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Multiple Choice nw
1. What is the term for the idea that human behavior is fundamentally shaped by s
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ocial relations?
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a. social curiosity nw
b. social behaviorism nw
c. social embeddedness nw
d. social structure nw
Ans: C
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Learning Objective: 1.1: Describe the sociological imagination. Co
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gnitive Domain: Knowledge
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Answer Location: Sociology and the Curious Mind
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Difficulty Level: Easy
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2. Your sociology professor states that economic and political behavior are shaped
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by social relations. Which term best captures your professor‘s statement?
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a. social structure nw
b. social embeddedness nw
c. social curiosity nw
d. social behaviorism nw
Ans: B
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Learning Objective: 1.1: Describe the sociological imagination. Co
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gnitive Domain: Comprehension
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Answer Location: Sociology and the Curious Mind
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Difficulty Level: Medium
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3. Which sociologist developed the concept of the sociological imagination?
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a. W. E. B. Du Bois
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b. Karl Marx nw
c. C. Wright Mills
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d. Max Weber nw
Ans: C
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Learning Objective: 1.1: Describe the sociological imagination. Co
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gnitive Domain: Knowledge
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Answer Location: The Sociological Imagination Diff
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iculty Level: Easy
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4. C. Wright Mills developed the concept of
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to recognize connections between personal troubles and public issues.
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,a. the sociological imagination
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b. double consciousness nw
c. social conflict nw
d. social structure nw
Ans: A
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Learning Objective: 1.1: Describe the sociological imagination. Co
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gnitive Domain: Comprehension
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Answer Location: The Sociological Imagination Diff
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iculty Level: Medium
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5. Which sociological concept seeks to uncover the relationship between perso
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nal troubles and public issues?
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a. social conflict nw
b. gender awareness nw
c. class consciousness nw
d. sociological imagination nw
Ans: D
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Learning Objective: 1.1: Describe the sociological imagination. Co
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gnitive Domain: Comprehension
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Answer Location: The Sociological Imagination Diff
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iculty Level: Medium
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6. The ability of individuals and groups to make social changes on a small and l
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arge scale is known as .
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a. structure
b. agency
c. power
d. social control nw
Ans: B
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Learning Objective: 1.1: Describe the sociological imagination. Co
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gnitive Domain: Knowledge
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Answer Location: The Sociological Imagination Diff
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iculty Level: Easy
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7. Which of the following is most closely associated to the concept of free will?
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a. structure
b. agency
c. critical thinking nw
d. sociological imagination nw
Ans: B
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Learning Objective: 1.1: Describe the sociological imagination. Co
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gnitive Domain: Comprehension
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Answer Location: The Sociological Imagination Diff
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iculty Level: Medium
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8. Which of the following is the best example of agency?
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, a. a student‘s socioeconomic position
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b. the quality of a student‘s public high school
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c. a student‘s race or ethnicity
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d. a student‘s ability to advocate for himself or hers
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elf Ans: Dnw nw
Learning Objective: 1.1: Describe the sociological imagination. Co
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gnitive Domain: Application
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Answer Location: The Sociological Imagination Diff
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iculty Level: Hard nw nw
9. Social patterns that impose obstacles on us or afford us opportunities are referre
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d to as .
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a. structure
b. institutions
c. free will nw
d. socialization
Ans: A
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Learning Objective: 1.1: Describe the sociological imagination. Co
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gnitive Domain: Knowledge nw nw
Answer Location: The Sociological Imagination Diff
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iculty Level: Easy nw nw
10. Which of the following is the best example of structure?
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a. President Biden voicing his concerns about climate change
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b. a women‘s rights activist marching in a protest
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c. a transgender teenager coming out to their friends and family
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d. laws against women‘s entry into higher education and the paid labor force in the
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early 1900s nw
Ans: D nw
Learning Objective: 1.1: Describe the sociological imagination. Co
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gnitive Domain: Application
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Answer Location: The Sociological Imagination Diff
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iculty Level: Hard nw nw
11. Which statement describes the relationship between agency and structure?
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a. It is one-sided; agency influences structure.
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b. It is one-sided; structure enables or constrains agency.
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c. It is reciprocal; they both have an effect on one another.
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d. It is nonexistent; there is no relationship between the t
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wo. Ans: C nw nw
Learning Objective: 1.1: Describe the sociological imagination. Co
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gnitive Domain: Comprehension
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Answer Location: The Sociological Imagination Diff
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iculty Level: Medium nw nw
Multiple Choice nw
1. What is the term for the idea that human behavior is fundamentally shaped by s
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ocial relations?
