TEST BANK r
Experience Sociology 5th Edition By David Croteau
r r r r r r
Chap 1. Sociology in a Changing World.
r r r r r r
1) Which rconcept rdescribes rthe rprocesses rof rseeing rand runderstanding rthe rconnections rbetween
r individuals rand rthe rbroader rsocial rcontexts rin rwhich rthey rlive?
A) structural-functionalist rtheory
B) social rviewpoint
C) sociology
D) sociological rperspective
2) Shaheen rgrew rup rin rthe rmiddle rclass. rFor rschool, rshe rvolunteered rat ra rsoup rkitchen rand, rfor
rthe rfirst rtime, rmet rindividuals rher rown rage rwho rhad rgrown rup rin rpoverty. rInstead rof
rdismissing rthese rindividuals ras rlazy, rshe rsought rto runderstand rwhat rsocial rforces rworked rto
rshape rher rlife rdifferently rfrom rthose rshe rmet rat rthe rsoup rkitchen. rThis ris ran rexample rof
A) everyday rsociology.
B) the rsociological rperspective.
C) a rsocial rviewpoint.
D) doing rsociology.
3) A rsociologist rwould runderstand rthe rphenomena rof rpoverty rby rexamining
A) why rindividuals rfail rto rfind rjobs rthat rpay rmore.
B) the rways rthat remployment ris rstructured.
C) individuals' rrace, rclass, rand rgender.
D) the rneighborhood ran rindividual rlives rin.
4) A rsociological runderstanding rof rhomelessness rwould rinclude rall rof rthe rfollowing rEXCEPT
A) an rindividual's rsocial rstatus.
B) the rlocal remployment rstructure.
C) an rindividual's rpersonal rfailures rat rlocating rwork.
D) stratification rin rthe rsociety ran rindividual rlived rin.
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,5) Who rused rthe rterm r"sociological rimagination" rto rdescribe ra rway rof rviewing rthe rconnections
r individuals rhave rto rtheir rsocial rworlds?
A) Karl rMarx
B) Max rWeber
C) Emile rDurkheim
D) C. rWright rMills
6) The rsystematic rstudy rof rthe rrelationship rbetween rindividuals rand rsociety ris rcalled
A) psychology.
B) anthropology.
C) sociology.
D) political rscience.
7) Which rof rthe rfollowing rstatements rregarding rsociology ris rfalse?
A) We rneed ra rsystematic rway rto rcomprehend rthe rprocesses rthat rmake rup rsocial rlife.
B) We rneed rto runderstand rnot ronly rhow rwe rmake rsense rof rthe rworld rbut rhow rother
people rdo rso ras rwell.
r
C) The ridea rthat rpeople rmust rplay rthe rcards rthey rare rdealt rin rlife ris rconsistent rwith ra
rsociological rperspective.
D) You rhave rto rbe ra rprofessional rsociologist rto rlook rat rthe rworld rfrom ra rsociological
rperspective.
8) In rorder rto runderstand rour rlives, rsociologists rwould rargue rthat rwe rneed rto
A) examine rthe rcontexts rin rwhich rwe rlive.
B) explore rthe rmotives rbehind rour ractions.
C) examine rthe rway rwe rinteract rwith rothers.
D) explore rthe rways rin rwhich rother rpeople rlive.
9) Sociologists rwould rstudy rall rof rthese rtopics rEXCEPT rfor
A) why rpeople rcommit rcrimes.
B) how rchildren rlearn rabout rgender.
C) how rpersonality rdevelops.
D) why rhomelessness rexists.
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,10) Julian rand rhis rfriends rlike rto rwatch rmovies rtogether. rOne rmovie rfocused ron ra ryoung rBlack
rman rwho rrose rout rof rpoverty rby rplaying rbasketball. rHis rfriend rN'Cola rcommented rthat rthere
rwould rbe rno rpoverty rif rpoor rpeople rsimply rtried rto rfind remployment. rJulian rsaid rthat rthe
rsolution rto rpoverty rwas rnot rthat rsimple rand rthat rN'Cola's runderstanding rof rhow rpoverty
rworked rwas rmistaken. rWhat ris rthe rproblem rwith rN'Cola's rargument?
A) It rignores rthe rcontext rof rbroader rsocial rconditions.
B) It ruses rthe rsociological rperspective.
C) It rignores rthe rrules rof rsociology ras ra rdiscipline.
D) It rviews ran rindividual rproblem ras ra rsocial rproblem.
11) Maria rwants rto rwrite ra rpaper rfor rher rcollege rclass rthat rexplores rhow rmarried rcouples rdivide
rhousehold rchores. rShe rwants rto rargue rthat rgender rshapes rhow rcouples rshare rhousework.
rGiven rher rtopic rand rargument, rher rclass ris ra rpart rof rwhat rdiscipline?
A) psychology
B) sociology
C) statistics
D) economics
12) To rwhat rgroup rof rresearch-based rdisciplines rdoes rsociology rbelong?
