Test Bank for Sociology In Our Times, 13th Edition by Diana Kendall, Laura Atkins
ISBN 9798214158433 - Chap 1 - 20 (Complete)
Chap 01 13e - Kendall
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
1. Sociology is the systematic study of human society and social interactions.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
2. The sociological imagination refers to the ability to view personal problems independently of
the social settings in which the problems occur.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
3. In regard to negative consequences of industrial society, sociologist Max Weber was more concerned
about the impact of rational bureaucracy than of class struggle.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
4. Postmodern perspectives reject traditional sociological theories and question grand narratives about society.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
5. All the major theoretical perspectives in sociology focus on macrolevel analysis, examining
whole societies, large‑scale social structures, and social systems.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
6. Sociologist Emile Durkheim emphasized that individual acts of suicide provide better
explanations of suicide than do suicide rates.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
7. According to Durkheim, social facts can only be explained by other social facts.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
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Chap 01 13e - Kendall
8. According to Durkheim, the economic organization of society is the most important influence
on what humans think and how they behave.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
Conflict Theory
9. Conflict theorists have been criticized for overemphasizing the drive for order and stability at the expense
of competition and coercion.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
10. Symbolic interactionist perspectives focus on microlevel analysis of small groups and individual interactions.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
11. Karl Marx believed that social class conflict was necessary to produce social change and create a better
society
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
12. Auguste Comte coined the term sociology and is considered by some to be the founder of sociology.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
13. The sociological imagination helps an individual place personal troubles, such as losing his or
her job or feeling like committing suicide, into a larger social context, where the individual can
distinguish whether and how personal troubles may be related to public issues.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
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Chap 01 13e - Kendall
14. In his book Suicide, sociologist Emile Durkheim documented that a high suicide rate was
symptomatic of large‑scale social problems.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
15. Émile Durkheim believed that anomie occurs when social control becomes ineffective due to loss of shared
values.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
16. Unlike Herbert Spencer, Auguste Comte supported the idea of the "survival of the fittest," or
the view of society known as social Darwinism.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
17. According to Émile Durkheim, troubles are the result of personal shortcomings.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
18. Functionalist perspectives assume that society is characterized by continuous conflict among competing groups.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
19. Weber believed that people’s behavior could only be understood from the objective position
of the outside observer.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
20. Durkheim observed that anomie is caused primarily by an absence of social change and a lack of specialized
division of labor in society.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
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Chap 01 13e - Kendall
21. Sociologist Emile Durkheim stressed that people are the product of their social environment.
He observed that rapid social change and a more specialized division of labor produce strains
in society, which lead to a breakdown in traditional organization, values, and authority.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
22. From Durkheim’s perspective, society comprises unrelated, independent parts that contribute
to a stable social order.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
23. According to Weber, sociological research should be used to promote political beliefs.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
24. Sociologists focus on social change and ignore social stability.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
Indicate the answer choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
25. Restaurant servers must manage their emotions to appear friendly and helpful even when dealing with difficult
customers. Which perspective would best analyze this emotional labor as part of broader social and economic
structures
a. Functionalist perspective, focusing on how emotional labor contributes to restaurant efficiency
b. Symbolic interactionist perspective, examining the face-to-face interactions between servers and
customers
c. Conflict perspective, analyzing how emotional labor requirements exploit service workers
d. Postmodern perspective, questioning the authenticity of service interactions in consumer society
ANSWER: b
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ISBN 9798214158433 - Chap 1 - 20 (Complete)
Chap 01 13e - Kendall
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
1. Sociology is the systematic study of human society and social interactions.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
2. The sociological imagination refers to the ability to view personal problems independently of
the social settings in which the problems occur.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
3. In regard to negative consequences of industrial society, sociologist Max Weber was more concerned
about the impact of rational bureaucracy than of class struggle.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
4. Postmodern perspectives reject traditional sociological theories and question grand narratives about society.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
5. All the major theoretical perspectives in sociology focus on macrolevel analysis, examining
whole societies, large‑scale social structures, and social systems.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
6. Sociologist Emile Durkheim emphasized that individual acts of suicide provide better
explanations of suicide than do suicide rates.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
7. According to Durkheim, social facts can only be explained by other social facts.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
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,Name: Class: Date:
Chap 01 13e - Kendall
8. According to Durkheim, the economic organization of society is the most important influence
on what humans think and how they behave.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
Conflict Theory
9. Conflict theorists have been criticized for overemphasizing the drive for order and stability at the expense
of competition and coercion.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
10. Symbolic interactionist perspectives focus on microlevel analysis of small groups and individual interactions.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
11. Karl Marx believed that social class conflict was necessary to produce social change and create a better
society
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
12. Auguste Comte coined the term sociology and is considered by some to be the founder of sociology.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
13. The sociological imagination helps an individual place personal troubles, such as losing his or
her job or feeling like committing suicide, into a larger social context, where the individual can
distinguish whether and how personal troubles may be related to public issues.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
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,Name: Class: Date:
Chap 01 13e - Kendall
14. In his book Suicide, sociologist Emile Durkheim documented that a high suicide rate was
symptomatic of large‑scale social problems.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
15. Émile Durkheim believed that anomie occurs when social control becomes ineffective due to loss of shared
values.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
16. Unlike Herbert Spencer, Auguste Comte supported the idea of the "survival of the fittest," or
the view of society known as social Darwinism.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
17. According to Émile Durkheim, troubles are the result of personal shortcomings.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
18. Functionalist perspectives assume that society is characterized by continuous conflict among competing groups.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
19. Weber believed that people’s behavior could only be understood from the objective position
of the outside observer.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
20. Durkheim observed that anomie is caused primarily by an absence of social change and a lack of specialized
division of labor in society.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
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, Name: Class: Date:
Chap 01 13e - Kendall
21. Sociologist Emile Durkheim stressed that people are the product of their social environment.
He observed that rapid social change and a more specialized division of labor produce strains
in society, which lead to a breakdown in traditional organization, values, and authority.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
22. From Durkheim’s perspective, society comprises unrelated, independent parts that contribute
to a stable social order.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
23. According to Weber, sociological research should be used to promote political beliefs.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
24. Sociologists focus on social change and ignore social stability.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
Indicate the answer choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
25. Restaurant servers must manage their emotions to appear friendly and helpful even when dealing with difficult
customers. Which perspective would best analyze this emotional labor as part of broader social and economic
structures
a. Functionalist perspective, focusing on how emotional labor contributes to restaurant efficiency
b. Symbolic interactionist perspective, examining the face-to-face interactions between servers and
customers
c. Conflict perspective, analyzing how emotional labor requirements exploit service workers
d. Postmodern perspective, questioning the authenticity of service interactions in consumer society
ANSWER: b
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