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a. social curiosity nw
b. social behaviorism nw
c. social embeddedness nw
d. social structure nw
Ans: C
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Learning Objective: 1.1: Describe the sociological imagination. Co
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gnitive Domain: Knowledge
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Answer Location: Sociology and the Curious Mind
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Difficulty Level: Easy
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2. Your sociology professor states that economic and political behavior are shaped
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by social relations. Which term best captures your professor‘s statement?
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a. social structure nw
b. social embeddedness nw
c. social curiosity nw
d. social behaviorism nw
Ans: B
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Learning Objective: 1.1: Describe the sociological imagination. Co
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gnitive Domain: Comprehension
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Answer Location: Sociology and the Curious Mind
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Difficulty Level: Medium
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3. Which sociologist developed the concept of the sociological imagination?
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a. W. E. B. Du Bois
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b. Karl Marx nw
c. C. Wright Mills
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d. Max Weber nw
Ans: C
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Learning Objective: 1.1: Describe the sociological imagination. Co
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gnitive Domain: Knowledge
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Answer Location: The Sociological Imagination Diff
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iculty Level: Easy
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4. C. Wright Mills developed the concept of
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to recognize connections between personal troubles and public issues.
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,a. the sociological imagination
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b. double consciousness nw
c. social conflict nw
d. social structure nw
Ans: A
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Learning Objective: 1.1: Describe the sociological imagination. Co
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gnitive Domain: Comprehension
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Answer Location: The Sociological Imagination Diff
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iculty Level: Medium
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5. Which sociological concept seeks to uncover the relationship between perso
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nal troubles and public issues?
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a. social conflict nw
b. gender awareness nw
c. class consciousness nw
d. sociological imagination nw
Ans: D
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Learning Objective: 1.1: Describe the sociological imagination. Co
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gnitive Domain: Comprehension
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Answer Location: The Sociological Imagination Diff
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iculty Level: Medium
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6. The ability of individuals and groups to make social changes on a small and l
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arge scale is known as .
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a. structure
b. agency
c. power
d. social control nw
Ans: B
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Learning Objective: 1.1: Describe the sociological imagination. Co
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gnitive Domain: Knowledge
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Answer Location: The Sociological Imagination Diff
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iculty Level: Easy
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7. Which of the following is most closely associated to the concept of free will?
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a. structure
b. agency
c. critical thinking nw
d. sociological imagination nw
Ans: B
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Learning Objective: 1.1: Describe the sociological imagination. Co
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gnitive Domain: Comprehension
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Answer Location: The Sociological Imagination Diff
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iculty Level: Medium
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8. Which of the following is the best example of agency?
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, a. a student‘s socioeconomic position
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b. the quality of a student‘s public high school
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c. a student‘s race or ethnicity
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d. a student‘s ability to advocate for himself or hers
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elf Ans: Dnw nw
Learning Objective: 1.1: Describe the sociological imagination. Co
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gnitive Domain: Application
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Answer Location: The Sociological Imagination Diff
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iculty Level: Hard nw nw
9. Social patterns that impose obstacles on us or afford us opportunities are referre
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d to as .
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a. structure
b. institutions
c. free will nw
d. socialization
Ans: A
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Learning Objective: 1.1: Describe the sociological imagination. Co
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gnitive Domain: Knowledge nw nw
Answer Location: The Sociological Imagination Diff
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iculty Level: Easy nw nw
10. Which of the following is the best example of structure?
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a. President Biden voicing his concerns about climate change
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b. a women‘s rights activist marching in a protest
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c. a transgender teenager coming out to their friends and family
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d. laws against women‘s entry into higher education and the paid labor force in the
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early 1900s nw
Ans: D nw
Learning Objective: 1.1: Describe the sociological imagination. Co
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gnitive Domain: Application
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Answer Location: The Sociological Imagination Diff
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iculty Level: Hard nw nw
11. Which statement describes the relationship between agency and structure?
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a. It is one-sided; agency influences structure.
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b. It is one-sided; structure enables or constrains agency.
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c. It is reciprocal; they both have an effect on one another.
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d. It is nonexistent; there is no relationship between the t
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wo. Ans: C nw nw
Learning Objective: 1.1: Describe the sociological imagination. Co
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gnitive Domain: Comprehension
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Answer Location: The Sociological Imagination Diff
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iculty Level: Medium nw nw
