Introduction to Sociology Test Bank (Chapter 1-20)
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Chapter 1 h
The Sociological Imagination
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Multiple-ChoicehQuestions
1. Sociologyhishthehscientifichstudyhof
a. humanhactivityhinhsociety.
b. mentalhprocesses.
c. people.
d. multiplehpersonalities.
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2. Fromhahsociologicalhpointhofhview,ha ishthehday-to-
dayhactivitieshfromhbirthhtohdeathhthathmakehuphahperson’shlife.
a. socialhfact
b. sociologicalhimagination
c. biography
d. autobiography
ANS:hChSEC:hThehSociologicalhImagination TYP:hcomprehensionh SOURCE:hnew;hstudyhguide
3. EmilehDurkheimhdefinedhsocialhfactshas
a. censushstatistics.
b. havinghthehremarkablehpropertyhofhexistinghoutsidehthehindividual.
c. fundamentallyhpsychological.
d. thingshwehknowhtohbehtrue.
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4. Onlyhwhenhpeople dohtheyhcomehtohknowhthehpowerhofhsocialhfacts.
a. growholder
b. cooperate
c. comply
d. rebelhagainsththehestablishedhwayshofhdoinghthings
ANS:hD SEC:hThehSociologicalhImagination TYP:hcomprehension
5. DurkheimhwrotehthathhehwashnothforcedhtohspeakhFrenchhorhtohusehthehlegalhcurrency,hbuthi
thwashimpossiblehforhhimhtohdohotherwise.hDurkheimhwashwritinghabout
a. mechanicalhsolidarity.
b. socialhrelativity.
c. socialhfacts.
d. socialhinteraction.
ANS:hChSEC:hThehSociologicalhImagination TYP:happlication
6. Durkheimhwrote,h“Evenhwhen,hinhfact,hIhcanhstrugglehfreehfromhthesehruleshandhsucc
essfullyhbreakhthem,hithishneverhwithouthbeinghforcedhtohfighthagainsththem.”hThishstat
ementhishahreferencehto
a. mechanicalhsolidarity.
b. socialhrelativity.
c. socialhfacts.
d. socialhinteraction.
ANS:hChSEC:hThehSociologicalhImagination TYP:happlication
7. “BecausehIhrefusehtohshavehunderhmyharms,hIhhavehtohpayhahprice.hOnhahpersonalhlevel,hthish
pricehwashmyhmother’shhostility.hOnhahpublichlevel,hthehpricehishdealinghwithhthehstareshofh
strangers.”hThishstatementhillustrates
a. mechanicalhsolidarity.
b. socialhrelativity.
c. thehpowerhofhsocialhfacts.
d. thehideahofhdoublehconsciousness.
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8. Ahwomanhwrites,h“Ihcan’thbehanythinghbuthwhathmyhskinhcolorhtellshpeoplehIham.hIhamh
blackhbecausehIhlookhblack.hIthdoeshnothmatterhthathmyhfamilyhhashahcomplicatedhbio
logicalhheritage.”hShehishwritinghabouththehpowerhof
a. socialhfacts.
b. troubles.
c. thehsociologicalhimagination.
d. rationalization.
ANS:hAhSEC:hThehSociologicalhImagination TYP:happlication SOURCE:hstudyhguide
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9. AnhAmericanhtravelinghtohGhana,hAfrica,honhbusinesshnoticeshthaththeh“men,hincludinghth
ehmenhIhwashwith,hholdhhands.hOnehdayhonehofhthehmenhIhwashwithhtookhmyhhandhashwehwa
lked.hInhorderhnothtohoffendhhim,hIhtookhhishhandhinhmine.”hThehAmericanhishrespondinghtoh
a(n)
a. trouble.
b. issue.
c. socialhfact.
d. traditionalhaction.
ANS:hChSEC:hThehSociologicalhImagination TYP:happlication
10. Sociologistsharguehthathpeoplehfallhinhlove
a. whenhtheyhexperiencehahviolent,hirresistiblehattractionhtohanotherhperson.
b. onlyhoncehinhthehcoursehofhahlifetime.
c. whenhcertainhconditionsharehmet.
d. withhpeoplehlikehthemselves.
ANS:h CSEC:hThehSociologicalhImagination TYP:hcomprehension
11. Inhexamininghpatternshofhcourtshiphandhmarriage,hsociologistshwouldhemphasizehwhichhofh
thehfollowinghinhshapinghahcouple’shdecisionhtohmarry?
a. thehpersonalitieshofhthehcouples
b. thehimportancehofhlove
c. personalhpreferences
d. socialhconsiderationshsuchhashage,hsex,hrace,hincome,hetc.
ANS:hDhSEC:hThehSociologicalhImagination TYP:hknowledge SOURCE:hnew
12. PeterhL.hBergerhequateshthehsociologisthwith
a. ahcurioushobserverhwho,hwalkinghdownhthehneighborhoodhstreetshofhahlargehcity,hish
fascinatedhwithhwhathhehorhshehcannothseehtakinghplacehbehindhthehbuildinghwalls.
b. anhInternalhRevenuehServicehauditor.
c. ahjudgehgivinghinstructionshtohahjury.
d. ahtalkhshowhhosthinterviewinghguests.
ANS:hAhSEC:hThehSociologicalhImagination TYP:hknowledge
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Chapter 1 h
The Sociological Imagination
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Multiple-ChoicehQuestions
1. Sociologyhishthehscientifichstudyhof
a. humanhactivityhinhsociety.
b. mentalhprocesses.
c. people.
d. multiplehpersonalities.
