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Kimmel and Aronson
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SociologyNow j
The Essentials
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prepared by j
Elizabeth Pare j
Wayne State University
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Boston New jYork SanjFrancisco
MexicojCity Montreal Toronto London Madrid Munich
ParisjHongjKong Singapore jTokyo CapejTown
Sydney
,Contents
Chapterj1 What jisjSociology? 1
Chapterj2 Culturejand jSociety 16
Chapterj3 Society:jInteractions,jGroups,jand jOrganizations 30
Chapterj4 How jDojWejKnow jWhat jWejKnow?jThejMethodsjof jt
hejSociologist 44
Chapterj5 Socialization 58
Chapterj6 Deviancejand jCrime 72
Chapterj7 Stratificationjand jSocialjClass 87
Chapterj8 Racejand jEthnicity 102
Chapterj9 Sexjand jGender 120
Chapterj10 Agejand jSexuality 136
Chapterj11 ThejFamily 151
Chapterj12 Economyjand jWork 165
Chapterj13 Politicsjand jMedia 179
Chapterj14 Education 193
Chapterj15 Sociologyjof jEnvironments:jThejNatural,jPhysical,
and jHumanjWorlds 207
, Chapter 1 What Is Sociology?
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1.1 Multiple jChoice
1) Sociologyj is j bestj described j as
A) Thejstudyjofj personalities
B) Thej studyj ofj human j behaviorj in j society
C) Thej studyj ofj human j genetics
D) Thej studyj ofj common j sense
Answer:j B
Diff:j1
Page jRef:j5j
Skill:j Knowledge
2) Which j sociologistj wrotej ofj thej Ȉsociological j imaginationȈ?
A) C.j Wrightj Mills B)j KarljMarx
C)j Alexis jdejTocqueville D)j Augustej Comte
Answer:j A
Diff:j1
Page jRef:j4j
Skill:j Knowledge
3) Whatj does j thej Ȉsociological j imaginationȈ j classifyj ourj lives j as?
A) Conflictedj lives B)j Contrastingj lives
C)j Contextualj lives D)j Convolutedj lives
Answer:j C
Diff:j2 Page jRef:j4-
5jSkill:j Comprehension
4) Whatjtypej ofj sciencej is j sociology?
A) Physical B)j Hard C)j Soft D)j Social
Answer:j D
Diff:j1
Page jRef:j8j
Skill:j Knowledge
5) Sociologyjuses jwhich jofjthejfollowingjasjpartjofjits jscientificjapproachjtojinterpretjsocialjbehav
ior?
A) Bias B)j Systematic j observations
C)j Simplej common j sense D)j Preconceptions
Answer:j B
Diff:j2
Page jRef:j9j
Skill:j Comprehension
6) Whatj was j an j outcomej ofj thej ȈEnlightenmentȈ?
A) Usej ofj reason j toj understandj thej relationshipj ofj thej individual j andj society.
B) Usej ofj faith j alonej toj understandj thej relationshipj ofj thej individual j andj society.
C) Aj rejection j ofj thej rationalistj approach.
D) An j embracej ofj thej divinej authorityj ofj thej monarchy.
Answer:j A
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