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Sociology in Action A Canadian Perspective 4th Edition by
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Bereska Tami and Symbaluk Diane
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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
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
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, d. recognising @slthe @slirrelevance @slof @slfree @slwill
5. Chapter @sl01-005
According @slto @slsociologists, @slwhy @sldo @slsome @slindividuals @slseem
@slto @slhave @slmore @slresources @sland @slface @slfewer @slchallenges
@slwhen @slconsidering @slpostsecondary @sleducation?
a. Some @sluniversities @slwill @slonly @sladmit @slstudents @slabove
@sla @slparticular @slincome @sllevel.
b. Some @slindividuals @slmake @slpoor @slchoices @sland @slhave
@slno @slself-control @slin @sltheir @slyouth.
*c. @slSome @slindividuals @slexperience @slseveral
@slcoinciding @sllarger @slsocial @slfactors @slthat @slmay @sllimit
@sltheir @slchoices.
d. @slSome @slindividuals @sldon't @slhave @slthe @slinner @slresources @slto
@slovercome @sllife's @slchallenges.
6. Chapter @sl01-006
In @slCanada @sltoday, @slhow @slis @slpostsecondary @sleducation @slmost
@slcommonly @slviewed?
*a. @slnormative
b. renormative
c. dysfunctional
d. functionally @slrequired
7. Chapter @sl01-007
Once @slRuth @slgot @slmarried, @slshe @slquit @slher @sljob, @slhad @sltwo
@slchildren, @sland @slstayed @slat @slhome @slto @slraise @slthem. @slAlthough
@slRuth @slhad @slwanted @slto @slbe @sla @sldoctor, @slraising @slher
@slchildren @slwas @slwhat @slher @slfamily @sland @slfriends @slexpected
@slher @slto @sldo. @slWhat @slkind @slof @slinfluence @slon @slher @slactions
@slwas @slRuth's @sldecision @slto @slfollow @sl"expected @slpath"?
a. micro-level
*b. @slmacro-level
c. global
d. functional
8. Chapter @sl01-008
Which @slterm @slrefers @slto @slthe @sllevel @slof @slbroad @slsocial @slforces?
a. micro @sllevel
*b. @slmacro @sllevel
c. sociological @sllevel
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, d. public @sllevel
9. Chapter @sl01-009
How @slmight @sla @slsociologist @slbest @slunderstand @sla @slsituation
@slin @slwhich @slsomeone @sladopts @sla @slfashion @sltrend @slthat @slis @slbeing
@slwidely @slshared @slby @slothers @slin @slsociety?
a. an @slexample @slof @slnetwork @sldiffusion
b. the @slfamiliar @slin @slthe @slstrange
*c. @slthe @slstrange @slin @slthe @slfamiliar
d. @sldecorative @sldiffusion
10. Chapter @sl01-010
Charles @slis @slsupposed @slto @sldrive @slhis @slfriends @slto @slschool
@slfor @slan @slimportant @slexamination. @slHowever, @slno @slmatter @slhow
@slmuch @slhe @sltries, @slCharles @slcannot @slstart @slhis @slcar. @slIn
@slanger @slhe @sltells @slhis @slfriends @slthat @slhis @slcar @slis @sldoing @slthis
@slon @slpurpose. @slWhat @slquality @slis @slCharles @slattributing @slto
@slhis @slcar?
a. directionality
*b. @slagency
c. micro @sltendencies
d. non-operationality
11. Chapter @sl01-011
What @sldoes @slit @slmean @slwhen @slsociologists @slrefer @slto @slagency?
*a. @slthe @slability @slto @slmake @slchoices
b. the @slability @slto @slconnect @slto @sla @slbroad @slweb @slof
@slsocial @slservices
c. the @slability @slto @slinfluence @slothers
d. the @slability @slto @slinteract @sleffectively @slwith
@sla @slbureaucracy @slsuch @slas @slthe @sluniversity
12. Chapter @sl01-012
Factors @slsuch @slas @slsocial @slstratification, @slinequality,
@slrace, @slethnicity, @sland @slgender @slaffect @slopportunities
@slavailable @slto @sla @slperson. @slWhat @sllabel @sldid @slMax @slWeber
@slgive @slto @slthese @slfactors?
