Test Bank for Macionis/Gerber, Sociology, Ninth Canadian Edition

Test Bank for Macionis/Gerber, Sociology, Ninth Canadian Edition Chapter 1: The Sociological Perspective Multiple Choice Questions 1) What might a sociologist say about people's selection of marriage partners? a. People marry because they fall in love. b. When it comes to romance, it’s all a matter of personal taste. c. Typically, a person marries someone of similar social position. d. When it comes to love, opposites attract. Answer: c Page Reference: 5 Skill: Applied 2) The idea that the social world guides our actions and life choices just as the seasons influence activities and choice of clothing describes a. the basis of what philosophy calls “free will.” b. the essential wisdom of the discipline of sociology. c. the fact that people everywhere have “common sense.” d. the fact that people from countries all around the world make mostly identical choices about how to live. Answer: b Page Reference: 3 Skill: Conceptual 3) Which discipline defines itself as “the systematic study of human society”? a. sociology b. psychology c. economics d. history Answer: a Page Reference: 3 Skill: Factual 4) Peter Berger described using the sociological perspective as seeing the ______ in the _______. a. good; worst tragedies b. new; old c. specific; general d. general; particular Answer: d Page Reference: 3 Skill: Conceptual 5) By stating that the sociological perspective shows us “the strange in the familiar,” the text argues that sociologists a. focus on the bizarre elements of society. b. reject the familiar idea that people simply decide how to act in favour of the initially strange idea that society shapes our lives. c. believe that people often behave in strange ways. d. believe that even people who are most familiar to us have some very strange habits. Answer: b Page Reference: 4–5 Skill: Conceptual 6) Three campus roommates are talking about why they are in college. A sociological view of going to college highlights the effect of a. nationality, because most countries outside of the West don’t have colleges. b. gender, because women don’t generally attend college. c. our place in history, because a century ago going to college was not an option for most people. d. intelligence, because it’s smarter to go to college than trade school. Answer: c Page Reference: 5 Skill: Applied 7) A sociological analysis of childbearing around the world suggests that the number of children born to a woman reflects a. her preference for family size. b. how many children she can afford. c. whether she herself was born into a poor or rich society. d. the desires of her husband. Answer: c Page Reference: 5 Skill: Applied 8) According to Emile Durkheim, a category of people with a higher suicide rate typically has a. more clinical depression. b. less money, power, and other resources. c. lower social integration. d. greater self-esteem. Answer: c