Exam (elaborations) Test Bank for Sociology A Global Perspective 8th Edition by Ferrante

TEST BANK with Complete Questions and Solutions. To clarify, this is the TEST BANK, not the textbook. You get immediate access to download your test bank. You will receive a complete test bank; in other words, all chapters will be there. Test banks come in PDF format; therefore, you do not need specialized software to open them. Exam (elaborations) Test Bank for Sociology A Global Perspective 8th Edition by Ferrante Chapter 1 The Sociological Imaginatition Multiple-Choice Questions 1. Sociology is the scientific study of a. human activity in society. b. mental processes. c. people. d. multiple personalities. ANS: A SEC: The Sociological Imagination TYP: comprehension SOURCE: new 2. From a sociological point of view, a ________ is the day-to-day activities from birth to death that make up a person’s life. a. social fact b. sociological imagination c. biography d. autobiography ANS: C SEC: The Sociological Imagination TYP: comprehension SOURCE: new; study guide 3. Emile Durkheim defined social facts as a. census statistics. b. having the remarkable property of existing outside the individual. c. fundamentally psychological. d. things we know to be true. ANS: B SEC: The Sociological Imagination TYP: knowledge 1 All information provided for reference only aJoin us on F 4. Only when people _________________ do they come to know the power of social facts. a. grow older b. cooperate c. comply d. rebel against the established ways of doing things ANS: D SEC: The Sociological Imagination TYP: comprehension 5. Durkheim wrote that he was not forced to speak French or to use the legal currency, but it was impossible for him to do otherwise. Durkheim was writing about a. mechanical solidarity. b. social relativity. c. social facts. d. social interaction. ANS: C SEC: The Sociological Imagination TYP: application 6. Durkheim wrote, “Even when, in fact, I can struggle free from these rules and successfully break them, it is never without being forced to fight against them.” This statement is a reference to a. mechanical solidarity. b. social relativity. c. social facts. d. social interaction. ANS: C SEC: The Sociological Imagination TYP: application 7. “Because I refuse to shave under my arms, I have to pay a price. On a personal level, this price was my mother’s hostility. On a public level, the price is dealing with the stares of strangers.” This statement illustrates a. mechanical solidarity. b. social relativity. c. the power of social facts. d. the idea of double consciousness. ANS: C SEC: The Sociological Imagination TYP: application 2 All information provided for reference only aJoin us on F 8. A woman writes, “I can’t be anything but what my skin color tells people I am. I am black because I look black. It does not matter that my family has a complicated biological heritage.” She is writing about the power of a. social facts. b. troubles. c. the sociological imagination. d. rationalization. ANS: A SEC: The Sociological Imagination TYP: application SOURCE: study guide 3 All information provided for reference only aJoin us on F 9. An American traveling to Ghana, Africa, on business notices that the “men, including the men I was with, hold hands. One day one of the men I was with took my hand as we walked. In order not to offend him, I took his hand in mine.” The American is responding to a(n) a. trouble. b. issue. c. social fact. d. traditional action. ANS: C SEC: The Sociological Imagination TYP: application 10. Sociologists argue that people fall in love a. when they experience a violent, irresistible attraction to another person. b. only once in the course of a lifetime. c. when certain conditions are met. d. with people like themselves. ANS: CSEC: The Sociological Imagination TYP: comprehension 11. In examining patterns of courtship and marriage, sociologists would emphasize which of the following in shaping a couple’s decision to marry? a. the personalities of the couples b. the importance of love c. personal preferences d. social considerations such as age, sex, race, income, etc. ANS: D SEC: The Sociological Imagination TYP: knowledge SOURCE: new 12. Peter L. Berger equates the sociologist with a. a curious observer who, walking down the neighborhood streets of a large city, is fascinated with what he or she cannot see taking place behind the building walls. b. an Internal Revenue Service auditor. c. a judge giving instructions to a jury. d. a talk show host interviewing guests. ANS: A SEC: The Sociological Imagination TYP: knowledge 4 All information provided for reference only aJoin us on F 13. Peter Berger argues that the logic of sociology presupposes a