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Sociology: A Down-to-Earth Approach
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Fifteenth Edition m
James M. Henslin
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,Chapter 1: The Sociological Perspective
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Multiple-
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esmpeople‘smideas,mattitudes,mand morientationsmtomlife.
a. personological
b. sociological
c. naturalmsciences
d. ethnocentric
Answer:mb.msociological
LearningmObjective:mLO m1.1mExplainmwhymbothmhistorymand mbiographymaremessentialmformthe
msociologicalmperspective.
Topic/Concept:mThemSociologicalmPerspectivemDif
ficultymLevel:mEasy
SkillmLevel:mRemembermthemFacts
TB_Q1.1.2
Amgroupmof mpeoplemwhomsharemamculturemand mamterritorymismknownmasma(n)m .
a. globalmgroup
b. extended mfamilymgroup
c. society
d. globalmvillage
Answer:mc.msociety
LearningmObjective:mLO m1.1mExplainmwhymbothmhistorymand mbiographymaremessentialmformthe
msociologicalmperspective.
Topic/Concept:mThemSociologicalmPerspectivemDif
ficultymLevel:mEasy
SkillmLevel:mRemembermthemFacts
TB_Q1.1.3
Themcornersminmlifemthat mpeoplemoccupymbecausemof mtheirmlocationminmhistory mand msocietymaremrefer
red mtombymsociologistsmasm .
a. socialmlocation
b. socialmaffiliation
c. socialmstructures
d. intersections
Answer:ma.msocialmlocation
LearningmObjective:mLO m1.1mExplainmwhymbothmhistorymand mbiographymaremessentialmformthe
msociologicalmperspective.
Topic/Concept:mThemSociologicalmPerspectivemDif
ficultymLevel:mModerate
,SkillmLevel:mRemembermthemFacts
TB_Q1.1.4
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considerationsmrelated mtompeople‘smcurr
ent mrealitymof mlivingmconditions.
a. physiological;manthropological
b. global;mlocal
c. actual;mimaginary
d. psychodynamic;mgenetic
Answer:mb.mglobal;mlocal
LearningmObjective:mLO m1.1mExplainmwhymbothmhistorymand mbiographymaremessentialmformthe
msociologicalmperspective.
Topic/Concept:mThemSociologicalmPerspectivemDif
ficultymLevel:mModerate
SkillmLevel:mApplymWhat mYoumKnow
TB_Q1.2.5
ismthemstudymof msocietymand mhumanmbehavior.
a. Naturalmscience
b. Science
c. Psychology
d. Sociology
Answer:md.mSociology
LearningmObjective:mLO m1.2mKnow mthemfocusmof meachmsocialmscience.mTopic
/Concept:mSociologymand mthemOthermSciences
DifficultymLevel:mEasy
SkillmLevel:mRemembermthemFacts
TB_Q1.2.6
Humanmrelationshipsmtypicallymaremexamined mbym .
a. themsocialmsciences
b. naturalmscience
c. allmsciences
d. mathematics
Answer:ma.mthemsocialmsciences
LearningmObjective:mLO m1.2mKnow mthemfocusmof meachmsocialmscience.mTopic
/Concept:mSociologymand mthemOthermSciences
DifficultymLevel:mModerate
SkillmLevel:mUnderstand mthemConcepts
TB_Q1.2.7
, Themsocialmsciencemclosely mrelated mtomsociology,mwhichmtraditionally mfocusesmonmresearching mtrib
almpeoples,mism .
a. economics
b. politicalmscience
c. psychology
d. anthropology
Answer:md.manthropology
LearningmObjective:mLO m1.2mKnow mthemfocusmof meachmsocialmscience.mTopic
/Concept:mSociologymand mthemOthermSciences
DifficultymLevel:mModerate
SkillmLevel:mUnderstand mthemConcepts
TB_Q1.2.8
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smfriends.m―Of mthemcoursesmI‘vemtakenmsomfar,mI mreallymlikemthemsocialmsciences. mI‘mmreallymintereste
d minmpoliticsmand mgovernment,mbut mI‘mmalsomreallyminterested minmhowmthosemforcesmplaymout minmams
ocialmand mculturalmcontext,mand mhow mthat msocioculturalmcontext minmturnmaffectsmpeople‘smbehavior
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b. anthropologymand mpsychology.‖
c. psychologymand mcriminology.‖
d. economicsmand msocialmwork.‖
Answer:ma.mpoliticalmsciencemand msociology.‖
LearningmObjective:mLO m1.2mKnow mthemfocusmof meachmsocialmscience.mTopic
/Concept:mSociologymand mthemOthermSciences
DifficultymLevel:mModerate
SkillmLevel:mApplymWhat mYoumKnow
TB_Q1.2.9
Compared mtomthemothers,mwhichmof mthesemsocialmsciencesmconcentratesmonmamsinglemsocialmin
stitution?
a. Economics
b. Anthropology
c. Psychology
d. Sociology
Answer:ma.mEconomics
LearningmObjective:mLO m1.2mKnow mthemfocusmof meachmsocialmscience.mTopic
/Concept:mSociologymand mthemOthermSciences
DifficultymLevel:mDifficult mS
killmLevel:mAnalyzemIt
TB_Q1.2.10