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Essentials of Sociology: A Down-to-Earth
l# l# l# l#
Approach
l#
Fourteenth
Edition
l#
James M. Henslin
l# l#
,Contents
Chapter l#1 The l#Sociological
Perspective
l# l# Chapter l#2 Culture
Chapter l#3 SocialiẔation
Chapter l#4 Social l#Structure l#and l#Social
l# Interaction l# Chapter l#5 Social l#Groups l#and
Formal l#OrganiẔations
l# l # Chapter l#6 Deviance
l# and l#Social l#Control
Chapter l#7 Global l#Stratification
Chapter l#8 Social l#Class l#in l#the l#United
States
l# l# Chapter l#9 Race l#and l#Ethnicity
Chapter l#10 Gender l#and l#Age
Chapter l#11 Politics l#and l#the l#Economy
l# Chapter l#12 Marriage l#and l#Family
l# Chapter l#13 Education l#and l#Religion
l# Chapter l#14 Population l#and
l# UrbaniẔation
Chapter l#15 Social l#Change l#and l#the l#Environment
,CHAPTER 1: THE SOCIOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE
l# l# l# l#
Multiple-Choice
Questions l # TB_Q1.1.1
l#
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l#includes
people‘s l#ideas, l#attitudes, l#and l#orientations l#to l#life.
a. personological
b. sociological
c. natural l#sciences
d. ethnocentric
Answer: l#b. l#sociological
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l#for l#the l # sociological l#perspective.
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l#Perspective l # Difficulty l#Level: l#Easy
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TB_Q1.2.2
l# is l#the l#study l#of l#society l#and l#human l#behavior.
a. Natural l#science
b. Science
c. Psychology
d. Sociology
Answer: l#d. l#Sociology
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l#Weber. l # Topic/Concept: l#Origins l#of l#Sociology
Difficulty l#Level: l#Easy
Skill l#Level: l#Remember l#the l#Facts
TB_Q1.2.3
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l#society l#are l#referred l # to l#by l#sociologists l#as .
a. social l#location
b. social l#affiliation
c. social l#structures
d. intersections
Answer: l#a. l#social l#location
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l#Weber. l # Topic/Concept: l#Origins l#of l#Sociology
Difficulty l#Level: l#Moderate
Skill l#Level: l#Remember l#the l#Facts
, TB_Q1.2.4
Corrine l#is l#a l#sociologist l#applying l#the l#scientific l#method l#to l#understanding l#the
l#social l#world. l#Even l # though l#her l#methods l#are l#modern, l#as l#a l#sociologist
l#Corinne l#knows l#that l#scientifically l#studying l#the l # social l#world l#originated l#with
.
a. Auguste l#Rodin
b. Auguste l#Comte
c. Karl l#Marx
d. Emile l#Durkheim
Answer: l#b. l#Auguste l#Comte
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l#Weber. l # Topic/Concept: l#Origins l#of l#Sociology
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TB_Q1.2.5
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b. commonsense l#method
c. scientific l#method
d. research-free l#technique
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TB_Q1.2.6
Karl l#Marx l#believed l#that was l#the l#most l#relevant l#factor l#in l#history.
a. democracy
b. communism
c. reconciliation
d. class l#conflict
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l#Weber. l # Topic/Concept: l#Origins l#of l#Sociology
Difficulty l#Level: l#Moderate
Skill l#Level: l#Understand l#the l#Concepts
TB_Q1.2.7
Emile l#Durkheim‘s l#concept l#of refers l#to l#how l#much l#people l#are l#tied l#to
l#their l#social l # groups.
