TEST BANK — Sociology: A Down-to-Earth Approach, 15th Edition — Jim M. Henslin — ISBN 9780137875450

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, Chapter 1: The Sociological Perspective

Multiple-Choice Questions

TB_Q1.1.1
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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
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d. ethnocentric

Answer: b. sociological
Learning Objective: LO 1.1 Explain why both history and biography are essential for the
sociological perspective.
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Topic/Concept: The Sociological Perspective
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
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A group of people who share a culture and a territory is known as a(n) __________.
a. global group
b. extended family group
c. society
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d. global village

Answer: c. society
Learning Objective: LO 1.1 Explain why both history and biography are essential for the
sociological perspective.
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Topic/Concept: The Sociological Perspective
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Remember the Facts

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The corners in life that people occupy because of their location in history and society are referred
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to by sociologists as __________.
a. social location
b. social affiliation
c. social structures
d. intersections
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Answer: a. social location
Learning Objective: LO 1.1 Explain why both history and biography are essential for the
sociological perspective.
Topic/Concept: The Sociological Perspective
Difficulty Level: Moderate

, Skill Level: Remember the Facts

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Sociologists are interested in examining both _______ and ________ considerations related to
people‘s current reality of living conditions.
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a. physiological; anthropological
b. global; local
c. actual; imaginary
d. psychodynamic; genetic
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Answer: b. global; local
Learning Objective: LO 1.1 Explain why both history and biography are essential for the
sociological perspective.
Topic/Concept: The Sociological Perspective
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Apply What You Know
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TB_Q1.2.5
__________ is the study of society and human behavior.
a. Natural science
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b. Science
c. Psychology
d. Sociology

Answer: d. Sociology
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Learning Objective: LO 1.2 Know the focus of each social science.
Topic/Concept: Sociology and the Other Sciences
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
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TB_Q1.2.6
Human relationships typically are examined by __________.
a. the social sciences
b. natural science
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c. all sciences
d. mathematics

Answer: a. the social sciences
Learning Objective: LO 1.2 Know the focus of each social science.
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Topic/Concept: Sociology and the Other Sciences
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts

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, The social science closely related to sociology, which traditionally focuses on researching tribal
peoples, is __________.
a. economics
b. political science
c. psychology
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d. anthropology

Answer: d. anthropology
Learning Objective: LO 1.2 Know the focus of each social science.
Topic/Concept: Sociology and the Other Sciences
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Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts

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Rico was home from his first year in college as an undeclared major, and was talking with his
friends. ―Of the courses I‘ve taken so far, I really like the social sciences. I‘m really interested in
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politics and government, but I‘m also really interested in how those forces play out in a social
and cultural context, and how that sociocultural context in turn affects people‘s behavior.‖
―Well,‖ replied his friend Jolie, ―it sounds to me as though you should double major in:
a. political science and sociology.‖
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b. anthropology and psychology.‖
c. psychology and criminology.‖
d. economics and social work.‖

Answer: a. political science and sociology.‖
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Learning Objective: LO 1.2 Know the focus of each social science.
Topic/Concept: Sociology and the Other Sciences
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Apply What You Know
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Compared to the others, which of these social sciences concentrates on a single social
institution?
a. Economics
b. Anthropology
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c. Psychology
d. Sociology

Answer: a. Economics
Learning Objective: LO 1.2 Know the focus of each social science.
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Topic/Concept: Sociology and the Other Sciences
Difficulty Level: Difficult
Skill Level: Analyze It

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