rect onal ty
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*b. agency
c. m cro tendenc es
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d. non-operat onal ty fg fg




11. Chapter 01-011
What does t mean when soc olog sts refer to agency?
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*a. the ab l ty to make cho ces fg fg fg


b. the ab l ty to connect to a broad web of soc al
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serv ces fg


c. the ab l ty to nfluence others fg fg fg


d. the ab l ty to nteract effect vely w th a
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bureaucracy such as the un vers ty fg fg




12. Chapter 01-012
Factors such as soc al strat f cat on, nequal ty, race, fg fg fg fg fg fg


ethn c ty, and gender affect opportun t es ava lable to a
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person. What label d d Max Weber g ve to these factors? fg fg




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b. nd v dual opportun t es
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c. l fe opportun t es
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d. nd v dual chances
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Diane Symbaluk, Tami Marie Bereska Sociology in Action
Publisher: 2015 ISBN: 9780176532048 Edition: Unknown

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