A) the rresearch rsciences
B) the rhumanities
C) the rhard rsciences
D) the rsocial rsciences
13) Which rof rthe rfollowing rquestions rwould ra rsociologist rask?
A) How rdoes rcollecting rgovernment rassistance rimpact rfuture remployment?
B) How rcan rpoliticians ruse rgovernment rassistance rpolicies rin rtheir rcampaigns?
C) What rare rthe rpersonalities rof rindividuals ron rpublic rassistance?
D) How rdo rdifferent rsocieties rdefine rand rrespond rto rcrime?
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, 14) Which rof rthe rfollowing rwas rNOT ridentified rin rthe rtext ras ra rkey radvantage rto rmajoring rin
r sociology?
A) A rsociology rdegree ris rflexible.
B) Sociology rfocuses ron rthe rstudy rof rpeople.
C) Sociology rprovides rinsights rinto rdiversity.
D) Sociology rexplores rthe rsource rof rsocial rproblems.
15) Which rof rthe rfollowing rresearch rquestions rwould ra rsociologist rask?
A) How rdoes rbeing rhomeless rimpact rpeople's rability rto rfind rwork?
B) Does rbeing rhomeless rchange rsomeone's rpersonality?
C) How rdo ranti-poverty rpolicies rinfluence rvoting rbehaviors?
D) Is rgender rrelated rto rhomelessness?
16) All rof rthe rfollowing rare rparts rof rthe rmove rtoward rmodernity rEXCEPT rfor
A) the rgrowth rof rdemocracy.
B) the rshift rto ran rurban rindustrial reconomy.
C) an rincreased rreliance ron rscience rand rreasons rto rexplain rthe rnatural rand rsocial rworlds.
D) an rincreased rconfidence rin rreligion.
17) The rhistorical rperiod rmarked rby ra rshift rto rurban rindustrial reconomies rand rincreased rfaith rin
r science rand rreason ris rknown ras
A) modernity.
B) postmodernity.
C) industrialization.
D) the rRenaissance.
18) Marina rlives rin ra rsociety rwhere rphysical rillness ris rviewed ras rbeing rcaused rby rgerms rand
runsanitary rconditions rand rdoes rnot roccur ras rthe rproduct rof ra rcurse ror rspell. rIn rwhat rhistorical
rcontext ris rshe rliving?
A) modernity
B) capitalism
C) the rearly rmodern rperiod
D) the rMiddle rAges
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Experience Sociology 5th Edition By David Croteau
r r r r r r
Chap 1. Sociology in a Changing World.
r r r r r r
1) Which rconcept rdescribes rthe rprocesses rof rseeing rand runderstanding rthe rconnections rbetween
r individuals rand rthe rbroader rsocial rcontexts rin rwhich rthey rlive?
A) structural-functionalist rtheory
B) social rviewpoint
C) sociology
D) sociological rperspective
2) Shaheen rgrew rup rin rthe rmiddle rclass. rFor rschool, rshe rvolunteered rat ra rsoup rkitchen rand, rfor
rthe rfirst rtime, rmet rindividuals rher rown rage rwho rhad rgrown rup rin rpoverty. rInstead rof
rdismissing rthese rindividuals ras rlazy, rshe rsought rto runderstand rwhat rsocial rforces rworked rto
rshape rher rlife rdifferently rfrom rthose rshe rmet rat rthe rsoup rkitchen. rThis ris ran rexample rof
A) everyday rsociology.
B) the rsociological rperspective.
C) a rsocial rviewpoint.
D) doing rsociology.
3) A rsociologist rwould runderstand rthe rphenomena rof rpoverty rby rexamining
A) why rindividuals rfail rto rfind rjobs rthat rpay rmore.
B) the rways rthat remployment ris rstructured.
C) individuals' rrace, rclass, rand rgender.
D) the rneighborhood ran rindividual rlives rin.
4) A rsociological runderstanding rof rhomelessness rwould rinclude rall rof rthe rfollowing rEXCEPT
A) an rindividual's rsocial rstatus.
B) the rlocal remployment rstructure.
C) an rindividual's rpersonal rfailures rat rlocating rwork.
D) stratification rin rthe rsociety ran rindividual rlived rin.
1
,5) Who rused rthe rterm r"sociological rimagination" rto rdescribe ra rway rof rviewing rthe rconnections
r individuals rhave rto rtheir rsocial rworlds?
A) Karl rMarx
B) Max rWeber
C) Emile rDurkheim
D) C. rWright rMills
6) The rsystematic rstudy rof rthe rrelationship rbetween rindividuals rand rsociety ris rcalled
A) psychology.
B) anthropology.
C) sociology.
D) political rscience.
7) Which rof rthe rfollowing rstatements rregarding rsociology ris rfalse?
A) We rneed ra rsystematic rway rto rcomprehend rthe rprocesses rthat rmake rup rsocial rlife.
