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Essentials of Sociology: A Down-to-Earth
Approach 14th Edition by James
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,Contents
Chapter 1 The Sociological
Perspective Chapter 2 Culture
Chapter 3 Socialization
Chapter 4 Social Structure and Social
Interaction Chapter 5 Social Groups and
Formal Organizations Chapter 6 Deviance
and Social Control
Chapter 7 Global Stratification
Chapter 8 Social Class in the United
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States Chapter 9 Race and
Ethnicity
Chapter 10 Gender and Age
Chapter 11 Politics and the
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Economy Chapter 12 Marriage and
Family Chapter 13 Education and
Religion Chapter 14 Population and
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Chapter 15 Social Change and the Environment
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,Chapter 1: The Sociological Perspective
Multiple-Choice Questions
TB_Q1.1.1
The perspective stresses the social contexts in which people live,
and includes people‘s ideas, attitudes, and orientations to life.
a. personological
b. sociological
c. natural sciences
d. ethnocentric
Answer: b. sociological
Learning Objective: LO 1.1 Explain why both history and biography are
essential for the sociological perspective.
Topic/Concept: The Sociological
Perspective Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
TB_Q1.2.2
is the study of society and human behavior.
a. Natural science
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b. Science
c. Psychology
d. Sociology
Answer: d. Sociology
Learning Objective: LO 1.2 Trace the origins of sociology, from tradition to Max Weber.
Topic/Concept: Origins of Sociology
Difficulty Level: Easy
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Skill Level: Remember the Facts
TB_Q1.2.3
The corners in life that people occupy because of their location in history and
society are referred to by sociologists as .
a. social location
b. social affiliation
c. social structures
d. intersections
of
Answer: a. social location
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, Learning Objective: LO 1.2 Trace the origins of sociology, from tradition to Max Weber.
Topic/Concept: Origins of Sociology
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
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Essentials of Sociology: A Down-to-Earth
Approach 14th Edition by James
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of
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,Contents
Chapter 1 The Sociological
Perspective Chapter 2 Culture
Chapter 3 Socialization
Chapter 4 Social Structure and Social
Interaction Chapter 5 Social Groups and
Formal Organizations Chapter 6 Deviance
and Social Control
Chapter 7 Global Stratification
Chapter 8 Social Class in the United
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States Chapter 9 Race and
Ethnicity
Chapter 10 Gender and Age
Chapter 11 Politics and the
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Economy Chapter 12 Marriage and
Family Chapter 13 Education and
Religion Chapter 14 Population and
Urbanization
of
Chapter 15 Social Change and the Environment
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,Chapter 1: The Sociological Perspective
Multiple-Choice Questions
TB_Q1.1.1
The perspective stresses the social contexts in which people live,
and includes people‘s ideas, attitudes, and orientations to life.
a. personological
b. sociological
c. natural sciences
d. ethnocentric
Answer: b. sociological
Learning Objective: LO 1.1 Explain why both history and biography are
essential for the sociological perspective.
Topic/Concept: The Sociological
Perspective Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
TB_Q1.2.2
is the study of society and human behavior.
a. Natural science
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b. Science
c. Psychology
d. Sociology
Answer: d. Sociology
Learning Objective: LO 1.2 Trace the origins of sociology, from tradition to Max Weber.
Topic/Concept: Origins of Sociology
Difficulty Level: Easy
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Skill Level: Remember the Facts
TB_Q1.2.3
The corners in life that people occupy because of their location in history and
society are referred to by sociologists as .
a. social location
b. social affiliation
c. social structures
d. intersections
of
Answer: a. social location
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, Learning Objective: LO 1.2 Trace the origins of sociology, from tradition to Max Weber.
Topic/Concept: Origins of Sociology
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
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