measure of suspicion about the way in which human events are officially interpreted by authorities. This suspicion speaks to __________, which defines the sociological consciousness. a. solidarity b. the debunking motif c. rationalization d. false consciousness ANS: B SEC: The Sociological Imagination TYP: comprehension 14. “The fascination of sociology lies in the fact that its perspective makes us see in a new light the very world in which we have lived all our lives.” This vision of sociology can be attributed to a. Peter Berger. b. Emile Durkheim. c. C. Wright Mills. d. W.E.B. DuBois. ANS: A SEC: The Sociological Imagination TYP: knowledge 15. The number of mobile phones per 1,000 people in the U.S. has increased steadily each year since the introduction of the mobile phone in 1985. A sociologist studying these rates would a. agree that mobile phones are necessary. b. think about the forces behind this increase in mobile phone use. c. contemplate the individual reasons for owning a mobile phone. d. wonder how cell phone manufacturers keep up with demand. ANS: B SEC: The Sociological Imagination TYP: comprehension SOURCE : new; study guide 16. Currents of opinion are broadly reflected in a. personal biographies. b. rates summarizing various behaviors. c. advertisements. d. newspaper headlines. ANS: B SEC: The Sociological Imagination TYP: comprehension SOURCE : new; study guide 5 All information provided for reference only aJoin us on F 17. Suicide rates represent one example of what Durkheim would call a. social statics. b. toubles. c. social dynamics. d. currents of opinion. ANS: D SEC: The Sociological Imagination TYP: application SOURCE : new 18. The quality of mind that enables us to connect seemingly impersonal and remote historical forces to the most basic incidents of an individual’s life is a. the sociological imagination. b. the structure of opportunities. c. independent thinking. d. common sense. ANS: A SEC: The Sociological Imagination TYP: knowledge 19. The payoff for those who possess _____________ is that they can understand their inner life in terms of institutional arrangements and larger historical forces. a. the sociological imagination b. common sense c. independent thinking d. a sense of self ANS: A SEC: The Sociological Imagination TYP: knowledge 20. A trouble is a. an issue. b. deeply and significantly social. c. caused by character flaws. d. outside an individual’s control. ANS: C SEC: Troubles and Issues TYP: knowledge 21. Unemployment is a(n) __________ when it results from corporate downsizing. a. issue b. trouble c. private matter d. social fact 6 All information provided for reference only aJoin us on F ANS: A SEC: Troubles and Issues TYP: application 22. Which of the following explanations would someone use to explain an issue? a. “She had the opportunity but didn’t take it.” b. “He is lazy.” c. “There is a flaw or breakdown in an institutional arrangement.” d. “She didn’t try very hard in school.” ANS: C SEC: Troubles and Issues TYP: application SOURCE: study guide 23. When in a nation of 50 million employees, 15 million are unemployed, that is a. an issue. b. a trouble. c. a series of private troubles. d. a result of basic character flaws. ANS: A SEC: Troubles and Issues TYP: application 24. The high school dropout rate in the United States is greater than 25 percent. C. Wright Mills would classify this situation as a. a trouble. b. an issue. c. value-rational action. d. a social fact. ANS: B SEC: Troubles and Issues TYP: application SOURCE: study guide 25. The obesity rate in the United States is greater than 30 percent. According to Mills, the key to resolving this issue involves focusing on a. the character flaws of the 92 million plus Americans who are obese. b. ways to increase the motivation of obese Americans. c. understanding the underlying social forces that contributed to the current obesity rate. 7 All information provided for reference only aJoin us on F d. greater awareness of nutritional guidelines. ANS: C SEC: Troubles and Issues TYP: application SOURCE: new 26. The resolution of an issue involves changing a. institutions. b. individual character. c. motivation level. d. human nature. ANS: A SEC: Troubles and Issues TYP: comprehension 27. The sociologist __________ is associated with the concepts “troubles” and “issues.” a. Karl Marx b. Robert K. Merton c. C. Wright Mills d. Emile Durkheim ANS: C SEC: Troubles and Issues TYP: knowledge 28. Sociologists do not define the cause of unemployment simply in terms of individual shortcomings because a. profit-generating strategies include laying off employees. b. people may decide to quit their jobs. c. employees have the power to stay if they really want