FOR
Essentials of Sociology: A Down-to-Earth
l# l# l# l#
Approach
l#
Fourteenth
Edition
l#
James M. Henslin
l# l#
,Contents
Chapter l#1 The l#Sociological
Perspective
l# l# Chapter l#2 Culture
Chapter l#3 SocialiẔation
Chapter l#4 Social l#Structure l#and l#Social
l# Interaction l# Chapter l#5 Social l#Groups l#and
Formal l#OrganiẔations
l# l # Chapter l#6 Deviance
l# and l#Social l#Control
Chapter l#7 Global l#Stratification
Chapter l#8 Social l#Class l#in l#the l#United
States
l# l# Chapter l#9 Race l#and l#Ethnicity
Chapter l#10 Gender l#and l#Age
Chapter l#11 Politics l#and l#the l#Economy
l# Chapter l#12 Marriage l#and l#Family
l# Chapter l#13 Education l#and l#Religion
l# Chapter l#14 Population l#and
l# UrbaniẔation
Chapter l#15 Social l#Change l#and l#the l#Environment
,CHAPTER 1: THE SOCIOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE
l# l# l# l#
Multiple-Choice
Questions l # TB_Q1.1.1
l#
The perspective l#stresses l#the l#social l#contexts l#in l#which l#people l#live, l#and
l#includes
people‘s l#ideas, l#attitudes, l#and l#orientations l#to l#life.
a. personological
b. sociological
c. natural l#sciences
d. ethnocentric
Answer: l#b. l#sociological
Learning l#Objective: l#LO l#1.1 l#Explain l#whyl#both l#history l#and l#biography l#are l#essential
l#for l#the l # sociological l#perspective.
Topic/Concept:l#The#lSociological
l#Perspective l # Difficulty l#Level: l#Easy
Skill l#Level: l#Remember l#the l#Facts
TB_Q1.2.2
l# is l#the l#study l#of l#society l#and l#human l#behavior.
a. Natural l#science
b. Science
c. Psychology
d. Sociology
Answer: l#d. l#Sociology
Learning l#Objective: l#LO l#1.2 l#Trace l#the l#origins l#of l#sociology, l#from l#tradition l#to l#Max
l#Weber. l # Topic/Concept: l#Origins l#of l#Sociology
Difficulty l#Level: l#Easy
Skill l#Level: l#Remember l#the l#Facts
TB_Q1.2.3
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l#society l#are l#referred l # to l#by l#sociologists l#as .
a. social l#location
b. social l#affiliation
c. social l#structures
d. intersections
Answer: l#a. l#social l#location
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l#Weber. l # Topic/Concept: l#Origins l#of l#Sociology
Difficulty l#Level: l#Moderate
Skill l#Level: l#Remember l#the l#Facts
, TB_Q1.2.4
Corrine l#is l#a l#sociologist l#applying l#the l#scientific l#method l#to l#understanding l#the
l#social l#world. l#Even l # though l#her l#methods l#are l#modern, l#as l#a l#sociologist
l#Corinne l#knows l#that l#scientifically l#studying l#the l # social l#world l#originated l#with
.
a. Auguste l#Rodin
b. Auguste l#Comte
c. Karl l#Marx
d. Emile l#Durkheim
Answer: l#b. l#Auguste l#Comte
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l#Weber. l # Topic/Concept: l#Origins l#of l#Sociology
Difficulty l#Level: l#Moderate
Skill l#Level: l#Apply l#What l#You l#Know
TB_Q1.2.5
The uses l#objective, l#systematic l#observations l#to l#test l#theories.
a. naturalistic l#method
b. commonsense l#method
c. scientific l#method
d. research-free l#technique
Answer: l#c. l#scientific l#method
Learning l#Objective: l#LO l#1.2 l#Trace l#the l#origins l#of l#sociology, l#from l#tradition l#to l#Max
l#Weber. l # Topic/Concept: l#Origins l#of l#Sociology
Difficulty l#Level: l#Moderate
Skill l#Level: l#Understand l#the l#Concepts
TB_Q1.2.6
Karl l#Marx l#believed l#that was l#the l#most l#relevant l#factor l#in l#history.
a. democracy
b. communism
c. reconciliation
d. class l#conflict
Answer: l#d. l#class l#conflict
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l#Weber. l # Topic/Concept: l#Origins l#of l#Sociology
Difficulty l#Level: l#Moderate
Skill l#Level: l#Understand l#the l#Concepts
TB_Q1.2.7
Emile l#Durkheim‘s l#concept l#of refers l#to l#how l#much l#people l#are l#tied l#to
l#their l#social l # groups.
