TEST BANK FOR THE
#jo #jo #jo
REAL WORLD, 7TH
#jo #jo #jo
EDITION, KERRY FERRIS
#jo #jo #jo
SCHOLARVAULT
,MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. How do sociologists observe society?
a. by studying the various parts of a society and the ways they interact and influence one
another
b. by studying society as if it were a concrete object, in the same way a geologist studies rocks
c. by comparing the past and present, with a focus on the past
d. by studying the relationship between individuals and society, specializing in internal states
of mind
ANS: A DIF: Difficult REF: 1.1 What Is Sociology?
MSC: Applying
2. Sociology can be defined as the systematic and scientific study of human society and social behavior
from to .
a. large-scale institutions; individual interactions
b. practical knowledge; scientific knowledge
c. individual interactions; small groups
d. economics; political science
ANS: A DIF: Moderate REF: 1.1 What Is Sociology?
MSC: Remembering
3. What is a key difference between anthropology and sociology?
a. Anthropology is concerned with on-the-ground interaction among people, whereas
sociology is only about hard numbers and data.
b. Anthropology is focused on historical societies, whereas sociology is focused on
present-day societies.
c. Anthropology largely concentrates on traditional, small, or indigenous cultures, whereas
sociology is interested in societies at all levels of development.
d. Anthropology is prescriptive, whereas sociology is descriptive.
ANS: C DIF: Easy REF: 1.1 What Is Sociology? | InQuizitive
MSC: Applying
4. What makes sociology exceptional among the social sciences?
a. Society is always changing.
b. Sociologists are trained to be everyday actors.
c. There is no disagreement among sociologists about how to define the discipline.
d. Sociology encompasses a huge intellectual territory, making it more comprehensive.
ANS: D DIF: Moderate REF: 1.1 What Is Sociology?
MSC: Applying
SCHOLARVAULT
,5. There #jois #joa #joclose #jorelationship #jobetween #josociology #joand #jothe #joother #josocial #josciences. #joWhy #jodoes
#josociology #jostill #joexist #joas #joa #joseparate #jodiscipline #jogiven #johow #jomuch #jooverlap #jothere #jois #jobetween
#jothese #jofields?
a. All #jothe #joother #josocial #josciences #joare #jomore #jospecialized, #jobut #josociology #jois #joa #jofield #jothat
#joconsiders #joa
huge #jointellectual #joterritory.
b. Sociology #jodoes #jonot #jouse #johistorical #jocontext, #jowhich #joother #josocial #josciences #jodo.
c. Sociology #jodepartments #joare #joan #joacademic #jotradition #joand #jowould #jobe #jodifficult #joto
#jodisband.
d. Political #joscience #joand #joeconomics #joare #jomore #jopolitically #joconservative, #joand #josociology
#joprovides #joa
liberal #jocounterbalance.
ANS: # j o A DIF: Easy REF: # j o 1.1 #joWhat #joIs
#joSociology? #joMSC: # j o Applying
6. What #jopractice #jodid #joBernard #joMcGrane #josuggest #jothat #joindividuals #joadopt #joto #jobetter
#jounderstand #jothe #joworld #joaround #jothem?
a. beginner’s #jomind
b. expert’s #jomind
c. the #josociological #joperspective
d. reciped, #joor #jopractical,
#joknowledge
ANS: # j o A DIF: Moderate REF: # j o 1.2 #joHow #joto #joThink #joLike #joa #joSociologist
# j o | #joInQuizitive #joMSC: # j o Remembering
7. A #joresearcher #jospends #joyears #joconducting #jofieldwork #jowith #joan #joindigenous #jotribe #join #joPapua #joNew
#joGuinea #joand #johas #joa #jodifficult #jotime #joreacclimating #joto #joWestern #josociety #jowhen #johe #joreturns #joto #joit.