to. d. most people are good workers. ANS: A SEC: Troubles and Issues TYP: comprehension 29. Which one of the following is not a characteristic of an issue? a. An issue is a public matter. b. An issue is caused by flaws in institutional structures. c. The cause of an issue can be traced to personal weaknesses. d. Issues transcend the life of any one individual. ANS: C SEC: Troubles and Issues TYP: comprehension 8 All information provided for reference only aJoin us on F 30. Sociologist C. Wright Mills believed that people, in order to gain some sense of control over their lives, need a. to keep up with the news. b. regular breaks from their hectic schedule. c. a quality of mind to help them grasp the interplay between their biographies and institutional arrangements. d. to take personal responsibility for their actions. ANS: C SEC: Troubles and Issues TYP: knowledge 31. The sociological imagination allows a person to a. see the connection between self and immediate relationships. b. distinguish between mechanical and organic solidarity. c. see that problems can be solved by changing the character of the individual. d. make a distinction between troubles and issues. ANS: D SEC: Troubles and Issues TYP: comprehension SOURCE: study guide 32. The addition of external sources of power from burning coals and oil to hand tools and modes of transportation is a. standardization. b. affective action. c. modernization. d. mechanization. ANS: D SEC: The Industrial Revolution TYP: knowledge 33. The __________ refers to a time of the most rapid colonial expansion in history. a. Age of Reason b. Age of Imperialism c. Middle Ages d. European Century ANS: B SEC: The Industrial Revolution TYP: knowledge 9 All information provided for reference only aJoin us on F 34. The period in history known as the Age of Imperialism () a. was one of the most peaceful periods in modern history. b. represents the most rapid colonial expansion in history. c. preceded the period in history known as the Industrial Revolution. d. corresponds with the Cold War between the United States and the former Soviet Union. ANS: B SEC: The Industrial Revolution TYP: knowledge 35. One fundamental feature of the Industrial Revolution is a. craftsmanship. b. solidarity. c. manual labor. d. mechanization. ANS: D SEC: The Industrial Revolution TYP: comprehension 36. The Industrial Revolution transformed the nature of work in which one of the following ways? a. Machine production was replaced by hand production. b. People now could say, “I made this; this is a unique product of my labor.” c. Products became standardized, and workers performed specific tasks in the production process. d. The workers’ power over the production process increased dramatically. ANS: C SEC: The Industrial Revolution TYP: comprehension SOURCE: study guide 10 All information provided for reference only aJoin us on F 37. “Within a few decades, a social order that had existed for centuries vanished, and a new one, familiar in its outline to us in the twentieth century, appeared.” This assessment applies to which historical event? a. European colonization b. the Industrial Revolution c. the Cold War d. the emergence of sociology ANS: B SEC: The Industrial Revolution TYP: comprehension 38. The early sociologists spent most of their professional life attempting to understand the consequences of which one of the following events? a. World War I b. World War II c. the Industrial Revolution d. the Enlightenment ANS: C SEC: The Industrial Revolution TYP: knowledge 39. The name sociology and the corresponding academic discipline was born during the a. American Revolution. b. Civil War. c. Vietnam era. d. Industrial Revolution. ANS: D SEC: The Industrial Revolution TYP: knowledge SOURCE: study guide 40. Who invented the term sociology? a. Auguste Comte b. Emile Durkheim c. Max Weber d. Karl Marx ANS: A SEC: The Industrial Revolution TYP: knowledge 11 All information provided for reference only aJoin us on F 12 All information provided for reference only aJoin us on F 41. In addition to the Industrial Revolution, which one of the following helps to explain the emergence of sociology as a discipline? a. mechanization b. the widespread acceptance of the scientific method c. the Age of Imperialism d. rationalization ANS: B SEC: The Industrial Revolution TYP: comprehension 42. Auguste Comte defined sociology as the scientific study of the collective and cumulative results of the human intellect. The words collective and cumulative suggest that sociology involves the study of a. people and history. b. social and psychological forces. c. social interactions across cultures and throughout time. d. the mind and body. ANS: C SEC: The Industrial