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For
Sociology: A Down-to-Earth Approach
Fifteenth Edition
James M. Henslin
Contents
Chapter 1 The Sociological Perspective
Chapter 2 Culture
Chapter 3 Socialization
Chapter 4 Social Structure and Social Interaction
Chapter 5 How Sociologists Do Research
Chapter 6 Societies to Social Networks
Chapter 7 Bureaucracy and Formal Organizations
Chapter 8 Deviance and Social Control
Chapter 9 Global Stratification
Chapter 10 Social Class in the United States
Chapter 11 Sex and Gender
Chapter 12 Race and Ethnicity
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Chapter 13 Aging and The Elderly
Chapter 14 The Economy
Chapter 15 Politics
Chapter 16 Marriage and Family
Chapter 17 Education
Chapter 18 Religion
Chapter 19 Medicine and Health
Chapter 20 Population and Urbanization
Chapter 21 Collective Behavior and Social Movements
Chapter 22 Social Change and the Environment
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Chapter 1: The Sociological Perspective
Multiple-Choice Questions
TB_Q1.1.1
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
d. ethnocentric
Answer: b. sociological
Learning Objective: LO 1.1 Explain why both history and biography are essential for the
sociological perspective.
Topic/Concept: The Sociological Perspective
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
TB_Q1.1.2
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
d. global village
Answer: c. society
Learning Objective: LO 1.1 Explain why both history and biography are essential for the
sociological perspective.
Topic/Concept: The Sociological Perspective
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
TB_Q1.1.3
The corners in life that people occupy because of their location in history and society are referred
to by sociologists as __________.
a. social location
b. social affiliation
c. social structures
d. intersections
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
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Skill Level: Remember the Facts
TB_Q1.1.4
Sociologists are interested in examining both _______ and ________ considerations related to
people‘s current reality of living conditions.
a. physiological; anthropological
b. global; local
c. actual; imaginary
d. psychodynamic; genetic
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
TB_Q1.2.5
__________ is the study of society and human behavior.
a. Natural science
b. Science
c. Psychology
d. Sociology
Answer: d. Sociology
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
TB_Q1.2.6
Human relationships typically are examined by __________.
a. the social sciences
b. natural science
c. all sciences
d. mathematics
Answer: a. the social sciences
Learning Objective: LO 1.2 Know the focus of each social science.
Topic/Concept: Sociology and the Other Sciences
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
TB_Q1.2.7
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Test Bank
For
Sociology: A Down-to-Earth Approach
Fifteenth Edition
James M. Henslin
Contents
Chapter 1 The Sociological Perspective
Chapter 2 Culture
Chapter 3 Socialization
Chapter 4 Social Structure and Social Interaction
Chapter 5 How Sociologists Do Research
Chapter 6 Societies to Social Networks
Chapter 7 Bureaucracy and Formal Organizations
Chapter 8 Deviance and Social Control
Chapter 9 Global Stratification
Chapter 10 Social Class in the United States
Chapter 11 Sex and Gender
Chapter 12 Race and Ethnicity
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Chapter 13 Aging and The Elderly
Chapter 14 The Economy
Chapter 15 Politics
Chapter 16 Marriage and Family
Chapter 17 Education
Chapter 18 Religion
Chapter 19 Medicine and Health
Chapter 20 Population and Urbanization
Chapter 21 Collective Behavior and Social Movements
Chapter 22 Social Change and the Environment
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Chapter 1: The Sociological Perspective
Multiple-Choice Questions
TB_Q1.1.1
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
d. ethnocentric
Answer: b. sociological
Learning Objective: LO 1.1 Explain why both history and biography are essential for the
sociological perspective.
Topic/Concept: The Sociological Perspective
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
TB_Q1.1.2
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
d. global village
Answer: c. society
Learning Objective: LO 1.1 Explain why both history and biography are essential for the
sociological perspective.
Topic/Concept: The Sociological Perspective
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
TB_Q1.1.3
The corners in life that people occupy because of their location in history and society are referred
to by sociologists as __________.
a. social location
b. social affiliation
c. social structures
d. intersections
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
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Skill Level: Remember the Facts
TB_Q1.1.4
Sociologists are interested in examining both _______ and ________ considerations related to
people‘s current reality of living conditions.
a. physiological; anthropological
b. global; local
c. actual; imaginary
d. psychodynamic; genetic
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
TB_Q1.2.5
__________ is the study of society and human behavior.
a. Natural science
b. Science
c. Psychology
d. Sociology
Answer: d. Sociology
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
TB_Q1.2.6
Human relationships typically are examined by __________.
a. the social sciences
b. natural science
c. all sciences
d. mathematics
Answer: a. the social sciences
Learning Objective: LO 1.2 Know the focus of each social science.
Topic/Concept: Sociology and the Other Sciences
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
TB_Q1.2.7
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