B) We rneed rto runderstand rnot ronly rhow rwe rmake rsense rof rthe rworld rbut rhow rother
people rdo rso ras rwell.
r
C) The ridea rthat rpeople rmust rplay rthe rcards rthey rare rdealt rin rlife ris rconsistent rwith ra
rsociological rperspective.
D) You rhave rto rbe ra rprofessional rsociologist rto rlook rat rthe rworld rfrom ra rsociological
rperspective.
8) In rorder rto runderstand rour rlives, rsociologists rwould rargue rthat rwe rneed rto
A) examine rthe rcontexts rin rwhich rwe rlive.
B) explore rthe rmotives rbehind rour ractions.
C) examine rthe rway rwe rinteract rwith rothers.
D) explore rthe rways rin rwhich rother rpeople rlive.
9) Sociologists rwould rstudy rall rof rthese rtopics rEXCEPT rfor
A) why rpeople rcommit rcrimes.
B) how rchildren rlearn rabout rgender.
C) how rpersonality rdevelops.
D) why rhomelessness rexists.
2
,10) Julian rand rhis rfriends rlike rto rwatch rmovies rtogether. rOne rmovie rfocused ron ra ryoung rBlack
rman rwho rrose rout rof rpoverty rby rplaying rbasketball. rHis rfriend rN'Cola rcommented rthat rthere
rwould rbe rno rpoverty rif rpoor rpeople rsimply rtried rto rfind remployment. rJulian rsaid rthat rthe
rsolution rto rpoverty rwas rnot rthat rsimple rand rthat rN'Cola's runderstanding rof rhow rpoverty
rworked rwas rmistaken. rWhat ris rthe rproblem rwith rN'Cola's rargument?
A) It rignores rthe rcontext rof rbroader rsocial rconditions.
B) It ruses rthe rsociological rperspective.
C) It rignores rthe rrules rof rsociology ras ra rdiscipline.
D) It rviews ran rindividual rproblem ras ra rsocial rproblem.
11) Maria rwants rto rwrite ra rpaper rfor rher rcollege rclass rthat rexplores rhow rmarried rcouples rdivide
rhousehold rchores. rShe rwants rto rargue rthat rgender rshapes rhow rcouples rshare rhousework.
rGiven rher rtopic rand rargument, rher rclass ris ra rpart rof rwhat rdiscipline?
A) psychology
B) sociology
C) statistics
D) economics
12) To rwhat rgroup rof rresearch-based rdisciplines rdoes rsociology rbelong?
A) the rresearch rsciences
B) the rhumanities
C) the rhard rsciences
D) the rsocial rsciences
13) Which rof rthe rfollowing rquestions rwould ra rsociologist rask?
A) How rdoes rcollecting rgovernment rassistance rimpact rfuture remployment?
B) How rcan rpoliticians ruse rgovernment rassistance rpolicies rin rtheir rcampaigns?
C) What rare rthe rpersonalities rof rindividuals ron rpublic rassistance?
D) How rdo rdifferent rsocieties rdefine rand rrespond rto rcrime?
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, 14) Which rof rthe rfollowing rwas rNOT ridentified rin rthe rtext ras ra rkey radvantage rto rmajoring rin
r sociology?
A) A rsociology rdegree ris rflexible.
B) Sociology rfocuses ron rthe rstudy rof rpeople.
C) Sociology rprovides rinsights rinto rdiversity.
D) Sociology rexplores rthe rsource rof rsocial rproblems.
15) Which rof rthe rfollowing rresearch rquestions rwould ra rsociologist rask?
A) How rdoes rbeing rhomeless rimpact rpeople's rability rto rfind rwork?
B) Does rbeing rhomeless rchange rsomeone's rpersonality?
C) How rdo ranti-poverty rpolicies rinfluence rvoting rbehaviors?
D) Is rgender rrelated rto rhomelessness?
16) All rof rthe rfollowing rare rparts rof rthe rmove rtoward rmodernity rEXCEPT rfor
A) the rgrowth rof rdemocracy.
B) the rshift rto ran rurban rindustrial reconomy.
C) an rincreased rreliance ron rscience rand rreasons rto rexplain rthe rnatural rand rsocial rworlds.
D) an rincreased rconfidence rin rreligion.
17) The rhistorical rperiod rmarked rby ra rshift rto rurban rindustrial reconomies rand rincreased rfaith rin
r science rand rreason ris rknown ras
A) modernity.
B) postmodernity.
C) industrialization.
D) the rRenaissance.
18) Marina rlives rin ra rsociety rwhere rphysical rillness ris rviewed ras rbeing rcaused rby rgerms rand
runsanitary rconditions rand rdoes rnot roccur ras rthe rproduct rof ra rcurse ror rspell. rIn rwhat rhistorical
rcontext ris rshe rliving?
A) modernity
B) capitalism
C) the rearly rmodern rperiod
D) the rMiddle rAges
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