Revolution TYP: comprehension 43. The Communist Manifesto is associated with a. W.E.B. DuBois. b. Karl Marx. c. Emile Durkheim. d. Max Weber. ANS: B SEC: The Industrial Revolution TYP: knowledge 44. Marx’s legacy has been obscured by a. his inability to accurately describe capitalism. b. a personality disorder. c. the failure of Communism. d. the fact that he published in German (not English). ANS: C SEC: The Industrial Revolution TYP: knowledge SOURCE: study guide 13 All information provided for reference only aJoin us on F 45. The Communist Manifesto begins with the line a. “A specter is haunting Europe—the specter of Communism.” b. “Workers of all countries, unite.” c. “I am not a Marxist.” d. “The global economy is restless, anxious, and competitive.” ANS: A SEC: The Industrial Revolution TYP: knowledge 46. Karl Marx described capitalism in all but which one of the following ways? a. a boundless thirst b. a werewolf-like hunger c. socially conscious d. blood-sucking ANS: C SEC: The Industrial Revolution TYP: comprehension 47. With mechanization, the rise of two distinct classes emerged. The one that owns the means of production is called a. the proletariat. b. the bourgeoisie. c. socialists. d. communists. ANS: B SEC: The Industrial Revolution TYP: knowledge 48. According to Karl Marx, the character of class conflict is shaped directly and profoundly by a. social facts. b. solidarity. c. the means of production. d. sociological imagination. ANS: C SEC: The Industrial Revolution TYP: comprehension 14 All information provided for reference only aJoin us on F 49. Land, tools, equipment, factories, modes of transportation, and labor are a. owned by the proletariat. b. part of the means of production. c. essential for providing services. d. owned by the intellectual classes. ANS: B SEC: The Industrial Revolution TYP: application SOURCE: study guide 50. In his writings, Karl Marx expressed profound moral outrage over the plight of the a. bourgeoisie. b. middle class. c. proletariat. d. intellectual class. ANS: C SEC: The Industrial Revolution TYP: comprehension 51. Marx believed that ________ was the first economic system that could maximize the immense productive potential of human labor and ingenuity. a. capitalism b. socialism c. communism d. democracy ANS: A SEC: The Industrial Revolution TYP: knowledge 52. Durkheim observed that as a society industrialized, a. class conflict increased. b. value-rational action guided behavior. c. the means of production shaped life chances. d. ties that bound individuals to one another changed in profound ways. ANS: D SEC: The Industrial Revolution TYP: knowledge 15 All information provided for reference only aJoin us on F 53. _________________ is the author of Suicide. a. Emile Durkheim b. Karl Marx c. W.E.B. DuBois d. Max Weber ANS: A SEC: The Industrial Revolution TYP: knowledge 54. From a sociological perspective, suicide is a. an act of intentionally killing oneself. b. the result of personal disappointment and sorrow. c. self-hatred actualized. d. the severing of relationships. ANS: D SEC: The Industrial Revolution TYP: knowledge SOURCE: study guide 55. The term ___________________ describes a state in which ties attaching individuals to others in the society are weak. a. egoistic b. altruistic c. anomic d. fatalistic ANS: A SEC: The Industrial Revolution TYP: application 56. ___________________ suicide occurs when people kill themselves because they have been cast into a lower status. a. Egoistic b. Altruistic c. Anomic d. Fatalistic 16 All information provided for reference only aJoin us on F ANS: C SEC: The Industrial Revolution TYP: application 57. ___________________ suicide occurs when individuals kill themselves because they see their futures as hopelessly blocked. a. Egoistic b. Altruistic c. Anomic d. Fatalistic ANS: D SEC: The Industrial Revolution TYP: application 58. When people commit __________ suicide, it is on behalf of the group they love more than themselves. a. egoistic b. altruistic c. anomic d. fatalistic ANS: B SEC: The Industrial Revolution TYP: application SOURCE: study guide 17 All information provided for reference only aJoin us on F 59. When people are cast into a lower status, they must reduce their requirements, restrain their needs, and practice self-control. This situation describes a(n) ______ situation. a. egoistic b. altruistic c. anomic d. fatalistic ANS: C SEC: The Industrial Revolution TYP: application 60. During World War II, Japanese pilots committed suicide by flying small planes into targets. This suicide would qualify as a. egoistic. b. altruistic. c. anomic. d. fatalistic. ANS: B SEC: The Industrial Revolution TYP: application 61. A quilt maker may work