Chap 01 5e Croteau
1) Which concept describes the processes of seeing and understanding the connections between
individuals and the broader social contexts in which they live?
A) structural-functionalist theory
B) social viewpoint
C) sociology
D) sociological perspective
2) Shaheen grew up in the middle class. For school, she volunteered at a soup kitchen and, for
the first time, met individuals her own age who had grown up in poverty. Instead of
dismissing these individuals as lazy, she sought to understand what social forces worked to
shape her life differently from those she met at the soup kitchen. This is an example of
A) everyday sociology.
B) the sociological perspective.
C) a social viewpoint.
D) doing sociology.
3) A sociologist would understand the phenomena of poverty by examining
A) why individuals fail to find jobs that pay more.
B) the ways that employment is structured.
C) individuals' race, class, and gender.
D) the neighborhood an individual lives in.
4) A sociological understanding of homelessness would include all of the following EXCEPT
A) an individual's social status.
B) the local employment structure.
C) an individual's personal failures at locating work.
D) stratification in the society an individual lived in.
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, 5) Who used the term "sociological imagination" to describe a way of viewing the connections
individuals have to their social worlds?
A) Karl Marx
B) Max Weber
C) Emile Durkheim
D) C. Wright Mills
6) The systematic study of the relationship between individuals and society is called
A) psychology.
B) anthropology.
C) sociology.
D) political science.
7) Which of the following statements regarding sociology is false?
A) We need a systematic way to comprehend the processes that make up social life.
B) We need to understand not only how we make sense of the world but how other
people do so as well.
C) The idea that people must play the cards they are dealt in life is consistent with a
sociological perspective.
D) You have to be a professional sociologist to look at the world from a sociological
perspective.
8) In order to understand our lives, sociologists would argue that we need to
A) examine the contexts in which we live.
B) explore the motives behind our actions.
C) examine the way we interact with others.
D) explore the ways in which other people live.
9) Sociologists would study all of these topics EXCEPT for
A) why people commit crimes.
B) how children learn about gender.
C) how personality develops.
D) why homelessness exists.
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1) Which concept describes the processes of seeing and understanding the connections between
individuals and the broader social contexts in which they live?
A) structural-functionalist theory
B) social viewpoint
C) sociology
D) sociological perspective
2) Shaheen grew up in the middle class. For school, she volunteered at a soup kitchen and, for
the first time, met individuals her own age who had grown up in poverty. Instead of
dismissing these individuals as lazy, she sought to understand what social forces worked to
shape her life differently from those she met at the soup kitchen. This is an example of
A) everyday sociology.
B) the sociological perspective.
C) a social viewpoint.
D) doing sociology.
3) A sociologist would understand the phenomena of poverty by examining
A) why individuals fail to find jobs that pay more.
B) the ways that employment is structured.
C) individuals' race, class, and gender.
D) the neighborhood an individual lives in.
4) A sociological understanding of homelessness would include all of the following EXCEPT
A) an individual's social status.
B) the local employment structure.
C) an individual's personal failures at locating work.
D) stratification in the society an individual lived in.
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, 5) Who used the term "sociological imagination" to describe a way of viewing the connections
individuals have to their social worlds?
A) Karl Marx
B) Max Weber
C) Emile Durkheim
D) C. Wright Mills
6) The systematic study of the relationship between individuals and society is called
A) psychology.
B) anthropology.
C) sociology.
D) political science.
7) Which of the following statements regarding sociology is false?
A) We need a systematic way to comprehend the processes that make up social life.
B) We need to understand not only how we make sense of the world but how other
people do so as well.
C) The idea that people must play the cards they are dealt in life is consistent with a
sociological perspective.
D) You have to be a professional sociologist to look at the world from a sociological
perspective.
8) In order to understand our lives, sociologists would argue that we need to
A) examine the contexts in which we live.
B) explore the motives behind our actions.
C) examine the way we interact with others.
D) explore the ways in which other people live.
9) Sociologists would study all of these topics EXCEPT for
A) why people commit crimes.
B) how children learn about gender.
C) how personality develops.
D) why homelessness exists.
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