*a. @sllife @slchances
b. individual @slopportunities
c. life @slopportunities
d. individual @slchances
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Sociology in Action A Canadian Perspective 4th Edition by
@sl @sl @sl @sl @sl @sl
Bereska Tami and Symbaluk Diane
@
sl @sl @sl @sl @sl
,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
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
Page @sl| @sl
1
, d. recognising @slthe @slirrelevance @slof @slfree @slwill
5. Chapter @sl01-005
According @slto @slsociologists, @slwhy @sldo @slsome @slindividuals @slseem
@slto @slhave @slmore @slresources @sland @slface @slfewer @slchallenges
@slwhen @slconsidering @slpostsecondary @sleducation?
a. Some @sluniversities @slwill @slonly @sladmit @slstudents @slabove
@sla @slparticular @slincome @sllevel.
b. Some @slindividuals @slmake @slpoor @slchoices @sland @slhave
@slno @slself-control @slin @sltheir @slyouth.
*c. @slSome @slindividuals @slexperience @slseveral
@slcoinciding @sllarger @slsocial @slfactors @slthat @slmay @sllimit
@sltheir @slchoices.
d. @slSome @slindividuals @sldon't @slhave @slthe @slinner @slresources @slto
@slovercome @sllife's @slchallenges.
6. Chapter @sl01-006
In @slCanada @sltoday, @slhow @slis @slpostsecondary @sleducation @slmost
@slcommonly @slviewed?
*a. @slnormative
b. renormative
c. dysfunctional
d. functionally @slrequired
7. Chapter @sl01-007
Once @slRuth @slgot @slmarried, @slshe @slquit @slher @sljob, @slhad @sltwo
@slchildren, @sland @slstayed @slat @slhome @slto @slraise @slthem. @slAlthough
@slRuth @slhad @slwanted @slto @slbe @sla @sldoctor, @slraising @slher
@slchildren @slwas @slwhat @slher @slfamily @sland @slfriends @slexpected
@slher @slto @sldo. @slWhat @slkind @slof @slinfluence @slon @slher @slactions
@slwas @slRuth's @sldecision @slto @slfollow @sl"expected @slpath"?
a. micro-level
*b. @slmacro-level
c. global
d. functional
8. Chapter @sl01-008
Which @slterm @slrefers @slto @slthe @sllevel @slof @slbroad @slsocial @slforces?
a. micro @sllevel
*b. @slmacro @sllevel
c. sociological @sllevel
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, d. public @sllevel
9. Chapter @sl01-009
How @slmight @sla @slsociologist @slbest @slunderstand @sla @slsituation
@slin @slwhich @slsomeone @sladopts @sla @slfashion @sltrend @slthat @slis @slbeing
@slwidely @slshared @slby @slothers @slin @slsociety?
a. an @slexample @slof @slnetwork @sldiffusion
b. the @slfamiliar @slin @slthe @slstrange
*c. @slthe @slstrange @slin @slthe @slfamiliar
d. @sldecorative @sldiffusion
10. Chapter @sl01-010
Charles @slis @slsupposed @slto @sldrive @slhis @slfriends @slto @slschool
@slfor @slan @slimportant @slexamination. @slHowever, @slno @slmatter @slhow
@slmuch @slhe @sltries, @slCharles @slcannot @slstart @slhis @slcar. @slIn
@slanger @slhe @sltells @slhis @slfriends @slthat @slhis @slcar @slis @sldoing @slthis
@slon @slpurpose. @slWhat @slquality @slis @slCharles @slattributing @slto
@slhis @slcar?
a. directionality
*b. @slagency
c. micro @sltendencies
d. non-operationality
11. Chapter @sl01-011
What @sldoes @slit @slmean @slwhen @slsociologists @slrefer @slto @slagency?
*a. @slthe @slability @slto @slmake @slchoices
b. the @slability @slto @slconnect @slto @sla @slbroad @slweb @slof
@slsocial @slservices
c. the @slability @slto @slinfluence @slothers
d. the @slability @slto @slinteract @sleffectively @slwith
@sla @slbureaucracy @slsuch @slas @slthe @sluniversity
12. Chapter @sl01-012
Factors @slsuch @slas @slsocial @slstratification, @slinequality,
@slrace, @slethnicity, @sland @slgender @slaffect @slopportunities
@slavailable @slto @sla @slperson. @slWhat @sllabel @sldid @slMax @slWeber
@slgive @slto @slthese @slfactors?
*a. @sllife @slchances
b. individual @slopportunities
c. life @slopportunities
d. individual @slchances
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