#joHe #jouses #jothe #joexperience #joof
returning #johome #joto #joview #johis #joown #josociety #jofrom #joan #jooutsider’s #joperspective #joand #jolearn #josomething #jonew
#joabout #joit. #joWhich #josociological #joconcept #jobest #joexemplifies #jothe #joexperience #joof #jothis #joresearcher?
a. expert’s #jomind
b. beginner’s
#jomind
c. culture #joshock
d. microsociology
ANS: # j o C DIF: Moderate REF: # j o 1.2 #joHow #joto #joThink #joLike #joa #joSociologist
# j o | #joInQuizitive #joMSC: # j o Applying
8. Regardless #joof #jotheir #jovarious #joapproaches #joto #josocial #jophenomena, #jowhat #joare #joall
#josociologists #joaiming #joto #joaccomplish #jowith #jotheir #jowork?
a. illuminating #jothe #joconnection #jobetween #jothe #joindividual #joand
#josociety
b. explaining #jowhy #jopoverty #joand #joinequality #jostill #joexist
c. comparing #jothe #jopresent #jowith #jothe #jopast
d. understanding #johow #joour #josociety #jois #jodifferent #jofrom #joother
#josocieties
ANS: # j o A DIF: Difficult REF: # j o 1.2 #joHow #joto #joThink #joLike #joa
#joSociologist #joMSC: # j o Understanding
9. C. #joWright #joMills #jowas #jocritical #joof #josocial #joscience #joand #joworked #joto #joconnect #jothe #joacademic #joside
#joof #josociology #joto #jomore #jotangible #josocial #jodebates #joof #jothe #jotime. #joMills #jowas #joconvinced #jothat
#josociology #johad #josomething #joto #jooffer #joeveryone, #jonot #jojust #joacademics. #joFor #jothese #joreasons,
#jowhich #joterm #jobest #jodescribes #joC. #joWright #joMills?
a. microsociologist
b. macrosociologist
SCHOLARVAULT
, c. conflict #jotheorist
d. public
#jointellectual
ANS: # j o D DIF: Difficult REF: # j o 1.2 #joHow #joto #joThink #joLike #joa #joSociologist
# j o | #joInQuizitive #joMSC: # j o Remembering
SCHOLARVAULT
#jo #jo #jo
REAL WORLD, 7TH
#jo #jo #jo
EDITION, KERRY FERRIS
#jo #jo #jo
SCHOLARVAULT
,MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. How do sociologists observe society?
a. by studying the various parts of a society and the ways they interact and influence one
another
b. by studying society as if it were a concrete object, in the same way a geologist studies rocks
c. by comparing the past and present, with a focus on the past
d. by studying the relationship between individuals and society, specializing in internal states
of mind
ANS: A DIF: Difficult REF: 1.1 What Is Sociology?
MSC: Applying
2. Sociology can be defined as the systematic and scientific study of human society and social behavior
from to .
a. large-scale institutions; individual interactions
b. practical knowledge; scientific knowledge
c. individual interactions; small groups
d. economics; political science
ANS: A DIF: Moderate REF: 1.1 What Is Sociology?
MSC: Remembering
3. What is a key difference between anthropology and sociology?
a. Anthropology is concerned with on-the-ground interaction among people, whereas
sociology is only about hard numbers and data.
b. Anthropology is focused on historical societies, whereas sociology is focused on
present-day societies.
c. Anthropology largely concentrates on traditional, small, or indigenous cultures, whereas
sociology is interested in societies at all levels of development.
d. Anthropology is prescriptive, whereas sociology is descriptive.
ANS: C DIF: Easy REF: 1.1 What Is Sociology? | InQuizitive
MSC: Applying
4. What makes sociology exceptional among the social sciences?
a. Society is always changing.
b. Sociologists are trained to be everyday actors.
c. There is no disagreement among sociologists about how to define the discipline.
d. Sociology encompasses a huge intellectual territory, making it more comprehensive.
ANS: D DIF: Moderate REF: 1.1 What Is Sociology?
