test bank for macionis gerber sociology ninth canadian edition.

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Test Bank for Macionis/Gerber, Sociology, Ninth Canadia
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n Edition Chapter 1: The Sociological Perspective
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Multiple Choice QuestionsF F




1) WhatFmightFaFsociologistFsayFaboutFpeople'sFselectionFofFmarriageFpartners?
a. PeopleFmarryF becauseFtheyFfallFinF love.
b. WhenF itF comesFtoF romance,F it’sF allFaFmatterFofFpersonalF taste.
c. Typically,FaFpersonFmarriesFsomeoneFofFsimilarFsocialFposition.
d. WhenFitFcomesFtoFlove,Fop
posites attract. Answer: c Pa
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2) TheFideaFthatFtheFsocialFworldFguidesFourFactionsFandFlifeFchoicesFjustFasFth
e seasons influence activities and choice of clothing describes
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a. the basis of what philosophy calls “free will.”
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b. the essential wisdom of the discipline of sociology.
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c. the fact that people everywhere have “common sense.”
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d. the fact that people from countries all around the world make mostly identical c
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hoices about how to live. Answer: b
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3) WhichFdisciplineFdefinesFitselfFasF“theFsystematicFstudyFofFhumanFsociety”?

,a. sociology
b. psychology
c. economics
d. histor
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4) PeterFBergerFdescribedF usingFtheF sociologicalFperspectiveF asFseeingFtheF in the
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a. good;FworstFtragedies
b. new;Fold
c. specific;Fgeneral
d. general;F
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5) ByFstatingFthatFtheFsociologicalFperspectiveFshowsFusF“theFstrangeFinFtheFf
amiliar,” the text argues that sociologists
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a. focus on the bizarre elements of society.
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b. reject the familiar idea that people simply decide how to act in favour of the in
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itially strange idea that society shapes our lives.
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c. believe that people often behave in strange ways.
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d. believe that even people who are most familiar to us have some v
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ery strange habits. Answer: b
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6) ThreeFcampusFroommatesFareFtalkingFaboutFwhyFtheyFareFinFcollege.FAFs
ociological view of going to college highlights the effect of
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a. nationality, because most countries outside of the West don’t have colleges.
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b. gender, because women don’t generally attend college.
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c. our place in history, because a century ago going to college was not an option for m
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ost people. F


d. intelligence, because it’s smarter to go to college t
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han trade school. Answer: c
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7) AFsociologicalFanalysisFofFchildbearingFaroundFtheFworldFsuggestsFthatFthe

, number of children born to a woman reflects
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a. her preference for family size.
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b. how many children she can afford.
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c. whether she herself was born into a poor or rich society.
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d. the desires of her h
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usband. Answer: c P F F F


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8) AccordingFtoFEmileFDurkheim,FaFcategoryFofFpeopleFwithFaFhigherFsuicideFrateFt
ypically has F


a. more clinical depression.F F


b. less money, power, and other resources.
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c. lower social integration. F F


d. greater self- F


Festeem. Answer F


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9) TheFpioneeringFsociologistFwhoFstudiedFpatternsFofFsuicideFinFEuropeFwas
a. RobertF K.F Merton.
b. AugusteFComte.
c. EmileFDurkheim.
d. Karl
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10) In Canada today, the suicide rate is highest for which category of people listed b
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elow?
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11) Because there is more social isolation in rural areas of Canada than in urban ar
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eas, we would expect suicide rates to be
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a. higher in urban areas. F F F


b. higher in rural areas. F F F

, c. highFinFbothFurbanF andFruralFareas.
d. lowFinFbothFurbanFandF
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12) Sociologists use the term “social marginality” to refer to F F F F F F F F


a. people who have little understanding of sociology.
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b. having special social skills. F F F



c. being defined by others as an “outsider.”
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d. people who are especially sensitive about their
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family background. Answer: c
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13) If marginality encourages sociological thinking, we would expect people in
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which category listed below to make the most use of the sociological perspectiv
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e?
a. the wealthyF


b. disabled persons or people who are a racial minority
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c. politicians
d. the middle c
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14) Following the thinking of C. Wright Mills, we would have expected the s
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ociological imagination to be more widespread F F F F F


a. during times of peace and prosperity.
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b. among the very rich. F F F


c. among very religious people. F F F


d. during times of social F F F F


crisis. Answer: d F F


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15) C. Wright Mills claimed that the “sociological imagination” transformed
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a. common sense into laws of society. F F F F F


b. people into supporters of the status quo.
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c. personal problems into public issues. F F F F


d. scientific research into c F F F


ommon sense. Answer: c F F F