,Test Bank For Sociology: A Global Perspective
Chapter 01 : The Sociological Imagination
Multiple Choice
1. Sociology is the scientific study of
a. human activity in society.
b. mental processes.
c. globalization.
d. glocalization.
ANSWER: a
REFERENCES: p.3
KEYWORDS: comprehension
OTHER: New
2. A trouble is
a. an issue.
b. deeply and significantly social.
c. caused by some individual shortcoming.
d. outside an individual’s control.
ANSWER: c
REFERENCES: p. 5
KEYWORDS: comprehension
3. Unemployment is a(n) when it results from corporate downsizing.
a. issue
b. trouble
c. private matter
d. social fact
ANSWER: a
REFERENCES: p. 5
KEYWORDS: application
4. Which of the following explanations would someone use to explain an issue, such as unemployment?
a. “She had the opportunity but didn’t take it.”
b. “He is lazy.”
c. "The capitalist system strives to reduce labor costs to earn a profit."
d. "The unemployed are generally lazy."
ANSWER: c
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,Test Bank For Sociology: A Global Perspective
Chapter 01 : The Sociological Imagination
REFERENCES: p. 5
KEYWORDS: application
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, Test Bank For Sociology: A Global Perspective
Chapter 01 : The Sociological Imagination
5. When in a nation of 150 million workers, 24 million are unemployed, that is
a. an issue.
b. a trouble.
c. a crime.
d. personal tragedy.
ANSWER: a
REFERENCES: p. 5
KEYWORDS: application
OTHER: New
6. The high school dropout rate in the United States is greater than 25 percent. C. Wright Mills would classify this
situation as
a. a trouble.
b. an issue.
c. value-rational action.
d. a social fact.
ANSWER: b
REFERENCES: p. 5
KEYWORDS: application
7. The obesity rate in the United States is greater than 30 percent. According to Mills, the key to resolving this issue
involves focusing on
a. the character flaws of the 92 million plus Americans who are obese.
b. ways to get the obese to want to lose weight.
c. addressing the underlying social forces that contribute to obesity.
d. getting people to eat less.
ANSWER: c
REFERENCES: p. 5
KEYWORDS: application
OTHER: New
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Chapter 01 : The Sociological Imagination
Multiple Choice
1. Sociology is the scientific study of
a. human activity in society.
b. mental processes.
c. globalization.
d. glocalization.
ANSWER: a
REFERENCES: p.3
KEYWORDS: comprehension
OTHER: New
2. A trouble is
a. an issue.
b. deeply and significantly social.
c. caused by some individual shortcoming.
d. outside an individual’s control.
ANSWER: c
REFERENCES: p. 5
KEYWORDS: comprehension
3. Unemployment is a(n) when it results from corporate downsizing.
a. issue
b. trouble
c. private matter
d. social fact
ANSWER: a
REFERENCES: p. 5
KEYWORDS: application
4. Which of the following explanations would someone use to explain an issue, such as unemployment?
a. “She had the opportunity but didn’t take it.”
b. “He is lazy.”
c. "The capitalist system strives to reduce labor costs to earn a profit."
d. "The unemployed are generally lazy."
ANSWER: c
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,Test Bank For Sociology: A Global Perspective
Chapter 01 : The Sociological Imagination
REFERENCES: p. 5
KEYWORDS: application
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, Test Bank For Sociology: A Global Perspective
Chapter 01 : The Sociological Imagination
5. When in a nation of 150 million workers, 24 million are unemployed, that is
a. an issue.
b. a trouble.
c. a crime.
d. personal tragedy.
ANSWER: a
REFERENCES: p. 5
KEYWORDS: application
OTHER: New
6. The high school dropout rate in the United States is greater than 25 percent. C. Wright Mills would classify this
situation as
a. a trouble.
b. an issue.
c. value-rational action.
d. a social fact.
ANSWER: b
REFERENCES: p. 5
KEYWORDS: application
7. The obesity rate in the United States is greater than 30 percent. According to Mills, the key to resolving this issue
involves focusing on
a. the character flaws of the 92 million plus Americans who are obese.
b. ways to get the obese to want to lose weight.
c. addressing the underlying social forces that contribute to obesity.
d. getting people to eat less.
ANSWER: c
REFERENCES: p. 5
KEYWORDS: application
OTHER: New
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