MSC: Applying
SCHOLARVAULT
,5. There #jois #joa #joclose #jorelationship #jobetween #josociology #joand #jothe #joother #josocial #josciences. #joWhy #jodoes
#josociology #jostill #joexist #joas #joa #joseparate #jodiscipline #jogiven #johow #jomuch #jooverlap #jothere #jois #jobetween
#jothese #jofields?
a. All #jothe #joother #josocial #josciences #joare #jomore #jospecialized, #jobut #josociology #jois #joa #jofield #jothat
#joconsiders #joa
huge #jointellectual #joterritory.
b. Sociology #jodoes #jonot #jouse #johistorical #jocontext, #jowhich #joother #josocial #josciences #jodo.
c. Sociology #jodepartments #joare #joan #joacademic #jotradition #joand #jowould #jobe #jodifficult #joto
#jodisband.
d. Political #joscience #joand #joeconomics #joare #jomore #jopolitically #joconservative, #joand #josociology
#joprovides #joa
liberal #jocounterbalance.
ANS: # j o A DIF: Easy REF: # j o 1.1 #joWhat #joIs
#joSociology? #joMSC: # j o Applying
6. What #jopractice #jodid #joBernard #joMcGrane #josuggest #jothat #joindividuals #joadopt #joto #jobetter
#jounderstand #jothe #joworld #joaround #jothem?
a. beginner’s #jomind
b. expert’s #jomind
c. the #josociological #joperspective
d. reciped, #joor #jopractical,
#joknowledge
ANS: # j o A DIF: Moderate REF: # j o 1.2 #joHow #joto #joThink #joLike #joa #joSociologist
# j o | #joInQuizitive #joMSC: # j o Remembering
7. A #joresearcher #jospends #joyears #joconducting #jofieldwork #jowith #joan #joindigenous #jotribe #join #joPapua #joNew
#joGuinea #joand #johas #joa #jodifficult #jotime #joreacclimating #joto #joWestern #josociety #jowhen #johe #joreturns #joto #joit.
#joHe #jouses #jothe #joexperience #joof
returning #johome #joto #joview #johis #joown #josociety #jofrom #joan #jooutsider’s #joperspective #joand #jolearn #josomething #jonew
#joabout #joit. #joWhich #josociological #joconcept #jobest #joexemplifies #jothe #joexperience #joof #jothis #joresearcher?
a. expert’s #jomind
b. beginner’s
#jomind
c. culture #joshock
d. microsociology
ANS: # j o C DIF: Moderate REF: # j o 1.2 #joHow #joto #joThink #joLike #joa #joSociologist
# j o | #joInQuizitive #joMSC: # j o Applying
8. Regardless #joof #jotheir #jovarious #joapproaches #joto #josocial #jophenomena, #jowhat #joare #joall
#josociologists #joaiming #joto #joaccomplish #jowith #jotheir #jowork?
a. illuminating #jothe #joconnection #jobetween #jothe #joindividual #joand
#josociety
b. explaining #jowhy #jopoverty #joand #joinequality #jostill #joexist
c. comparing #jothe #jopresent #jowith #jothe #jopast
d. understanding #johow #joour #josociety #jois #jodifferent #jofrom #joother
#josocieties
ANS: # j o A DIF: Difficult REF: # j o 1.2 #joHow #joto #joThink #joLike #joa
#joSociologist #joMSC: # j o Understanding
9. C. #joWright #joMills #jowas #jocritical #joof #josocial #joscience #joand #joworked #joto #joconnect #jothe #joacademic #joside
#joof #josociology #joto #jomore #jotangible #josocial #jodebates #joof #jothe #jotime. #joMills #jowas #joconvinced #jothat
#josociology #johad #josomething #joto #jooffer #joeveryone, #jonot #jojust #joacademics. #joFor #jothese #joreasons,
#jowhich #joterm #jobest #jodescribes #joC. #joWright #joMills?
a. microsociologist
b. macrosociologist
SCHOLARVAULT
, c. conflict #jotheorist
d. public
#jointellectual
ANS: # j o D DIF: Difficult REF: # j o 1.2 #joHow #joto #joThink #joLike #joa #joSociologist
# j o | #joInQuizitive #joMSC: # j o Remembering
SCHOLARVAULT
