Introduction to Sociology Test Bank (Chapter 1-20)

Introduction to Sociology Test Bank (Chapter 1-20)


Chapter 1 22




The22Sociological22Imagination


Multiple-Choice22 Questions


1. Sociology22is22the22scientific22study22of
a. human22activity22in22society.
b. mental22processes.
c. people.
d. multiple22personalities.


ANS:22A22SEC:22The22Sociological22Imagination TYP:22comprehension2 2 SOURCE:22new


2. From22a22sociological22point22of22view,22a is22the22day-to-
day22activities22from22birth22to22death22that22make22up22a22person’s22life.
a. social22fact
b. sociological22 imagination
c. biography
d. autobiography


ANS:22C22SEC:22The22Sociological22Imagination
TYP:22comprehension2 2 SOURCE:22new;22study22gu
ide



3. Emile22Durkheim22defined22social22facts22as
a. census22statistics.
b. having22the22remarkable22property22of22existing22outside22the22individual.
c. fundamentally22psychological.
d. things22we22know22to22be22true.


ANS:22B22SEC:22The22Sociological22Imagination TYP:22knowledge

,4. Only22when22people
do22they22come22to22know22the22power22of22socia
l22facts.
a. grow22older
b. cooperate
c. comply
d. rebel22against22the22established22ways22of22doing22things


ANS:22D SEC:22The22Sociological22Imagination TYP:22comprehension




5. Durkheim22wrote22that22he22was22not22forced22to22speak22French22or22to22use22the22legal
22currency,22but22it22was22impossible22for22him22to22do22otherwise.22Durkheim22was22
writing22about
a. mechanical22solidarity.
b. social22relativity.
c. social22facts.
d. social22interaction.


ANS:22C22SEC:22The22Sociological22Imagination TYP:22application


6. Durkheim22wrote,22“Even22when,22in22fact,22I22can22struggle22free22from22these22r
ules22and22successfully22break22them,22it22is22never22without22being22forced22to22fig
ht22against22them.”22This22statement22is22a22reference22to
a. mechanical22solidarity.
b. social22relativity.
c. social22facts.
d. social22interaction.


ANS:22C22SEC:22The22Sociological22Imagination TYP:22application


7. “Because22I22refuse22to22shave22under22my22arms,22I22have22to22pay22a22price.22On22a22pe
rsonal22level,22this22price22was22my22mother’s22hostility.22On22a22public22level,22the22pr
ice22is22dealing22with22the22stares22of22strangers.”22This22statement22illustrates
a. mechanical22solidarity.
b. social22relativity.
c. the22power22of22social22facts.
d. the22idea22of22double22consciousness.


ANS:22C22SEC:22The22Sociological22Imagination TYP:22application

,8. A22woman22writes,22“I22can’t22be22anything22but22what22my22skin22color22tells22peo
ple22I22am.22I22am22black22because22I22look22black.22It22does22not22matter22that22
my22family22has22a22complicated22biological22heritage.”22She22is22writing22about2
2the22power22of
a. social22facts.
b. troubles.
c. the22sociological22imagination.
d. rationalization.


ANS:22A22SEC:22The22Sociological22Imagination TYP:22application
SOURCE:22study22guide

, 9. An22American22traveling22to22Ghana,22Africa,22on22business22notices22that22the22“men,
22including22the22men22I22was22with,22hold22hands.22One22day22one22of22the22men22I22w
as22with22took22my22hand22as22we22walked.22In22order22not22to22offend22him,22I22took22h
is22hand22in22mine.”22The22American22is22responding22to22a(n)
a. trouble.
b. issue.
c. social22fact.
d. traditional22 action.


ANS:22C22SEC:22The22Sociological22Imagination TYP:22application


10. Sociologists22argue22that22people22fall22in22love
a. when22they22experience22a22violent,22irresistible22attraction22to22another22person.
b. only22once22in22the22course22of22a22lifetime.
c. when22certain22conditions22are22met.
d. with22people22like22themselves.


ANS:2 2 CSEC:22The22Sociological22Imagination TYP:22comprehension


11. In22examining22patterns22of22courtship22and22marriage,22sociologists22would22emphasize
22which22of22the22following22in22shaping22a22couple’s22decision22to22marry?
a. the22personalities22of22the22couples
b. the22importance22of22love
c. personal22preferences
d. social22considerations22such22as22age,22sex,22race,22income,22etc.


ANS:22D22SEC:22The22Sociological22Imagination TYP:22knowledge
SOURCE:22new


12. Peter22L.22Berger22equates22the22sociologist22with
a. a22curious22observer22who,22walking22down22the22neighborhood22streets22of22a22l
arge22city,22is22fascinated22with22what22he22or22she22cannot22see22taking22place22
behind22the22building22walls.
b. an22Internal22Revenue22Service22auditor.
c. a22judge22giving22instructions22to22a22jury.
d. a22talk22show22host22interviewing22guests.


ANS:22A22SEC:22The22Sociological22Imagination TYP:22knowledge