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FOR
Essentials of Sociology: A Down-to-Earth
Approach
Fourteenth Edition
James M. Henslin
,Contents
Chapter 1 The Sociological Perspective
Chapter 2 Culture
Chapter 3 Socialization
Chapter 4 Social Structure and Social Interaction
Chapter 5 Social Groups and Formal Organizations
Chapter 6 Deviance and Social Control
Chapter 7 Global Stratification
Chapter 8 Social Class in the United States
Chapter 9 Race and Ethnicity
Chapter 10 Gender and Age
Chapter 11 Politics and the Economy
Chapter 12 Marriage and Family
Chapter 13 Education and Religion
Chapter 14 Population and Urbanization
Chapter 15 Social Change and the Environment
,Chapter 1: The Sociological Perspective
Multiple-Choice Questions
TB_Q1.1.1
The perspective stresses the social contexts in which people live, and includes
people‘s ideas, attitudes, and orientations to life.
a. personological
b. sociological
c. natural sciences
d. ethnocentric
Answer: b. sociological
Learning Objective: LO 1.1 Explain why both history and biography are essential for the
sociological perspective.
Topic/Concept: The Sociological Perspective
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
TB_Q1.2.2
is the study of society and human behavior.
a. Natural science
b. Science
c. Psychology
d. Sociology
Answer: d. Sociology
Learning Objective: LO 1.2 Trace the origins of sociology, from tradition to Max Weber.
Topic/Concept: Origins of Sociology
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
TB_Q1.2.3
The corners in life that people occupy because of their location in history and society are referred
to by sociologists as .
a. social location
b. social affiliation
c. social structures
d. intersections
Answer: a. social location
Learning Objective: LO 1.2 Trace the origins of sociology, from tradition to Max Weber.
Topic/Concept: Origins of Sociology
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
, TB_Q1.2.4
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zEven zthough zher zmethods zare zmodern, zas za zsociologist zCorinne zknows zthat zscientifically
zstudying zthe zsocial zworld zoriginated zwith z .
a. Auguste zRodin
b. Auguste zComte
c. Karl zMarx
d. Emile zDurkheim
Answer: zb. zAuguste zComte
Learning zObjective: zLO z1.2 zTrace zthe zorigins zof zsociology, zfrom ztradition zto zMax zWeber.
zTopic/Concept: zOrigins zof zSociology
Difficulty zLevel: zModerate
Skill zLevel: zApply zWhat zYou zKnow
TB_Q1.2.5
The z uses zobjective, zsystematic zobservations zto ztest ztheories.
a. naturalistic zmethod
b. commonsense zmethod
c. scientific zmethod
d. research-free ztechnique
Answer: zc. zscientific zmethod
Learning zObjective: zLO z1.2 zTrace zthe zorigins zof zsociology, zfrom ztradition zto zMax zWeber.
zTopic/Concept: zOrigins zof zSociology
Difficulty zLevel: zModerate
Skill zLevel: zUnderstand zthe zConcepts
TB_Q1.2.6
Karl zMarx zbelieved zthat z was zthe zmost zrelevant zfactor zin zhistory.
a. democracy
b. communism
c. reconciliation
d. class zconflict
Answer: zd. zclass zconflict
Learning zObjective: zLO z1.2 zTrace zthe zorigins zof zsociology, zfrom ztradition zto zMax zWeber.
zTopic/Concept: zOrigins zof zSociology
Difficulty zLevel: zModerate
Skill zLevel: zUnderstand zthe zConcepts
TB_Q1.2.7
Emile zDurkheim‘s zconcept zof z refers zto zhow zmuch zpeople zare ztied zto ztheir
zsocial zgroups.
FOR
Essentials of Sociology: A Down-to-Earth
Approach
Fourteenth Edition
James M. Henslin
,Contents
Chapter 1 The Sociological Perspective
Chapter 2 Culture
Chapter 3 Socialization
Chapter 4 Social Structure and Social Interaction
Chapter 5 Social Groups and Formal Organizations
Chapter 6 Deviance and Social Control
Chapter 7 Global Stratification
Chapter 8 Social Class in the United States
Chapter 9 Race and Ethnicity
Chapter 10 Gender and Age
Chapter 11 Politics and the Economy
Chapter 12 Marriage and Family
Chapter 13 Education and Religion
Chapter 14 Population and Urbanization
Chapter 15 Social Change and the Environment
,Chapter 1: The Sociological Perspective
Multiple-Choice Questions
TB_Q1.1.1
The perspective stresses the social contexts in which people live, and includes
people‘s ideas, attitudes, and orientations to life.
a. personological
b. sociological
c. natural sciences
d. ethnocentric
Answer: b. sociological
Learning Objective: LO 1.1 Explain why both history and biography are essential for the
sociological perspective.
Topic/Concept: The Sociological Perspective
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
TB_Q1.2.2
is the study of society and human behavior.
a. Natural science
b. Science
c. Psychology
d. Sociology
Answer: d. Sociology
Learning Objective: LO 1.2 Trace the origins of sociology, from tradition to Max Weber.
Topic/Concept: Origins of Sociology
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
TB_Q1.2.3
The corners in life that people occupy because of their location in history and society are referred
to by sociologists as .
a. social location
b. social affiliation
c. social structures
d. intersections
Answer: a. social location
Learning Objective: LO 1.2 Trace the origins of sociology, from tradition to Max Weber.
Topic/Concept: Origins of Sociology
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
, TB_Q1.2.4
Corrine zis za zsociologist zapplying zthe zscientific zmethod zto zunderstanding zthe zsocial zworld.
zEven zthough zher zmethods zare zmodern, zas za zsociologist zCorinne zknows zthat zscientifically
zstudying zthe zsocial zworld zoriginated zwith z .
a. Auguste zRodin
b. Auguste zComte
c. Karl zMarx
d. Emile zDurkheim
Answer: zb. zAuguste zComte
Learning zObjective: zLO z1.2 zTrace zthe zorigins zof zsociology, zfrom ztradition zto zMax zWeber.
zTopic/Concept: zOrigins zof zSociology
Difficulty zLevel: zModerate
Skill zLevel: zApply zWhat zYou zKnow
TB_Q1.2.5
The z uses zobjective, zsystematic zobservations zto ztest ztheories.
a. naturalistic zmethod
b. commonsense zmethod
c. scientific zmethod
d. research-free ztechnique
Answer: zc. zscientific zmethod
Learning zObjective: zLO z1.2 zTrace zthe zorigins zof zsociology, zfrom ztradition zto zMax zWeber.
zTopic/Concept: zOrigins zof zSociology
Difficulty zLevel: zModerate
Skill zLevel: zUnderstand zthe zConcepts
TB_Q1.2.6
Karl zMarx zbelieved zthat z was zthe zmost zrelevant zfactor zin zhistory.
a. democracy
b. communism
c. reconciliation
d. class zconflict
Answer: zd. zclass zconflict
Learning zObjective: zLO z1.2 zTrace zthe zorigins zof zsociology, zfrom ztradition zto zMax zWeber.
zTopic/Concept: zOrigins zof zSociology
Difficulty zLevel: zModerate
Skill zLevel: zUnderstand zthe zConcepts
TB_Q1.2.7
Emile zDurkheim‘s zconcept zof z refers zto zhow zmuch zpeople zare ztied zto ztheir
zsocial zgroups.