years creating a one-of-a-kind object from fabrics saved or purchased and then give it to a special person. Weber would classify the quilt maker’s actions as driven by a. rationalization. b. specialization. c. an emotion, such as love, loyalty, or revenge. d. value-rational motives. ANS: C SEC: The Industrial Revolution TYP: application 62. Max Weber focused on the Industrial Revolution and its effect on a. the means of production. b. social actions. c. ties that bind individuals to one another. d. the color line. ANS: B SEC: The Industrial Revolution TYP: knowledge 18 All information provided for reference only aJoin us on F 19 All information provided for reference only aJoin us on F 63. Weber maintained that with industrialization, behavior was less likely to be guided by __________ and more likely to be instrumental-rational. a. efficiency or expediency b. subjective meaning c. tradition or emotion d. rational thought ANS: C SEC: The Industrial Revolution TYP: comprehension 64. Max Weber maintained that the sociologist’s task was to focus on a. social facts. b. social action. c. the broad reasons people pursue goals. d. debunking “reality.” ANS: B SEC: The Industrial Revolution TYP: knowledge 65. If an individual pursues a college degree because everyone in his or her family going back five generations is college-educated, the action can be classified as a. traditional. b. affectional. c. value-rational. d. instrumental rational ANS: A SEC: The Industrial Revolution TYP: application SOURCE: study guide 66. If an individual pursues college for the love and pleasure of learning, the action is a. traditional. b. affectional. c. value-rational. d. instrumental. ANS: B SEC: The Industrial Revolution TYP: application 20 All information provided for reference only aJoin us on F 21 All information provided for reference only aJoin us on F 67. If an individual pursues a college degree taking the easiest classes and paying people to write essays and papers, the action is classified as a. traditional. b. affectional. c. value-rational. d. instrumental rational. ANS: D SEC: The Industrial Revolution TYP: application 68. W.E.B. DuBois coined the phrase a. the “ties that bind people to one another.” b. the “strange meaning of being black.” c. the “means of production.” d. the “course and consequences of social action.” ANS: B SEC: The Industrial Revolution TYP: knowledge SOURCE: study guide 69. ________________ is the sense of always looking at one’s self through the eyes of others and of measuring one’s soul by the tape of a world that looks on in amused contempt and pity. a. The sociological imagination b. A trouble c. An issue d. Double consciousness ANS: D SEC: The Industrial Revolution TYP: comprehension 70. W.E.B. DuBois described the American Negro as “two souls, two thoughts, two unreconciled strivings; two warring ideals in one dark body, whose dogged strength alone keep its from being torn asunder.” DuBois was describing a. the sociological imagination. b. a trouble. c. an issue. d. double consciousness. 22 All information provided for reference only aJoin us on F ANS: D SEC: The Industrial Revolution TYP: application 23 All information provided for reference only aJoin us on F 71. W.E.B. Dubois traced the _________ to the scramble for Africa’s resources, beginning with the slave trade. a. color line b. double consciousness c. troubles d. disenchantment ANS: A SEC: The Industrial Revolution TYP: knowledge 72. DuBois wrote that the world was able “to endure this horrible tragedy by deliberately stopping its ears and changing the subject in conversation.” The tragedy was a. the scramble for Africa’s resources, including the slave trade. b. double consciousness. c. mechanization, which left people without jobs. d. the carnage of World War I and World War II. ANS: A SEC: The Industrial Revolution TYP: comprehension 73. Which one of the following classical sociologists is credited with founding Hull House? a. Karl Marx b. Jane Addams c. Emile Durkheim d. W.E.B. DuBois ANS: B SEC: The Industrial Revolution TYP: comprehension SOURCE: new 74. ______________ is first-hand knowledge gained by living and working among those being studied. a. Solidarity b. Social research c. Sympathetic knowledge d. Double consciousness ANS: C SEC: The Industrial Revolution TYP: comprehension SOURCE: new; study guide 24 All information provided for reference only aJoin us on F 75. Jane Addams maintained that Hull House a. was overall a failed experiment in social engineering. b. could not address the needs of the working poor. c. Was analogous to a community college. d. was the equivalent of an applied university. ANS: D SEC: The Industrial Revolution TYP: comprehension SOURCE: