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Test Bank for Sociology in Action: A Canadian Perspective 4th Edition
by Bereska Tami and Symbaluk Diane| ISBN 9781774128435
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Chapter 1
1. Chapter 01-001
According to the textbook authors, we might better understand who becomes a professional hockey
player by applying ideas developed by which of the following?
a. Karl Marx
b. Emile Durkheim
*c. Max Weber
d. Auguste Comte
2. Chapter 01-002
According to the textbook authors, what is the relationship between unemployment and
postsecondary education?
a. As unemployment increases, postsecondary enrolments decrease.
*b. As unemployment increases, postsecondary enrolments increase.
c. Unemployment and postsecondary unemployment are essentially unrelated.
d. As unemployment decreases, postsecondary enrolments also decrease.
3. Chapter 01-003
"Expectations regarding how we are supposed to act" defines which of the following?
a. values
b. functionality
*c. norms
d. cultural facts
4. Chapter 01-004
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It can be argued that the so-called hook-up culture found on the modern university or college
campus results from a variety of social factors of which the individuals involved might not even be
aware. When we make this statement, what kind of sociology are we practising?
*a. seeing the strange in the familiar
b. seeing the particular in the general
c. employing social facts
d. recognising the irrelevance of free will
5. Chapter 01-005
According to sociologists, why do some individuals seem to have more resources and face fewer
challenges when considering postsecondary education?
a. Some universities will only admit students above a particular income level.
b. Some individuals make poor choices and have no self-control in their youth.
*c. Some individuals experience several coinciding larger social factors that may limit their choices.
d. Some individuals don't have the inner resources to overcome life's challenges.
6. Chapter 01-006
In Canada today, how is postsecondary education most commonly viewed?
*a. normative
b. renormative
c. dysfunctional
d. functionally required
7. Chapter 01-007
Once Ruth got married, she quit her job, had two children, and stayed at home to raise them.
Although Ruth had wanted to be a doctor, raising her children was what her family and friends
expected her to do. What kind of influence on her actions was Ruth's decision to follow "expected
path"?
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a. micro-level
*b. macro-level
c. global
d. functional
8. Chapter 01-008
Which term refers to the level of broad social forces?
a. micro level
*b. macro level
c. sociological level
d. public level
9. Chapter 01-009
How might a sociologist best understand a situation in which someone adopts a fashion trend that
is being widely shared by others in society?
a. an example of network diffusion
b. the familiar in the strange
*c. the strange in the familiar
d. decorative diffusion
10. Chapter 01-010
Charles is supposed to drive his friends to school for an important examination. However, no
matter how much he tries, Charles cannot start his car. In anger he tells his friends that his car is
doing this on purpose. What quality is Charles attributing to his car?
a. directionality
*b. agency
c. micro tendencies
d. non-operationality
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Test Bank for Sociology in Action: A Canadian Perspective 4th Edition
by Bereska Tami and Symbaluk Diane| ISBN 9781774128435
All Chapters | Expert Verified Answers| Graded A+
1|Page
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NOTE: All Correct Answers are Marked by *
Chapter 1
1. Chapter 01-001
According to the textbook authors, we might better understand who becomes a professional hockey
player by applying ideas developed by which of the following?
a. Karl Marx
b. Emile Durkheim
*c. Max Weber
d. Auguste Comte
2. Chapter 01-002
According to the textbook authors, what is the relationship between unemployment and
postsecondary education?
a. As unemployment increases, postsecondary enrolments decrease.
*b. As unemployment increases, postsecondary enrolments increase.
c. Unemployment and postsecondary unemployment are essentially unrelated.
d. As unemployment decreases, postsecondary enrolments also decrease.
3. Chapter 01-003
"Expectations regarding how we are supposed to act" defines which of the following?
a. values
b. functionality
*c. norms
d. cultural facts
4. Chapter 01-004
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It can be argued that the so-called hook-up culture found on the modern university or college
campus results from a variety of social factors of which the individuals involved might not even be
aware. When we make this statement, what kind of sociology are we practising?
*a. seeing the strange in the familiar
b. seeing the particular in the general
c. employing social facts
d. recognising the irrelevance of free will
5. Chapter 01-005
According to sociologists, why do some individuals seem to have more resources and face fewer
challenges when considering postsecondary education?
a. Some universities will only admit students above a particular income level.
b. Some individuals make poor choices and have no self-control in their youth.
*c. Some individuals experience several coinciding larger social factors that may limit their choices.
d. Some individuals don't have the inner resources to overcome life's challenges.
6. Chapter 01-006
In Canada today, how is postsecondary education most commonly viewed?
*a. normative
b. renormative
c. dysfunctional
d. functionally required
7. Chapter 01-007
Once Ruth got married, she quit her job, had two children, and stayed at home to raise them.
Although Ruth had wanted to be a doctor, raising her children was what her family and friends
expected her to do. What kind of influence on her actions was Ruth's decision to follow "expected
path"?
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a. micro-level
*b. macro-level
c. global
d. functional
8. Chapter 01-008
Which term refers to the level of broad social forces?
a. micro level
*b. macro level
c. sociological level
d. public level
9. Chapter 01-009
How might a sociologist best understand a situation in which someone adopts a fashion trend that
is being widely shared by others in society?
a. an example of network diffusion
b. the familiar in the strange
*c. the strange in the familiar
d. decorative diffusion
10. Chapter 01-010
Charles is supposed to drive his friends to school for an important examination. However, no
matter how much he tries, Charles cannot start his car. In anger he tells his friends that his car is
doing this on purpose. What quality is Charles attributing to his car?
a. directionality
*b. agency
c. micro tendencies
d. non-operationality
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