Test Bank For Sociology A Down to Earth Approach, 15th Edition by Jim M. Henslin

Test Bank For Sociology A Down to Earth Approach, 15th Edition by Jim M. Henslin-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_Q1.1.2 A group of people who share a culture and a territory is known as a(n) . a. global group b. extended family group c. society d. global village Answer: c. society 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_Q1.1.3 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 Answer: a. social location Learning Objective: LO 1.1 Explain why both history and biography are essential for the sociological perspective. Topic/Concept: The Sociological Perspective Difficulty Level: Moderate Skill Level: Remember the Facts TB_Q1.1.4 Sociologists are interested in examining both and considerations related to people‘s current reality of living conditions. a. physiological; anthropological b. global; local c. actual; imaginary d. psychodynamic; genetic Answer: b. global; local Learning Objective: LO 1.1 Explain why both history and biography are essential for the sociological perspective. Topic/Concept: The Sociological Perspective Difficulty Level: Moderate Skill Level: Apply What You Know TB_Q1.2.5 is the study of society and human behavior. a. Natural science b. Science c. Psychology d. Sociology Answer: d. Sociology Learning Objective: LO 1.2 Know the focus of each social science. Topic/Concept: Sociology and the Other Sciences Difficulty Level: Easy Skill Level: Remember the Facts TB_Q1.2.6 Human relationships typically are examined by . a. the social sciences b. natural science c. all sciences d. mathematics Answer: a. the social sciences Learning Objective: LO 1.2 Know the focus of each social science. Topic/Concept: Sociology and the Other Sciences Difficulty Level: Moderate Skill Level: Understand the Concepts TB_Q1.2.7 The social science closely related to sociology, which traditionally focuses on researching tribal peoples, is . a. economics b. political science c. psychology d. anthropology Answer: d. anthropology Learning Objective: LO 1.2 Know the focus of each social science. Topic/Concept: Sociology and the Other Sciences Difficulty Level: Moderate Skill Level: Understand the Concepts TB_Q1.2.8 Rico was home from his first year in college as an undeclared major, and was talking with his friends. ―Of the courses I‘ve taken so far, I really like the social sciences. I‘m really interested in politics and government, but I‘m also really interested in how those forces play out in a social and cultural context, and how that sociocultural context in turn affects people‘s behavior.‖ ―Well,‖ replied his friend Jolie, ―it sounds to me as though you should double major in: a. political science and sociology.‖ b. anthropology and psychology.‖ c. psychology and criminology.‖ d. economics and social work.‖ Answer: a. political science and sociology.‖ Learning Objective: LO 1.2 Know the focus of each social science. Topic/Concept: Sociology and the Other Sciences Difficulty Level: Moderate Skill Level: Apply What You Know TB_Q1.2.9 Compared to the others, which of these social sciences concentrates on a single social institution? a. Economics b. Anthropology c. Psychology d. Sociology Answer: a. Economics Learning Objective: LO 1.2 Know the focus of each social science. Topic/Concept: Sociology and the Other Sciences Difficulty Level: Difficult Skill Level: Analyze It TB_Q1.2.10 Bettina is a graduate student currently studying divorce rates in Western Europe. She is likely a sociologist rather than an anthropologist because . a. sociologists must have an advanced degree b. ―anthropologist‖ isjust the former term for ―sociologist‖ c. she is focusing mainly on people in industrialized and postindustrialized societies d. she is focusing mainly on psychological variables impacting divorce Answer: c. sociologists focus mainly on people in industrialized and postindustrialized societies Learning Objective: LO 1.2 Know the focus of each social science. Topic/Concept: Sociology and the Other Sciences Difficulty Level: Moderate Skill Level: Apply What You Know TB_Q1.2.11 After a sociologist has been able to generalize from research findings, the next goal is to . a. publish the study b. predict what is likely to happen based on those findings c. prove why prior research in this area has been inaccurate d. question the validity of the findings Answer: b. predict what is likely to happen based on those findings Learning Objective: LO 1.2 Know the focus of each social science. Topic/Concept: Sociology and the Other Sciences Difficulty Level: Difficult Skill Level: Analyze It TB_Q1.2.12 The first goal of science is to . a. contradict previous research findings b. explain why something happens c. document when and why ―commonsense‖ explanations are correct d. understand individual cases rather than the broader group or situation Answer: b. explain why something happens Learning Objective: LO 1.2 Know the focus of each social science. Topic/Concept: Sociology and the Other Sciences Difficulty Level: Difficult Skill Level: Analyze It TB_Q1.3.13 Which attribute is a basic requirement of science? a. Identifying commonsense explanations for events b. Theories that can be tested by research c. Studying phenomena in a laboratory setting d. Receiving funding from impartial and unbiased sources