new 76. If scientists discover how to control the aging mechanisms and human life expectancy increases to 150 years, the category of people best able to give insights about the consequence of this change would be a. the early sociologists. b. those born after this discovery is made. c. those who live both before and after the discovery. d. those born a century or more after the discovery. ANS: C SEC: The Industrial Revolution TYP: comprehension 77. Who believed that the sociologist’s task is to study social facts? a. Karl Marx b. Emile Durkheim c. Jane Addams d. W.E.B. DuBois ANS: B SEC: The Industrial Revolution TYP: knowledge SOURCE: study guide 78. Which sociologist believed that every historical period is characterized by a system of production that gives rise to specific types of confrontation between an exploiting and an exploited class? a. Karl Marx b. Max Weber c. Jane Addams d. W.E.B. DuBois 25 All information provided for reference only aJoin us on F ANS: A SEC: The Industrial Revolution TYP: knowledge 79. Which sociologist maintained that the sociologist’s task is to analyze and explain the course and the consequences of social action? a. Emile Durkheim b. Max Weber c. Jane Addams d. W.E.B. DuBois ANS: B SEC: The Industrial Revolution TYP: knowledge SOURCE: study guide 80. Which sociologist recommended that “Knowing one another better reinforces the common connection of people such that the potential for caring and empathetic moral actions increase”? a. Karl Marx b. Emile Durkheim c. Max Weber d. Jane Addams ANS: D SEC: The Industrial Revolution TYP: knowledge SOURCE: new; study guide 81. Who maintained that “The problem of the twentieth century is the problem of the color line”? a. Karl Marx b. Max Weber c. Jane Addams d. W.E.B. DuBois ANS: D SEC: The Industrial Revolution TYP: knowledge 26 All information provided for reference only aJoin us on F 82. “The workers have nothing to lose but their chains; they have a whole world to gain. Workers of all countries unite.” These famous lines were expressed by a. Karl Marx. b. Emile Durkheim. c. Max Weber. d. W.E.B. DuBois. ANS: A SEC: The Industrial Revolution TYP: knowledge 83. _________ argued that capitalism has unleashed “wonders far surpassing Egyptian pyramids, Roman aqueducts, and Gothic cathedrals.” a. Karl Marx b. Max Weber c. Jane Addams d. W.E.B. DuBois ANS: A SEC: The Industrial Revolution TYP: knowledge SOURCE: study guide 84. In analyzing the mobile phone, Emile Durkheim would most likely focus on a. the potential of the mobile phone to strengthen and cultivate ties by allowing people to connect 24/7. b. the means of production as it relates to wireless phones. c. the ways in which people embrace or reject mobile phones as a way of achieving goals. d. the ‘scramble’ for the resources needed to produce mobile phones and the ways in which non-European labor is exploited in the process. ANS: A SEC: The Industrial Revolution TYP: comprehension SOURCE: new 85. In analyzing the mobile phone, Max Weber would most likely focus on a. the potential of the mobile phone to strengthen and cultivate ties by allowing people to connect 24/7. b. the means of production as it relates to wireless phones. c. the ways in which people embrace or reject mobile phones as a way of achieving goals. d. the ‘scramble’ for the resources needed to produce mobile phones and the ways 27 All information provided for reference only aJoin us on F in which non-European labor is exploited in the process. ANS: C SEC: The Industrial Revolution TYP: comprehension SOURCE: new 86. In analyzing the mobile phone, Karl Marx would most likely focus on a. the potential of the mobile phone to strengthen and cultivate ties by allowing people to connect 24/7. b. the means of production as it relates to wireless phones. c. the ways in which people embrace or reject mobile phones as a way of achieving goals. d. the ‘scramble’ for the resources needed to produce mobile phones and the ways in which non-European labor is exploited in the process. ANS: B SEC: The Industrial Revolution TYP: comprehension SOURCE: new 87. Which one of the following assumptions corresponds to a global perspective? a. Social interaction stops at national borders. b. Globalization is a relatively new phenomenon. c. Local events shape the individual biography. d. Globally established social arrangements that we never see deliver products and services. ANS: D SEC : Global Perspective TYP: comprehension 88. The situation in which social activity transcends national borders and in which one country’s problems are part of a larger global situation is known as a. global dependency. b. globalization. c. global interdependence. d. global perspective. ANS: C