ANS:hAhSEC:hThehSociologicalhImagination TYP:hcomprehensionh SOURCE:hnew
2. Fromhahsociologicalhpointhofhview,ha ishthehday-to-
dayhactivitieshfromhbirthhtohdeathhthathmakehuphahperson’shlife.
a. socialhfact
b. sociologicalhimagination
c. biography
d. autobiography
ANS:hChSEC:hThehSociologicalhImagination TYP:hcomprehensionh SOURCE:hnew;hstudyhguide
3. EmilehDurkheimhdefinedhsocialhfactshas
a. censushstatistics.
b. havinghthehremarkablehpropertyhofhexistinghoutsidehthehindividual.
c. fundamentallyhpsychological.
d. thingshwehknowhtohbehtrue.
ANS:hBhSEC:hThehSociologicalhImagination TYP:hknowledge
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4. Onlyhwhenhpeople dohtheyhcomehtohknowhthehpowerhofhsocialhfacts.
a. growholder
b. cooperate
c. comply
d. rebelhagainsththehestablishedhwayshofhdoinghthings
ANS:hD SEC:hThehSociologicalhImagination TYP:hcomprehension
5. DurkheimhwrotehthathhehwashnothforcedhtohspeakhFrenchhorhtohusehthehlegalhcurrency,hbuthi
thwashimpossiblehforhhimhtohdohotherwise.hDurkheimhwashwritinghabout
a. mechanicalhsolidarity.
b. socialhrelativity.
c. socialhfacts.
d. socialhinteraction.
ANS:hChSEC:hThehSociologicalhImagination TYP:happlication
6. Durkheimhwrote,h“Evenhwhen,hinhfact,hIhcanhstrugglehfreehfromhthesehruleshandhsucc
essfullyhbreakhthem,hithishneverhwithouthbeinghforcedhtohfighthagainsththem.”hThishstat
ementhishahreferencehto
a. mechanicalhsolidarity.
b. socialhrelativity.
c. socialhfacts.
d. socialhinteraction.
ANS:hChSEC:hThehSociologicalhImagination TYP:happlication
7. “BecausehIhrefusehtohshavehunderhmyharms,hIhhavehtohpayhahprice.hOnhahpersonalhlevel,hthish
pricehwashmyhmother’shhostility.hOnhahpublichlevel,hthehpricehishdealinghwithhthehstareshofh
strangers.”hThishstatementhillustrates
a. mechanicalhsolidarity.
b. socialhrelativity.
c. thehpowerhofhsocialhfacts.
d. thehideahofhdoublehconsciousness.
ANS:hChSEC:hThehSociologicalhImagination TYP:happlication
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8. Ahwomanhwrites,h“Ihcan’thbehanythinghbuthwhathmyhskinhcolorhtellshpeoplehIham.hIhamh
blackhbecausehIhlookhblack.hIthdoeshnothmatterhthathmyhfamilyhhashahcomplicatedhbio
logicalhheritage.”hShehishwritinghabouththehpowerhof
a. socialhfacts.
b. troubles.
c. thehsociologicalhimagination.
d. rationalization.
ANS:hAhSEC:hThehSociologicalhImagination TYP:happlication SOURCE:hstudyhguide
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9. AnhAmericanhtravelinghtohGhana,hAfrica,honhbusinesshnoticeshthaththeh“men,hincludinghth
ehmenhIhwashwith,hholdhhands.hOnehdayhonehofhthehmenhIhwashwithhtookhmyhhandhashwehwa
lked.hInhorderhnothtohoffendhhim,hIhtookhhishhandhinhmine.”hThehAmericanhishrespondinghtoh
a(n)
a. trouble.
b. issue.
c. socialhfact.
d. traditionalhaction.
ANS:hChSEC:hThehSociologicalhImagination TYP:happlication
10. Sociologistsharguehthathpeoplehfallhinhlove
a. whenhtheyhexperiencehahviolent,hirresistiblehattractionhtohanotherhperson.
b. onlyhoncehinhthehcoursehofhahlifetime.
c. whenhcertainhconditionsharehmet.
d. withhpeoplehlikehthemselves.
ANS:h CSEC:hThehSociologicalhImagination TYP:hcomprehension
11. Inhexamininghpatternshofhcourtshiphandhmarriage,hsociologistshwouldhemphasizehwhichhofh
thehfollowinghinhshapinghahcouple’shdecisionhtohmarry?
a. thehpersonalitieshofhthehcouples
b. thehimportancehofhlove
c. personalhpreferences
d. socialhconsiderationshsuchhashage,hsex,hrace,hincome,hetc.
ANS:hDhSEC:hThehSociologicalhImagination TYP:hknowledge SOURCE:hnew
12. PeterhL.hBergerhequateshthehsociologisthwith
a. ahcurioushobserverhwho,hwalkinghdownhthehneighborhoodhstreetshofhahlargehcity,hish
fascinatedhwithhwhathhehorhshehcannothseehtakinghplacehbehindhthehbuildinghwalls.
b. anhInternalhRevenuehServicehauditor.
c. ahjudgehgivinghinstructionshtohahjury.
d. ahtalkhshowhhosthinterviewinghguests.
ANS:hAhSEC:hThehSociologicalhImagination TYP:hknowledge
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